Just bought a Black Manduka 100" (240 cm) Mat from the US on ebay. Brand new, seems a yoga school closed and they found a load unopened in boxes. Think he still has a few left that are being sold cheap. Have to find them by going into ebay.com as he hasn't listed them for international sale. I just sent him a mail and checked he was happy to send it to the UK. Shipping is expensive though. The mat cost me about £30 but shipping was another £20.
Ok I know it's a lot for a mat but everybody knows that the secret to the jump back is the Manduka mat, it's all you need. I heard that mantras are chanted at every stage of production and that even the label is sewn on by a 108 year old blind shaman woman called Trixy.
But not any Manduka mat, it has to be the extra long, extra wide manduka mat that fills your whole visual field with blackness, allowing you to float effortlessly through the matty void.
Deciding factor? landing on my head in drop back (see video last post), if I'd only had my Manduka I'd have less of a bump on the top of my head.
Will let you know if it's worth the money about a week from now.
3 comments:
Don't be surprised if it's a little more slippery than you expect ... especially early on.
Mine's a few months old now and it's improving, but I need to use a small towel at the top of my mat for grip when my hands get sweaty.
flyzipper you've made my day! I was hoping that it would be slippery for a while a least. I still need that for my jump back. My foot brushes the top of my mat and stops me dead at the beginning of seated. I tend to go through standing at a quicker pace just to make me good and sweaty so I can rub the sweat from my arms and shoulders on to the mat between my thighs. Oh the glamour that is Ashtanga! See not so perfect (OvO) (god, did that make my day).
Aww, I'm glad you took it to heart.
I hesitated to say anything because you don't seem to need approval or anything. But honestly, you're focused, strong and have good proprioception. All the products of consistency, I'm guessing.
The falling backwards on your head was hilarious, but also good work. Be careful.
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