Yoga Mat Bag Giveaway

by kimhastheruns | Feb 12, 2011 | Health + Fitness | 25 comments

Awhile ago, when I wrote about being too distracted for yoga, Lauren told me she finds it much easier to focus in a yoga studio, and invited me to join her at a session! We had it all planned out, but then the snowpocalypse hit, I was trapped in my house, and had to cancel.

When I was asked Lauren what to bring to class, one of the things she mentioned was my yoga mat. Then I realized I didn’t have a yoga mat bag. What the hell was I going to carry my yoga mat downtown in?! Duh, Kim, duh.

So I ordered a yoga mat from amazon. Voila:

And I ordered an extra one, in dark blue, to giveaway! Because maybe someone else is like me – has a yoga mat, but no bag.

It’s mesh, with a zipper down the side, fits a typical 24″ wide mat, and has a little pocket inside. But is dark blue.

Yoga Mat Bag Giveaway Rules

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment telling me your favorite exercise move to do on a yoga mat.
This giveaway is open until 5:00 PM CST on Monday February 14. I will use random.org to select the winner. I will announce the winner on Tuesday February 15.
This giveaway is open to all readers.

25 Comments

Amy on February 12, 2011 at 7:03 am

Oooh, what a nice yoga mat bag – and I don’t have a bag for my mat either!
My favorite exercise to do on my mat is down dog – because it makes such a difference to have my feet not sliding around in this pose! With my feet stuck firmly to the mat, I get such a good stretch in my legs.
Marcia on February 12, 2011 at 7:54 am

I too am bag less!
My favorite pose is …..hmmmmm…….lets go with crow!
cher on February 12, 2011 at 9:03 am

i am trying one of my first yoga classes on monday, so i’m not quite sure what my favorite move is….YET
CourtneyInControl on February 12, 2011 at 9:05 am

I l-o-v-e the downward dog pose… it feels so good to have everything stretching like that. Side note, your pictures are so cute that you post!!!
=^..^=
Mica on February 12, 2011 at 9:13 am

Ha, the last two pictures crack me up. That’s totally something I would do.
I have a strap to carry my yoga mat. That being said,I carried it to campus and haven’t brought it back. I probably should bring it home and, you know, use it. I use the mats at the gym for sit-ups and planks.
J on February 12, 2011 at 9:56 am

I have a yoga mat but no yoga mat bag! I always carry it awkwardly in my gym bag. I love to do pigeon pose or runners lunge in yoga! Those two really help my hips feel better!
Sarah on February 12, 2011 at 9:56 am

There is no way I am passing this one up! Can you believe after seven years of yoga, I actually do NOT have a yoga bag for my mat? It’s true!
My favorite pose lately is natarajasana – dancer pose. But I finally accomplished crow last weekend, so that’s been a new fave, too.
CanCan on February 12, 2011 at 10:15 am

I get a kick out of locust pose! 🙂
Kapgar on February 12, 2011 at 10:55 am

I currently use an old canvas belt to create a pseudo mat strap. Not ideal so a bag would be nice.
My fave yoga position is pigeon pose. No better stretch.
Holly on February 12, 2011 at 11:13 am

Your pictures ALWAYS make me laugh!!!
Hmm….can I say child’s pose? 😉 Okay…I really do love Warrior 2. I feel bad ass.
Heidi on February 12, 2011 at 12:00 pm

haha cute pix! My favorite pose is pigeon, it usually hurts (in a good way!) at first, but I love how it stretches everything out.
Michel on February 12, 2011 at 12:41 pm

ha! Warrior Pose! It’s the only one I can accurately do! Neat give away.
Jen on February 12, 2011 at 12:52 pm

My favorite pose is dancer pose – which is ironic because I’m not much of a dancer. If you come down to visit me one weekend, we can hit up a hot yoga class! I can get ya in for FREE!
RunToTheFinish on February 12, 2011 at 1:00 pm

ohh my fav pose is downward dog right now, for some reason it’s relaxing! linked you up!
ChezJulie on February 12, 2011 at 1:22 pm

My favorite is Ardha Chandrasana (Half Moon Pose). I love the feeling of accomplishment I get from being in balance.
Christine on February 12, 2011 at 6:01 pm

I’m in love with all the warrior poses. But I have a feeling that I will love crow when I get that advanced.
Cute bag!!
Lupe on February 12, 2011 at 11:42 pm

ooooo. I want one! I don’t have a mat, I don’t have a bag, and I don’t do yoga—YET! I need to, as I have horrible flexibility and I’m getting too many running owies. I would envision my favorite pose to be something where I lay on my bellie, at the end of the class, like a fat cat—exhausted from doing yoga;o Would that be the fat cat pose?
bobbi on February 13, 2011 at 11:56 am

I like downward dog. But I have no mat, no bag and I suck at yoga. But I want to get better! And this would help 🙂
ali on February 13, 2011 at 4:59 pm

i’d have to say headstand… love being upside down 🙂
Gina/Mannyed on February 13, 2011 at 5:57 pm

downward facing dog! I love the stretch! And I like how my mat prevents me from falling on my face!
Ian on February 13, 2011 at 10:46 pm

Love the photos Kim and the competition. Hmmmm. It would be so easy to say Savasana pose (LOL) but as a runner I like the stretch Virabhadrasana II (Warrior II) gave me especially after a 50k race.
radioactive tori on February 14, 2011 at 8:02 am

You know I hate yoga but I have been starting to do it more often and am not hating it as much now. I guess my favorite is any kind of ab stuff.
Nilsa @ SoMi Speaks on February 14, 2011 at 11:40 am

Ooooh, I’ve been needing a bag for my yoga mat forever. My favorite move? Savanyasa – am I allowed to say that? hahaha.
sizzle on February 14, 2011 at 1:55 pm

My mat bag just broke. Stupid faulty zipper!
Currently my favorite pose is Half-Moon Pose or as they say in Sanskrit, Utthita Trikonasana.
I’m glad to hear you’re going to take a studio yoga class. Be sure to update us with how you felt about it.
Lauren on February 14, 2011 at 4:41 pm

My favorites are triangle & pigeon!