First, I’d love to extend a huge thank you to Amber Dehn (and everyone) at The Bolder Mat Company for sending me an absolutely beautiful yoga mat (pictured below) to review + a yoga DVD, which I’ll review in the next post!

I was ecstatic when I received my yoga mat from The Bolder Mat Company. The bright colors and design are beautiful and it’s thick, cushy, and extra sticky. Check it out!

7th Chakra Heaven Yoga Mat

(2 foot x 6 foot, 1/4 inch thick)

About 7th Chakra Yoga Mat (from the site):

“All seven of the chakra symbols are featured on this beautiful red yoga mat.  The chakra orbs with a purple mountainous back ground will be sure to stimulate your energy system!”

Balance and harmonize your energy system with this soothing yoga mat.  Featuring all seven of the chakras inside of golden orbs, starting the the Crown Chakra at the top of the yoga mat, in the following order; Crown Chakra, 3rd Eye Chakra, Throat Chakra, Heart Chakra, Solar Plexus Chakra, Sacral Chakra and the Root Chakra.

The yoga mat is red, the chakras are yellow, and the Japanese mountain scene features waterfalls, clouds, and bonsai trees in purple.  Find balance and poise as you flow with the ancient energies.

Our Yoga Mats are great for Hot Yoga, Power Yoga, Bikram Yoga, Pre-Natal Yoga…. well, any type of Yoga and Pilates!  Because our Yoga Mats are extra thick, phthate and heavy metal free, we are confident that you will love your printed yoga mat!”

Isn’t that awesome??!!

About the Company

The Bolder Mat company (www.theboldermatcompany.com) not only offers quality yoga mats, they offer a variety of other products and services. I’ve brought those options here so you can see for yourself just what a fantabulous job they do!

Donate your old yoga mat

What do you do with your old yoga mat when you get a pretty, new one? Pack it up, and send it to The Bolder Mat Company! They’ll clean and refurbish it and, well, I’ll share their words–they say it best!

From the site:

“When you donate your gently used yoga mat to The Bolder Mat Company, we will clean and refurbish it, and then donate it to yoga-inspired charities across the United States. Your mat will then be used to teach at risk populations about the benefits of yoga. There is no limit on how many mats you can donate… Support your local and international yoga communities by donating your gently used yoga mat and help spread the positive message of yoga throughout the world.”

That is such a worthy donation, y’all–and imagine how good you’d feel after helping a cause like that!

Plus, you’ll receive a “$5 off coupon for any Bolder Mat Company Online Purchase!“ Woo hoo!

Eco-friendly yoga mat bags

Are you interested in doing your part (big or small) to help preserve the environment? If so, you’re going to love this: The Bolder Mat Company offers eco-friendly yoga mats made from T-shirt scraps!

From the site:

This eco-friendly yoga mat bag is made from pre-consumer T-shirts fabric scraps, conserving our precious natural resources: land, water and energy.

How awesome is that? And look at how beautiful that bag is?! Eeeek!

Vegan yoga mat cleaner

This product sounds great, in my opinion. I haven’t personally used it, but I did check out the ingredients. Apparently, it’s made up of  “Witch Hazel (obviously! ), a natural disinfectant, peppermint, and other essential oils.

So, it definitely sounds like an eco-friendly, safe and natural yoga mat cleaner!

You can get one-of-a-kind, custom yoga mats from The Bolder Mat Company, and they offer wholesale opportunities as well.

Overall Grade

I give The Bolder Mat Company an A+! Not only are they concerned about our beautiful world, they are actively finding ways to contribute and trying to do their part to preserve it. According to my personal experience with them, they are not focused on making sales and sales alone. While, like any other business I’m sure they appreciate sales, they send a strong message that they care about the environment, us as people, and are genuinely striving to share the health benefits of yoga with the world. That, in my opinion, shows that the eco-friendly minded people who make up The Bolder Mat Company have big hearts, solid character, and are truly passionate about what they do. Way to go, you all!

Upcoming Contests Featuring these Fabulous Companies

• 2 Food Matters DVDs (Haven’t had a chance to watch this one yet, but do check out their site–they have a RAWsome message to share!!)
• Detox 4 Women by Natalia Rose (I read this book last night and it’s awesome; it really helps you understand water retention, etc!)
• Oh Nuts! (raw macadamia nuts and pecans) <— These are seriously delicious nuts–and they’re JUMBO sized!
• E3Live (Green-tasting (which I don’t mind!), but I REALLY notice that it’s making me feel better. It was definitely put to the test through my recent stressful events!)
• 2 books (Coconut Water for Health and Healing and Oil Pulling Therapy: Detoxifying and Healing the Body Through Oral Cleansing by Dr. Bruce Fife
• and MORE!

You’ll definitely want to stay tuned!

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