Do you have yoga lovers in your life but just don’t know what to buy them? Maybe you’re thinking of getting into yoga and you’re feeling a little confused by what you need to get started?
If you couldn’t tell already, I’m an avid yoga lover. My last post about yoga really got me in the mood to talk more about my favourite, flexible exercise, and I specifically wanted to create a wishlist for any fellow yoga lovers, and the yogis in your life.
From my experience, the best place to start is with the basics, therefore I’ll not be covering any elaborate yoga equipment such as straps, bands, wheels, etc.
With yoga, all you need is space, a basic idea or a guided tutorial, and time.
I often hear about how people have no time to sit with a yoga routine or meditation. But you see; you do have time! You just can’t focus long enough to use it to your advantage because there’s always something else battling for your attention.
My advice to you is to sit with it. Do it for one day for just 10 minutes and see how it feels. Then keep bringing yourself back again and again until it becomes the one place you can go to make yourself feel more at peace.
For any yoga lover the key to good practice is the comfort of the clothing. You’ll hear it in various classes, online videos; Get into something comfortable, and lets get started.
I have about 20 pairs of yoga pants. They tend to be my everyday living attire whether or not I’m doing yoga! They’re stretchy, comfortable and great when I’m having a bad body image day.
I came across a number of yoga pants on Amazon quite early on in my yoga journey, and have since bought a few pairs from the same seller. They’re an excellent fit, stretchy and have various quirky designs! I opted for the Kraken design as my first pair, later buying the rasta lion.
Later on in my journey, I was introduced to other sellers such as Sugar Pockets from Ruth at That Autistic Fit Chick. Shortly after reading this post I purchased my first pair and love them! All the comfort of yoga pants, with pockets? Yes please, I’ll have 10!
Yoga pants don’t always have to skin tight, they can also be ‘floaty’ and allow the air around your legs. I have a few pairs of lovely, more bohemian pants to practice in.
Check out some more yoga pants that I personally recommend:
Although you can do yoga without a mat, any yoga lover will tell you that it’s better to use one to encourage good wrist support. How technical of us, right? Truth be told I’ve done yoga without a mat (on vacation, wouldn’t recommend it) and I certainly felt the difference on my weak wrists and forearms.
My first mat was from Home Bargains. It served me well for a bout a year or so of on and off yoga, and then 6 months completely on. It wasn’t until I upgraded to a Bionix yoga mat that I really felt the difference. This mat was not only easier on my joints but also didn’t slip as much on the tiled and wooden floors.
If you’re not quite in the market for an expensive mat, I get it. If you’re only starting out with yoga and don’t want to commit then I suggest using a towel to reduce the tension on your forearms and wrists. Equally you can purchase a cheaper mat from your local store or from Amazon where they go for as little as £3.99.
The Kabalo mat is something similar to my previous HB mat and is a perfect fit (and price) for beginners.
What yoga mat is complete without a suitable yoga bag? None, that’s the answer.
Personally speaking, I love this bag from Boence. It not only fits my yoga mat but it can also double as an overnight bag if I’m traveling. I have the blue elephant bag just for reference.
They might not seem essential to new yogis, but after a while, they’re a necessity. Yoga lovers everywhere will tell you that they never knew they needed blocks until they realised the importance of them in manipulating certain poses.
Those yogis that get themselves into weird and wonderful shapes didn’t do so overnight. It took practice and over time the body adjusted to being able to perform the shape. Using blocks allows you to gradually get to those shapes that regular you to stretch or bend or balance.
You can use alternatives if you have them handy. I personally didn’t and often resorted to piles of books which was both inconvenient and unsteady.
The first set of yoga blocks I got were from VLFit. They’re simple, come in different colours and cost only £7.99 for two.
Are there any yoga basics you would’ve added? I would also love to hear about some of your pieces of yoga equipment in the comments, or across any of my socials.
Usually, at this time of the month I have a monthly review for you all, but I honestly just didn’t feel like it for personal reasons. I’ll do a basic review of both June and July next month when my life should be in some sort of working order.
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Great list of gifts I love the variety of yoga pants now available !
I love all yoga pants (currently wearing my kraken ones)!
I love this! Thank you! Bookmarking for future gift ideas.
Thank you so much :)
Great ideas!
Twenty pairs of yoga pants is a seriously impressive number, good going! And it really does make sense, particularly as you wear them at home in general too - I don't understand people who relax in jeans (why do they do this to themselves?). I also really like the idea of a yoga bag as a gift, particularly as it's multipurpose :) And - yoga blocks - what are they like? Are they squishy or hard? I've not got to the point of using them, and I am curious about them. Brilliant post though :)
These yoga blocks are hard but not too hard, so there is some give there. The purpose is to allow you to lift yourself or support your own body in some way, so there needs to be a certain amount of support there. Thank you so much for stopping by :D
That makes sense! And you’re very welcome 💛
I have that exact pair from Sugar Pockets :D they are awesome!
I have an extra thick mat from VLFit, but I hadn't thought about a bag and I keep debating over whether or not to get blocks now. Straps I improvise with towels, dressing gown ties, even headbands on occasion, I just find it so hard to justify buying blocks when I don't do the poses I could really use them for (like splits) very often.
I might add them to my wishlist for christmas XD but I'm glad to know that VLFit do them, I trust the brand cuz my mat is still going strong after 18 months of almost daily use, and living on the floor, having my stuff dumped on it when I'm not using it.
As a yoga lover, these are gifts I would most definitely love to receive. You can never have enough yoga pants, right? They are so comfy! I just checked out Sugar Pockets and they have so many awesome designs, loving the space themes! Thanks for the recommendation, they are so affordable too. Also agree that a good yoga mat is such a worthwhile investment - great suggestions Nyxie! <3 xx
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I love yoga pants so much! They have all the security of pants, but stretchy so they allow you some freedom! Thank you for stopping by - I really appreciate it :)
All great suggestions. You can't have too many pairs of yoga and the brands that you mentioned are new to me. I'll have to check the ones in your post are super cute. Also that Bionix yoga mat sounds amazing. I've been looking to upgrade my mat for a while and the Bionix mat sounds like it would be a perfect fit.
These are excellent gift for yoga lovers. I just got started doing yoga but I would love to have all of these gifts.
I discretely sent this to my partner as a hint that I need more yoga pants, so, by all means, pass it along :D
I just checked out the guided tutorial. I will try to check out some of those soon. Really want to get into my yoga flow. It's been way too long. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for stopping by. I'm struggling to get back into it after the passing of my grandmother, but I have faith that I'll get there soon.
I think you are amazing. You deserve to take care of yourself.
I really want to get into yoga! It seems so peaceful and relaxing! x
Thank you :)