Like our top pick, this mat gave off a fairly pungent odor in the beginning, which eventually faded away. If you want a cork mat: Consider 42 Birds’s The Robin Cork Lightweight Yoga Mat ...

When it comes to choosing a yoga mat, the choices are seemingly endless. There are plastic PVC mats, eco-friendly natural rubber mats, cork mats and mats that have a polyurethane top layer.

As you come to your yoga mat, put your hands on the floor and take table pose. You can start to warm up here. Opening up the spine, this is called cats breath. Rounding the spine. Inhale ...