Mandukaeko Yoga and Pilates Mat

This is one of my favorite mats. It's light enough to transport to and from classes, but thick and heavy enough to feel durable and support your joints during practice. I am very happy that it is eco friendly as well.This mat is quite grippy. I have a manduka pro series mat that is very thick and heavy, which I only use at home. I've had that mat for years, but found it has always been a bit slippery for me as soon as I sweat at all. I tend to sweat a bit more than the average person, however, so a hand towel is an easy fix though. At present, my eKo Lite seems to grip better for me compared to my other Manduka pro, lululemon, and various other yoga mats I've tried.As for the smell some people have mentioned, I found that faded within a few days of airing it out. Every yoga mat I've ever had, which is at least 5 before this, have had a smell to start so this didn't surprise me. I've been using it at least 2-3 weekly for a few months and it doesn't smell at all now.Assuming it stands the test of time in terms of wear, this mat will become my go to!

The best yoga mat I have purchased. Great grip, love the material, and design. It does have a slight smell on arrival, but that soon wears off with use. . Definitely recommend.

I've been practicing yoga for over 20 years - and have not purchased a new mat in about 15 (as my millenium one still is of a very good quality). I'm a bit circumspect regarding the craze for 'new and better' - and also attempt to reduce my own consumeristic imprint... HOWEVER... after three minutes on this mat I was totally sold! It's SUCH a difference from my old and cherished millenium mat!!! In the interval between ordering this manduka eko mat and receiving it, I've read many scary reviews - people complaining about the smell and what not. I was thinking: oh NO! maybe I have to return it! .... AND THEN: surprise! the natural rubber smell reminds me of roasted barley or millet - so it's actually, in my particular case, a very pleasant smell! The mat is simply fantastic (besides-the color is mesmerizing ) - all in all... a treat to practice on. I wonder how on earth did the yogis of 2000 years back managed without such a mat :-) I thought this is a good example of how science can be used (and not mis-used). So, thank you Manduka team! I'm really grateful to be practicing on this wonderful mat!

I've purposefully left it quite a while to review this product as I wanted to break it in and test it out before giving a fair review. Quite frankly this is the best yoga mat I have ever bought.When it arrived it did have that "yoga mat" smell but after a couple of days of airing this soon disappeared. It's a robust mat, comfortable, definitely non-slip and after plenty of sweaty, hard core yoga and Pilates sessions holds its own in comparison to other mats I've had in the past.I genuinely love using this. I bought the blue which looks great and I've even had comments about how good it looks and feels. I am one very happy customer.

After 3 months of exploration and indecision about should I buy Jade, Liforme, Infinity by DesignLab or Calyana it was Manduka EKO that finally prevailed. Time will tell how good that decision was but for now I can only tell I am very happy with my purchase. Grip is amazing and only thing I’ve noticed that people use to downvote this mat is smell...Well, this is natural rubber so it smells like one when you receive it but not so terrible and it really reduces with each day. I would say it will be gone after week or two completely (I do spray it with 50/50 water/vinegar mixture so maybe that does the trick). Anyhow.. I am 174cm tall and this mat is perfect size for me. Weight also doesn’t bother me because I will not travel miles to my yoga studio and for that half an hour walk it’s fine. But that’s already personal preference...like everything else is, right?! :) At the end-I love mine <3

I knew from others that this brand was the best, and I've not been disappointed. The mat is surprisingly heavy but not uncomfortably so, and also lovely and thick. It's non-slip, so I feel completely reassured when balancing on my fingers and toes! I've noticed slight discoloration or white marks on the mat but Eko recommend wiping with a wet cloth after each use, which I will start doing. The colour is lovely, a muted purple which gets me in the right head space immediately. I'm so glad I invested in this for my practice.

When my old mat started literally falling apart, I started researching for a new mat. I wanted a mat that would give me more stability (less slipping), especially when my hands and feet were sweaty. I settled on the Manduka Pro, but it was slippy. Luckily wonderful Amazon were able to sort out a return and I settled this time on the Manduka eKo. It is a revelation. Poses I have been doing in yoga for years are an entirely different experience where I can focus on the pose rather than an entire focus on keeping my hands and feet from slipping. Before I sent back the Pro, I was using grippy gloves and socks in an attempt to work with it. The freedom of being able to return to bare hands and feet is a great relief. I do use a small Manduka grippy towel with it just because I have it and have got used to using it when doing downward dog under my hands but it's not necessary. No extra padding is required for Pilates class roll ups and the beautiful colour makes me feel I am about to dive into a peaceful lagoon.Highly recommended.

Me encanta porque tiene muy buen agarre, su superficie es antiderrapante. De material muy resistente

I have been using this mat for yoga, and it is probably one of the best in the market, doesn't slip at all, very nice grip.

No ha cumplido mis expectativas. 5 años después estaba totalmente destrozada

Simplemente me encanto!

Lo compré para mi novia, ella buscaba un tapete con buen agarre, gran calidad y buen diseño... Y también ecológico jaja. Realmente fue totalmente lo que buscaba, la calidad es excelente, y se siente el material muy resistente, tuvimos duda si se vería el diseño como en la imagen pero al llegar y verlo estuvimos de acuerdo que la imágen sí hace alusión al producto. El tapete es de 4 mm y sí es delgado, pero si se está acostumbrado a tapetes gruesos creo que también hace su trabajo.