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Three people practicing tree pose yoga in a stone-walled room with wooden floors and gongs.
inspire the practice

Where Practice Lives Now

inspire the practice

Where Practice Lives Now

For nearly three decades, Manduka has worked alongside the teachers and communities that support yoga. Today, yoga is becoming part...
Yoga instructor assists a woman in a forward bending pose while two others practice similar stretches in the background.
teacher tips

Pre-Class Anxiety for Yoga Teachers: 5 Tips to Teach with Confidence

teacher tips

Pre-Class Anxiety for Yoga Teachers: 5 Tips to Teach with Confidence

Pre-class anxiety is a common experience for yoga teachers, whether you're leading your first class or your thousandth. Drawing on...
Woman in gray workout clothes holding a forearm plank position on a blue exercise mat next to two light gray dumbbells on a wooden floor.
product education

Pilates, Hybrid Fitness, & Wellness Spaces: Inside Manduka's Next Chapter in Movement

product education

Pilates, Hybrid Fitness, & Wellness Spaces: Inside Manduka's Next Chapter in Movement

After nearly 30 years leading the premium yoga market, we're applying that same design philosophy to a broader movement landscape....
Person performing a yoga stretch on a mat on a rocky surface by a calm lake surrounded by forest under a cloudy sky.
yoga tips

5 Tips for Practicing Yoga Outdoors

yoga tips

5 Tips for Practicing Yoga Outdoors

Practicing yoga outdoors brings a welcome change of scenery — fresh air, open space, and a different kind of ground...
Woman performing side plank with a dumbbell on a Manduka yoga mat in a bright, minimalistic room.
yoga tips

How to Fuel Your Body for Yoga, Strength, and Recovery

yoga tips

How to Fuel Your Body for Yoga, Strength, and Recovery

Yoga, strength training, and nutrition aren't separate disciplines: what you eat shapes how you move, and how you move shapes...
Group of people practicing yoga on mats outdoors with raised arms, set against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and clear blue sky.
travel

A Practice That Travels With Us: Reflections on Outdoor Yoga and Retreat Life

travel

A Practice That Travels With Us: Reflections on Outdoor Yoga and Retreat Life

From practicing outdoors in the Rila Mountains to returning home with simple daily rituals, Daliya Arshefova shares how yoga becomes...
Three people practicing yoga poses on mats in a bright studio with large windows and exposed brick walls.
new to yoga

Mobility vs. Flexibility

new to yoga

Mobility vs. Flexibility

Flexibility gets a lot of attention in yoga, but mobility is what makes movement sustainable. Here's what sets them apart...
Two people doing abdominal crunches on exercise mats in a gym, viewed from above.
product education

Manduka P/ROX: The Hybrid Fitness Mat Built for Strength, HIIT & Cross Training

product education

Manduka P/ROX: The Hybrid Fitness Mat Built for Strength, HIIT & Cross Training

A training-specific mat built for strength, conditioning, hybrid fitness, and everything in between. This is not a yoga mat. It's...

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