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I would be curiouse to know this too.....I too suffer from the same

distraction of "mat alignment", not only when my body is not centered, but if my

mat

moves even a hair to one side of the other..then I tend to feel at an

uncomfortable angle...i have done yoga on my wood floors at home and love it...I

actually feel like I have more stability, there is no distraction of a mat, but

on

the other hand, the surface underneath is concrete (its in the basement) and I

am aware that the "cold" from underneath can zap heat from the body...even

though It doesn't feel cold to the touch especially when I am heated by doing

yoga. I look forward to reading others postings concerning this....

 

It is true that classical yoga does not use mats correct?

 

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hi there

I think practising without a mat is a good idea as long as you have a nice

smooth surface to work with. i practice without a mat too sometimes if i am just

practising standing positions, it gives me a better feel to the ground and also

helps me to learn to be versatile and not be attached to the mat.

good luck!

Wen

 

 

 

Layne Hedrick <layne wrote:

Just curious if anyone on the list has ever practiced on the bare floor

instead of their yoga mat? I am still a relative beginner. I have only

been practicing for a little over a year and one thing I have found

distracting is my placement on the mat. I am always trying to reposition

myself so that my body is in the center of the mat.

 

 

 

Other than comfort which I have been able to deal with during the limited

few practices I have gone without my mat, do any of you know of a reason

this would be a bad idea?

 

 

 

Thanks and Namaste

 

 

 

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