Keep using your mat and it will soon acquire a slip free surface.
How to keep hands from slipping on yoga mat.
Note that if it s not your mat but your sweaty palms or feet causing you to slip some solutions below may work better than others.
If you have really sweaty palms or feet that are causing you to slip you may need to use a towel with your mat.
If none of the non slip and grippy products you bought has worked i d say really start to pay attention to what your hands and feet are doing in your down dog.
Sometimes hands and feet slip on a yoga mat due to incorrect technique.
Unfortunately most types of yoga and hot yoga especially will.
Invest in a cork yoga mat.
When you re trying to perfect your posture in full bridge pose the last thing you need is slippery hands.
Like new shoes using your mat daily for 1 2 weeks can help break in the material for a less slippery practice.
Cork becomes sticky when wet because it releases a waxy substance called suberin that creates a natural no slip grip.
Sometimes things get slidy because of equipment or the practice surface.
Besides the fact that it can sabotage your practice a slippery mat could cause injury.
Our different sessions daily will guide you towards the proper movement to help you stop slipping on the mat.
How to keep your hands from slipping on a yoga mat.
Things can get pretty steamy and thus sweaty in a hot yoga class.
Yoga towels specifically have gripping material on the backs that stick to your mat and absorb your sweat and they re easy to clean.
This can easily be improved with the help of our free 30 day yoga challenge.
Keep your mat clean.
Chose a side and practice.
Try these tips below to help take away the slipperiness of your mat.