Tips
- Ride your bike, walk, run or roller blade to yoga class
- Take public transportation or carpool to class
- Choose environmentally friendly clothing, mats, and props
- Take good care of clothing, mats, and props
- Recycle old clothing, mats, and props -- An email I received from Yoga Journal suggests using old mats as sleeping bag pads or drop cloths when painting; cutting pieces of mats to use as supplemental padding for your knees on top of your new mat, or to place under hallway carpet runners, under furniture legs and flowerpots, or behind picture frames or bulletin boards. You might also look into donating your old mat to an animal shelter for use as extra bedding for their animals.
Get Your Green On
Environmental crisis got you down? Let yoga inspire you to make life better for yourself and the whole wide world.
Go Green
Looking for ways to be more eco-friendly? Here are a few easy ways to go greener.
Green Party
Little eco-friendly choices make parties merrier.
Green Yoga Studios
Some yoga teachers extend the practice of ahimsa, or nonharming, to the planet through ecofriendly business practices. Get tips on greening your own studio.
How Green is Your Studio?
By applying ancient philosophy to today's eco-concerns, yogis are inspiring a sustainable building boom and growing greener practices.
Mat Matters
Your yoga mat could be polluting the earth. Be kinder to the environment by switching to PVC-free.
Green Yoga Association
LOHAS: Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability
25 Ways to Green Clean Your Home
This is a very comprehensive list of ideas and resources that can be applied to the home and yoga studio!
Green consumer websites:
Abe's Market
BuyGreen.com
ecofabulous
The ecofabulous Guide to Yoga
GoodGuide
HealthyStuff.org
Further reading:
Articles on Green Yoga and Spiritual Activism by Georg Feuerstein
Best Books about Green Business by Marc Gunther, GreenBiz.com
