Yoga mats may be similar in dimensions and thickness, but they’re not all the same. Just as there are numerous styles of yoga, there are also variations when it comes to mats, and what works well for ...

We updated this article in September 2022 to add more information about each featured product, based on extensive research done by our team. Schlepping your yoga mat to class is less than ideal—we all ...

What is Lululemon’s The Mat 5mm? The world isn’t short of yoga mats. If you’re new to the practice, you might wonder how different they can really be. As I, and any seasoned yogi or yogini, will tell ...

We can all benefit from stretching more. Whether you’re chained to your desk for work or feeling the effects of yesterday’s leg day, a healthy stretch always feels great. And it doesn’t take an ...

FAR-RIGHT PROTESTORS demonstrated today in Cork city. The march, organised in September, was today said to be against Cork City Council’s recent decision to remove flags put up in the city by ...

Maryland-based studio owners, Dana A. Smith and Kendra Blackett-Dibinga, are striving to make yoga more inclusive with their studios, creating spaces where people of all backgrounds can feel welcome ...

The architect Dimitri Brand and his wife, Nelly Mecklenburg, built a custom home in New York and tacked on an addition. But they’re only using 200 square feet of it, for now. By Tim McKeough and Kate ...

October 29, 2025 • Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. October 28, 2025 • As the federal government ...