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Tuesday Yoga Giveaway: Sanuk Yoga Mat Sandals

Posted on April 20th, 2011

Question: What helps you tap into that yoga-vibe when you have to miss your yoga practice?

When there’s not enough time to hit the mat, we have some tried-and-tested techniques for helping us tap into our yoga-vibe.

Yogic breathing all day long. Off the mat, in the office, in the car, anywhere and everywhere
Meditation breaks. One or two-minute moments when we focus on sound, sights, or an inner mantra.
Stretch breaks. 5-minute breath and move breaks in our day help release tension and get us out of our monkey mind and back into our body.

Footwear company Sanuk has another way: slipping our feet into the Yoga Mat flip flop. Made from real yoga mat material, walking in these all day is like having your yoga mat beneath you everywhere you put your feet. It’s kind of like Pema Chodron’s metaphor for spiritual practices: we can’t cover the world so it doesn’t hurt us when we go out into it, so we help ourselves manage the world by putting on shoes in the form of our spiritual practice.

Two of My Yoga Online’s co-founders, Michelle Trantina and Jason Jacobson, have been strolling in theirs since early April. No wonder they seem so zenned-out lately. The sandals are also vegan and vegetarian—an important factor for My Yoga Online’s other co-founder Kreg Weiss.

For more on Sanuk, visit www.sanuk.com, and check them out on Facebook and Twitter @sanukfootwear. To our Canadian friends: you’ll find Sanuk at local distributors on this list.

Win your own pair of Sanuk Yoga Mat sandals!

Sanuk is giving one (1) lucky My Yoga Online member a pair of Sanuk Yoga Mat sandals.

How to Enter: Just add your answer to the following question to the comments section below: What helps you tap into that yoga-vibe when you have to miss your yoga practice?

With apologies to our international friends, this prize giveaway is only available within North America (USA and Canada). Contest runs until the end of Tuesday, April 26, 2011 11:59 PST.

Enter on Facebook, too! Join your My Yoga Online community on Facebook and enter to win there, too: click here.

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The fine print: Click here to read the official contest rules. By submitting a comment on this blog or commenting on or ‘liking’ the Facebook post, you agree to the official contest rules.

Tags: Tuesday Giveaway, giveaway, tuesday yoga giveaway, footwear, eco-friendly footwear, eco-friendly sandals, yoga mat sandals, environmentally friendly footwear

Comments (29)

dmf3903
I take time to practice deep breathing throughout the day; walk the dogs and focus on staying present; read something about yoga; meditate at various times during the day and almost always find time for relaxation pose. I also play yoga music when I'm home alone.
about a year ago in salisbury, US
MeredithN
To me, yoga is more than a way to be fit, it is the answer to a sound mind in a sound body and soul. It is a way to challenge yourself everyday and live each day to it's fullest potential. When I absolutely must miss a daily practice I challenge myself to remember the most recent feeling from when I practiced the day before. I try to put myself mentally back into the state I was in through meditation and then look forward to next time I can practice.
When you try to inorporate all aspects of yoga into your life, it becomes part of you and so even when you must miss a daily practice, just tell yourself you will practice as soon as you can but intentionally respect your limits for the day and try to put yourself in a frame of mind most recently found from the day before.
about a year ago in Houston, US
chanti
remembering to focus on my breath as well as the present moment.
about a year ago in Toronto, CA
taconcitos
connect intensely with my cat while he is resting on my new red suitcase. He is a sort of very effective alignment tool - breath, posture, but mainly breath.
about a year ago in Brussels, BE
gatsser
watching my dogs doing yoga "poses", seeing that, makes me stop for a moment and breathe...
about a year ago in anchorage, US
jessernelson
i drink tea and read a light fiction novel to forget the worries of my day
about a year ago in Sault Ste Marie, CA
leahstasiuk
I go for a walk and fill my body with fresh air...
about a year ago in Vancouver, CA
nancym816
I take time to straighten my spine, stop and breathe; really breathe and reflect on the present and how I can make the most of every moment.
about a year ago in Toronto, CA
gidi2
I breath down to my bones. I fill my abdomen, then my lungs until they are completely inflated, hold it, empty my mind, then release -- feel my shoulder drop and my body relax down to my toes!
about a year ago in Boardman, US
olivesong
I try to visualize relaxing my skin; inch by inch focusing my energy on transporting breath to every last cell of my outer layer; relaxing the tense wrinkled epidermis with the clean flow.
about a year ago in Port Jefferson Station, US
rjohnson
I keep my "yoga music" on my computer at work and listen to it, immediately, I'm in the "zone" again
about a year ago in valdosta, US
jadensnana
I do my breathing exercises and take a few minutes to clear my mind and regroup.
about a year ago in Dover, US