08/29/2026
This is the first high-quality yoga mat I ever bought, a B MAT Extra Long in Saffron Yellow.
It’s been with me everywhere. Camps, beaches, parks, rivers, a cave, backyard flower gardens, my living room, and the yoga studio. It’s been there for Facebook posts, TikToks, and Instagram Lives.
But more than that, it’s been with me. It’s been personal. Mine. Part of me.
It was once a beautiful, solid saffron yellow. These days, it bears the stains and marks of time well spent. Those marks hold memories of strength, fear, resilience, movement and stillness. Breakdowns and get-ups. Moments when I thought I couldn’t, and moments when I did.
And still, every time I need it, it’s there for me.
There’s something beautiful about the little things that quietly support us. The things that don't ask anything of us. They simply show up, again and again, and hold us while we find our way.
Maybe our practice is a little like that, too. We don't have to be pristine. We don't have to be untouched by life.
We just have to keep showing up.