How to clean your yoga mat

Daily

• Clean your feet before practice.
• Use a rug over your mat.
• Wipe your mat as dry as possible post-practice.
• Hang your mat to dry completely everyday post-practice

Weekly/As needed

• Wash your rug.

Once per month/As needed

• Deep clean your mat. Check out the Eco Yogini for green tips on how to wash your mat and a recipe for an anti-bacterial spray that you can make at home. The Wai Lana website has an interesting suggestion for expediting the drying process:

  “To dry your yoga mat, lay it on top of a dry towel and tightly roll mat and towel together like a cinnamon roll. Squeeze out excess water by pressing with your hands or feet. Unroll and hang to air dry.”

  The ingredients in these DIY sprays tend to be similar (vinegar, water, witch hazel, tea tree, etc.) Here’s a video at Notacoolmom if you’re the visual type.