PRODUCT REVEW: Manduka™ eKO Mat
IN A WORD: Slippery.
Was I not using this mat right? Was I supposed to wipe it down with something before using it for the first time? Spit on it or something? No? Then why were my hands ever-so-slowly sliding forward during downward-facing dog? I’ve read a lot about this mat. Supposedly, aside from the initial rubbery just-out-of-the-box smell, it shouldn’t have a breaking-in period. Supposedly, it’s got superior grip. Super-sticky. A little too sticky even. So why did I need to constantly adjust and readjust my hands during down dog, something I’d never needed to do with my supposedly inferior Gaiam® Dragonfly Hydrangea mat?
Must’ve been me, right? Couldn’t have possibly been this oh-so-expensive, highly-lauded yoga mat?
