How to Roll Up a Manduka Yoga Mat (to keep it clean) + BONUS TRAVEL TIP

Showing this with my mom!! Your videos are always so informative

Hahaha! My least favourite part of Yoga is rolling the mat up! I am so glad you showed us this trick!! 😮

Great tips to take my mat when we are allowed to travel again! I must I always need to wash my mat, Marley-my furry friend loves to step on it!

Love this one! I will be copying this technique for sure, thank you!

Hi 32 like by my side my dear sister

God blessed you.m always with you ❤️

Well you have just solved my problem!! I was often thinking about how its gross to roll the matt normally, but never though about a solution either, so THANK YOU!

Also, I have just ordered a manduka mat with your promo code, thank you for that 10% off:)

I never thought it was so difficult to do. 👍👏

For a germaphobe, this is such a great tip Jaime!

Wonderful advice here I will definitely follow
Thanks again see you soon all the best 👍👍👍

Thanks. It was helpful 😊

The Koru mat was specifically patented and designed for this type of folding! :)

This has always grossed me out as well, to the point that I wash the top and bottom as I'm rolling which is time consuming and slightly embarrassing. Thanks !!

Thanks for the tip - that was very fast. The music is also pleasing.

Do you recommend the standard or long manduka pro mat?

I just got my first manduka prolite but i always fold my Jade harmony mats like that! Never any creasing at all! Hoping I love my manduka prolite just as much as my Jade mats!

omg where did you purchase your straps??

I subscribed because of this video. So helpful!

I have been rolling my yoga mat by folding in half first for years already! I agree - this is the best way to do it! 🐝💝

I've been leaving my mat unrolled. I notice I am more motivated to practice when it is sitting right infront of me. How do you feel about just leaving it unrolled?

I definitely do and don't understand how people don't get that!

No thanks. The crease line is ugly

Do you have a video on how you clean your manduka ?

Hi Jaime! As someone extremely obsessed with cleanliness, I loved this video. After your review of the manduka mats, I also ended up buying my hopefully forever mat, a prolite. Thank you!! Buttttt just wanted to say that after folding it both these two ways just one time for a bit (minutes) it was already creased. So maybe they changed something. Either way, the mat should serve us, we shouldnt serve the mat right? Ps. How relaxing this background music, love your vídeos!

We need some germs for immunity, especially when working from home now!

I love cleanliness as well and I was breaking my head over the hygiene, this is a lifesaver! I have also been interested in doing yoga outside but I don’t know where to start. I want to keep my mat clean and also practice on a nice manageable surface. I’ve thought about using a towel with a yoga mat, just a towel, or a foldable exercise mat. I also recently came across a Manduka product that is a portable wooden board, which honestly seemed like the perfect idea but it’s quite heavy and I would be worried about travelling far distances and it absorbing water. Do you have any suggestions for practicing outside?

I’ve always rolled my mats this way and I’ve never seen anyone else do this until now.

Thank you this video ☺️

Am I the only one that is bothered carrying the mat with all the dirt on the outside after folding it this way?

Thanks for this tip! By rolling it this way, do you find the ends curling up after some time?

I was looking for this type of video! Germaphobe 😂 struggles.

But waow!! Thk u so much! I use yoga mat at the studio that they have but havent used my home manduka pro matt since it curls. Welcome Hatha home yoga. Beautiful fold! 🙏🏼

yess i love that u rolled it like that me toooo i do it like the same way

I rolled my brand new mandala pro yoga mat like that for literally 6 hrs only and it has a huge crease in the middle I wish I had t seen this video ! Sucks !

I was looking for the pro's and con's for the Manduka Travel but you made me choose again for the Pro lite as I have one at home. Thank you for your reviews!

Hello, I have a Manduka PRO Mat. Yoga mat cleanliness is highly important to me for numerous reasons. I wipe the mat each time after I complete my daily practice using the Manduka mat spray, then keep it unrolled to let the natural sunlight completely dry the mat. But my issue has been tiny specs of foreign materials keep getting stuck in the fine ridges on the mat. Maybe it's just an aesthetic hang up on my part, but seeing those tiny specs on my otherwise clean mat drives my crazy. But I think I found a solution.
I have a wide brush that is used for cleaning felt hats of similar specs. I brush the mate carefully, then apply the mat cleaner. This worked very well the first time, except a few brush hairs fell off of the brush. Perhaps this is because the Manduka mat is very tacky, and literally ripped the hairs from the brush. Hopefully this will not continue to be a problem.
As far as rolling the mat, I did not realize how thick the PRO mat is. I would recommend keeping it for home use only, and getting a PROlite or eKOsuperlite model for studio classes. I have borrowed part of your roll up technique for my PRO Mat. After it is clean AND dry, I fold it in half (the 1st step of your roll up technique), but I do not roll it. This allows me to reclaim some space in my room, where space is kind of limited. This way, I do not walk on the mat and risk tracking specs on it. The mat may not look "pretty" stored this way, but I think this will serve me well, and keep from driving me crazy since it should not accumulate these mysterious specs. Strange enough, my $17 generic mat I've had for 10+ years never experienced these issues. But it has lost a few chunks of material over the years. Again, a mystery 😄

From one anal person to another. I really appreciate that you have tried something 'outside the box'. I am going to try and see how it goes. Do you have any suggestions on a better way to use the Manduka Go Move Yoga Mat Carrier, Adjustable Strap? It is beautiful and durable, but it does not lock into place and is so slippery that it allows my mat to unroll WAY too easily. It drives me crazy! Please help!

I dont like the creasing marks at all. I would avoid this method

I like your personality ✌🏼👍🏻. It’s cute. And I feel like I can relate to it too. 😊

My Manduka pro is only 4 days old and the crease shows up.
I return to rolling up the regular way, as I roll I wipe the bottom of the mat also to ensure cleanliness.
Thank you for your video

Thank you!

Some good shares but The “ dirty hippie”? Really?

That’s how I do it, too. 🫣🥰