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| Yoga Practice Equipment | The following yoga props come out of the Iyengar tradition. Iyengar style yoga teaches that the most important thing is to have the proper adjustment in the poses. Until the body becomes open enough, students should use props to bring the body into adjustment to achieve maximum benefit and avoid injury. Iyengar’s use of props has been adopted by many other styles of yoga. 
Yoga studios often have blankets available to use during class. Grasp yourself one or two blankets at the beginning of class. The plicate blankets are props to sit and lie on during class. For example, sit cross-legged and put a blanket under your sit bones to elevate the hips above the knees. They come in handy for all sorts of things during class, and if it’s chilly you can use them to cover yourself during final relaxation at the end of class.
Like blankets, blocks are props to make yourself more comfortable and improve your alignment. Blocks are great for standing poses in which your hands don't reach the floor. Straps are particularly useful for bound poses if your hands do not reach each other, and for poses where you need to hold onto your feet but cannot reach them. In gyms and yoga studios you use a yoga mat. It is also called a adhesive mat. The mat helps define your personal space. It creates traction for your hands and feet. That's why you don’t slip, especially as you get a little sweaty. Most studios have mats for rent, usually for a dollar or two per class. The disadvantage to these mats is that lots of people use them and you can't be sure how often they are being washed.
Convenient clothes are advised for yoga. The best clothes are pants or shorts. You shouldn’t wear lycra-type pants because you may slip in some poses. Yoga is most often done barefoot.
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