A Holiday Gift Guide for the Yogi in Your Life

Hello friends!

Have you started your holiday shopping yet? With it still being far enough out to order your presents online, today seemed like a great time to share my gift ideas for the person in your life that loves yoga. As a yogi myself, I own and love the products I list below, and actually just purchased 3 of these as Christmas gifts for fellow yogi loved ones. Let’s get to it!

Aurorae Synergy Yoga Mat Towel – You may remember that earlier this year I reviewed and hosted a giveaway for the Aurorae Synergy yoga mat towel. I absolutely love this mat, and am 99.9% sure that I’ll never go back to a regular yoga mat again. It’s just so much more comfortable than a typical mat. Recently I went to a yoga event where mats were given out to use, and I was so uncomfortable the whole time practicing on the mat that I was given. Aurorae’s Synergy mat is just a fabulous yogi product!

The mat is currently on sale for $49.95.  

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Truth Balance Virtue shirts. I own several shirts from Truth Balance Virtue Apparel. Their clothing features adorable phrases and sayings, including, Buddha for President, Let Love In, Somewhere Between a Donut and a Juice Cleanse, and Yoga Junkie (<– pictured above!). Their tees, long sleeved shirts and sweatshirts are comfy and unique – making for great gifts that your yogi is sure to love.

(photo via their website) 

TBV Apparel clothing ranges from $32-59. 

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YogaDownload.com – Earlier this year, YogaDownload.com offered me complimentary membership to try out their yoga program. Their site offers a wide variety of yoga classes on-demand, so that users can do yoga whenever and wherever they’d like with ease. I love being able to quickly choose a yoga class based on intensity, style, length and additional filters. One feature that I’ve found pretty unique is the ability to download a class that you really enjoy, so that you have access to it forever – even if you don’t have Internet access and if your membership expires. I thoroughly enjoy the site, and it makes for a great reasonably priced gift for the yoga lover in your life!

Gift options include a 3-month membership for $24, 6 months for $45, and yearly membership for $90. The site offers a neat way to gift memberships, which you can check out here. Yoga Download also offers program packages, including a Basic Beginner Yoga Program for $30. 

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Yoga Blocks. Blocks serve as a nice yoga accessory to have if your loved one practices yoga at home often. I own the above pictured Gaiam blocks and use them for practicing certain arm balancing poses. Those who aren’t really flexible can also benefit from using blocks in a variety of postures that strengthen flexibility.

Gaiam’s blocks retail for around $10 a piece.  

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[Book] Warrior Pose: How Yoga (Literally) Saved My Life. For the yogi in your life who also loves to read, I recommend this interesting book! Warrior Pose is the story about a man named Bhava Ram – an ambitious journalist who traveled to many corners of the world covering stories of war – who endured cancer, a broken back, and a pill addiction, and recovered through his discovery and devotion to yoga.

I had the opportunity to interview Bhava (who now owns a yoga studio in San Diego) a few years ago, and have been so inspired by his story. I gave this book to my mom to read recently, and she loved it too!

Warrior Pose is currently available on Amazon starting at $7.76. 

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Yoga Carriers. Any yoga lover who attends classes at a studio could use a convenient yoga carrier. I own this Gaiam on-the-go mat bag as well as the pictured above Aurorae yoga tote bag. The former is solely a mat carrier; the latter is bigger and has additional room for things like a towel and car keys.

Aurorae’s yoga totes are on currently on sale for $35. Gaiam’s bag currently retails on their website for $14.95. 

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Fabletics. I’ve been a big fan of the adorable, reasonably priced clothing from Fabletics all year long. I even published a review of my experience with Fabletics earlier this year here, and have purchased several more outfits from them since then. Take it from me – their stylish, comfy workout clothes are great for practicing yoga in!

You can give the gift of Fabletics in gift cards ranging from $50-250.  Check out their gift card page here. 

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Lotus Flower Jewelry. Often associated with yoga, the Lotus symbolizes spiritual growth and self realization. It’s associated with the ideas of compassion, beauty, knowledge, wisdom, light, life and enlightenment. The yogi in your life might appreciate a bracelet, necklace, anklet, or some other type of jewelry centering around the Lotus flower.

Amazon has a ton of Lotus flower jewelry available at a wide price range here. 

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Candles. I love having candles lit around my home, whether I’m practicing yoga or just relaxing watching a movie. I’m currently obsessed with Yankee Candle holiday scents, including Christmas Cookie and Vanilla Bourbon, and I also have been burning Aurorae aromatherapy candles for more meditative, calming scents.

Aurorae candle products range from $8.95-24.95. Yankee Candle products can range from $2-28. Smaller sized candles make for great stocking stuffers!

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Tell me… Have you ever been a member with a subscription-based website like Yoga Download? Any yoga/healthy living related products on your holiday wish list? 

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links for YogaDownload.com. While I received some of these products for free and purchased others just as an average customer, I genuinely love all of the products/services listed and wholeheartedly recommend them to you!