Honor the Season, Deepen Your Practice 🌿

Your Bennd mat is more than a surface—it’s a living textile, hand-loomed and infused with Ayurvedic herbs that evolve with you. Just as your body changes with the seasons, so too does your mat’s feel, grip, and energy. When you attune your yoga practice and mat care to the rhythms of nature, you create a powerful opportunity for deeper grounding and connection.

This guide will show you how to care for your herbal yoga mat throughout the year—while embracing rituals that help preserve the beauty of its medicinal dyes, enhance grip, and align your body with the seasonal pulse of Ayurveda.

🌸 Spring Awakening: Refresh and Reconnect

What’s happening: The body slowly warms up after winter, but skin may still be dry. Grip can feel elusive early in practice.

Try this ritual:

• Lightly mist your palms and feet with water or a rose/vetiver spray before beginning. Cotton responds beautifully to moisture.

• Use Bennd’s raised hand grip lines to explore your balance and alignment.

• Wash once during this season with cool water and our provided Soap Nut Powder to remove any buildup. Let it air dry by hanging in the shade or over a shower curtain rod.

✨ Related Read: Ask Bennd: Why Is Grip So Important and How Can It Improve Your Technique?

🔥 Summer & Pitta Season: Cool the Heat, Preserve the Herbs

What’s happening: More sweat, more natural grip—but also more wear on dyes.

Try this ritual:

• If practicing outside, practice early or late to avoid UV damage during intense sun.

• After a sweaty session, hang your mat to dry in the shade. Avoid overexposure to direct light, which can fade natural dyes like Turmeric or Madder Root and weaken the medicinal herbs.

• Slow your flow to maintain form. Increased sweat means more grip—perfect for refining transitions and inversions.

🌿 Dive deeper: The Medicinal Benefits of Our Dye Herbs

🍂 Autumn Reset: Grounding with Intention

What’s happening: Vata season brings wind, dryness, and potential imbalance.

Try this ritual:

• Return to foundational poses. Think slower movement, steady breath, and rooted hands and feet.

• Use this time to write new intentions and tuck them into your Bennd bolster or meditation pillow.

• Clean only if necessary—once every month or every other month is usually sufficient.

❄️ Winter Restore: Nourish, Don’t Over-Wash

What’s happening: Grip may feel low at the start due to cold and dry conditions.

Try this ritual:

• Spray your palms before your first Down Dog to activate moisture and traction.

• Store your mat rolled around a wooden dowel or lay it flat in a dry, warm room.

• Avoid frequent washing—cotton is resilient but needs rest too.

🛁 Mat Care Refresher: Ask Bennd: What’s the Best Way to Clean My Mat?

🌿 Align With Nature, Practice With Purpose

Tending to your Bennd mat with seasonal rituals is an act of reverence—for your practice, for the earth, and for the ancient Ayurvedic traditions woven into every fiber. By syncing your mat care and movement with the rhythms of the year, you’ll enjoy better grip, more vibrant herbs, and a deeper mind-body connection.

Remember: your mat is a guide. Let each season invite you to slow down, listen closely, and return to your center.

Would you like to explore more about the herbs in your mat? Start here: The Power Behind Bennd’s Herbal Formula