Our Story
An innovative solution for yoga through the art of Ayurveda.
At Bennd, our passion for yoga, wellness, and the environment sparked a curiosity to create a company that would spur change in the yoga industry and beyond.
Imagine practicing on a yoga mat that supports your wellness at a cellular level. Close your eyes and place your hands at heart center. Take a deep breath, breathing in through your nose. Hold it. Now imagine that traditional Ayurvedic medicines are being absorbed into your skin, flowing through your body, creating positive change. Exhale. Open your eyes, look down at your beautiful, plant-dyed, hand-loomed, eco-friendly, all-natural yoga mat. We bet you're smiling, because we are too. We're so happy you're here. Together, we can be the catalyst for change.
Bennd is changing how people treat their bodies and minds with natural yoga mats, meditation tools, and textiles created in harmony with our planet.
We honor Ayurvedic practices and support local craftspeople by using handlooms and ethically sourced materials.
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Hand-spun
Our hand-spinning process produces the finest quality threads and textiles.
Hand-loomed
We keep our carbon footprint low and support local Indian craftspeople by crafting our yoga mats and textiles using traditional hand-looming artistry.
Hand-Dyed
All of our 100% ethically sourced raw cotton threads are hand-dyed without the use of machines.
We're inspired to create yoga mats and textiles that effect tangible change in your life.
OUr Benefits
All-Natural
Bennd yoga mats and accessories are made only with raw, ethically sourced, and natural materials, free of synthetics, carcinogens, phthalates, and other harmful chemical toxins that don't belong in your body.
Medicinal
Bennd textiles are dyed with natural Ayurvedic herbs scientifically proven to reduce inflammation, improve circulation, boost mental performance, and support immune and digestive health.
Spiritually Balanced
We practice the mind-body connection of the Gayatri Mantra through every step of production, enhancing its power by filling our warehouses with the sound of the chant every night.
We are an all-natural, medicinal, and eco-friendly yoga lifestyle brand founded on ancient Ayurvedic traditions.
OUr Benefits
All-Natural
Bennd yoga mats and accessories are made only with raw, ethically sourced, and natural materials, free of synthetics, carcinogens, pthalates, and other harmful chemical toxins that don't belong in your body.
Medicinal
Bennd textiles are dyed with natural Ayurvedic herbs scientifically proven to reduce inflammation, improve circulation, boost mental performance, and support immune and digestive health.
Spiritually Balanced
We practice the mind-body connection of the Gayatri Mantra through every step of production, enhancing its power by filling our warehouses with the sound of the chant every night.
Meet our Founder
Our founder, Heather Parkin, a health and wellness advocate and dedicated yogi, knows that yoga can do amazing things for the mind, body, and spirit. In her years of experience, she observed a major problem: Most yoga products on the market today are made with toxic synthetic materials and chemically dyed and treated. She realized that every time she practiced yoga, she was absorbing these chemicals and inhaling the fumes resulting from producing mats with synthetic materials. Even if the mats were made with natural materials, they were chemically dyed and treated or contained toxic binding agents. For Heather, this was an alarming discovery: The practice she relied on to support her health and wellness was having a negative effect on those very things.
Thus began her quest to create something better. Determined to find a healthier, more environmentally attuned way to create yoga mats. Combined with her knowledge and passion for holistic living, she has created a yoga mat and accessory line like no other, one that fosters balance and wellness from the first thread to the yoga studio.