Yoga Props 101: what are Yoga Blankets?

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hello everybody my name is cassie and i am a 200 hour yoga instructor based in southern new york and welcome to another episode quote unquote in my series of videos on yoga props so i've already done quite a few of them and i will have a link to each video in the description box below but today we're going to talk all about yoga blankets so it might seem crazy to think right maybe it's like a marketing ploy that they have blankets just for yoga and to an extent these are really just like mexican style blankets and they let me tell you they're really great and what i love about these blankets is that they're nice and thick i mean they're not fleecy but they're very durable and you can do all sorts of things with these blankets so yes you could cover yourself with them at the end of class right like get nice and cozy in your shavasana but they also make great pillows so if you're lying down on your back you can have one under your head or you can sit on them so i'll just show you what i mean so a lot of times in yoga class we sit with legs crossed or even with legs out in front and it can be quite nice to have a little bit of extra cushioning underneath you so i'm going to actually turn to the side just so you can see that blanket from another angle right so that lifts your hips up a little bit so maybe now you feel more comfortable in your back and spine as you sit down so that's one of the many ways i love to use blankets so while i do think that these yoga blankets are worth the investment you don't necessarily have to buy one at least not right away any blankets you have in your home will work perfectly and there have been days especially when i'm doing a very cozy restorative yoga practice where i'll bring in like four or five blankets just to like get into this little cocoon of comfort and some of them are yoga blankets and some of them i just pulled right off my bed just to kind of add to that experience so really this is more of a luxury prop so if you choose to invest it's well worth it but you will manage just fine without alrighty so thank you so much for tuning in to today's video and next time i see you we're going to talk about something called the eye pillow bye for now