Eco Mats?

[bohemianmoon]

Hello. I'm a long time listener, first time caller.
Hopefully that is humorous to more than just me. ;)

Anyway, I recently realized that my beloved kitten has chewed my yoga block and mat nearly to pieces, much to my dismay. I hadn't used them in a week or two, partly because she nips at my feet and hands when I do yoga. I am thus on a quest to find a new block and mat, and am discovering that a lot of so-called eco yoga tools have appeared since I purchased my Gaiam PVC mat several years ago. I've been searching around and reading reviews, but am wondering if anyone here has any suggestions for me. I'm unfortunately a little broke right now and find some of the prices quite a bit above my budget (up to maybe $30).
Issues I'm seeing in reviews are not being sticky (particularly a Savasa eco mat), being heavy (the natural rubber ones, apparently), poor durability (the TPE mats?) and smell, though I'm pretty sure that fades with airing out.
I saw that Bean has a PER mat that's fairly affordable...though I'm kind of sad it doesn't have the pretty reversable/two sided colors that some other mats have. :)

Anyway hello, and any suggestions welcome.

p.s. Any tips for stopping yoga-time kitten attacks welcome.

Comments

[bohemianmoon]

I've used that once or twice for other things. I think during yoga I'm trying to be relaxed, and dealing with kitten makes it a little less so. My previous cat would wind around me a little and then settle to meditate on the sofa, which was kind of nice and I wish she'd do that. Thank you for the suggestion. :)

[rydra_wong]

I think kittens are not nearly as meditative as older cats *g*.

It might be helpful to consider it this way: it must be terribly frustrating and puzzling for her when you're on the floor doing all these interesting things but refusing to play with her. It's going to be kinder to her to put her in another room with lots of toys for a bit.