Take your yoga on the road with these spectacular brands. Each of these yoga bags is made with love, style, and convenience in mind.
Check out these 9 yoga bags for the conscious yogi
1. Gunas
Since 2009, US-based Gunas has been making 100% vegan handbags. Their fashion-forward styles can take you from the gym or the studio through the rest of your day. Some essential recommendations include the all-purpose Kangaroo ($145), the Cougar Quilted backpack ($149), roomy Naomi ($145), or classic Bridgette ($149).
2. JLew
Made with love in NYC, JLew’s luxe and cruelty-free Triangle Top Totes ($395) and Welterweight Roll Top Duffles ($395) are consciously designed to carry athletic gear and more from workout to work to the weekend. The bags include zippered compartments and oversized pouch pockets to hold accessories, sneakers and sweaty clothes, and fit a yoga mat!
3. YESness
The team at YESness emphasizes ethical practices in manufacturing and makes their bags in the USA. Your mat can slide easily out of the roomy Crossbody Yoga Bag ($180), and cellphone pockets, inside water bottle holders and other compartments are user-friendly. The Kantha Crossbody Yoga Bag ($180) repurposes handmade vintage quilts, giving each one a unique design. The Canvas ($150) Ganesha Crossbody Yoga Bags come in a variety of colors.
4. Matt and Nat
Known for vegan handbags, briefcases, wallets, shoes, and more, Matt and Nat’s stylish and functional Gene Yoga Bag ($155) carries a mat in style and has a few extra zipper pockets for keys and essentials.
5. Yopa
This adjustable and versatile backpack-style Yoga Bag yoga mat bag ($49) comes in a variety of colors and features drawstrings, wrap straps, and an outer mesh compartment to pack essential props.
6. Chattra
Chattra founder Ann Mordine’s inspiration for the line came from years of travel in India. All bags are artisan-crafted in ethical Indian workshops and have illuminating orange details and evocative tassels.
Details on the Chandi Metallic Barrel Mat Bag ($48) include zip-close pockets, colorful mirrored tassels, a wooden bead zipper pull, and silver metallic screen printing.
Artisans hand-block the complex prints on the Black Bandhani Yoga Mat Bag ($48) and Ocean Jali Yoga Mat Bag ($48) whose roomy main compartment holds mats of all sizes.
Carry accessories, blocks, and props in the embroidered Black Brown Suzani Tote Bag ($34)
7. Hugger Mugger
The Journey Yoga Bag ($54.95) is durable and has pockets for everything, including a zippered compartment along the bottom for mat storage. The interior of the bag is roomy enough for props and interior zippered pockets hold valuables and keys.
8. Manduka
Suitable for carrying any size mat, the Manduka Wanderer Tote ($68) is a 100% cotton bag that can take you from class to the farmer’s market. Gussets provide strength and interior pockets hold your essentials.
The easy-to-tote Go Light ($46) lives up to its name with a zippered mat compartment and interior pockets, while the Go Steady ($68) features more pockets and compartments.
9. YogaOutlet
The fun and funky design of Yoga Outlet’s BoomBox Yoga Mat Bag ($50, on sale for $19.99) is a great reason to carry your mat in this bag. Best for standard size mats.
Sol + Selene’s quilted nylon Walk this Way Yoga Tote ($100, on sale for $69.95) features a lined interior, outer water bottle holder and room to strap on your standard-size yoga mat in style.
The vintage-inspired Wai Lana’s vinyl and nylon Retro Bag ($75) is practical with a two-way main compartment zipper, and multiple inside pockets to carry all your necessities along with your yoga mat.
Felicia Tomasko has spent more of her life practicing Yoga and Ayurveda than not. She first became introduced to the teachings through the writings of the Transcendentalists, through meditation, and using asana to cross-train for her practice of cross-country running. Between beginning her commitment to Yoga and Ayurveda and today, she earned degrees in environmental biology and anthropology and nursing, and certifications in the practice and teaching of yoga, yoga therapy, and Ayurveda while working in fields including cognitive neuroscience and plant biochemistry. Her commitment to writing is at least as long as her commitment to yoga. Working on everything related to the written word from newspapers to magazines to websites to books, Felicia has been writing and editing professionally since college. In order to feel like a teenager again, Felicia has pulled out her running shoes for regular interval sessions throughout Southern California. Since the very first issue of LA YOGA, Felicia has been part of the team and the growth and development of the Bliss Network.