Get Rid of Your Yoga Mat?

So suggested a Style Section piece in today's New York Times.

“The ecstasy of yoga can’t be contained by a mat,” said Dana Flynn, a director of Laughing Lotus, a yoga studio in New York and San Francisco.

 Others talk about how the mat is just another symbol of what a commodity yoga has become.

I don't know.  I'm for the mat.  My mat.  And a set aside space.  It's not just symbolic. 

What do you think?  Mat or no mat?

Cool Yoga Candlesticks

Uncommon Goods is a great place for gifts. While looking for a birthday present for my aunt, I came across unusual and cute yoga candlesticks at Uncommon Goods. See them here.