Posted by: Dex
7:23am
Hey Izz, what are you doing?
A Regular Helping of GREENS
MARCH 19, 2009
Posted by: Dex
Posted by: Izz
7:25am
I'm practicing yoga. It's good exercise, and it helps me relax. Plus yoga can also be good for the planet!
Posted by: Dex
7:29am
How can stretching on a mat help the environment?
Posted by: Izz
7:31am
It's not the stretching that helps, it's how and where you do it. I heard that a group of yoga teachers have come together to figure out how to turn their studios green.
Posted by: Dex
7:35am
Are they ... painting them?
Posted by: Izz
7:37am
Not that kind of green! Green yoga studios print schedules on recycled paper, install energy-saving lightbulbs, and use natural cleaning supplies instead of ones with chemicals.
Posted by: Dex
7:40am
Oh, I get it... we try to do those things at home, too! But what if I can't go to a special yoga studio?
Posted by: Izz
7:42am
If you practice at home, you can be kinder to the earth through your yoga mat! Most mats are made with PVC, a kind of plastic that stays in landfills forever, but mats made of cotton or natural rubber are biodegradable — that means they'll eventually break down.
Posted by: Dex
7:44am
Awesome. Hey, what was that pose you were doing before?
Posted by: Izz
7:48am
Cobra.
Posted by: Dex
7:49am
Cool, let me try! Hisssss...
Posted by: Izz
7:53am
Dex, you're supposed to STRETCH, not wiggle around like a snake.
Posted by: Dex
7:55am
Thissssss is fun! I love green yoga!
