HAPPY FACED YOGA TOWELS
Hot and sweaty. Slow and stretchy. Somewhere in between. We make three different towels for yoga because apparently one rectangle can't solve every problem.
NAMA-STAY DRY
QUICK ANSWER
Depends on what you're asking the towel to do. Need traction? Go Super Grip. Want to cover the mat without silicone? Go Large. Just need something nearby to deal with the sweat? Small gets the job done without taking over your bag.
PICK YOUR RECTANGLE
Your practice decides which one makes sense. Revolutionary stuff, we know.
The full-mat option built for hot yoga, sweaty flow, gentler sessions, Pilates, stretching, and people who would prefer not to unexpectedly discover the splits.
Big enough to cover a yoga mat without the silicone grip system. Soft, absorbent, quick drying, and useful for about a hundred other things when class is over.
Keep it beside the mat for hands, face, forehead, equipment, mysterious floor puddles, and the moment you realize the room is approximately the temperature of soup.
THE SPECIALIZED ONE
Most yoga towels get one assignment: absorb sweat. Super Grip has two. Keep the towel from moving on the mat, and help keep you from moving on the towel.
TWO-WAY GRIP SYSTEM
The Super Grip works differently depending on how you're moving and how much you're sweating. Same towel. Flip it over. Completely different job.
HOT + SWEATY
Put the silicone pattern against your yoga mat. It helps anchor the towel and reduce sliding and bunching underneath you. As class heats up and the micro-suede gets damp, the surface develops more traction beneath your hands and feet.
More sweat. More grip. Possibly several regrettable life decisions involving heated rooms.
SLOW + STEADY
Gentle flow, stretching, mat Pilates, or a lower-sweat class? Turn the silicone pattern upward. Your hands and feet meet the grip directly, so you don't have to wait until you're sweating buckets for traction.
Same towel. Less sauna.
NAMA-STAY DRY
Yoga is apparently unwilling to be one thing. Neither are these towels. Hot rooms, slow flows, Pilates, stretching, studio classes, backyard sessions, travel. Pick the amount of towel and grip you actually need.
WHY USE ONE?
RECTANGLE DEPARTMENT
Enough math to make an informed decision. Not enough to ruin yoga.
Full-mat coverage with reversible silicone grip.
Covers the mat without a dedicated grip system.
Sweat towel. Face towel. Keep-it-next-to-the-mat towel.
Hot yoga, vinyasa, gentle flow, Pilates, stretching, travel.
COMMON QUESTIONS
If you want full-mat coverage plus grip, the Super Grip is the specialized option. Use it silicone-side down so the grip pattern helps anchor the towel to the mat. As sweat builds, the micro-suede surface develops more traction beneath your hands and feet.
Flip it silicone-side up. In lower-sweat classes, the silicone pattern becomes the direct traction surface beneath your hands and feet, so you don't need moisture to create grip.
Not necessarily. If slipping and bunching are your main problems, the Super Grip makes sense. If you simply want to cover your mat and absorb sweat, a Large Sidekick may be all you need.
Yep. A Large Sidekick measures 36" × 72" and works well when you want full-length towel coverage without silicone grip. It also remains a useful beach, travel, gym, camping, and general-life towel once you leave the studio.
That's Small Sidekick territory. At 20" × 40", it's easy to keep beside the mat for your hands, face, equipment, or whatever part of you is currently leaking.
It measures 26" × 72" and is designed to provide full-length coverage on most standard yoga mats.
Yes. It works for mat Pilates, stretching, gentle flow, vinyasa, heated sessions, and other mat-based workouts where sweat management or additional traction is useful.
Machine wash cold with mild detergent. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Skip bleach and fabric softener so the micro-suede surface and silicone grip can keep doing their jobs.
FINAL POSE
Need grip? Super Grip. Need coverage? Large. Need something to mop up the evidence? Small. Enlightenment sold separately.