I was yoga shamed.

[sarahswim]

My knees hurt so I use a studio mat plus my own mat. People who comment on what you do are stupid!!!

[Monica Geller]

Bitches!!

[ssmjlm]

WTF? Rule 1 in yoga is do what works for you. My old studio even encouraged double mats for comfort.

[lime]

WTF? I'm seriously irritated on your behalf.

I often double mat for comfort on hard flooring. I would seriously cut someone if they told me that my mat was "wrong".

And that would be after I busted out a full set of splits and a handstand to show them how this was working for me. Assholes.

[Deleted]

Oh screw them. I have that real fatty mat from Lululemon and it is awesome.

[Deleted]

Who cares what kind of mat you have?!

I'd like the squishy-er on too!

[sparkythelawyer]

well zen this, motherfuckers.

[trident0]

Squishy mats are harder for balance, which means you work harder to keep the pose. Therefore, you are  HARD CORE .

[justkly]

lol. I used to go to yoga with my grandma and the senior crowd took that shit way more serious than anyone that I've ever seen.

[elleblue]

"Are you sure thicker mats make balancing more difficult? I've never had an issue."

/hairflip

[lindsaymg]

I have a fatty mat and nobody at Bikram ever said anything to me. I love it and I would shrug off any comments. Rock the fatty sista!

[Deleted]

I specifically go to a yoga class because the instructor has knee problems so he never does kneeling poses. I hate when there's a sub who inevitably makes us do tons and tons of low lunges and balancing table.

[Deleted]

I was going to come down on the side of Pilates mags being for Pilates. Until you said all you were doing was meditating. For that, use whatever you want. It is harder to balance on a plush mat but that's really not an issue in a meditation class.

[Deleted]

Yoga is totally the wrong place for shaming of any kind. That's so wrong. Also I'm a fairly serious yogini and I have a pretty plush Jade mat (5/16") because it cushions my old lady knees and I like the balance challenge. If I am really struggling with a balancing pose, I can always stand on the studio floor.

Solidarity, sister.

Ps. I am drunk right now.

[sewpinkgal]

I'm pissy for you.

Keep checking out different classes, you'll eventually find one you love and then it will be all good.

[Deleted]

Namaste bitches. That is so anti-yoga. I'm sorry that happened.

[Deleted]

I go to a yoga class that was created for me!! The owner of the studio had been my personal trainer and I was having knee issues. She had the yoga instructor do a class geared towards my issues!! I love it!