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Namaste Thursday

June 20, 2013 By: Sparkle Cat34 Comments

This yoga mat is wasted on my human

Does your human do yoga? Mine does, and boy is she terrible! She is not flexible and graceful like I am. I try helping her by rubbing up against her during poses like Downward Facing Dog and Pigeon, but she does not appreciate my help. Which is very dumb of her, since all cats are natural born yogis. And I don’t even have a mat to practice on — I’ve been doing all my poses on the rug and scratchers!

A bag AND a gift!

Well, all that changed a few days ago when I got an early birthday gift from my friend Pippy!

I can't wait to do Shavasana on this!

It’s my very own Yoga Cat Mat!

This pose keeps her youthful!

Do you kitties know Pippy? If you don’t, you really should meet her! She is a yoga master, which means she is even more experienced at yoga than most kitties! Look above — her Lioncat pose is amazing! Pippy is the head of the Feline Yogi company that makes Yoga Cat Mats like the one I received. She also has a blog, in which she enlightens kitties and humans alike!

Her one-pointed focus is amazing

Here she is doing no-legged loaf pose on one of her very own yoga mats.

I think I am trying too hard

That pose is harder than it looks — as you can see, my form needs work here! I’m glad I have this mat to practice on now! It is also great for scratching on, or relaxing or playing on. There is even a catnip-filled twine ball to help you reach higher planes of consciousness.

She is a trouble master

It is even fun for kitties who aren’t into the discipline of yoga.

I am doing upward-facing kitty

And guess what? Pippy is offering a generous 20% discount on these awesome Yoga Cat Mats at her Etsy shop! Just go to the Feline Yogi Shop and use the code SPARKLE101 to get your discount. This discount is good until July 3, 2013.

I love my Yoga Cat Mat!

Every cat should have his or her own Yoga Cat Mat! They make awesome gifts too!

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Comments

  1. Feline Yogi says

    June 21, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    A yoga mat for goats is an excellent idea! You should design one Priscilla. Would you call it Caprine Yogi?? ~~ Pippy the Feline Yogini

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  2. Savannah says

    June 21, 2013 at 8:59 am

    OMC!!! I simply MUST have a yoga mat! Mom tried yoga but doesn’t like it as much as Pilates. She goes to a class cuz she doesn’t really like exercising at home…just napping with me…heh…heh…paw pats, Savannah

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  3. Famous SpokesGoat Pricilla says

    June 21, 2013 at 3:26 am

    Wow! We goats do yoga all the time!

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    • Sparkle says

      June 21, 2013 at 10:30 am

      Maybe somebody needs to come up with yoga mats for goats.

      Reply
  4. The Poupounette Gang says

    June 21, 2013 at 12:24 am

    Your very own yoga mat? Now that’s what we call classy!

    Purrs,
    The Chans

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  5. Emma and Buster says

    June 20, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    Oh what a cute little yoga mat. Our mama keeps talking about taking yoga classes in like forever and she is too lazy to follow through. Maybe we should just teach her.

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  6. Baby Tali says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:46 pm

    Miss Pippy is so cute..you are so lucky Sparkle..That Binga just loves to take over things doesn’t she? MOL

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  7. Team Tabby says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    Pippy looks great on that pink yoga mat!

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  8. Mark's Mews says

    June 20, 2013 at 5:55 pm

    You are gonna do GREAT yoga poses on that lovely mat.

    BTW, a reply to your comment: Yeah, we DO keep TBT busy in the garden. I (Iza) watch him outdoors and point out problems he would like to ignore. Marley shows him where all the mole hills amd mousie exits are. Ayla watches from indoors mostly but from her windowsill, she she the flowers in ways he doesn’t and makes good sugestions

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  9. meowmeowmans says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    That yoga mat sure is great, Sparkle! We don’t know Pippy yet; we’ll go meet her, and tell her we’re your pals. 🙂

    Hugs!

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  10. Flynn says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:10 pm

    Humans could learn a lot if they watched our yoga more carefully.

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  11. Clooney says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Wow, your own Yogi/Yoga mat, how cool is that Sparkle! Love it! We need to get Neytiri one for her Yogalates!

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  12. Layla Morgan Wilde (Cat Wisdom 101) says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:40 pm

    Just don’t do downward dog ‘kay? Our mat is in the mail and can’t wait to have Yogini Odin test it.

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  13. Sweet Purrfections says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:01 pm

    You mean we kitties are expected to exercise!!!

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  14. Sue Brandes says

    June 20, 2013 at 2:22 pm

    What a great idea. A yoga mat for kitties. 😀

    Reply
  15. Colehaus Cats says

    June 20, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    Your own mat is a wonderful idea! And a soothing color for you too. We’re rushing over to the shop to check it right this minute!

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  16. Brian says

    June 20, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    Sometimes cats and mats are not good, but that one looks like fun! I only tried yoga once, and I hurt my butt.

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  17. William says

    June 20, 2013 at 12:34 pm

    How nice! And the color is just right for you, Sparkle! (Sorry, Binga.)

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  18. Jobi and Fisher says

    June 20, 2013 at 11:25 am

    Yoga keeps passing through my head. I know it would be great for me…. I will definitely start watching the amazing Pippy for some good pointers. Oh, and you, too, Sparkle – now that you have your own mat. Namaste.

    Reply
  19. Cheysuli says

    June 20, 2013 at 11:06 am

    I must have my very own yoga mat to work with my human. She hates it when I lie upon hers when she is trying to do downward dog or cat/cow, both poses I find offensive. After all, why be a dog? And why combine cats with cows?

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  20. BeadedTail says

    June 20, 2013 at 10:35 am

    Our mommy has never done yoga even though we try to show her poses every day. That’s a cool kitty yoga mat though! We hope your human takes note of your poses on your new mat!

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  21. Pasha says

    June 20, 2013 at 10:29 am

    We think Pippy nailed that lion-cat pose!

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  22. Sammy says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:44 am

    Love Pippy’s expression in her photos….! What a lovely birthday gift Sparkle – isn’t it nice when you start getting prezzies ahead of time and in time and even after time? You’re a lucky girl and SOOOOOOOOOOO deserving!

    Kitty Hugs, Sammy

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  23. Tamago says

    June 20, 2013 at 8:45 am

    That is an awesome yoga mat! My boys love yoga, too. I wish I were flexible as them!

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  24. Kitties Blue says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:47 am

    We love to help our mommy when she gets on the floor to do her P.T. exercises, so now she shuts herself in the guest room most of the time. The most fun is trying to grab the straw from her mouth that she uses for breathing. MOL. What a cutie Pippy is. Thanks for introducing us. Purrs and hugs, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette

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  25. Selina says

    June 20, 2013 at 7:10 am

    Oh how cute! I help MomKatt with her floorwork, too, but it just makes her giggle and pet me. MOL

    PURRZ!
    Selina

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  26. Small Town Mommy says

    June 20, 2013 at 6:49 am

    Our cats enjoy doing yoga on their scratching loungers. I think they like being able to yoga and scratch at the same time.

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  27. Toby & Leia says

    June 20, 2013 at 6:09 am

    That mat looks really cool. Mom? Can we have one??

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  28. Laila and Minchie says

    June 20, 2013 at 5:46 am

    That yoga cat mat looks like it would be very comfy to do almost anything on.

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  29. Madi and Mom says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:52 am

    How Timely Sparkle mom was just on the floor last night (and she could hardly get up) doing some weird things. Of course the floor is my domain so I had to check it out and lo and behold out of no where came her right leg just missing my head…..lousy form indeed
    Hugs Madi your BFFF

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  30. The Island Cats says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:18 am

    The mom wants to start doing yoga. Ha! We just wanna watch her try to get into all those funny positions. We’re the yoga masters around here…we think we need one of those mats!

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  31. Hannah and Lucy says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:18 am

    We are going to study Pippy’s yoga moves and Mum says if we are good and do them everyday she will get us a mat – now where are our sweat bands we’d better put them on before we start.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  32. Marg says

    June 20, 2013 at 3:09 am

    Oh that Pippy is too cute. We sure will visit her blog and get some good yoga moves. TwoTwo will be very interested in that. That does look like such a nice Yoga mat. Take care.

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  33. The Kitties of Purring Pines says

    June 20, 2013 at 2:48 am

    Our mommy is terrible too! We can’t help her either … Wow! Who knew we had our own mats!

    Reply

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