Technically, you don't need any props to practice yoga, but for many (myself included), props are helpful tools that make yoga more adaptive to our unique bodies and needs. Accordingly, their purpose is to enhance, strengthen, and add sukha (ease) to your practice. 

It is also important to note that while props are helpful, they can also be expensive. As a result, I've provided inexpensive at home options for you in the descriptions that follow.

Before we get started, however, I find it important to note that, if you asked me to use props at the beginning of my yoga practice, I would have turned up my nose - because, as a novice, I was under the impression that yoga props were “crutches.”

Now that I’m a yoga teacher with 10+ years of practice under my belt, however, let me tell you why I was oh so very wrong - and why I think that everyone should play with props on the regular:

With a seemingly never-ending list of options, finding the best yoga gear and accessories is difficult, to say the least. Not only are there tons of options from which to choose, but it’s also hard to sift through the clutter to see what will actually help your practice, what accessories are the longest-lasting, and what’s just for show.

The following list highlights tried and true products that I’ve found to best support my yoga practice, as well as a few “extras” that I like to have in my space for good energy and to promote a tranquil environment. Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift for the yogi in your life, or the right props and/or accessories to support your own practice, you’re in the right place.

Let’s get real for a minute.

You’ve decided you want to start doing yoga at home (or maybe even at your local yoga studio), so you throw on your favorite leggings, grab your yoga mat and water bottle, and search for your favorite Wild Yogi Studio class. You are ALL IN, baby.

This practice is the one that’s going to kickstart your new yoga habit: You’re going to practice every day or x times per week, and you’re going to feel so good and everything is just feeling awesome; your motivation is at an all time high, and you’re doin the damn thing. *cue applause*