Yantra Mat Product Review
Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 5:00PM 
After seeing adverts and testimonials in a few places, I caved and purchased the Yantra Mat. I've since seen a few spin-offs of the same thing. The Yantra Mat is based on the concept of a bed of nails (believed to be used by ancient Yogis and Gurus for healing and meditation) so we think there is a long tradition of people laying on multiple pointy objects for health benefits. The Yanta Mat uses plastic pointy bits (210 flowers with 42 calibrated points for a total of 8,820 acupressure contact points) and I'm not going to lie. The first time I tried it, it was very painful. I only lasted about 5 minutes, if that. However, you do need to build up your tolerance. Over a week period I built up each night to 15 minutes.
Herbert Ponting's 1907 photograph of "a fakir in Benares" (Varanasi, India)After using the Yantra Mat every night for a few weeks I noticed a propensity to want to fall asleep on it. I'd come a long way from a few painful minutes to wanting to lay there for hours. However, the best part is when I get up off the Yantra Mat. I can feel all of my blood rushing around and it feels wonderful. I read testimonials where people felt that the Yantra Mat helped them sleep better or feel more invigorated. For me the energy was more neutral. I just plain felt better. If I was going to sleep then it helped me relax before getting into bed. If I was staying up to work on my aromatherapy homework then it helped me feel more alert. Whatever mood I was going for, the Yantra Mat helped facilitate it.
What I liked the most about the Yantra Mat was that it added relaxation to my evening rituals. I now download a meditation podcast and use my time on the Yantra Mat to meditate. It's a very important part to my daily routine.
Reader Comments (1)
I've just discovered your blog through twitter and it's great to find more like minds out there! I'm really curious about these mats! I've tried one out for a few minutes but something really draws me to them! You might have persuaded me to get one! My blog is http://beskincareful.blogspot.com/ I'd love it if you'd like to take a look.
Thanks Sarah BEskincareful.