Yogis and Yoginis - What is your favorite yoga mat?

[sigmadiva]

I've decided to become more serious about my yoga practice, so I am in the process of looking for a better quality yoga mat. The one I have been using over the last 10 years or so, off and on (more off than on), is an inexpensive one that came as part of a beginners box - mat, blocks and strap. It's fine, but now I need to upgrade.

I'm deciding between Manduka's eKO lite mat and Lululemon's The Mat. I've been doing a lot of Vinyasa flow yoga, but I'm going to try warm Hatha yoga.


Any suggestions? All opinions welcome.

BTW - in my internet research, most people are split between Manduka and Jade, where a lot of these people seem to be doing hot yoga 3 - 4 times a week. I'm not that intense. I'm looking for a good mat that I will use at the studio once a week, and at home for practice.