Valeo Yoga Kit :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Comfy

2008-09-15
I like the mat. Feels soft under my feet when I'm doing Yoga. I do wish I had gotten a wider one.

Great product and great value for the kit

2008-08-23
I think that this kit is a great value for the money. That mat is comfortable and seems sturdy. Would recommend for others to purchase.

great kit!

2008-06-13
i bought this for my inlaws who are new yoga. one of the best deals on a yoga kit period! good quality mat, blocks, and strap. and the bag is big enough to hold all the equipment it comes with!

Very satisfied.

2008-04-08
I am satisfied with what I received: the matt, two blocks and the bag that can carry everything.

Good Value

2008-03-14
This is a good value for the money overall, but I was disappointed when my kit arrived that the mat and blocks were a different color purple from each other. The yoga strap is natural in color as well, not white, as pictured. Also, the poster is pretty lame. I've had the kit for over a year now and it's holding up well to my almost daily use. The mat is showing lines where it will eventually split all the way through, though. I don't know how much longer I have until that happens, but that happens to the best of mats, I'm sure.

This is a good deal for the money. It would have been nice if the color was that as represented in the picture on the website. I did end up contacting amazon and Valeo about it. I would have had to take a $10 loss through shipping costs to get any refund, so it clearly wasn't worth it. In the end, this works just fine & looks aren't everything.

Healthful Helper

2008-02-28
Yoga KitSticky mat 24" x 68"72" woven cotton strap with buckleTwo firm foam blocks 3" x 6" x 9"Nylon tote bag with shoulder strapYoga instruction chartWashable

Valeo Yoga Mat

2008-01-14
I bought this kit because I need the yoga bricks and strap. I am happy with the kit because it was a really great price. The mat is rather thin so I only use it when traveling. I already had a nice thick foam mat though.

Very 'plastic', but ok for the price.

2007-12-02
If you want to buy a cheap yoga set and don't mind very artificial textures, this one is ok. In hindsight I would recommend just buying a better-quality mat - I ended up not using the rest of the components of the pack.

Bargain!

2007-11-25
The mat is a little bit thin. However, this is my fist yoga mat, so maybe it should be not that thick. Well, it is cheap. So good bargain. The smell is not so heavy and it is gone after several hours if you lay it and keep the window open.

Alaternatives to PVC yoga mats

2007-09-11
I discovered after receiving this item that the sticky mat is made of 90% PVC (polyvinyl chloride) by contacting Valeo re the product. PVC is dangerous to our health and environment from start to finish - in the factory, at home, and in the trash - releasing poisonous chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects. (I should have checked this prior to purchasing it, that was my error.) My hope is to make other shoppers aware that there are numerous healthy and eco friendly alternatives out there. (Gaiam, Enviromat, Prana, & so many more.) If you are doing yoga for your health and well being than it only makes sense that you are doing it on a material that supports that goal (as well as honoring our planet - PVC is so incongruent with the practice of yoga). Perhaps Valeo will phase it out if enough consumers let them know why they didn't choose their product.