2.  Catherine Mirabilio, an educator who has taught
culinary arts to diverse audiences, likes to stay in
shape through yoga. Catherine Mirabilio enjoys both
taking yoga classes and practicing poses on her
own.
Keeping a yoga mat in good, clean condition can
help practitioners keep their annual yoga expenses
relatively low. A yoga mat should come with the
manufacturer’s specific instructions on how to clean
it, although there are a few general steps a person
can take to keep a mat clean. Using a spray bottle
filled with two cups of water and a few drops of dish
soap is an effective way to clean a slightly dirty mat.

3.  The solution should be directly applied to any
soiled areas and dried with a towel or terry
cloth before being hung up to dry.
A mat in need of a more intensive cleaning
can be submerged in warm water
supplemented with a light dose of cleaning
detergent. Soap should be kept to a minimum
as it can saturate the material and make the
mat too slippery for use. After submersion, a
person can squeeze out the absorbed water
and lay the mat flat over a towel to dry,
occasionally rolling the mat up to further
squeeze out moisture.