Before cork yoga mats were a category, there was the Original. Yoloha founder Chris Willey built it out of his garage, frustrated with synthetic mats that smelled like chemicals, slipped when he sweated, and fell apart inside a year. More than a decade later, the Original is still the mat that defined the cork yoga mat category — and it's still one of the best-performing cork mats on the market.

The Original's cork surface grips better when wet — which sounds counterintuitive until you try it. Sweat doesn't make cork slick the way it makes rubber and PVC slick. It makes cork stickier. So even in heated vinyasa, even mid-chaturanga with damp hands, the mat holds. Our signature Plant Foam bottom gives you enough cushion to protect knees and wrists without losing the stability you need in standing poses.