Thank You For Supporting Us

We have now been making and selling our 6 ft round yoga mats for over 1 1/2 years.  Thank you everyone for supporting our little company.

Since starting this adventure we have added a DVD, Mat Cleaner, Yoga Pads, and a special mat bag to carry the mat.

I know that the other company (I can't say their name because I was sent a letter from their lawyer) who sells a round mat is selling it for a few dollars less.  I am unable to lower my price any more as I don't have the resources to compete pricewise with the bigger company.  But in the spirit of yoga if you really want one of our mats and the cost is just to high please get in touch with us so we can make it affordable for you.

My whole idea for creating this mat was to help you be more creative and want to build a home practice.  Over 1200 mats later I am hoping that is what is happening.

If you would like to read the whole story about the bigger guy taking advantage of the smaller business please go to our first few posts from September 2009.

Thank you again for your support!

Namaste

Desiree

KIVA

KIVA is such an amazing organizaton and they make to so easy to help someone out by giving money for a loan.  Check it out.  Here is info on our latest loan.  We will continue to give a portion of our mat sales to KIVA or another charitable organization.

Namaste

http://www.kiva.org/lend/212068

ocation:	Maendeleo, Kenya		Repayment Term:	14 months (more info)
Activity:	Used Clothing		Repayment Schedule:	Monthly
Loan Use:	To purchase a bale of clothes and clothing materials.		Currency Exchange Loss:	Possible
			Default Protection:	Not Covered

Zena is a married woman with three children who all attend school. She has been operating her business of selling second hand clothes from door to door to her neighbors and passersby for five years. With the 30,000 KES she wants to purchase a bale of clothes and clothing materials.

She faces the challenges of seasonality, especially the months of May and June during the rainy season when only heavy clothing are on sale. Zena hopes to build her own house someday in her life.

She decided to join Yehu so as to get a loan to boost her business and improve her way of living.

Zena rents a house with electricity and piped water. Her greatest monthly expense is food. 

Free Shipping Through June 13

For 3 days only we will be offering free shipping on single mat orders (U.S. shipping only excluding Hawaii and Alaska).
Just in time for Fathers Day!

KIVA $25 goes a long way in many countries. Mandala Yoga Mat is proud to be a lender.

When ever you purchase something from Mandala Yoga Mat we will be giving to KIVA.  Great orginization.
Namaste

Location:	Bogotà, Colombia		Repayment Term:	14 months (more info)
Activity:	Manufacturing		Repayment Schedule:	Monthly
Loan Use:	To buy leather and its derivatives as well as raw materials to launch a new collection of purses, wallets and cellular phone carrying cases.		Currency Exchange Loss:	Covered
			Default Protection:	Not Covered

For Jenny Paola Sierra her parents’ experience in micro export has been very valuable in her development as a young entrepreneur: she designs and manufactures her own line of leather wallets, purses and accessories. At the age of 27 she has quite a bit of future projection and vision from the city of Bogotá to the world; she lives in this capital city’s San Fernando neighborhood and it is here where she is making her first inroads.

She is currently applying for her 4th loan which she’ll use to buy leather and its derivatives as well as other raw materials to launch a new collection of purses, wallets and cellular phone carrying cases.

When Jenny started out in 2000 she trained as a designer and then started out with a firm first step: she was an exhibitor at the 2006 Exporartesanias Fair where she showed a line of diversified products like coin purses and cell phone carrying cases. Gradually she has been expanding citywide.

She is a client of Fundación Mario Santo Domingo and has used loans to buy equipment that has drastically reduced her production time; her products have become known in the Dominican Republic.

Her greatest dream is to establish herself in foreign markets, to continue expanding and becoming known in other parts of the world.

Her greatest challenge is the fluctuations in value of the dollar and often not having sufficient capital available to fill all the orders she has from important Colombian customers.

New Kiva Donation

Another KIVA donation.   Give a little help a lot.  :  )

Namaste

About the Loan

(For privacy reasons, the Field Partner has requested that last name be undisclosed)

Location:	Masindi, Uganda		Repayment Term:	9 months (more info)
Activity:	Clothing Sales		Repayment Schedule:	Monthly
Loan Use:	To buy clothes, shoes, socks and suitcases for her shop		Currency Exchange Loss:	Possible
			Default Protection:	Not Covered

Monica is a mother to three children. She lives in a family of four people which she looks after together with her husband.

Monica operates a clothing shop in Masindi, Uganda, and has come a long way to reach that level, having started with very little stock two years back.

Monica hopes to grow even further in her business with the help of credit facilities from HOFOKAM, despite the competition and the high cost of renting in the area. With the loan, she intends to buy clothes, shoes, socks and suitcases to sell in her shop.

Monica dreams of living in her own home away from renting and says she is working on it. 

Close out sale on Mandala Yoga Mat 2nds

We have quite a few 2nds in all three of our colors and we need to make some room in our barn.  So for only $49 you can get a beautiful 6 foot round yoga mat that is perfectly fine except for the odd discoloration in the material.

Namaste

All 3 colors for the Mandala Yoga Mat Bags

We now have all three colors for the Mandala Yoga Mat Bags!!!!  Royal Blue,  Deep Green and Vibrant Purple.  Check out our combo prices on our website.

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