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Best Yoga Mat for Beginners
New to Yoga? Discover the best Yoga mat for beginners with superior grip, joint support, and alignment guidance. Start your practice confidently with Liforme.
The best Yoga mat for beginners combines support, comfort, and durability. At Liforme, we know how important it is to start your Yoga journey on the right foundation.
Liforme's beginner-friendly Yoga mats are designed to make your practice more comfortable and stable, giving you the freedom to focus on learning and improving. Discover what matters most in a yoga mat for beginners and how Liforme can help you build a strong, confident practice.
What should Beginners look for in a Yoga mat?
Non-slip Grip
A mat with excellent grip keeps your hands and feet in place during poses, reducing the risk of slips and falls. This stability allows beginners to focus on learning the movements without fear of losing balance.
Soft Cushioning
Your joints are important, especially as a beginner. Look for a Yoga mat with enough cushioning to make poses feel comfortable, so your wrists and knees feel supported. The right Yoga mat helps you practice longer and more comfortably.
Alignment Support
Yoga mats with alignment guides give you visual cues to position your hands and feet correctly, making it easier to learn poses accurately, build proper form, and reduce the risk of injury - even when practicing on your own at home.
Balanced Thickness
Thickness matters: too thin can feel hard and uncomfortable, while too thick can make balancing more difficult. A beginner Yoga should typically offer a balanced thickness that cushions your joints while keeping you stable. For most Yogis, a standard thickness of around 4 to 5mm provide sufficient cushioning for joints while still allowing for a stable foundation during poses.
Why are Liforme Yoga Mats ideal for Beginners?
At Liforme, we understand the importance of starting your Yoga journey with the right foundation. Our beginner-friendly Yoga mats were designed to provide excellent grip, stability, and cushioning to help you maintain poses with confidence and ease.
Exceptional Non-Slip Grip
When you’re just starting Yoga, slipping in poses like Downward Dog can be frustrating and discouraging. Losing your footing can make it harder to focus, slow your progress, and even shake your confidence. That’s why having a mat with reliable grip is essential.
Liforme’s GripForMe® non-slip technology keeps your hands and feet firmly in place, so you can focus on learning poses, improving your form, and enjoying your practice, without worrying about slipping or losing balance.
Unique Alignment Cues
Getting alignment right as a beginner can be tricky, and small mistakes can make poses harder or even lead to discomfort.
Liforme’s AlignForMe® design provides clear visual guides on the mat, helping you place your hands and feet correctly every time. With this guidance, you can build proper posture, maintain symmetry, and practice safely - all without having to constantly look up at a teacher or screen.
Balanced Cushioning for Joint Protection
The Liforme Yoga Mats strike the perfect balance between firm support and gentle cushioning. It cushions your joints without compromising stability, so you can hold poses comfortably and confidently. With the right support under your hands and feet, you can focus on learning, move through poses without discomfort, and feel motivated to keep coming back to your practice day after day.
Planet-friendly & PVC-Free
Unlike many cheap Yoga mats which are made from PVC, Liforme Yoga Mats are crafted from sustainably sourced natural rubber and a unique eco-polyurethane top surface, a PVC-free material which provides exceptional grip. Free from harmful chemicals and toxic glues, it’s gentle on your body and safe for the Planet.
Liforme vs Cheap Beginner Yoga Mats
| What Matters to Beginners | Liforme Yoga Mat | Cheap Beginner Mat |
|---|---|---|
| Grip & Stability | Strong non-slip grip keeps hands and feet in place, even when you sweat. | Often slippery, leading to frustration and loss of confidence early on. |
| Alignment & pose accuracy | Built-in alignment guides help you learn poses correctly and faster. | No visual guidance, making it harder to know if you’re positioned correctly. |
| Joint comfort | Balanced cushioning protects wrists and knees without affecting balance. | Often too thin (causing joint discomfort) or too soft (making balance difficult). |
| Materials | Made from non-toxic, PVC-free materials - safe for your body and better for the Planet. | Often made from PVC and synthetic materials that may contain harmful chemicals. |
| Portability | Free carry & storage bag included - easy to take to classes or store at home. | No carry bag included, making mats awkward to transport & harder to store. |
While alignment lines aren’t absolutely required, they can make a big difference for beginners. When you’re just learning poses, it’s easy to misplace your hands or feet without realising it. Liforme’s AlignForMe® design gives you visual cues right on the mat so you can position yourself more accurately, build proper form faster, and reduce the risk of strain or injury - without having to constantly look up at a teacher or screen.
When choosing a Yoga mat thickness, it's essential to find the right balance between comfort and stability for your practice.
For most Yogis, a standard thickness of around 4 to 5mm provide sufficient cushioning for joints while still allowing for a stable foundation during poses. This thickness offers a comfortable surface for seated and kneeling poses, as well as enough support for standing poses.
On the other hand, if you prioritise portability, you might prefer a thinner Liforme Travel Yoga Mat, which are around 2mm thick. These thinner mats much lighter than Liforme's Regular Yoga mats, making them ideal for the on the go Yogi.
If you prefer extra cushioning for sensitive joints or a softer feel underfoot, you may opt one of Liforme's Yoga Pad's, which can be used on top of any mat, for additional padding. Ideal for anyone seeking extra support during their practice.
Explore our range of Yoga mats at Liforme to find the perfect thickness for your practice, ensuring you have the support and comfort you need to elevate your Yoga journey.
The best Yoga mat material is one that offers the perfect balance of grip, durability, sustainability, and comfort for your practice. The majority of Yoga Mats are made from PVC, a material that is highly ill-suited to Yoga: due to its low-quality slippery surface and inefficient biodegradability.
Liforme prioritise the use of eco-friendly materials that transform your Yoga experience while minimising environmental impact. Liforme designed their own unique unique eco-polyurethane top surface, a non-toxic, PVC-free material that provides exceptional grip and support. This innovative material prevents slips during even during the most challenging of poses.
In addition to this, the natural rubber foundation of a Liforme Yoga Mat provide excellent traction and cushioning, ensuring a stable foundation for your practice, whilst being planet friendly and biodegradable in 1-5 years.
Not at all. Liforme Yoga Mats are designed to support Yogis at every level - especially beginners. Because they offer excellent grip, balanced cushioning, and alignment guides, they help you feel stable and confident as you learn foundational poses. Rather than being “too advanced,” many beginners find that Liforme’s features make it easier to build good habits from the start.
Yes! Liforme Yoga Mats are versatile and perform well in both home and studio settings. Their superior grip and durable construction make them reliable for daily practice anywhere you choose.
Plus, each mat comes with a free storage and carry bag, making it easy to take your mat to a studio, gym, or outdoor class. Wherever you practice, you’ll still benefit from the same stability, alignment support, and comfort.
The Liforme Mats are made from our high quality natural rubber base and our specially engineered, proprietary and completely unique eco-polyurethane. Both these materials are fully biodegradable and sustainably produced materials, and we spent over 5 years researching and developing before we launched our first version (and we’ve made a few improvements to our materials in the further 5 years since then)! We’re passionate about working with materials that are eco-friendly and non-toxic, both to humans and our planet.
We commissioned an independent study from a leading polymer expert at Imperial College, London in the UK (a global top 10 university with a world class reputation in science) that concludes that our materials are completely non-toxic and that when disposed of at the end of their useful life-cycle, Liforme mats will break down in landfill conditions with an estimated time to near-complete degradation of 1-5 years!
On top of this, the report also examines the issues around toxicity and biodegradability of PVC mats, which is sadly a common material still used by many other Yoga mat brands.
To learn more about our Liforme materials, and how these compare to PVC mats, click here to read the report mentioned above in full. Know your facts!
Discover the perfect Yoga mat for your practice with ourYoga Mat Buyer’s Guide. Compare all our Yoga Mats in one place - from the original Liforme Yoga Mat to the Liforme Travel Mat, Liforme XL Mats, and our exclusive special editions – all in one convenient place. Get detailed information on features, specifications, and more to find the ideal mat that suits Your needs and transforms your practice.
Please see the size and dimensions of each type of Liforme mat below:
Yoga Mat: 185cm L, 68cm W, 4.2mm thick, approx. 2.5kg
Extra Large Mat: 210cm L, 70cm W, 4.2mm thick, approx. 3.5kg
Travel Mat: 180cm L, 66cm W, 2mm thick, approx. 1.6kg
Yoga Pad: 33cm L, 64cm W, 4.2mm thick, approx. 0.65kg
Kids Mat: 146cm L, 61cm W, 4.2mm thick, approx. 2.0kg
Also, check out our Yoga Mat Guide to compare the different features of each type of Liforme mat, and help you decide which one is right for you!
Effective from 2nd May 2025, Liforme is proud to offer a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee. We are so sure you will absolutely love your Liforme Yoga Mat and that it will transform your Yoga practice, that we are providing a 30-day return period for all non-custom mats, in the event you are not 100% satisfied with your purchase! This will include a full refund of the product cost if you choose to return your mat (and you will only have to pay a one-way return shipping charge). In the extremely unlikely event your item arrives faulty, we will send you a replacement absolutely free of charge!
For full details, including FAQs and complete terms, please visit our Money Back Guarantee page.
As a beginner, your Yoga mat should be long enough to fit your entire body, so you can lie down comfortably and practice poses without your head or feet hanging off. Liforme offers three sizes: Regular, Travel, and Extra Large, making it easy to choose the perfect fit based on your height and practice space.
Choosing the right mat length ensures you have enough room to move confidently, maintain proper alignment, and focus on learning poses comfortably - whether you’re practicing at home, in a studio, or taking your mat on the go.
A sticky, non-slip surface is generally better for beginners. Liforme’s GripForMe® technology delivers exceptional grip in both wet and dry conditions, helping prevent slipping in poses like Downward Dog. This stability helps beginners feel safer and more confident from their very first practice.
Recommend by Yoga Teachers & Students
With over 22,000 five-star reviews Worldwide, Liforme mats are loved by Yoga teachers, students, and beginners alike.
