Sustainable three-layer yoga mat and a method of making the same

Abstract

A three-layer yoga mat having a top layer upon which a practitioner applies the art of yoga, a bottom layer that faces and engages a flat supporting surface for the art of yoga, and a middle layer sandwiched between the top layer and the bottom layer. The middle layer includes a plurality of sheets that collectively have a lower relative density than either of the top and bottom layers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A three-layer yoga mat comprising:
 a top layer dimensioned and configured to accommodate a practitioner while practicing yoga;   a bottom layer that faces and engages a flat supporting surface; and   a middle layer sandwiched between the top layer and the bottom layer, wherein the middle layer comprises a plurality of sheets that collectively have a lower relative density than the top layer and the bottom layer, respectively.   
     
     
         2 . The three-layer yoga mat of  claim 1 , further comprising wherein the bottom layer comprises non-synthetic cork. 
     
     
         3 . The three-layer yoga mat of  claim 2 , further comprising wherein the top layer comprises non-synthetic cork, whereby the three-layer yoga mat is reversible. 
     
     
         4 . The three-layer yoga mat of  claim 3 , further comprising wherein the non-synthetic cork is laminated to a non-synthetic textile backing. 
     
     
         5 . The three-layer yoga mat of  claim 2 , further comprising wherein each of the plurality of sheets comprises non-synthetic felt. 
     
     
         6 . The three-layer yoga mat of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more straps depending from one or more attachment points, respectively, wherein each attachment point is adjacent an edge of the three-layer yoga mat, and wherein each strap provides a fastener to detachably engage a loop attached to the three-layer yoga map adjacent the respective attachment point so that the three-layer yoga mat is securable in a rolled-up configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The three-layer yoga mat of  claim 6 , further comprising a carrying strap having two ends connected to the edge of the three-layer yoga mat. 
     
     
         8 . A method of making a non-synthetic yoga mat, the method comprising:
 placing a non-synthetic middle layer between a non-synthetic top layer and a non-synthetic bottom layer, wherein the non-synthetic middle layer comprises a plurality of sheets that collectively have a lower relative density than the non-synthetic top layer and the non-synthetic bottom layer; and   quilting the top, bottom, and middle layers together.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the non-synthetic middle layer comprises non-synthetic felt, and wherein the non-synthetic top and bottom layers comprise non-synthetic cork. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the non-synthetic middle layer consists of non-synthetic felt, and wherein the non-synthetic top and bottom layers consist of non-synthetic cork laminated to a non-synthetic textile.