7 Yoga-Inspired Holiday Gift Ideas for the Yogis You Love
Need yoga-and-wellness gift ideas for the yogis in your life? Check out our guide to this year's essentials. From props, to oils, to make-your-own mala kits, we've got you covered.
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BEST FOR THE YOGI WHO LIKES TO RELAX
Naipo Limited Edition Holiday Massager
Know someone who deals with chronic neck, shoulder or back pain? Or simply just likes to kick back and relax? This ultra-cool, wrap-around shoulder massager by Naipo is the perfect gift. Bidirectional massagers have multiple levels to adjust for intensity, and the limited edition red holiday-inspired design makes it a unique, useful present for a yogi you love (or even yourself!).
Use coupon code: NAIPOMAS for 20% off your gift here.
$100, naipocare.com
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BEST FOR THE YOGI WHO DREAMS OF TEACHING
Zen Barre Certification for Teacher Training
Zen Barre is perfect for the yogi who loves a good sweaty workout, dabbles in fitness classes at the gym, and can’t get enough of aromatherapy. It combines the best of barre, yoga, pilates and essential oils for a total mind-body workout. Plus, you can get certified to teach! Give the gift of a Zen Barre certification and let this holiday season unleash the sparkle and passion for fitness in someone you love.
Use promo code YOGAJOURNAL to receive 20% off your certification gift. Zenbarreteachable.com
See also Yoga Teacher Training Need-to-Know
BEST FOR THE YOGI WHO MEDITATES & RESTORES
Earth to Ethers Lotus Wrap
The Lotus Wrap is a versatile, stabilizing yoga strap that supports your back in seated meditation postures, and cocoons your body to allow you to go deeper in your favorite poses. Perfect for people with tight muscles, back pain, or who simply want to be cradled in a seated position for that yin experience. Presence for the holidays!
Use promo code YJLOVE to receive 20% off the Lotus Wrap collection. earthtoethers.com
See also Everything You Need to Know About Meditation Posture
BEST FOR THE YOGI WITH JOINT PAIN
Yoga Jellies
Joint pain is no joke… there’s nothing worse than sore wrists in down-dog, or knee pain in tabletop. Enter, Yoga Jellies! These soft 5.5inch pads essentially make weight bearing easier. Place them under your pain points for more cushion and stability in your knees, wrists, feet and hips, and so much more. Plus, they’re easy to clean and super portable.
$55 for a pair, yogajellies.com
See also Overcoming Arthritis
BEST FOR THE ESSENTIAL OIL ENTHUSIAST
Nature’s Truth Bluetooth Diffuser & Essential Oils Variety Pack
Give the gift of aromatherapy to the yogi who loves to incorporate essential oils into their practice with the Nature’s Truth Ultrasonic Bluetooth Diffuser and Essential Oil Variety Pack. The diffuser let’s the yogi cast his or her favorite tunes via smartphone as it puffs oils into the room creating an ambiance to inspire calm and focus.
Diffuser: $48.88, Oils: $29.98
See also The Essential Guide to Essential Oils
BEST FOR THE SPIRITUAL JUNKY
MeraKalpa Make-Your-Own Mala Kit
Making your own mala is a meditation in itself, connecting the yogi to his or her most heartfelt intentions. From each carefully curated stone and crafted knot, your yogi who is inspired by the spiritual side of yoga can make his or her very own mala. Choose from seven natural gemstones that represent different intentions like love, focus, prosperity, truth, and compassion. Your yogi can wear it, cherish it, and practice with it, living out the intention each day. Plus, with New Year’s around the corner, it’s a great time to set new intentions (hint, hint)!
Use promo code INTENTION for $10 off your first mala kit, merakalpamalas.com
See also Goddess Yoga Project: How To Use Mala Beads
BEST FOR THE YOGI SEEKING INNER TRANSFORMATION
Practice You Journal
Go deeper in your yoga practice, and set your intention for the new year with Elena Brower’s Practice You journal by Sounds True. Map out your musings, miracles and manifestations and discover what nourishes you best and reach your highest self. The mission of Sounds True is to find teachers and artists who serve as a gateway to spiritual awakening and to produce, publish, and distribute their work with beauty, intelligence, and integrity.
See also Elena Brower’s Writing Tips for Journaling When Creativity Is Blocked