Writing the impact report for the year 2022 is particularly difficult for us. The current time holds many challenges and yet many joyful things have happened again at hejhej. In the following, we will once again give you a transparent review of the year, including the sums that have come about through our product-related donations. […] weiterlesen
Author: Kenia Bohmeyer
The best yoga accommodations
We would like to provide you with a collection of the best yoga accommodations. All these selected cottages are equipped with hejhej-mats or further hejhej equipment. So nothing stands in the way of your yoga routine and you can continue to roll out your yoga mat even on vacation. The benefits of yoga are also […] weiterlesen
Yoga with limitations – is that possible?
Today we introduce you to all the great and inspiring people we have already worked with. Whether photoshooting, shooting videos or writing journal articles together. We are very proud and super happy about all the valuable collaborations and yoga with limitations to explore. We’re looking forward to adding more and more to this list and […] weiterlesen
Prejudices about yoga accessories
Today, we are talking about the prejudices about yoga accessories. Maybe you are also one of those people who start with yoga, go to studios but don’t reach for the yoga props. “No block today, I’m sure I’ll get all the way down” “How does it look, me as the only one with an aid”. […] weiterlesen
Exercises with strap and meditation pillow
According to the yoga philosophy, every asana, i.e. physical exercise you are in, should be as comfortable and cosy as possible. You should be able to breathe in peace and relax all the muscles that are not involved in this exercise. Often this is not so easy and some asanas can be very challenging. What […] weiterlesen
A week with the element of water
Last week we took you on a very special week on Instagram: a theme week about the element of water. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM for short), water is associated with winter. During the week we gave different impulses to connect more with the water within us and on our planet and to let the […] weiterlesen
Sustainable Yoga Retreats with hejhej-mats
Values are a very important thing for us in the company. Decisions, questions and also internal steps are decided by us according to the most important criterion of sustainability. Our remote team also works so well because we all have very similar values. Do you know your values? hejhej partners One of the most beautiful […] weiterlesen
Blind Yoga – A chat with Johann Mühlbauer
We are very happy to tell you a little bit more about Blind Yoga here. We met Johann Mühlbauer in Nuremberg and are very inspired by his zest for life, motivation and everyday life. Together we had the pleasure to start a great project and interviewing Hansi about his blind yoga practice for this text […] weiterlesen
Travel yoga
All of us in the hejhej-team love to travel. Yoga while travelling is just as much a part of it as delicious vegan food. For us, travelling means discovering new places, breaking out of our own comfort zone and everyday life. Questioning things and capturing inspiration. When we travel, there are fewer to-dos on our […] weiterlesen
Journal Article dedicated to Regina and to all other people with a chemo look
We want to dedicate this feed post to Regina, a young and beautiful women we were allowed to meet a few weeks ago. We met Regina through our wonderful photographer Maria Bayer. When scrolling through Maria’s Instagram page, one picture really got our attention. The picture showed a young and so so beautiful woman with […] weiterlesen
The sustainable & right meditation pillow – 6 asanas with the hejhej-pillow
Finally, your real meditation pillow from hejhej. After the hejhej-bolster is very popular, but still many have wished for our closed-loop cushion also in a round, classic meditation pillow shape, this month, November 2022, the time has finally come. We now have a round meditation pillow. Closed-loop and well thought-out down to the smallest detail. […] weiterlesen
How wild herbs holistically support your meditation
Rediscovering old traditions. Presenting knowledge in a modern way. We are very enthusiastic about putting a modern spin on old traditions and wisdom, making them tangible and aesthetic for today. The Berlin start-up kruut by Annika and Thorben is certainly one of the biggest pioneers in this field. The fascinating knowledge of wild herbs is […] weiterlesen
Why yoga pillow refills are sustainable
The durability of hejhej products is an essential criterion for us in product development. High-quality materials that are carefully processed lead to the longevity of a product. The longer you use a product, the more sustainable it is. A new product is always more energy-intensive to produce – no matter how sustainable, recycled etc. it […] weiterlesen
Honest talk about our prices – why we have to raise them and how you can still order at our old prices
These current times are just crazy. The whole world speaks about increasing prices, rising energy costs and everything getting more expensive. We deliberately did not speak about it so far. We did not increase our prices so far because we want to offer closed-loop and fully sustainable yoga equipment as affordable as possible. So we […] weiterlesen
Accessible yoga for people with physical limitations – a guest article by Katja Sandschneider
Here we would like to share a guest article by Katja Sandschneider with you. We were very happy to share some important lines from Katja with you on the occasion of our new Youtube channel. Afterwards, you are welcome to go to Youtube and see her in action as a yoga teacher. We are very […] weiterlesen
Workation on the camping site – working in a remote team
Independence. Be free. For us, being able to work from anywhere is definitely one of the most beautiful ideas to shape our working day. We from the hejhej-team use this freedom and are always on the road, preferably with our own van in nature. Learn more about our workation on the camping site. Besides the […] weiterlesen
Yoga for people with disabilities – guest article by Lena Braun
We are very proud to give you such a valuable article about yoga for people with disabilities by Lena Braun to read. It is about much more than people with disabilities, it is also about limitations in general and probably about you. Because not all asanas can be performed by the person. Here you will […] weiterlesen
Yoga and digestion – asanas for a healthy gut
Yoga is such a holistic support for your body and well-being. This also includes your digestion. What does yoga have to do with digestion? In this guest post, we asked the wonderful start-up achtmeter if they would like to explain a little more about this. achtmeter writes more about the background of movement, mindfulness and […] weiterlesen
Recycling Round No. 1
Recycle your hejhej-mat – 1st recycling round after approx. 4 years Most of the existing yoga mats are not recyclable, so basically, all of them will end up as waste. That’s just crazy! The good news is that our hejhej-mats are different. They are recyclable and our closed-loop business model allows them to also really […] weiterlesen
how it feels to get copied
It’s time to open up. Why we were quiet at first. A chat these last days brought this all up again. We never spoke about it publicly. In the last few days, we reflect on why we never did it. We were afraid. Afraid that a huge company threatens us. hejhej-mats copied?Getting into a legal […] weiterlesen
Why you should use your Yoga Bolster for more than just your yoga practice – Yoga Bolster Usage
You have probably already noticed from our last articles how many different applications hejhej products have. Read here the most beautiful 7 usages with the hejhej-eyepillow. We have also written 7 uses for you with the Yoga Spray. An important development criterion for us is the diversity of our products. Because the more often you […] weiterlesen
Tips Sustainability – World Yoga Day 2022
On the 21st of June is World Yoga Day. We especially love to draw attention to yoga on this day and celebrate this day together with you. How nice that the longest day of the year also falls on this holiday – Midsummer. Also known as Midsommar, solar equinox, or Litha. Today we want to […] weiterlesen
7 uses of the Yoga Spray – the sustainable hejhej-spray
By the end of 2021, the sustainable hejhej-spray is finally in our online shop. This article is about possible uses of a yoga spray and how it can accompany you in your yoga practise as well as independently. For us, as many different uses of a product as possible also make up part of sustainability. […] weiterlesen
Yoga and sex, how does that fit together? – Guest article by Teresa Wittmann
Sex is a strong urge to find out something, not only about the body, not only about the other person but about everything that is hidden. Osho Teresa Wittmann is a yoga teacher and mom. She recently gave a workshop on the topic ‘Yoga for better Sex’. This gave rise to the idea of writing […] weiterlesen
too small to compete
We feel frustrated and too small to compete. We have been at this point so many times before. We have always been so frustrated but then decided to swallow it down and just continue. But in the last weeks, we have found ourselves in this exact place again and again and it was just too […] weiterlesen
Yoga block strechtes – the sustainable hejhej-block
For us, the yoga block has become an all-around tool for our yoga practice. It can easily be used in so many asanas. A tool with many applications is a sustainable one for us because it’s versatile and can be used for different types of support. Yoga block for stretches? Here we show you 6 […] weiterlesen
One tree per product – Why we are critical regarding this claim
You are probably familiar with the advertising slogan “A tree is planted for every product” from numerous companies. Here we explain why we are critical of this claim and donate to a local foundation in the region. At the beginning of our start-up, we also advertised with the claim that one tree would be planted […] weiterlesen
hejhej’s Impact Report No. 2 – Ecological and Social Impact 2021
Promoting sustainability and creating impact is particularly close to our hearts at hejhej. All areas of the company are geared towards this. On our website, we have added the tab “sustainability” in 2021, where we summarise important points. You will learn more about the team, our most important communication topics, everything about packaging and shipping […] weiterlesen
How essential oils support your yoga practice
Essential oils are wonderfully beneficial during your yoga practice. They can positively influence your well-being. We have deliberately created a 2 in 1 application for our hejhej Yoga Spray – for your yoga mat and your mind. The essential oils we have selected support your yoga practice by giving you peace and focus. The sustainability […] weiterlesen
hejhej-spray – the sustainable yoga spray for your yoga practice
Many of you have asked us how you can best clean the hejhej yoga mat in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Most yoga mat sprays on the market are not without ingredients from faraway countries such as Asia or South America. Unfortunately, refills are also very rare, which would be particularly sustainable for a […] weiterlesen
The most beautiful 7 eye pillow usages with the hejhej-eyepillow
An eye pillow is perhaps a piece of yoga equipment you haven’t heard of yet. Due to the pandemic, you may not have been to a yoga studio in the last few years, or you may not have been to one at all. But maybe you still remember your last time? What did you especially […] weiterlesen
The hejhej-eyepillow – a sustainable eye pillow in cooperation with Nyuzi Blackwhite
Savasana is certainly a Sanskrit word that most often gets stuck during a yoga session. The lying asana at the end of a yoga practice. Here you can relax completely. Do you also love it when it’s completely dark and your eyelids are closed by gentle pressure? We have something for you. With our newly […] weiterlesen
Yoga during pregnancy
Sabine Gallei is a yoga teacher, knitwear designer/stylist, mother of three young sons and founder of YES YOU ARE (@yes.you.are_). Sabine teaches open yoga classes, private classes, business yoga, pre- and postnatal yoga as well as workshops, retreats and teacher trainings in various studios in Berlin. All online too, of course. We are very pleased […] weiterlesen
Buy a sustainable yoga mat online – donate a yoga mat to ONE TEAM – Buy one, donate one Vol. 2
Social sustainability is an important part of hejhej for us. With every hejhej-mat sold, we donate to the Earth Child Project in Cape Town. We want to continuously increase our impact on social sustainability. We have already donated some mats to our partner workshops here in Nuremberg. That went down so well and touched us […] weiterlesen
Yoga block exercises with the sustainable hejhej-block
The yoga block is probably the most widespread tool in the yoga world. At the beginning of your yoga journey, the block can support you to be well aligned in certain exercises and help you to slowly approach a yoga exercise. If you already have some experience, you can even intensify your asanas or learn […] weiterlesen
How To Relax Your Shoulders – Shoulder Yoga
In this wonderful guest article, Marta Witecka, yoga teacher, describes how you can finally do something good for your neck and shoulders. Be sure to read the article to the end, because there are some shoulder yoga asanas waiting for you that you can try out at home.Marta has dedicated herself to yoga, strength training, […] weiterlesen
What we love about Online yoga and MovingRoom
Sometimes, there is this one yoga lesson, that we’ll never forget. Maybe because the yoga teacher spoke harmoniously, the room smelled particularly lovely, the music really signed you out, or because the atmosphere made you feel the power of yoga. We really do love those studio classes that leave us feeling touched. But especially during […] weiterlesen
Bolster Yoga – 4 playful asanas
Yoga unites movement and stillness. As there is quietude and excitement within yourself, you’ll find both in your yoga practice, too. In our blog post about yin yoga asanas on the hejhej-bolster we focussed on relaxation and slow movement. This blog post is about 4 playful asanas you can do with your hejhej-bolster, hejhej-strap and […] weiterlesen
What hejhej has in common with an organic farm – circular economy businesses
The circular economy is the most important building block of our company. A way of doing business that we live and thus show what is possible – a circular economy business. Like everything created by humans, the circular economy has its origins in nature. Almost everything runs in cycles. The cycles of life. In the […] weiterlesen
Biological and technical cycle – Circular Economy
Circular Economy – a quick introduction The circular economy holds the greatest sustainability potential for us. It is an alternative economy to the consumption of finite resources. In the circular economy, resources flow endlessly in cycles. Waste serves as a resource for new products so that no more waste is created on our planet. It […] weiterlesen
Dr. Günther Pfann Foundation x hejhej – Ecological Sustainability
Sustainability is at the heart of our business. We decided to make a product-based donation from the very first product. This means that we donate 1€ of every product to a social/ecological initiative. In this way, we further integrate social and environmental sustainability into our business. With the hejhej-mats we support a social project in […] weiterlesen
What the biggest hurdle in a circular business has to do with a hejhej-mats discount code
For us, the circular economy holds the greatest sustainability potential in the consumer world. Producers and consumers are equally responsible for ensuring that the cycle is truly closed. We asked ourselves: What incentive can we give so that a hejhej product that has reached the end of its life cycle is actually returned? This is […] weiterlesen
Move with your menstrual cycle
Meditation and yoga during your period can support your cycle and connect you more intensely with your body. We talked to various experts about tips and tricks for your period and shared valuable information for you on Instagram for a week. If you missed it, no problem. We have summarised the most important information for […] weiterlesen
Yin yoga poses with your hejhej-bolster
Yin Yoga poses stretch your muscles and fasciae deeply and calm your mind. Especially when practising calmly, the equipment can be a great help in your asanas for you to let go and stretch passively. Yoga bolster, yoga strap, and yoga blocks are the most commonly used ones by yoga practitioners. Especially in yin yoga […] weiterlesen
Silence Retreat – experience of a Vipassana meditation
In the last weeks and months, we have been spending a lot of time on meditation. Especially because we spent a lot of time on the product development of the newly launched hejhej-bolster. It supports your meditation seat and embellishes your meditation experience. Especially now, in such turbulent times, it is so good to pause […] weiterlesen
The sustainable yoga bolster
Right now, in a time of turbulence, confusion, global pain and frost in the morning, you may be striving for a yoga class that grounds you. Which offers you support to manage your everyday life full of strength and peace. That makes you think about the good things in life. To the things, you can […] weiterlesen
Non-slip yoga mat – a look at the surface of the hejhej-mat
One of the criteria that is often considered when buying a new yoga mat is slip resistance. If you have ever slipped on your yoga mat during a nice flow with wet hands or feet, you probably know what we are talking about. In yoga you should be able to concentrate on your practice, your […] weiterlesen
Yoga and nutrition: How you can support your yoga practice with your nutrition
The Yoga practice is all about the full breath and the physical strength should be able to be used up to your personal limits. Therefore it is very important that your body can concentrate on the practice and, for example, do not have to engage in intensive digestive activity. At the same time, you should […] weiterlesen
Yoga strap made of hemp
A yoga strap can be very helpful for your yoga practice. Not only beginners but also experienced yogis can dive deeper into the practice with the strap. For us, it often depends on the day how we feel during the yoga, so the strap can be used just when we are a little uncertain or […] weiterlesen
5 Tips from the Ayurveda philosophy that support your yoga practice
What do Yoga and Ayurveda have in common? Both are Vedic traditions. The vedic religion is the oldest religion of India that can be found in written documents. In India, Ayurveda and Yoga have been integrated into the health system for a very long time and are seen parallel to western/traditional medicine. The Ayurvedic philosophy […] weiterlesen
