Journal

all about yoga
Yoga at home – a guide for a strengthening practice
We rush through our everyday life – both corporate and private. It’s full of appointments and we sometimes just forget to take some time in between for ourselves. Then there are suddenly times, w...

circular economy
The first recycled yoga mat - we all need to change
It has never been more important to think about your own purchasing decisions. We all need to change our behaviour to save our planet from collapse. We want to showcase the power of consumers and t...

entrepreneurial journey
Being a mum and founder – 5 questions for WOMOM
We did not reach gender equality in professional life yet and women are also underrepresented as entrepreneurs. Being a mum and and a founder: more and more mothers see entrepreneurship as an oppor...

all about yoga
The Chakras – Yoga is more than just physical exercises
Chakras are another component of the ancient Indian knowledge of yoga. The word chakra can be translated from Sanskrit as wheel or disk. Chakras are the centers of consciousness and life energy in ...

circular economy
What is Circular Monday all about?
We want to give you the strategies of the circular economy to enable you to make holistic decisions about the material things in your life. That's why Circular Monday is the Monday before Black Fri...

all about yoga
A sustainable yoga mat bag – the hejhej-bag
Sustainability is simply unavoidable. The circular economy is the most responsible way to consume. For this reason, we have developed our sustainable yoga mat bag within the framework of the circul...

circular economy
Crowdfunding campaign hejhej-bag – why we do it again
The most important reason why we decided to launch another crowdfunding campaign is that we want you to decide whether our new product is really needed. We don't want to simply push an additional p...

circular economy
First closed-loop yoga mat – the hejhej-mat
Why are there so few sustainable companies and products? Why isn't there a closed-loop yoga mat yet? These were precisely the questions that led us to take matters into our own hands and develop th...

mindful life
Holistic health – you are more than just your body
It is a lingering movement but it is a movement. Luckily we are becoming more and more mindful and more aware of our planet. Just as we are more attentive to our environment, we should also cons...

mindful life
Sustainable traveling tips – mindful vacation
3 sustainable travel tips and our top 7 reasons for traveling in nature. Traveling by van or camping is a very sustainable alternative for traveling. Of course, traveling is always associated with ...

all about yoga
The ethical production of a yoga mat
The story of a hejhej-mat - the ethical production of yoga mats. We want to communicate transparently how our hejhej-mats are made and share insights into the production process with you. We have m...

entrepreneurial journey
Who made my yoga mat? – we did that!
Have you ever asked yourself the question: Who makes my yoga mat? Our goal when we founded hejhej-mats was to develop a fully sustainable yoga mat. For us, fully sustainable means doing justice to ...

social sustainability
Social sustainability: you buy a yoga mat, we donate one
Why do we donate a mat to initiatives for people with disabilities for every yoga mat sold? Why is social sustainability so important to us? What do the workshops for people with disabilities do to...

mindful life
Sustainable fasting – Our three favorite alternatives
As we know from ourselves, but which also applies to a more sustainable development of our planet, most things are not good if they are done too excessively. Excessive consumption exhausts us, the ...

all about yoga
Donate yoga mats – why we donate to the homeless
Why donate yoga mats to homeless people? Who urgently needs a mat? Blankets and mats for sleeping are a great help for homeless people, which is why we have decided to donate our product developmen...

ecological sustainability
A cheap yoga mat – what is the true cost?
So if you choose a really cheap yoga mat, you're not paying the real price for it, someone else is. For us, this doesn't fit in with the basic idea of yoga. It simply says "to do good".

ecological sustainability
Ideen für ein nachhaltiges Valentinstag Geschenk
There are many commercial holidays such as Valentine's Day. Especially on days like these, it is important to consume consciously and show society that sustainability is our future. We'll show you ...

ecological sustainability
Buy a yoga mat for 129€, is this a lot of money? Let’s compare it to your last buying decision
129€ is a lot of money. But is it really a lot of money for a completely sustainable, high-quality yoga mat produced in Germany? We would like to encourage you to question your consumption decision...

ecological sustainability
Sustainable Christmas Presents – Ideas for a Sustainable Christmas
6 tips on how you can make this Christmas more sustainable. We all want to try to consume consciously and sustainably - even during the Christmas season. Sustainable Christmas gifts are a great and...

ecological sustainability
A premium yoga mat – connecting mindfulness towards yourself the planet?
In theory, mindfulness towards yourself and mindfulness towards the planet go hand in hand. BUT: So why are we yogis practicing yoga on a harmful plastic mat? Our sustainable and premium yoga mats ...

mindful life
Social yoga can offer support along a therapy
Yoga has beneficial properties for general wellbeing. Did you know that social yoga can be helpful for people with mental illness? Yoga für alle e.V. is a great NGO that makes yoga available to peo...

