Have you ever wondered what those thin scarf the men in India usually wear? These yoga towels are called Gammchhas. These colorful towels that are made out of cotton are one of the most flexible towels that are ever made. They actually provide a lot of benefits. These scarves are actually absorbent but at the same time, it dries quickly which makes it a useful bathing towel.
People who usually do manual labor often have this so they can use it to wipe of their sweats. This works well especially since the sun is so intense in India. It can also be used as padding when they are carrying heavy loads. You will notice that most yogis wandering around do not bring as much but they do not miss out on wearing the gammcha. When Yogis do not have the traditional tiger skin available, they use these yoga towels to serve as their mattress, meditation blanket and also his exercise mat.
Because of the usefulness of the Gammcha, western yogis have also adapted it. The only thing is that it cannot double the same as with a yoga mat. It does not have the appropriate size. They fixed this problem by making a big towel with silicon nibs attached to one side of it. These towels on the other hand are more compact which is great when you are travelling. If you are interested in having one for your own, you can go online and shop around. Just do not expect to find one easily since it is a very special item.
Very interesting piece of information.
Indeed!
hmmmm interesting… there are a number of yogis around already.. for sure they’ll make a plenty of this…
dropping by hope you can visit back
Checked it out and it’s interestingly cool! Definitely adding it on my working out wishlist. Thanks for sharing