[Sportsandrec] So, I have to ask

[foleyforever at gmail.com]

Thank you.  If that's the reasoning behind it, I'll save my money.  😀

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> On Aug 5, 2016, at 8:32 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via SportsandRec <sportsandrec at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Never used it myself, but my understanding is that the point of the yoga
> matt for the blind is so we can "understand" our orientation on the matt
> itself. The way it's been described to me is that blind people aren't
> capable of knowing their direction on the matt or where the corners are or
> way the matt is in general, so it helps with all that. I've been told it's a
> completely useless purchase not worth the money.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Kris F via SportsandRec
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2016 6:37 PM
> To: sportsandrec at nfbnet.org
> Cc: foleyforever at gmail.com
> Subject: [Sportsandrec] So, I have to ask
> 
> Has anyone tried to yoga mat for the visually impaired?  I'm not usually a
> big fan of things for "the visually impaired. ". For all I know this is like
> the blind fork or the blind toilet.  I'm sure nobody who is blind really
> needs those things.  I've looked at the yoga mat wondering if it is
> something that would help me with the more subtle movements in the spacing
> that I sometimes mess up when doing yoga poses.  The fact that this mat cost
> $89 is another reason why I would not just buy it for the sake of buying it.
> I've decided to make yoga a serious practice, so I really want to make good
> use of all the tools that would help me to do this.  (I'm still going
> through all the Blind Alive info.) Thoughts?
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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