How many times during your last trip did the serene thought of a few rounds of Sun Salutation float into your mind? Knowing how stressful traveling for work or pleasure is these days, probably quite often. But finding the time or space to engage in a full yoga practice while on the road is more than a challenge.

Tense muscles from airplane seats, be gone! We’ve tracked down the most useful and portable yoga goods to help you keep up your practice while trekking the world. From DVDs and bags to kits and clocks, you’ll be able to maintain your sanity while sleeping in any hotel bed from now on.

In-Room Guided Yoga Programs

Where you stay can be just as important as what you bring from home. Two major hotel chains now offer guest programs that feature Gaiam DVDs and props. Kimpton Hotels, with luxurious locations throughout the United States and Canada, offer a free (and soon to be eco-friendly) tote bag with a mat, strap and other props for your in-room practice. You’ll find yoga, Pilates and meditation content on the hotel’s Mind. Body. Spa. Channel. For those who prefer a little company, the hotel staff will also direct you to quality local classes and studios.

If you won’t be near a Kimpton location, ask your chosen hotel if they use the LodgeNet video system in their rooms. LodgeNet features Gaiam yoga and fitness programs through its in-room on-demand TV programming, which is available in nearly 2 million hotel rooms (and growing).

Yoga-on-the-Go Deluxe Kit

If bringing a full-size mat along during your travels is your biggest roadblock, we’ve got the solution to your problem. In Gaiam’s Yoga-on-the-Go Deluxe Kit, you get a pair of both gloves and footsies that feature a rubber grip just like your favorite mat. On any smooth surface, you will be able to practice your favorite poses and practices with ease. Also included in the kit are the 30-minute Lower Body Yoga for Beginners DVD and six pose cards that focus on releasing lower body tension, a common issue for travelers thanks to tight airplane seats and long car rides.

Get yours for $10

Hemp Mat Sling

When on the go, keeping it simple is the key to saving your sanity. With Gaiam’s Hemp Mat Sling, your mat will be able to breathe, whether it is jammed into an overhead compartment or wedged in your trunk. Made from 100% sustainable hemp, this mat sling is the most lightweight and durable way for you to keep a most vital yoga tool close, no matter where the wind might take you.

Get yours for $13

Yoga & Meditation Timer/Clock Combo

Whether you have only 10 minutes to kick back before a big meeting or need to be reminded to stop and enjoy the scenery, Gaiam’s Enso Clock will help you stay both centered and true to your schedule. Able to hold up to 99 sequential timers, the Enso Clock features an onscreen countdown timer, perfect for any on-the-go yoga or meditation practice. Big plus: you won’t be jarred out of your peaceful state by a buzzing alarm – the Enso Clock’s alarm is the soothing chimes of Tibetan singing bowls. Includes carrying pouch and two AAA batteries.

Get yours for $99

Yoga Beginners Kit

For those who are new to the joys of yoga and for those who just need lighter travel options the Yoga Beginners Kit gives you everything you need for a regular 90-minute practice in only 20 minutes. Not any old mat, the kit’s Yoga Alignment Mat features helpful squares that “take the guesswork out of position.” A 6-foot-long cotton strap and yoga brick encourage proper alignment and take the strain out of stretching. Making this kit an amazing value is the 40-minute DVD featuring arguably America’s favorite yoga teacher, Rodney Yee. He leads you through a gentle mix of conscious relaxation, a flow sequence of poses and a short, seated meditation session – perfect for any business trip or evening unwinding practice.

Get yours for $30

Monthly Yoga DVD

Business or pleasure, it is rare to travel without a laptop. If you do bring your favorite technological buddy along during your journey, consider joining MonthlyYogaDVD.com. Not only do you receive new, high-quality DVDs at your home each month, you can download yoga classes from their website, even onto your MP3 video player. Well-known teachers like Cyndi Lee, from NYC’s OM Yoga Center, and Peter Sterios, international yoga teacher and founder of yoga products company Manduka, are just two of the many who offer their DVDs and classes through this program. With access like this, you’ll be seeing CEOs in suits Downward-Dog-ing in airport terminals in no time.

Travel Cards – Earn Discounts and Visit Local Yoga Studios

Make your travel expenses work for you with the new Enlightenment Card featuring the Visa logo. This is not just another credit card. The Enlightenment Card was founded on the principles of positive intention and the power to change the world. By using the card, you earn points that can be redeemed for sustainable and socially responsible goods and services, such as charity donations, spa visits, yoga classes and eco-shopping.

For those who travel often and like to experience the local yoga scene, the OmPass is your ticket (or rather, pass) to swank studios around the country. For just $20 a year, you receive “free class trial coupons for affiliated studios within 50 miles of your home, and a travel pass to use at over 200 national affiliated yoga studios, gyms, spas, retreats and resorts when you travel over 50 miles from home.” On top of that, you’ll receive e-mails featuring discount codes for eco-stores both on and offline. Sustainable, social, supportive – OmPass is a key to the future of traveling yoga.

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