Why your yoga mat should be made from the earth element:

Of course, it is not the mat that needs an element. You as an individual practitioner are the beneficiary of this or another mat. But why does a mat make a difference if it is you who is practicing? There are ways to come to this conclusion. Some just feel it. And surely you've had experiences like this before: standing barefoot on the floor. It's such a common practice that there's a verb for it in almost every language: to ground. It literally means to come into physical contact with the earth.