Art As Meditation – Lululemon Yoga Mat DIY

When a brand decides to have a voice for simple betterment of mankind, our ears are open. Lululemon has recently created some compelling campaigns that personally resonate with me.  Their recent men’s line campaign explores views that challenge stereotypical standards of masculinity. Another past campaign, “This is Yoga”  highlights artists, musicians, and athletes in documentary-style videos, and the message is that their skill is their yoga. I firmly believe that as well, the thing that you love doing that makes you lose track of time is essential and it IS your yoga. I say art is my meditation. I hope you take time to lose yourself in your creativity.

Lululemon provided me some wonderful gear and we will be doing a few posts about customizing these items. To start, I stenciled a yoga mat and put a nice reminder, the word INTENTION on my mat to remember to set an intention for the day as well as for my exercise. An example I may say as I sit on the mat is “my intention for today is to feel content with what I have. My intention for my exercise is to release any tightness.” So it’s a balance of mind and physicality.

Here’s how we customized the mat:

Gather your supplies. We created a custom 24-in stencil that says “INTENTION” so it read large across the yoga mat and placed it along the edge.

Using black paint, load your brush and wipe off any excess paint to prevent any bleeding. Paint over the open spaces of the stencil.

We are using black paint on a black mat. It gives our design a subtle touch, a gentle reminder.

Once you’re done, carefully remove the stencil and allow the paint to dry.

What’s your meditation? Create your own 24-in custom stencil with a word that motivates and inspires you. Check out our Custom Horizontal Stencil 24″ x 12″ on Amazon to get started!