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🌿The Story of Yoganomalous🌿
Yoganomalous was born in December 2015 from a love of movement, art, and mindful creation. It began with something simple, yoga wheels. But not just any wheels. These were the first artistically designed yoga wheels ever made, merging creativity and function in a way the yoga world hadn’t yet seen before. For a couple years, Yoganomalous yoga wheels inspired yogis everywhere to deepen their practice through artful design. But over time, one truth became very clear... the PVC base used in yoga wheels wasn’t eco-friendly. It didn’t align with the mindful, Earth-centered philosophy at the heart of yoga itself.
So Leah, the artist and creator behind Yoganomalous, made a hard decision:
to stop creating them...
But endings often lead to new beginnings ♡
During Leah's time designing yoga wheels, she discovered cork yoga mats, a natural material that felt alive, grounding, and safe. So she began experimenting with hand-made designs on cork: moon phases, crystals, flowers, and sacred geometry, imagery that reflected the energy and intention behind every practice.
Once again, Yoganomalous found itself leading the way, creating the first artistically designed cork yoga mats on the market in January of 2017.
Over time, Leah's hand-made designs evolved into printed artwork so her mission could be shared more widely and to make Yoganomalous yoga mats more accessible. As time passed, Yoganomalous had transformed from a small creative idea into a sustainable wellness brand, blending art, yoga, and environmental awareness.
The Mission
Props for the Anomalous Yogi.
What began as a desire to make beautiful yoga props grew into a mission to make mindful ones, products that honor both the planet and the practice. Every Yoganomalous product is designed with sustainability at its core.
We plant trees with every mat sold, use natural cork and tree rubber for a fully biodegradable base, and consciously avoid materials like PVC, TPE, and PU, all of which are forms of plastic.
Eco-conscious
With the current state of our Mother Earth, Yoganomalous
strives to create eco-conscious products.
Sustainable Resources
Yoganomalous keeps the environment in mind, so you can put deeper focus into your practice.
Giving back
The shop is passionate about reducing the impact that people and many traditional yoga props have on our planet.
Meet the Owner~
Hi, I’m Leah, the founder of Yoganomalous. I’m a mom, a wife, a wellness seeker, and an artist at heart. I created Yoganomalous with the intention to share my art in a functional way, but found myself on a path of wellness, earth-care, and sustainability instead. Art remains woven into the heart of Yoganomalous, however, as I grew the brand and learned more about our planet and the people who share it, my devotion to protecting this beautiful world and all its creatures became my top priority. But I had to grow to that point, because I am an imperfect person learning and growing everyday ♡ㅤ
Yoganomalous was born from a season of personal transformation. After years of illness, I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease, and was prescribed a cancer causing steroid to manage the Crohn’s because the “benefit outweighed the risk”. That scared me, so I looked into alternate treatments for the disease and I found yoga and plant medicine. My yoga journey would lead me to create the very first artistically designed yoga wheels, and that was the start of Yoganomalous.
But I quickly noticed something about the yoga industry, and it was something that couldn’t be ignored. The amount of waste in the wellness industry, the amount of waste I was creating in making plastic yoga wheels, was unacceptable. So I stopped making yoga wheels and pivoted to create something truly sustainable while keeping my creativity.
In time I learned plastic yoga mats that peel, crack, and end up in landfills were the standard. That companies green-washed unsustainable materials to sell you a lie. They tote “USA” made while quietly outsourcing their materials. There is little to no transparency in the yoga industry. It’s mostly trend-based consumption disguised as self-care. That didn’t sit right with me. So I created Yoganomalous, a wellness brand rooted in accountability, transparency, intention, sustainability, and art.
Seek wonder, always!
Leah~
