Classic Yoga Mat (Pink)

If I could give it 10 stars I would--for both the product and the customer service!! I have been practicing yoga for 4 years and I've been following Instagram yoga superstars for 3. When I first started seeing this mat pop up in their pics and videos, I thought the alignment lines were a great idea, but with my super sweaty (self and) practice, I always cover my mat w a towel and thought it was pointless. Then I saw the price and thought these people were crazy town. But since I started coveting this mat, I've spent 90 bucks a piece on 3 different mats. None of them offered what this mat does. Now...aside from the lines, they also claimed to remain super sticky, even through a sweaty practice, making the towel unnecessary. I thought that was absurd, and my other mats claimed the same thing and those claims proved false false false. But then I saw videos of people practicing on this mat, where the mat was clearly wet (it shows up the minute a drop of sweat touches it), and they were doing some pretty tricky/slide potential moves with no slipping. I decided to bite the bullet and ordered the pink one. No free shipping either. But I figured you get what you pay for. (I pay top dollar for my yoga clothes because they perform better. And I *thought* I was paying top dollar before for my top of the line mat--but seriously...in comparison, those mats might as well be the 10dollar mats you can get from a convenience store). Now, I eagerly watched my tracking--could not wait to get the mat. It was like Christmas in May!! The tracking said it was delivered, I raced home from work that day so the poor mat would not sit in the Florida heat for too long. I pull up to my house. No mat. I call Amazon, they check with the carrier and they confirmed delivery. I live in a gated community and really don't have issues w packages disappearing (but I will say, my gate has been broken 8 days a week for the last month). ANYWAY. Amazon confirmed delivery and contacted the seller for me. Seller (a woman named Aimie with Liforme) contacted me the same day. She said she'd confirm delivery w carrier and get back to me. At that point I lost hope, emailed her back saying Amazon already confirmed delivery and carrier says they left it on my porch. I figured at that point they'd say "sorry, move to better neighborhood, your neighbors are thieves." BUT THEY DIDN'T! Aimie sent me another one the next day! WHAT?! Amazing. 5 start service. Now back to the mat--I've used it 6 or 7 times now...wanted to make sure it wasn't a fluke or there wasn't some kind of special coating on it that wears off and you're left with a slip and slide run way by the time you're no longer eligible for a return. This mat is the real deal. They could probably charge double. Seriously. I sweat a lot. And during very sweaty practices this mat keeps giving me the traction I need for proper form. It's hard to ground the outer edge of your back foot when it will slide off the mat if you lean any weight on it at all! This mat has changed my practice completely (already). I'm no longer finding myself putting all my weight on whatever body part can take it without sending me flying. Im more even, weight is better distributed, and I'm not constantly agonizing over alignment. I've also been able to practice at home without mirrors because I no longer need them for alignment guides!! (And I don't wanna put this beautiful mat on the gross studio floor either lol). Anyway, this mat is magic. It really does what it says it does. I don't know how I've gotten along without it. If you're on the fence, go for it. You won't be sorry.