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1. eathere2
   November 12th, 2009 at 11:06 am

   Oh dear, this really confirms the worst, snarkiest thoughts some people have about yoga practitioners. Find your inner yogi, kleptos! Prove the nay-sayers wrong!

2. Kathknyc
   November 12th, 2009 at 9:58 pm

   Unbelievable. Who has the karma for that kind of behavior? Sounds like there will need to be a $70 deposit for the mat rentals. sigh.

3. mgspas
   November 13th, 2009 at 11:56 am

   Articulatex wrote on Facebook page: “NICE, Melisse! Though not nice that people are stealing mats. It’s been going on forever. David and Sharon used to find blocks and mats in India with Jivamukti written all over them.”

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6. Melissa
   November 27th, 2010 at 5:14 pm

   I stopped offering rental mats at my studio because of this problem. Unfortunately, I was just loosing too much money to mat loss. Now if someone comes to class without a mat, I allow them to borrow an old rental, but not without leaving car keys or a drivers license. Sad, but true!

7. planeta
   October 24th, 2011 at 3:00 pm

   As they write over at Integral Yoga….

   All of us are on a spiritual path, but some us of further along than others. Watch all personal belongings carefully.

   …There should be a hall monitor assigned who takes each mat from the students as they exit the classroom in order to make sure that they all get returned properly to the studio. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

   PEACE

8. Nicole
   January 9th, 2012 at 11:03 am

   This is a really sad story.
   Let´s get motivated to make people more conscious about the impact of their actions.