as yoga intended.
The materials that ground your practice shape the movement of your consciousness. Yet look around your local yoga or exercise studio, and you’ll find plastic everywhere. We believe your equipment should embody your ethics.
Present Materials is a collective effort to re-establish a mindful connection between product and practice, starting with a truly sustainable yoga block. A direct replacement for petrochemical EVA foam or plastic-glued cork blocks, it delivers reliable performance with the lightest possible handprint on the Earth.
The Lotus Block is 100% recyclable, made from FSC-certified recycled cardboard, natural glues, and a biomimetic coating inspired by the water-repellent surface of the lotus flower.
Alignment and intention
Our products are designed to reconnect intentions with reality - replacing plastic yoga props with earth-friendly, high-performance alternatives.
Seeing anew
Plastic hides in foam mats and blocks, stretchy clothes, and even between the particles of supposedly sustainable cork. Once you notice how much plastic exists in yoga and wellness spaces, it's impossible to unsee. It’s time to be present to the materials that support us.
Grounded in materiality
We spent two years designing our block with an uncompromising focus on sustainability across all manufacture, use and disposal scenarios. We’ve taken care of the details so you can practice in alignment with your ethics.
The Lotus Block
The Present Materials Yoga Block is 100% recyclable for sustainable practice. Designed to replace the typical EVA foam model, it delivers reliable performance with no environmental downside.
