Find Your Flow With the Best Carryalls for All Your Yoga Gear

Schlepping your yoga mat to class is less than ideal—we all know they tend to be clunky and can get heavy after a few blocks. Who wants to worry about an unruly yoga mat rolling around the backseat of your car or balancing one and all of your work items on the train, especially if you’re also packing accessories like a yoga towel, block, water bottle and your usual phone, wallet, and keys? Plus, most gym bags don’t have enough room to squeeze in a mat or strap to tie it onto the sides. Enter: yoga mat bags.

While stress is an unavoidable part of life, yoga helps us become more resilient. “Yoga simulates stress by physically challenging our bodies and asking us to breathe steadily through the challenge,” explains Wendy Cope, registered yoga teacher (RYT 500) with YogaAlliance and southeast regional group fitness manager for Crunch Franchise at Crunch Fitness. “As a result of this practice, we can become less reactive to the stresses of our environment.”

Since yoga helps reduce stress, the last thing a yogi wants is anything getting in the way of their practice. Yoga mat bags are the perfect solution to finding your flow, both in class and to and from. The best varieties are not only stylish, but spacious as well, with enough space to carry your mat and other workout necessities. Think: pockets for a change of clothes, room for blocks and straps, and more. “No matter what kind of bag you carry, the most important part of yoga is that you show up as you are,” Cope says.

Yoga mat bags come in unique styles, designs, and colors to perfectly reflect your yogi personality, and ensure you won’t have a mix up in the locker room and take the wrong yoga mat bag home. From slings to duffle bags to backpacks, here are some of the best yoga mat bags out there based on real-life reviewers and experts who love theirs.

How we chose the best yoga mat bags

We consulted Cope, Kenta Seki, celebrity health and fitness coach, and certified yoga instructor, and Emilie Porter-Rand, registered yoga teacher (RYT 500) and instructor for YogaSix, countless customer reviews, and conducted our own research to find the best yoga mat bags available.

Our top picks