yoga bolster guide
Yoga Bolsters Guide
Every practice can be enhanced by the best yoga bolsters available. Kakaos yoga bolsters in cotton are designed and made for yoga, Let us help you find and purchase the correct yoga bolster for your yoga practice.
Yoga bolsters have a myriad of uses, from Viparita, Karani and Savasana to opening the chest for breathing exercises. Whether practicing prenatal yoga, restorative, or anything that requires additional support, yoga bolsters can provide just what you need to make your practice more fulfilling.
Whether your goal is to, bring certain poses within reach, adapt your practice to physical limitations, or simply relax and get a good stretch, there is a bolster for you.
When shopping for a yoga bolster, the most important thing to think about is how you'll be using it. What style yoga use practice and what your yoga teacher or instructor prefers you to use.
This guide will help you find the perfect yoga bolster for your practice.
Sizes & Shapes
Bolsters come in variety of sizes from long and thin, round and rectangular and overstuffed appearing to be bursting at the seams, to soft and pliable. At the end of the day, we do know one thing: the size and shape matters. We carry eight sizes at TheYogaWarehouse.com. Each was created to serve a different purpose.
Kakaos Studio Bolster - This bolster is the most popular sizes that we carry. They come in the round or rectangular shape and weigh about seven pounds each and is considered a firm to very firm bolster. Many instructors will use these props for poses like Legs Up the Wall (Viparita Karani) and other restorative yoga poses.
Kakaos Rectangular Bolster
Firm | Very Firm
24" x 6" x 11"
7.39 lbs.
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Kakaos Round Bolster
Firm | Very Firm
26" x 10"
7.49 lbs
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Kakaos Studio Bolster - An offshoot of the Studio Bolster, these are a little more densely packed and are considered a very firm bolster. These bolsters like the Kakaos Studio Bolster are used by many instructors as props for poses like Legs Up the Wall (Viparita Karani) and other restorative yoga poses.
Kakaos Studio Rectangular Bolster
Very Firm
24" x 6" x 11"
7.39 lbs.
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover.
Kakaos Studio Round Bolster
Very Firm
26" x 11"
7.79 lbs
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Kakaos Small Bolster - Designed as a substitute when a full size bolster was considered too large. These bolsters are used for those wanting a gentler stretch during specific restorative poses. They can also be used as a smaller prop by advanced yogis to enhance the stretch of a forward fold or chest opener.
Kakaos Small Rectangular Bolster
Firm | Very Firm
22" x 4" x 8"
4.8lbs.
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Kakaos Small Round Bolster
Firm | Very Firm
22" x 7"
4.59 lbs
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Kakaos Mini Bolster - A very unique bolster, these are a very pliable bolster and works well as a substitute when a yoga blocks is considered too hard, can be used as a soft neck pillow. Perfect for light physical therapy use.
Densely packed with clean Buckwheat Hulls.
Kakaos Mini Rectangular Bolster
Pliable | Firm
13" x 3" x 7"
2 lbs.
Buckwheat Hulls:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Kakaos Mini Round Bolster
Pliable | Firm
12" x 6"
2 lbs
Buckwheat Hulls:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover
Pranayama Bolster - As the name suggests, this bolster was created for Pranayamic breathing exercises. These bolsters are long and thin, perfect for chest openers, not so much for poses where you're looking for a lot of support. These bolsters are primarily placed down the length of the spine to promote deep, long, lung expansion.
Kakaos Pranayama Bolster
Firm | Very Firm
25" x 3" x 7"
4 lbs.
Adjustable Clean Cotton:
Removable Cotton Canvas Cover