In Illinois, state guidelines follow CDC guidelines and mandate that all students wear a mask when entering and exiting a studio and all times they are not on their socially distanced mat. Once the student is on their mat in the yoga studio and positioned at a proper social distance, they can remove their mask. Some people are more at ease with practicing yoga without a mask than others. Although the CDC does not recommend working out in a mask, many of us are trying to practice in a mask and are on a mission to find the right one, especially yogins. According to recent theories in the New England Journal of Medicine, "wearing a face mask may actually reduce the severity of the virus." (See Telegraph article link below)

For the first time ever, I was able to put on a mask, walk into the studio, and practice hot vinyasa (at 95 degrees, with inversions, arm balances going full throttle/tapas) without taking it off. Not even once. Winner, winner, Halo Mask!

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Yesterday, I gave the mask the teaching test, too. I was able to keep it on during the whole standing sequence during an intermediate vinyasa class set to 95 degrees. Halo Mask will be one of my 'go to' teaching masks.

A couple of added notes: Although Halo Mask has not been tested by any governmental organization, the mask filter was tested by Nelson Labs. It seems to offer more security than the standard athletic mask. Even Under Armour (which seems to be the 'holy grail' of athletic masks in the media) does not offer this feature. I will review the Under Armour Mask next and compare it to the Halo Mask within the next week. Namaste.