Abstract: A machine washable and dryable yoga mat with an upper layer comprising a towel material, a central layer comprising a layer of fusible foam material fused to the upper layer, and a lower layer comprising a polymer-coated fabric. The upper, central, and lower layers are stitched together to form a rectangular yoga mat body. The upper layer has a width greater than the widths of the central and lower layers such that border strips of the upper layer can be wrapped around the lateral edges of the central and lower layers and fastened. The layers are joined by side stitching that traverses longitudinally adjacent to the lateral edges of the yoga mat body, by end stitching that traverses laterally across the yoga mat body adjacent to the first and second ends thereof, and by a plurality of spaced lines of lateral stitching that traverse laterally across the yoga mat body.