Yoga Space At Home – Perfect Yoga Corner

Yoga Space

Yoga space at home: all you really need for a great home yoga practice is a sticky mat and enough space around it to extend 360 degrees into the poses.

What do we need at home to make a perfect yoga place?

• Wherever lay your yoga mat. It is your space of practice at home. May it is a paraphrase, but it is true. It takes discipline to make yourself practice at home, and not be distracted by the urge to check emails, put on another load of laundry or check the messages on your phone.
• Carving out a dedicated space for your home practice really helps, if you manage it. It does not have to cost much, you are doing this to express yourself, not to impress another soul. Read more about therapeutic purposes of yoga on the Wikipedia pages.
• It does not require a whole room, a corner of the room is fine. If you can not dedicate a whole room to your practice at least try to block off your space with a beautiful screen.
• Wherever your special yoga corner is, you will find that it becomes a refuge and an oasis and so your mind automatically starts to relax whenever you get on the mat. Here my tips to creating the perfect place at home.

Tips of the space of yoga at home

Choose a hard floor

• You will be practicing yoga on a mat, of course, but a rubber mat plus squishy carpet is tougher for balancing poses.
• There is also something wonderfully grounding about practicing yoga on wood, bamboo, or stone. On the other hand, if you are worried about falling, practicing on carpet can make you feel safer.
• If you have a very hard floor you may need a thicker yoga mat. You might like to try doubling up with one mat on top of another which can be gentler on the joints.

Banish the clutter

• Create a sense of peace, you might not want to go as far as creating an altar or buying yourself a statue.
• Make sure your room is clear of clutter. Move old photograph albums, dusty tennis rackets or piles of paperwork. They will only distract you from your practice.
• Keep the walls unadorned or go far simple, uncomplicated images. Patterned wallpaper and strong colours can also be a distraction. There is a reason most yoga studios are painted in calming creams or neutrals. It works.
• A mirror meanwhile is entirely optional. It can be good for checking your alignment.

Right lighting

• Natural light is perfect for practicing yoga but if the only place you can carve out enough room for your little yoga corner is a dark attic, go for it. While sunlight is energizing, direct sun can make you feel hot.
• If your room gets lots of direct sun, consider fixing up a lightweight blind of soft sheeting unless you have a view of the garden or countryside.
• In windowless spaces of for after dark practice opt for soft, shaded lighting. Lying on the floor with halogen bulb blasting your retinas does not feel very yogic. Candles are a great chance.

Music

• Maybe you prefer the sound of silence.
• You will only find out what makes your space most conducive to regular practice by experimenting.
• If you need a CD player or iPod speakers to play music, try and position them well away from workout area. They don’t constrain any of your movements or become a trip hazard.

Room temperature

• Make sure it is warm enough.
• The temperature of your home should be warm enough that you feel comfortable sitting still in a t-shirt and yoga pants.
• Keep a blanket to hand to cover yourself during a long final relaxation or meditation session.
• If your yoga space is cold and draughty you won’t practice. It is a simple as that.
• On a hot day, on the other hand, it is fantastic to be able to open a window or turn on a fan for a cooling breeze.

Sanctify your space

• An altar in your yoga space doesn’t mean that you have changed your religion. An altar can simply give you something to focus on or anchor you when you are meditating.
• To make an altar use any small table or cut down a console table and paint is or throw a cloth over it.
• Place whatever feels calming on your altar table: nature photos, fresh flowers, statues, bell, candles.
• Aside from this single piece of furniture, it can be wonderful to keep your home yoga space furniture-free.