Setting Up a Home Yoga Studio

Setting up a home Yoga studio can be a great option if you want to take some time to re-center yourself with some yoga practices while not being able to make it to you favorite local studio. While there are amazing benefits to getting hands on instructions from a licensed instructor sometimes a guided online class can do the trick to keep us in mental and physical shape. To do this you will need a little place that you can call your personal home studio while you flow through your poses. It’s easier than you would think and here is what you’ll need to get started.

Step one: Find a focal Point or Room. In Most studio’s you’ll notice that while it’s lightly dimmed, there is often a mirror in the front of the room. This is done for several reasons, but it comes down to having something that you can focus on even when sharing a space with several people. A lot of time focusing on ourselves is the easiest thing to maintain our concentration. So, if you have a decluttered space with a mirror, you’re on a great start.

Step Two: Mats, Props, and Water. As you flow into this step try to remember that although you are at home, you’re creating an environment that almost takes you away from a simple home setting during your yoga session. So, try to have everything you would need to complete your poses at arm’s length just as in a studio. This means Mats, blocks if you use them, towels, and your choice of hydration method. Make it so that you don’t have to leave your designated area.

Step Three: Music, Scent, and Lights. These three go together to create the mode and relaxing environment that allows you to mentally travel throughout the session. You can choose your favorite yoga playlist to play from a small speaker. Burning a few candles will take car of the dim lighting and relaxing scent that will make room for mental clarity. Make sure the candles aren’t too close though as you might knock them over during a deep stretch

If you are following along via an online class, then place your device on top of a small stand in front of your setup. You want it mid abdominal level, so you don’t feel like you have to look to the floor to keep see what the instructor is doing.

The key is to create a clean decluttered space where your mind can roam while you go through your practice without being distracted with noises, lights, or objects. I suggest setting your you space and peacefully sitting for some time before your session so see how comfortable it is or what adjustments you must make. When it feels right and if you choose to, you may begin your session. Namaste!

Step one: Find a focal Point or Room. In Most studio’s you’ll notice that while it’s lightly dimmed, there is often a mirror in the front of the room. This is done for several reasons, but it comes down to having something that you can focus on even when sharing a space with several people. A lot of time focusing on ourselves is the easiest thing to maintain our concentration. So, if you have a decluttered space with a mirror, you’re on a great start.

Step Two: Mats, Props, and Water. As you flow into this step try to remember that although you are at home, you’re creating an environment that almost takes you away from a simple home setting during your yoga session. So, try to have everything you would need to complete your poses at arm’s length just as in a studio. This means Mats, blocks if you use them, towels, and your choice of hydration method. Make it so that you don’t have to leave your designated area.

Step Three: Music, Scent, and Lights. These three go together to create the mode and relaxing environment that allows you to mentally travel throughout the session. You can choose your favorite yoga playlist to play from a small speaker. Burning a few candles will take car of the dim lighting and relaxing scent that will make room for mental clarity. Make sure the candles aren’t too close though as you might knock them over during a deep stretch

If you are following along via an online class, then place your device on top of a small stand in front of your setup. You want it mid abdominal level, so you don’t feel like you have to look to the floor to keep see what the instructor is doing.

The key is to create a clean decluttered space where your mind can roam while you go through your practice without being distracted with noises, lights, or objects. I suggest setting your you space and peacefully sitting for some time before your session so see how comfortable it is or what adjustments you must make. When it feels right and if you choose to, you may begin your session. Namaste!