How To Start A Home Yoga Practice
We are often told that to have a yoga practice at home, you need a quiet space with incense, candles, and soft lighting.
Guess what- for a yoga practice at home you don’t need all that generic advice. Instead, let’s talk about what you really need for practicing yoga at home!
To goal here is to be realistic and discuss how to make your yoga practice work for YOU without trying to fit into a generic and unhelpful standard of what yoga is.
At Home Yoga Set-Up
It is super helpful to have a planned space in which to practice yoga. Keep the place where you practice yoga as simple as possible. Too many things can be distracting and make it hard to focus.
If possible, set up your practice space somewhere with good natural light and ventilation.
I understand that is not always possible. I have practiced in a tiny New York City apartment with two cats on my mat and zero natural light. But do what you can with your space, and know that all the regurgitated advice about a calm atmosphere and having a lot of space is unrealistic for most of us.
You can STILL practice yoga at home even if you do not have tons of space.
Please don’t believe the usual yoga advice that you need a spacious area with plenty of room.
Part of building a yoga practice at home is adapting and adjusting to what you have at the moment.
Yoga Props At Home
Store all the props you need for your yoga practice close by.
In our online classes, these are the props we use:
Pilates ball
Yoga blocks
Resistance bands
Wrist weights
Here is a quick video about HOW we use wrist weights in our classes.
Whatever props you are using- have them close by since this saves time when you only have a few minutes to practice.
Join Me Online
Our online studio has guided classes to help you build a yoga practice at home. Our classes are not traditional yoga classes but guided strength, flexibility, and stretch classes that help you practice yoga in a way that really HELPS you. Our guided yoga flow classes offer more of a yoga experience, and our Feel Better Stretch classes will give you those flexbility benefits of yoga classes.
We also have a series of classes that help you manage stress with guided breathing techniques. You can find those under the Calm Category when you want a simple and useful way to practice yoga at home.
If you want to start a simple yet useful at-home series designed for beginners, please sign up for our FREE Seven-Day Simple & Stretchy Challenge!
Please reach out via the contact page to find out how to work with me directly to build an at-home yoga practice.
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