Check out a video of my practice space below!

This is the most important part of your practice. There are a few things that held me back initially from practicing on my own outside of a studio. I have lived in small apartments and had a lot of furniture and would kick things when I would try to practice. That would hurt and I wouldn’t want to practice anymore! Or I had roomates so I couldn’t practice in the space of the living room without worrying they would think I was weird.

Looking back it was all part of the process my mind had to go through before I became comfortable enough with my body to just practice. Of course now I am over the thoughts of people thinking I am weird (I’m glad I’m not normal!) But I understand how early on you might not want people to see you practice…after all this is a very personal time spent with your body!

So slowly I sold furniture I didnt need and cleared more space (which felt great since I was kind of a collector of things I really didnt need! There was a lot involved in my cleansing process!)

Now I have set up a permanent space that is big enough for my mat where I can stretch my legs out in downward dog and swing my arms around beside me. I keep all my props within reach.

For me it was very important to have a permanent space for practicing. I could have done some minor furniture rearrangements each time I practiced, but for me over time that became too much a a hassle and I wouldn’t get on my mat. Moving the furniture also set me with a great excuse of not wanting to move the coffee table, so therefor I wouldnt practice that day. (as you can see discipline is a hard one for me.)

So my area is always ready for me to roll out my mat and start practicing. I also have made sure to have an area of wall space open without any pictures so I can have an area to practice inversions as well as some other stretches and postural excercises.

BONUS:
I am a bit of a narcissist and really like to see how I am progressing in my practice so I have set up a giant mirror in my living room. The mirror is a great critic to show me where I need to build strength to take the poses further. This also has the added bonus of making the room look bigger!

Check out what my practice space looks like here!