In our busy modern world, it's not always easy to make it to yoga class each week which is why it's so important to have a home yoga practice. We want to be experiencing the benefits of yoga and meditation more than once a week or every few weeks but sometimes practising at home on our own can feel quite daunting. If you're still quite new to yoga you'll probably find that it's hard to remember the routines that you do at classes or how to safely get yourself in and out of poses and this can feel frustrating and not bring about the sense of calm that we were after. Many of my students over the summer holiday were asking about websites or youtube channels that offer yoga classes that they can practice whilst on holiday or during the weeks when they couldn't make it to class so I thought it might be helpful if I included them in my blog. My favourite yoga website at the moment is DOYOUYOGA.COM a fantastic resource of online classes and interesting articles. You can sign up to this website for free and take advantage of their free classes, if you're a beginner then Kristen McGee's 28 day yoga for beginners course is fantastic. You can also sign up to be a premium member which gives you access to all the classes, I think it costs $9.99 a month. If you're looking to include meditation in your daily life than I thoroughly recommend Faith Hunter's 30 day meditation challenge, every day for 30 days you get a different meditation video emailed to you, each meditation is about 10 minutes long and all are suitable for beginners. If you're wanting to slow things down and practice restorative yoga then you'll love Lacey Haynes home yoga retreat where she guides you through Yin Yoga practices and meditations. I really love this website as there is something for everyone and classes can be as short as 10 minutes or as long as 50. YOUTUBE Youtube is pretty much everyone's go to for tutorials on just about anything but you may have found the amount of yoga classes on youtube overwhelming. Here are some of my favourite teachers on youtube: YOGA GIRL - Rachel Brathen www.youtube.com/user/RachelBrathenYoga TARA STILES www.youtube.com/user/TaraStilesYoga SHIVA REA SACRED SPACE Something that's really nice to do for yourself is to set up an area in your home where you can practice yoga and meditation. It might not be possible to have a separate room for this due to lack of space or sharing with others but even something simple like having peaceful and inspiring images near by can help to soothe the mind and get you in the zone. Burning essential oils, incense or candles can also be a nice way to create a relaxing space to practice. I hope you've found this post useful and feel inspired to set up a home yoga practice :) Namaste XO
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