9 tips to practice yoga at home

Daily yoga practice at home can help you stay healthy, more productive, calm and happy all day. Besides, these benefits are not just for you to enjoy. Doing these practices at home will not only keep you happy but your family members too will be able to feel the positive energy and happiness around. What’s more, you get a chance to practice them right in the comfort of your home, any time you wish.

Once you have learned yoga techniques properly from an Art of Living Yoga teacher, and are comfortable, you can start practicing them on your own. Here are a few tips to keep in mind as you prepare yourself for a fun yoga practice at home.

Mind over mat: how yoga is helping refugee women

On Tuesday mornings female refugees like Eden come to practise yoga. The sessions are run by Ourmala, a voluntary organisation that every week gives around 60 refugee women a safe space to breathe, heal and rehabilitate.

They begin by lying on the yoga mats provided, closing their eyes in the dimly lit room. Ourmala relies on volunteers like Martha Winfield, a specially trained yoga instructor who is heading the class and gently encourages the women to slowly transition into different yoga positions, and synchronising their breathing with their movements.