Setting Up a Home Practice Corner in a Small Flat

The single biggest predictor of whether a home practice continues is how much effort it takes to start. Setup friction is what ends most of them.

Leave the mat out

If you have the floor space for a rolled mat to stand against a wall in the room you practise in, use it. A mat that lives in a cupboard gets used considerably less.

Space needed

A standard mat needs roughly two metres by one, with a little clearance overhead for arms. Most living rooms have this once a coffee table moves half a metre.

Keep props together

One basket for blocks, strap and socks, kept beside the mat. Hunting for a block is exactly the kind of small obstacle that turns into a skipped session.

Mind the floor

On tile or polished wood, put a rug or a towel under the mat. Mats slide on hard smooth floors more than people expect.