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Everything You Need After Your Retreat With House of Om

Your transformation doesn't end when you leave. Carry the practice home: the stillness, the breath, the fire.

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You already have everything you need to start.

Leaving a retreat can feel like stepping off a mountain. The ground is different, the noise is louder, the pace relentless. This page is your bridge. A curated collection of practices, resources, and wisdom to help you sustain the depth you found, and carry it forward every day.

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Daily Rituals

Your daily practice toolkit

Eight mindfulness and yoga practices to anchor your day, however simple, however brief.

01
Morning Meditation

Begin each day with 10–20 minutes of stillness before the world asks anything of you. Sit, breathe, and observe. Nothing else is required.

Daily
02
Pranayama Breathing

Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril) and Kapalbhati to balance your nervous system. Five minutes of conscious breath changes everything.

Morning
03
Sun Salutation Flow

3–6 rounds of Surya Namaskar every morning. A complete practice in itself: warmth, breath, strength, and devotion in twelve postures.

Morning
04
Gratitude Journaling

Three things you are genuinely grateful for, written each morning. This small ritual rewires the mind toward abundance over time.

Morning
05
Yin Yoga Practice

30–60 minutes of long-held, floor-based postures to release deep connective tissue, calm the mind, and restore the body from within.

Evening
06
Walking Meditation

Take one walk each day without your phone. Feel each footfall. Breathe the air. Let the practice live in motion, not only on the mat.

Anytime
07
Yoga Nidra

The yogic sleep. 30 minutes equals 4 hours of rest. A guided body scan and visualization practice for deep restoration and integration.

Rest
08
Evening Reflection

A five-minute body scan before bed. Where did you feel open today? Where did you contract? Awareness at rest is the whole practice.

Evening
Going Deeper

Sustaining the inner work

The retreat was the spark. These are the ways to tend the flame. Beyond the asana, the real practice begins when life gets uncomfortable.

  • Commit to a fixed time for practice. Even 15 minutes changes the day
  • Create a small dedicated space in your home. A mat, a candle, that is enough
  • Join a local yoga community or studio for accountability and connection
  • Return to the Yamas and Niyamas when life feels unclear or heavy
  • Reach out to fellow House of Om alumni. Your sangha travels with you

The practice is not something you do.
It is something you become.

Curated For You

Your learning library

Books, apps, and platforms chosen to deepen your understanding of yoga, breathwork, and mindfulness.

Philosophy
Light on Yoga
B.K.S. Iyengar

The definitive guide to yoga asana, with over 200 poses photographed and described. A lifetime companion on the mat.

Classic
Ancient Texts
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Trans. Swami Satchidananda

The foundational text of yoga philosophy. 196 sutras that map the entire inner journey. Return to it again and again.

Essential
Mindfulness
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön

Radical wisdom for when life doesn't go to plan. Pema Chödrön teaches how to lean into discomfort with courage and grace.

Transformative
Practice
The Heart of Yoga
T.K.V. Desikachar

How to make yoga truly personal. Desikachar's father was Krishnamacharya. This book honours the teacher-student lineage.

Practice
Mindfulness
Wherever You Go, There You Are
Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness meditation for ordinary life. Simple, direct, and remarkably useful for bringing retreat awareness into everyday moments.

Practical
Consciousness
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle

A guide to spiritual awakening through present-moment awareness. Read slowly, and notice what shifts in you with each chapter.

Awakening
Meditation
Insight Timer
iOS & Android

Over 180,000 free guided meditations, music, and teachings. The world's largest free meditation library. Start here.

Free
Yoga
Down Dog
iOS & Android

Fully customisable yoga practice. Choose your style, level, duration, and music. Generates a unique sequence every time.

Freemium
Breathwork
Breathwrk
iOS & Android

Science-backed breathwork exercises for energy, focus, stress relief, and sleep. The most accessible pranayama app available.

Freemium
Mindfulness
Waking Up
iOS & Android

Guided meditations, theory, and conversations with teachers and philosophers. Sam Harris's rigorous approach to inner science.

Premium
Yoga & Meditation
Glo
iOS, Android & Web

Thousands of yoga and meditation classes from world-class teachers. Clean interface, excellent curation, all levels welcome.

Subscription
Sleep & Rest
Calm
iOS & Android

Sleep stories, breathing programs, masterclasses, and guided body scans. Particularly useful for maintaining evening practice.

Freemium
YouTube
Yoga With Adriene
youtube.com/yogawithadriene

The world's most-watched yoga channel. 500+ free classes for every body type, level, and mood. An accessible, loving teacher.

Free
Streaming
Gaia
gaia.com

A conscious content platform with yoga, meditation, and spiritual documentary programming. The Netflix of mindful living.

Subscription
Online Classes
Alo Moves
alomoves.com

Premium yoga, meditation, and fitness from world-class instructors. Exceptional production quality and a deep content library.

Subscription
Community
The Yoga Collective
theyogacollective.com

A community-focused streaming platform with diverse teachers and styles. Particularly strong in yin, restorative, and vinyasa.

Subscription
Teacher Training
House of Om Online
houseofom.com

Continue learning directly with the House of Om teachers. Online modules, workshops, and programs to deepen your practice.

Official
Podcast
On Being with Krista Tippett
onbeing.org

Conversations about the inner life of humanity. Wisdom from theologians, scientists, poets, and spiritual teachers. Free, essential.

Free
Return to Practice

Where to come home

When you're ready to go deeper, the doors are open. Each location holds its own magic.

Stay Connected

Your sangha travels with you

The practice is personal, but the path is shared. Your House of Om family (the teachers, the students, the community of over 1,700 certified graduates) is always just a message away. Your transformation has already begun.

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