Photos in this post via Wari Om Photography and Pinterest.

If you're like me, you like yoga because when you practice, you know just where you are.

There is something profound about the mind-body connection and the way the body's location in space determines how we feel. Experiences aren't solely internal; they also depend on the world around us.

Which is why creating a little yoga sanctuary for yourself is such a great idea -- it's a space where you can unwind, be true to your emotions, and be alone with your yoga mat.

I was so inspired when Alive in the Fire reader Sarah Oxley wrote to me recently with her idea for how to transform a backyard garden shed into a mini yoga-studio space. Read on for her beautiful story.

Wouldn't some boot planters like these be a fun way to brighten up your backyard yoga sanctuary?

I’m new to the world of yoga, and I’m enjoying all the calming benefits and health benefits I’m gaining from it. But when I first started, I had a very big problem.

I wanted to practice the postures and techniques I’d learned in class at home. I always felt energized and at peace after class, and naturally, I wanted to recreate this experience at home, but I simply didn't have the space.

Creating a special space at home for yoga can help you deepen your practice.

We have a small house with a garden, and although there’s plenty of room for me, the significant other and our things, there’s not really the right space for me to feel comfortable doing yoga in.

I was always worrying about knocking something over or I was checking how close I was to something, like a bookcase, a wall, small table, lamp, you get the idea.

Inspiration hit me, when looking out the back window into our yard, and I spotted our garden shed. Our garden shed which barely had anything in it and wasn't really used at all. I decided to give it a new function as my yoga sanctuary.

The lawn mower was relocated to the garage, also rather empty, as well as the few gardening tools we have, a spade and some secateurs just about sums it up. Then a good clean out was in order, everything from giving the floor a good sweep to dusting away all the cobwebs.

Natural light, greenery, and silence: nothing better to surround yourself with before yoga.

Now came the tricky bit: creating my yoga sanctuary. As the weather’s still rather cold and miserable and spring is a long way off, I put a portable heater in the shed. I didn't like the feel of wood beneath my bare feet, and my yoga mat could only cover so much, so I placed a white bed sheet, which I had spare, on the floor and stapled the edges and corners down with a staple gun.

Now there was plenty of room, and I really liked the look and feel of the white sheet when doing my yoga, as the vastness of it helped my thoughts find focus. I had space, I had comfort, and I even had a CD player for when the silence of the shed wasn't supporting my focus.

Ballet is so inspiring, don't you think?

I was still feeling a bit uninspired, so I added some pictures. As I’m a beginner I decided to hang up some pictures of yoga poses and asanas which I want to learn and improve. I've also got some pictures of favourite landscape photographs and prints of my favorite artists. Impressionists have me hooked at the moment, so Degas and Monet are up there.

I think if I had a yoga sanctuary, I might put up an anatomy poster and a nice om design.

I thought it would be a good idea to share my yoga sanctuary with other yogis, as it was so easy to create once the idea came to mind. Of course, you don’t have to do exactly what I did for your own yoga sanctuary. I think what makes it so special to me is that I have space and I feel comfortable in it. So that’s the key: space and comfort. Enjoy creating your very own yoga sanctuary.

Talk about a dream yoga sanctuary!

Thanks, Sarah, for sharing your inspiration! This post has me dreaming about sunny skies and warmer temperatures. Now we can all plan our yoga sanctuary spaces before spring arrives. XO!