Your Home May Be Working Against You. A New Class on MasterClass Shows How to Fix It

Anita Yokota, the licensed therapist and award-winning designer behind the Home Therapy method, teaches members how their home environment can help shape their productivity, habits and moods

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MasterClass, the personalized learning platform unlocking human potential with the world's best, today announced the launch of Design Your Home to Change Your Life, taught by licensed therapist-turned-interior designer Anita Yokota. Yokota spent 20 years as a licensed marriage and family therapist watching how her clients' homes shaped their moods, habits and relationships. Now an award-winning interior designer and the creator of the Home Therapy method and the author of Home Therapy and Grounded Living, she teaches members how to make their home spaces work for them. The class is available now exclusively on MasterClass, where subscribers have unlimited access to 200+ instructors with an annual membership.

"Everything in your home, from the depth of your sofa to the warmth of your light bulbs, can subtly influence how you feel and behave," Yokota says. "The real power of home design is that it unlocks your potential: to feel good, to do the things you want to achieve and to build the life you want. And it doesn't have to cost a lot of money or be a big project."

Across both careers, Yokota says a handful of simple changes around the house can have profound benefits for work, family time, rest and intimacy. Her approach starts with questions, not color palettes: What is this space for? What's getting in the way? What would help it support the people who live here? In the class, members learn to spot hidden friction, like a crowded nightstand, harsh kitchen lighting or a laptop that never leaves the dining table. Then they learn to make changes that boost productivity and encourage healthy habits whether they rent or own and on any budget.

The class moves through the five rooms that shape a typical day:

• The Bedroom: Design for Intimacy and Recovery. Yokota looks at what may be getting in the way of sleep and connection, and how to make the bedroom support both.
• The Bathroom: Design for Self-Care. Members learn why this room sets the tone for the start and end of each day, and how to set it up to support their routines.
• The Kitchen: Design for Healthy Habits. Yokota shows how a kitchen's setup can make healthy eating easier or harder.
• The Home Office: Design for Boundaries and Focus. For those who work where they live, she shows how to stay focused during the day and fully switch off when work ends.
• The Living Room: Design for Conversation and Connection. Yokota explores how a living room layout sets the tone for the way people connect, and how to arrange it to bring people together.

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