diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7598004..2d1af41 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -155,6 +155,14 @@ To load the session layout simply run:
 You'll now have a new Tmux session with your previously defined awesome window
 in it.
 
+To customize the `sessions_root` simply append the path at creation
+
+    tmuxifier new-session my-awesome-session .
+
+or 
+
+    tmuxifier new-session my-awesome-session ~/.tmuxifier
+
 [examples]: https://github.com/jimeh/tmuxifier/tree/master/examples
 
 ## Configure & Customize
@@ -177,6 +185,29 @@ reason you need to disable it, just set `$TMUXIFIER_NO_COMPLETE`.
 export TMUXIFIER_NO_COMPLETE=1
 ```
 
+### Custom Session Base Path
+
+```bash
+export TMUXIFIER_SESSION_BASE_PATH=~/code
+```
+
+### Custom Template Path
+
+You can customize the template directory used by Tmuxifier by setting
+
+```bash
+export TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH="$HOME/.tmuxinator-templates"
+export TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME="awesome-session"
+export TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME="awesome-window"
+```
+
+or for special cases
+
+```
+TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME=awesome-session tmuxifier new-window wilder
+TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME=awesome-window tmuxifier new-window wilder
+```
+
 ## Inspiration
 
 - Tmuxifier is largely inspired by [Tmuxinator][].
diff --git a/lib/env.sh b/lib/env.sh
index 73d50e1..b69febf 100644
--- a/lib/env.sh
+++ b/lib/env.sh
@@ -4,3 +4,31 @@ if [ -z "${TMUXIFIER_LAYOUT_PATH}" ]; then
 else
   export TMUXIFIER_LAYOUT_PATH="${TMUXIFIER_LAYOUT_PATH%/}"
 fi
+
+# Setup session base path.
+if [ -z "${TMUXIFIER_SESSION_BASE_PATH}" ]; then
+  export TMUXIFIER_SESSION_BASE_PATH="~/Projects"
+else
+  export TMUXIFIER_SESSION_BASE_PATH="${TMUXIFIER_SESSION_BASE_PATH%/}"
+fi
+
+# Setup template path.
+if [ -z "${TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH}" ]; then
+  export TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH="${TMUXIFIER}/templates"
+else
+  export TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH="${TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH%/}"
+fi
+
+# Setup session template name.
+if [ -z "${TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME}" ]; then
+  export TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME="session"
+else
+  export TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME="${TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME%.sh}"
+fi
+
+# Setup window template name.
+if [ -z "${TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME}" ]; then
+  export TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME="window"
+else
+  export TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME="${TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME%.sh}"
+fi
diff --git a/libexec/tmuxifier-new-session b/libexec/tmuxifier-new-session
index 6787f2f..cc2f6ac 100755
--- a/libexec/tmuxifier-new-session
+++ b/libexec/tmuxifier-new-session
@@ -27,11 +27,23 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 fi
 
 layout_name="$1"
+session_path="$TMUXIFIER_SESSION_BASE_PATH/${layout_name}"
 layout_file="$TMUXIFIER_LAYOUT_PATH/${layout_name}.session.sh"
-template="$TMUXIFIER/templates/session.sh"
+template="$TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH/$TMUXIFIER_SESSION_TEMPLATE_NAME.sh"
+
+if [ $# -eq 2 ]; then
+  if [ "$2" == "." ]; then
+    session_path="$(pwd)"
+  else
+    session_path=$2
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Attempt to make session_path relative to users home directory
+session_path=${session_path//$HOME/"~"}
 
 if [ ! -f "$template" ]; then
-  echo "tmuxifier: session layout template not found: $template" >&2
+  echo "tmuxifier: session layout template not found \"$template\"" >&2
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -44,6 +56,7 @@ if [ -f "$layout_file" ]; then
 fi
 
 content="$(cat "$template")"
+content="${content//\{\{SESSION_PATH\}\}/$session_path}"
 echo "${content//\{\{SESSION_NAME\}\}/$layout_name}" > "$layout_file"
 
 if [ -n "$EDITOR" ]; then
diff --git a/libexec/tmuxifier-new-window b/libexec/tmuxifier-new-window
index 726cd16..ef8b8fd 100755
--- a/libexec/tmuxifier-new-window
+++ b/libexec/tmuxifier-new-window
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 
 layout_name="$1"
 layout_file="$TMUXIFIER_LAYOUT_PATH/${layout_name}.window.sh"
-template="$TMUXIFIER/templates/window.sh"
+template="$TMUXIFIER_TEMPLATE_PATH/$TMUXIFIER_WINDOW_TEMPLATE_NAME.sh"
 
 if [ ! -f "$template" ]; then
   echo "tmuxifier: window layout template not found: $template" >&2
diff --git a/templates/session.sh b/templates/session.sh
index e8b3975..ef20da8 100644
--- a/templates/session.sh
+++ b/templates/session.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Set a custom session root path. Default is `$HOME`.
 # Must be called before `initialize_session`.
-#session_root "~/Projects/{{SESSION_NAME}}"
+#session_root "{{SESSION_PATH}}"
 
 # Create session with specified name if it does not already exist. If no
 # argument is given, session name will be based on layout file name.