We are so thrilled to continue to hold space for so many new and old faces. In order to create the best studio experience together, we thought this was an excellent time to share some etiquette guidelines.

Our Yoga practice is individual, but each studio yoga class is a collective experience. We should come to our mats with an attitude of respect for those around us to help everyone thrive.

Instead of thinking of these as a set of rules we invite you to look inward to see how you are carrying yourself and how that affects those around you. How can we all benefit by creating a collective experience? We all have bad days but when we bring our negativity into the yoga room we are sharing that with everyone in that space.

The Yoga studio is a space for healing, growing and working through our personal “stuff”, but be mindful of your conversations. If you are talking to one person, everyone around you can hear and can be affected by what you are saying. You do not know how that might negativity affect someone. So please save your personal conversations for outside of the yoga room.

Studio doors open 15 minutes prior to class, and lock when class starts so please DO NOT knock. We are sorry we missed you. Check out the live schedule for the next class time.

1. Arrive on time

Enough can’t be said about this! Give yourself enough time to arrive at the studio, put your stuff away and turn off your cell phone, and use the restroom. You’ll also want to give yourself a few extra minutes to lay out your mat, gather props and allow time to get grounded before class starts. After all, it’s pretty challenging to get centered if you’re racing in just as class is getting started, no one wants to be the cause of disruption when everyone has just begun to relax. Usually, arriving a good 10 minutes before class starts is appropriate (not too much more, as sometimes the teachers need prep time, or a prior class may still be going on in the studio).

The studio doors open 15 minutes prior to class

2. Remove your shoes

Yoga is practiced with bare feet, by removing your shoes, you’re not only helping with studio cleanliness, but you’re respecting a space that’s revered and cherished by others.

3.You do not need to bring your devices into the studio

Whistles, dings, and blips are incredibly distracting and, frankly, downright rude. So please for the sake of everyone around you leave your phone in your car, or turn it off. This also goes for watches. Yoga class is a chance to escape the digital addictions and distractions we face in everyday life, offering you a rare chance to be fully present. By bringing your phone to class (even on silent!), you’re distracting yourself and those around you.

4. Wait to enter the Yoga Room

Please be patient and wait to put your things in a cubie and to enter the yoga room until the previous class students are out. Don’t worry you wont miss class. Not sure when it is ok to go in? Ask the teacher.

5. Be aware of the space you take

Though the teacher often moves around the room and does demonstrations from various places in the studio, be aware of where you’re placing your mat. With increases in class size be mindful of your space, you may be asked to slide your mat over to accommodate everyone. We do have a cap on class size that is well under the threshold the studio can fit. It might just mean you have to take the front row occasionally.

6. Read the room & minimize conversation

Many yogis depend on a quiet space free from distractions to let go of their day and get into their yoga practice. Our recommendations to reduce distractions and disturbances for other practitioners before and after class. We are quiet when others are resting in the yoga room, maintaining a quiet atmosphere to support this frame of mind keep it that way by minimizing loud conversations . It’s not only polite, but it’s beneficial to your own state of mind.

7. Go easy on perfume & cologne & be mindful of your hygiene

You breathe heavy and deep breaths in yoga and are in close proximity of others. These lovely smells, will come across very strongly during class. Observe good general hygiene, but save the perfume for after yoga so as not to affect the meditation and rhythmic breathing during the class.

8. Clean up

If you’re borrowing the studio’s props, be sure to return them to their rightful place upon leaving. If you’re borrowing one of the studio’s mats, be sure to spray it and wipe it down (spray bottle is always by the props if you don’t see it ask) Leaving your space as clean as you found it is respectful to the studio and students in later classes.

9. Respect the Teachers time

It brings us so much joy to see the community that we have created! Each of you has share your unique light with the studio and community, but please do not linger after classes. Be respectful to the teachers time they are not paid to wait for you to enjoy social hour. If you have made a connection with a friend please chat outside after class or check out community cup for a cup of tea or coffee to continue your conversations. Studio doors will shut no more than 15 minutes after class, unless there is a special occasion.

10. Leave (even well-behaved) children at home

As lovely as your children may be, think about the length of the yoga class, their level of focus and attention, and whether it is realistic to expect your child to make it through the entire class. Leave your children at home or take them to a yoga for kids class. We do not have a daycare center to watch your children, and they can NOT sit in the lobby unattended. Currently, we do not offer a children’s yoga. We do allow kids at age 12 and up to attend class with parent or guardian(they must participate in class)