Yoga Etiquette

The following points are in consideration of the studio and your fellow students.

• Please come 10-15 minutes early. Late students will not be admitted to class.
  
• Remove all outside footwear.
• Absolutely no talking in the yoga room. This is so you can relax before and after class, free of distraction.
• No talking on cell phones in the lobby, and please leave cell phones on silent while class is in session. ABSOLUTELY NO CELL PHONES OR ELECTRONICS IN THE YOGA ROOM.
• Lie down with your feet facing the windows, not the mirrors.
• Don't wear any perfume or scented products in class.
• If you smoke, please shower before class.
• Wait until after the third posture to take water. This allows your body to properly warm up, preparing you for the rest of the class.
• Place your mat in the middle of one of the three lines in the yoga room. Make sure that you can see yourself in the mirror and check that you are not blocking anyone's view.
• Roll and place rental mats in the designated baskets outside the exit door to the studio.
• Wait until the instructor has left the room before you leave.
• When leaving the room, exit quietly out the back door and be conscious of those staying behind to relax in silence after class.
• Leave all belongings in the change-rooms. If you are concerned about any valuables such as cell phone, keys, or wallet, we can store them for you behind the front desk.
• While you are waiting in the lobby for the next class please use ‘inside voices' to avoid disrupting the current class in session.
• Do not enter the yoga room until the ‘Closed for Cleaning' sign has been removed from the door. After the teacher has finished cleaning the floors, you may quietly enter the room.
• If you leave puddles behind after class, please ask for an additional towel to soak them up, or feel free to grab a mop.

As a new student, there may seem to be lots of ‘rules' to follow. Please know that these are for the benefit of everyone. You will come to appreciate them as you develop in your practice. See you in the room!