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About Classes/Rates Schedule Postures Promo/Events Are you worried about practicing hot yoga because of COVID-19?



Actually, our studio may be one of the safest places to be!



High heat and high relative humidity inactivate the virus and greatly reduce transmission.



You can click these links to peer reviewed published experimental results that demonstrate this.

https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.0030151

https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/docserver/fulltext/jgv/56/2/JV0560020235.pdf?expires=1583983214&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=3E754EA3ED6DC1C1AC4B3856FC4819D4



We are committed to your well-being and strive to maintain a clean environment. Our cleaning crew works every day to disinfect all surfaces. Surfactants found in soaps and detergents break the capsules of coronaviruses, destroying their ability to cause harm. Alcohol and/or bleach solutions provide similar results.



We are implementing a few protocols as precautionary measures, effective immediately.

We will no longer provide rental yoga mats. We will sell new mats, for $5, as long as our supplies last, but please bring your own and remember to take it home with you.



Lost and found yoga clothes, towels, or mats will be disposed of every day. Other items will be stored in sealed plastic bags for three days only. We can no longer accept the liability. We will remind you to gather all your belongings at the end of each class and as you leave.



Rental towels are sterile as we provide them to you. When you are finished with them please place them in the metal bin in the hall outside the bathrooms. We will remove them from the premises after each class.



Please take care of yourself. Practicing in our hot humid environment is one of the best preventative measures you can take to tackle coronaviruses of any kind. SARS CoV-2, the virulent agent attributed to the symptoms called COVID-19, is just another coronavirus.



If you have a fever, stay home, rest, drink water, consult your trusted sources. If you otherwise have a tendency to sneeze or cough in your practice, please bring a hand towel or something to place over your face, for the sake of those around you.



I am flabbergasted by the media alarmism and the panic that it induced. I tried to purchase toilet paper today for our studio and there was none. Universities are closing. Today the governor declared one presumed case of COVID-19. I think it is recklessly irresponsible to make such a declaration without confirmed test results. It simply incites panic.

I spent many hours researching what distinguishes SARS CoV-2 from other coronavirus strains. The only thing that stood out to me was the incubation period is longer. I do not understand why that is creating such terror. The media likes to reference Spanish Flu, but they forget to tell you that the statistics of elevated mortality of adults in their 20-40’s was confounded by the fact that it was WW1 and many soldiers were dying.



One of the most important lessons we may learn from yoga is to distinguish the real from the unreal. This skill is sorely lacking in our culture. Please work to quiet your mind, confront your fear, and develop discernment.



Inform your friends and acquaintances that hot humid environments are some of the safest places to exercise. Remind them (and perhaps yourself) that your practice helps you to feel better and stay healthy, that deep breathing is good for the respiratory tract. Clinical evidence supports the stress-reducing benefits of a regular yoga practice. This boosts the functioning of your immune response. Fear does exactly the opposite. Stress is one of the leading causes of a variety of illnesses as it compromises our bodies innate defense mechanisms.



We are here for you. We hope you can be here for us and continue to support our small family business.



These are perilous and weird times. Your practice will help you navigate the challenges ahead with clarity and integrity, reducing reactivity and fear.



Much Love,



Michael and Angela

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