Before Class:

Eating/Drinking: It is best to let meals or snacks digest before coming to class. After a meal, give yourself 2 hours before practicing yoga. After a snack, give yourself 1 hour. You may drink water during class as needed, but you may feel more comfortable if you hydrate prior to class.

What to wear: Wear comfortable, stretchy clothes that are not too loose. Choose appropriately based on how your clothing may respond to sweat, twisting, lying down, and bending forward.

Bring: A yoga mat, towel, and water. We will have mats and other yoga props available for your convenience.

Avoid: Wearing strong scents such as perfume, deodorants, essential oils, or cologne. Please ensure that your mat, clothes, and body are odor-free to help maintain the purity of the practice space.

Get there early: If it is your first time, please arrive 15 minutes early to fill in any forms, get changed if needed, and settle in. Please also communicate any injuries or health concerns you may have with the teacher so that she may provide modifications or an alternative.

Once You Arrive:

Footwear: Take off your shoes before you walk into the practice space. Place them in the designated areas.

Electronic devices: Please turn your cell phone off, or better yet, do not take it into the practice space with you. If you do need to keep your cell phone with you and turned on during class (i.e. if you are a physician on call, etc.), then please set it to vibrate. If you've brought your cell phone in with you and it accidentally rings aloud during class, please turn it off as soon as you safely can.

Enter the room: When you enter the room, please observe noble silence. Try to keep noise to a minimum when setting up your mat and collecting your props. Be sensitive to whether conversations with others may disturb those around you. Also, please make sure that you have quietly closed the door behind you in order to maintain the temperature of the practice space and to reduce any noise from outside.

Positioning your mat: Orient your mat so you will be facing the teacher. If you are new to yoga and are trying out a class that may have some more experienced students in it, then you might consider placing your mat in a row behind the front so you can follow along more easily. Place your props and water bottle nearby your mat to keep them handy, but make sure they are not in your way.

Making space for others: If a fellow student arrives and there is not an immediate space available for their mat, please extend the courtesy by adjusting your mat in order to create space for them.