Yoga Studio Coronavirus Precautions

Dear Namaste Family,

In light of recent developments in the spread of coronavirus, we have implemented a new protocol to minimize the risk to our students and staff.

• We wipe down all the door handles between classes, as well as the front desk and the pens we use to sign in.
• We had all the blankets washed and all the blocks have been wiped down.
• There are disinfecting wipes and hand sanitizers on the prop shelves for you to wipe the mats and props before and after class as well.
• The bathrooms are disinfected daily. 

Most importantly, we’d like you to wash your hands immediately at arriving at the studio. If you feel at all sick, please stay home.

Things to know about CORONAVIRUS:

Coronavirus spreads with droplets, you cannot get it from the air, unless someone directly sneezes in your face. The virus can stay active 6-12h on surfaces. For the virus to spread, you touch a surface and the touch your nose or mouth. So wash hands often and use hand sanitizer!

If you have a runny nose, you don’t have it - coronavirus causes a dry cough without runny nose.

1. First it sets in at the throat. A dry sore throat feeling which will last for 3 to 4 days - hopefully our immune system fights it off here.
2. If not, the virus will blend into the nasal fluid and drips into the trachea and enters the lungs, possibly, in severe cases pneumonia. This process will take 5 to 6 days.
3. With pneumonia, comes high fever and difficulty in breathing. The nasal congestion is not like the normal kind. You will feel like you are drowning in water. It's important to go seek immediate medical attention if you feel like this.

Be safe, boost your immune system. With regular yoga practice your body switches to the rest and digest mode more readily - which plays an important role in regulating immune function.  

Hope this info helps to reassure you and answers all your questions.

With love,

your Namaste family.