Corona Virus Guidelines

Update Monday, 16th March
All Classes, Courses and Retreats are now on hold.  We are keeping a close eye on the Corona Virus situation and once it is safe to return to classes we will be back on the mats.
Be well everyone and please join us for online classes coming soon x

Friday 13th March, 2020

Yoga & the Corona Virus (COVID-19)
It has certainly been an unsettling time for many as news of the Corona Virus is updated by the hour.  Firstly, I would like to reassure everyone that we at Yoga Prema will be keeping a close eye on the situation and following the Foreign Office, UK Government advice and recommendations.  On another note, although many preventative measures are being given, let us also remember that fear, worry and stress absolutely supress the immune system's ability to fight antigens, making us more susceptible to infection.   Please keep your yoga practices flowing, yoga is a timeless, ageless practice that keeps all systems in our body balanced and in harmony, including the mind and emotions.  Now more than ever let us all step up our wellbeing programme, whether that is at home or by joining our group classes as long as we can continue them.   Let your diet also be your medicine, nutritious and healthy as 70% of our immune function is in the gut!   Please let us not separate as a community but join together to support each other at this time and we are here to do just that in anyway we can for our Yoga Prema community.  

WHAT WE ASK YOU TO DO

• Stay calm and keep your practice flowing :)
• For reasons of cleanliness, please bring your own yoga mat to class (these are as little as £5 online), or bring a large fresh clean towel to cover our yoga mat with
• Bring your own blanket if you need one or a warm layer for final relaxation
• Sanitise your hands on arrival at class and when leaving
• Please try and avoid touching your face or mouth
• Avoid physical contact with others, instead of a hug or handshake, consider palms together at the heart "Namaste"!
• If you have recently returned from an affected country (as per government guidelines) please avoid coming to practice until 21 days symptom free has passed.
• If you have a cold, cough, flu symptoms or are generally feeling unwell please practice at home until you are feeling better.  please refer to the NHS Guidelines here.
• Please sign up to our mailing list to ensure you keep informed of any possible class cancellations or new online classes
• Please contact us with any questions or queries or if you would like to book a private virtual yoga class

WHAT WE ARE DOING

• We will clean the floor area with anti bacterial wipes before practice
• We will clean the door handles with anti-bacterial wipes before and after class
• We will ensure that the toilets have soap and hand towels
• We will provide tissues
• We ask everyone to bring their own yoga mat to class - they are available online for as little as £5 upwards.  If you are unable to bring your own mat, please bring a large fresh clean towel to cover our yoga mat. 
• We will not be providing blankets for use.  Please bring your own blanket or a warm layer of clothing to cover yourself with during relaxation.  We have a very limited supply of wool blankets/large shawls for sale £15 each if you would like to buy one please email info@yogaprema.org.
• We will regularly clean blocks and equipment
• We will provide hand sanitiser at each class and ask everyone to sanitise hands before and after practice
• We will avoid hands on adjustments at this time
• If we are instructed to stop our community classes, we will provide online classes for our community.  Please sign up to our mailing list to ensure you receive notifications and updates

Our normal schedule of classes and retreats will continue as planned unless we are told otherwise from the UK Public Health Authority / Government.  Please keep in touch for regular updates.

We recommend that everyone takes necessary precautions, follows the advice provided by Department of Health and Social Care (Public Health England), as is outlined on the GOV.uk website here, and the World Health Organisation, which you can find here.  We encourage you to consult these resources regularly to stay abreast of the situation.  

We wish you radiant health, wellbeing and peace of mind
Let us all look after each other and keep doing what makes our heart sing in the best way that we can!
With Love
Lila
Yoga Prema School of Yoga