YOGA ETIQUETTE:
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Before Class:
- Arrive 5-10 minutes before class begins. (First time students arrive 10 minutes before class)
- Turn off cell phones and pagers and never bring them into the yoga room!
- Wearable fitness devices such as watches must be muted. No texting during class.
- Drink plenty of water throughout the day before coming to class. Hydration is very important.
- Sign in online before arrival.
- Have clean feet and be perfume free
- Ask questions either before or after class, but not during the class.
During Class:
- Refrain from talking in the yoga room. Many students use the time before class to quietly meditate and center themselves as they prepare for class.
- Do your very best to stay in the yoga room once class begins. If an emergency requires you to leave, please leave and return to the yoga room between postures (not during).
- You may bring bottled water into class with you and the teacher will indicate the points during class when everyone takes their water breaks.
- While you may use your hand towel to dry your hands to help with your grip, please refrain from wiping away your sweat throughout the class.
- Practice stillness between postures.
- Honor the silence of the room by moving quietly.
- Focus on only yourself in the mirror
- Do not talk during class
After Class:
- Observe silence after the final savasana. Leave the room quietly. Respect others.
- Place rented/borrowed mats inside laundry basket at the end of the hallway.
- Enjoy the peace and energy you're taking with you from class, and make up your mind to come back tomorrow!
Online yoga with Bonita hot yoga during this pandemic.
Back in March, I set up my yoga mat, a small mirror and heat lamp in my bedroom. I was trying to take class 3 times a week as I had before. It was good but not the same as being with all my fellow yogis. I was missing my friends and the yoga felt different. My extroverted self longed for human contact.
A few weeks later, I had moved from my bedroom to the family room where my tv served as a bigger mirror and Dave joined me. We did the yoga together a few times a week and pushed each other not to fall out of postures and tried not to talk about donuts and beer or what was for dinner. Monkey minds the two of us. But after awhile the family room became my studio, my yoga mat is here in the corner and I have come to quiet my mind and do the yoga mindfully. Trust me - it’s hard when you have so many other things to worry about. The heat lamp is gone. I don’t need the heat to feel the stretch. The relaxation I feel after is just what I need. It took me 2 1/2 months to come to the realization that I can let go for those 90 minutes and just do yoga. It has helped tremendously in keeping me sane.
Thank you Sonia for keeping the yoga going online.
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