WE ARE OPEN : IMPORTANT INFORMATION
GUIDELINES AND STUDENT PROCEDURES
We recognize that each individual is responsible for their own decisions and retain agency over their own bodies. As such, we are with a limited class schedule and will continue offering classes via Namastream, our online virutal system.
VIVEKA
We strongly encourage our students to decide what their comfort level is with attending live classes at PureJoy. The practice of yoga encourages viveka, or discernment, and allows one to make decisions that are best for their themselves, and to honor that process in others.
AHIMSA
Guidelines established by the Federal government, and including CDC and Yoga Alliance recommendations, PureJoy is doing the utmost to provide a safe place to practice yoga, though not all risks can be removed due to the nature of COVID-19. We have created policies and procedures to ensure our students’ safety, as well as created a waiver that also serves as a guide for returning or visiting students. The following includes our policies to ensure we uphold ahimsa, or non-harming, for our students, teachers, staff and greater community.
Class sizes are now open to 16 students. Please leave your shoes in the front lobby.
PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS
AND WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN VISITING PUREJOY
The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact. As a result, federal, state, and local governments and federal and state health agencies recommend social distancing and have limited the number of individuals in group gatherings.
PREPRARING TO COME TO CLASS
- Register online or call the studio 530-673-9642 to reserve a spot in live classes, as the number of people allowed is 9 students plus 1 teacher (current as of 05/10/2020). You can download the app for your smart phone here. If you are having a difficult time, please call the studio.
- Bring your own yoga mat and props as these items will not be available to borrow, though you may purchase them at the studio.
- A COVID-19 WAIVER must be completed before entering the facility. The waiver includes important information and policies that you should be familiar with.
- Students who register for classes and do not attend may be subject to a $15 cancellation fee. Students who do not register for classes may not be able to receive a spot in class.
All visitors of PureJoy Yoga are responsible for staying home when ill or within the at-risk population, informing PureJoy Yoga of an expected or confirmed case of COVID-19 exposure, maintaining proper hygiene, and following the proper social distancing procedures when participating or attending PureJoy Yoga.
STUDIO ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES
DETAILED POLICIES FOR STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES
To participate in classes, receive services, and/or visit the facility of PureJoy Yoga, you may be subject to the following to be allowed into the facility and to practice in the studio space, receive services, or purchase inventory items:
- A staff member taking your temperature
- Social distancing upon entering the studio, using designated markers to ensure you are 6 feet away from others
- Wearing a facial covering to protect others upon arrival
- Proper hand washing hygiene and use of hand sanitizer as needed
- Covering of coughing and or sneezing
- Not being of ill health or currently sick
- Being asked to leave if you have a fever
- Adhering to county mandate if deemed high risk by county, state, federal and CDC guidelines
PureJoy Yoga remains committed to ensuring the safest facility by means of the following procedures:
- Adhering to maximum class sizes ordered by health officials
- Maintaining and managing proper social distancing
- Deep cleaning (sanitizing and disinfecting) all shared areas before, during, and after classes
- All employees to stay home if sick as ordered by county order
- All employees to wear masks as ordered by county officials
- Removal of community items, including but not limited to yoga mats, yoga props, towels, loose-leaf tea and tea cups
- Teachers will adhere to social distancing guidelines and not offer physical touch assists
- All employees to maintain proper hygiene, hand washing and use of hand sanitizer
- Contact tracing daily of students, employees and visitors to the center
- Cleaning of point-of-sale machines between sales
WHAT TO EXPECT
- To ensure all of these policies are adhered to, upon arrival at the facility, you may be asked to have your temperature taken while social distancing in the front lobby.
- This will limit the amount of people let into the facility at one time, and may result in a line outside of the facility with social distanced markers.
- Those without facial coverings may not be allowed to enter.
- Once check-in at the front desk is completed, you will enter the studio or service room individually to set up in designated regions to adhere to social distancing requirements.
- If attending live classes, you may remove your mask once social distanced on your mat to practice, but must replace it upon exiting your marked region.
- Pre-registering for classes through MindBody Online web or app-based platform, or by calling the studio to ensure a spot in class due to limited attendance.
- Those who pre-register using our MindBody Online web or app-based platform will have priority in attending classes; just showing up may result in not being able to practice.
- Due to the nature of this attendance policy, if you are late you may not get your spot.
- There will be no waiting outside of the bathroom to ensure social distancing.
- Lounge to be occupied by no more than 3 persons at one time, to adhere to social distancing.
- Front lobby to be occupied by no more than 2 persons and 1 employee (behind the front desk) at one time, to adhere to social distancing.
- Service rooms to be limited to 2 persons to ensure social distancing and only for maximum time allotted by county order.
If you need more help, or have questions, please call 530-673-9642 or email purejoyyogayc@gmail.com
If you are sick or if you feel you have been exposed to COVID-19, at any time, call your physician.
Updated information for Sutter County can be found at:
www.bepreparedsutter.org