HEALTHY STUDIO GUIDELINES

Dear Y4E Community,

We (myself, our teachers, and volunteers) are so grateful to have each of you be a part of our community all of these years, especially those who have stuck with us during these times of uncertainty.  

As you know, we truly care about each of you and that is why we are making it a priority to create a healthy, non-toxic, and safe sanctuary during your visit. We are not only focusing on the daily hygienic surface level rituals to maintain a healthy environment, but we are also offering you the educational support and tools you need to create a healthy mind and body every day. 

Please know that we are in constant communication with our local health department. As well as keeping up-to-date with the State of CT and CDC guidelines for best non-invasive practices to minimize exposure to viruses, there are many, and bacteria. 

Below, we share our current step-by-step process to create a healthy sanctuary and help you create healthier rituals in your life as well. These guidelines are baseline and we may incorporate more as we find new ways to keep all of us healthy and safe in a non-invasive manner. Please understand that these are unprecedented times and we are all doing the best we can in regards to the guidelines each business is implementing. No business can guarantee that exposure to any virus is not possible, even with the most stringent guidelines. 

At a minimum, please expect the following: 

  • All teachers and staff:

    • Will stay home if they are not feeling well and/or exhibit any symptoms that might be considered unhealthy. 

    • Will welcome you with a smile as they are so happy that you are joining them. 

  • All students:

    • Please pre-register for classes via our website. This also allows us to adhere to comfortable social distancing guidelines and create a touch-less payment process.

    • Please feel free to choose to wear a mask while visiting. 

    • Please feel free to bring your own props since community props are limited in quantity. Or, you can purchase our clean and gently used props.

    • Please stay home if you are not feeling well, which includes coughing, runny nose, and/or feeling under the weather. A cold is still a reason to stay home. 

In addition, below are our non-toxic cleaning protocols to ensure our sanctuary is disinfected on a surface and airborne level:

  • We have a deep cleaning crew that comes once a week

  • All cleaning products we use are non-toxic and organic

  • Daily surface cleaning rituals include:

    • High touch areas will be disinfected prior to every class. For example: Doorknobs

    • Flooring: vacuumed and steamed, where appropriate

    • Water filter spout

    • Tea/snack area

    • Running AirDoctor 3000 air purification systems at all times

Please enjoy these other health tools: 

  • Filtered water from our Berkey water system

  • Aromatherapy with therapeutic grade citrus essential oils

  • One-time use cups

  • A variety of tea 

  • Individually packaged snacks, while supplies last

  • Getting to know our Incredible teachers that have met our Y4E stringent approval process 

  • Movement classes, educational classes, workshops, and training that will improve your health daily.

  • Our retail store, which is full of tools that will help you improve your health at home