HONOR SACRED SPACE
These guidelines are to help enhance our yoga experience and keep the center a sacred space for all. Namaste.

Arrive 5-10 minutes before class. If you do arrive late, take a breath and enter the practice room as quietly as you can.

Leave cellphones and pagers in your car. Sooner or later, you will forget to turn off the ringer! Please give yourself and others the gift of being in a cell-free zone.

Remove your shoes. There will be a place to store your shoes and other items when you enter.

Avoid heavy perfume/cologne.

Practice on an empty stomach. We recommend that you do not eat 2-3 hours before practice. If you have a special condition, eat easily digestible foods, such as fruit or yogurt one hour before class.

Mention any injuries or special conditions to your teacher at the beginning of class.

Purchase your own yoga mat! We do have clean mats available for rental, however, it is ulitmately more hygienic to use your own. Visit our boutique to purchase non-slip yoga mats.

Focus on YOUR practice. Wandering eyes will take away from your yoga experience. We thrive when we practice in a room of non-judgmental, authentic, and present beings. Do your part.

Let go of the competitive mind-set. Yoga is not just a workout or stretch class. While this practice will reshape your body and promote greater health and well-being, yoga is ultimately a tool for spiritual evolution to open our hearts and broaden our minds.

Start where you are. Respect your body. Yoga is a practice of ahimsa or non-violence. Be willing to accept where you are, how you are today. It is perfect.

Avoid leaving class early. If you must, do so quietly before savasana or final resting pose without disturbing others.

ENJOY your practice. Here at Thrive, we take the practice seriously, but take ourselves lightly.