COVID-19 PROTOCOL & INFORMATION
IN-STUDIO POLICIES & PROCEDURES
Welcome back to the studio!
Below are Empower Yoga & Solstice Power Yoga policies & procedures for our initial re-opening. The health and safety of all of our students and teachers are our first priority.
Please help us as we work together to make the return to the studio a safe one.
UPDATED WAIVER
Please read careful and sign our updated waiver. It is required for participation in ALL CLASSES (In-Studio, Outdoor, and VIRTUAL/online classes)
IN-STUDIO CLASS REGISTRATION
For all in-studio classes, pre-registration is required. There will be NO drop-ins. The first two weeks of in-studio classes, will be open to Studio-Hopper monthly members only.
Cancelations must be made 12 hrs. in advance. If you do not cancel 12 hours prior to class, you will be charged a fee of $25 - even monthly members will be charged the no-show fee.
FEELING SICK?
PLEASE STAY HOME if you have a fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, stomach or body aches, loss of smell or taste, if you have travelled outside of Massachusetts recently, if you've been in large crowds or in contact with anyone who has or has been exposed to COVID-19.
MASKS
Masks are required when entering and leaving the studio, in the lobby, walking around the studio, in the bathrooms, hallways, etc. Once you're on your mat, your mask is optional. If you need to leave your mat at any time before, during or after class, you will need to wear your mask. CHECK-INCHECK IN: Studio will open 15 minutes before class begins. You must wear your mask upon entering the studio and remain 6 ft apart while in line to enter the studio and check in to class. With each in-person visit to our studios you will be asked the following questions that you must honestly answer. If you cannot honestly answer YES to ALL of the questions below, we cannot allow you to enter the studio. We ask you to come back when you can answer YES to ALL of the questions below:
I affirm my temperature is NOT above 100.3 degrees Fahrenheit
I confirm that I have NOT been experiencing any of the following COVID-19 symptoms for the last 2-14 days: Fever, Shortness of Breath, Loss of Taste or Smell, Dry Cough, Runny Nose, Sore Throat, Chills, Muscle Pain or Headache.
I affirm I have NOT been exposed to anyone that has been diagnosed with COVID-19 within the past 14 days
I affirm I have NOT traveled outside of Massachusetts/New England within the past 14 days.
After affirming you can enter the studio with YES answers to the posted COVID questions, we ask that you use some hand sanitizer upon entry and proceed to the front desk where you will say your name and the teacher will check you in to the class and take your temperature. (There will be no self check-in with the iPad.)
STUDIO:
After check-in, enter the studio and place your mat in a marked space. The studio floor is clearly taped for mats.
MATS/PROPS/RENTALS
Empower Yoga and Solstice Power Yoga will NOT have rental mats, towels or props (blocks, straps, weights or bands). The water stations will not be available for use either. Please bring everything you need to class - a mat, water, towel, blocks, straps, etc. but only bring what you need for class, keeping items to a minimum.
AFTER CLASS:
Please wipe down the area around your mat to ensure the area/floor is dry and remember to put your mask on as you pack up to leave.
DEPARTURE:
When class is over students may exit through the lobby. Please be patient, maintain social distance and do not crowd the lobby area. Please do not hang out in the studio or lobby to socialize. Feel free to socialize outside the studio (remaining socially distant of course.)
STUDIO CLEANING
Empower Yoga and Solstice Power Yoga have invested in electrostatic disinfectant sprayers/foggers that quickly clean and disinfect the studio. Staff will disinfect/clean the floors, bathrooms, lobby and high-touch surfaces. In addition, the studio will be professionally cleaned and disinfected two times per week.
We highly encourage the use of hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes and they are available throughout the studios.