a note from our founders re: studio updates

Dearest Community – 

Thank you for your continued support as we move through this crisis together. It has been truly wonderful to connect with so many of you in the virtual space and keep the spirit of Yoga Home alive. Thank you for all your texts, email and social media posts – we are reading them and feeling the love! As of now, we won’t even pretend to know when we will be able to reopen our studio doors. But, that doesn’t mean that we can’t still offer classes, community and connection to you, our beloved community. And we’ve heard your request in asking to be able to support us. This email provides some updates, things to look forward over the next week, as well as opportunity to support. 

1 ) Daily 12pm Classes, Free Zoom Classes 

We will continue with our live 12p classes daily via Zoom. These classes are free, approximately 50 minutes in length followed by a community chat.  It’s important to us that these classes remain free so they are as accessible to as many folks as possible. We view these as our gift to offer to the world right now.  You can find the teaching schedule and access codes here. We will no longer be recording these classes but you will still have access the past 10 days of practice. For those who have asked, you are welcome to make a donation for these classes if you wish.  

2) Support 

We’ve also heard from many of the request to be able to support us during this time. Thank you; we appreciate it. Here are some options: 

• Donate – These donations give us the ability to pay for the necessities of keeping Yoga Home in operation, maintaining our website and online platforms, as well as other administrative functions. You do not need a Paypal account to be able to donate; all major credit cards are accepted. Donate here
• Keep your membership! Memberships are the heart of our business and help us anticipate and budget for the months ahead. And we understand if this doesn’t make sense for you at this time. As we work out our plan with offering more online classes, we’ll be in touch by the end of the week in regards to memberships and class packages. In the meantime, all membership billed has been cancelled through 3/28/2020.
• Practice with us on our online studio, which offers over 125 classes & meditations with a variety of styles, lengths, teachers and practices for only $19/month. We will continue adding content to this over the next few weeks, as well. Start your 2 week free trial now!  
• Share with your community the information about our daily live zoom classes – we know (and we know that you know!) the practice of yoga can be very helpful for physical, mental and emotional well-being, especially during times like these. We wish to be able to get these practices into the homes of those that need it most! Share this link on social media 
• Schedule a private! Private sessions online can be scheduled with any teacher and will be sliding scale. Private sessions can also be scheduled for kids, families and different groups. They will be tailored to your specific needs and requests. Please fill out your request here and we’ll be in touch with you ASAP. 

3) Communication 

 As things continue to evolve, we’re doing our best to streamline communication with everyone. You can find all the most up-to-date information on our blog: https://ouryogahome.com/blog/ We also heavily utilize our social media pages for communication, as well our  Facebook & Instagram pages If you have a question you can not find the answer to on our blog, please email info@ouryogahome.com 

4) Online Classes 

We’re exploring options for taking regularly scheduled classes and some additional programming online.  It’s extremely important to us to do this in a measured, tested way that is sustainable for all. We are options that are strategic and position us for long term success. Stay tuned! 

When we started Yoga Home almost 6 years ago, we envisioned creating a space that felt like ‘home’ – safe, nurturing and welcoming. And now, as we all find ourselves in our homes in a whole new way, it can be comforting to find something familiar to anchor into. As we’ve been streaming classes from inside our own homes to inside your homes, it’s been a joy and a privilege to be with you in this new way – seeing your kids, meeting your parents, watching your pets walk across the screen, and trying to figure out new technology together. 

Thank you for trusting us and welcoming us into your homes. 

We are forever grateful.  

With love and gratitude, from our homes to yours, namaste – 

Maura & Kerri 

3/23/2020

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3/15/2020 ( UPDATE ) Friends, it’s been a long few days for all of us. Thank you for your patience as we get a better understanding of how we can serve you. We know our yoga practice, and other wellness and self-care practices, are extremely important right now. We’re getting grounded more and more everyday in what our role is in offering collective care for our community.

Here are some updates for you, where we stand right now, which we all know is fluid:

– We will continue offering daily livestream free classes via Zoom. Thanks to a generous donation by Socratyc we have increased our virtual classroom capacity to be able to host much larger classes. It’s important to us that these classes remain free so they are as accessible to as many folks as possible. We will land these sign up links on social media and our website. https://ouryogahome.com/daily-live-zoom-classes/