Our House Rules

“Vanessa Flow Yoga studio is committed to help modern people discover freedom & happiness through movement & wellbeing classes that are always welcoming & encouraging”

Our studio continues to welcome the most beautiful people. Kind, friendly & completely normal people who all have one thing in common…the desire to feel happier & healthier within themselves.

We are doing that & we are making a difference. Complete strangers leave with a new acquaintance, someone they can smile at & feel acknowledged by within a class or maybe across the isle whilst doing your weekly food shop.

Yoga literally means union & for us all to be on the same page & to have equal respect for one another there needs to be specific “house rules” in place.

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Vanessa Flow Yoga House Rules

(Incorporating the Yamas & Niyamas)

The Yamas (Attitudes towards the world) & Niyamas (Attitudes toward self) are part of the eight limbs of Yoga.

An ancient manual/ map which guides you towards discovering inner & outer peace. We are drawing from Patanjalis Yoga sutras to help create our house rules & personal code here at "Vanessa Flow Yoga Studio". Please take a few moments to become familiar with them:

Yamas

Ahimsa(Non-harming)

• Always be kind, friendly & welcoming to other community members.

Asteya (Non-stealing)

• Stealing of time. 2 Hour Cancellation policy! A last minute cancellation or no show presents a missed opportunity for other community members who may have wanted to sign up for class. Please be courteous to other members;

• Enter with & leave with your own belongings, don't take what isn't yours.

Aparigraha (Non-Greed)

We make it clear when booking a class, buying a class pass or membership of the policies in place. You have made a commitment to you & our studio. Honour our simple house rules & don’t take it for granted or ask for more than is required of us as a business.

Buddy Passes are to be used for friends who have expressed their interest to join the studio & would like to experience one of our classes. They are not to be used excessively for other reasons.

Niyamas

Saucha (Cleanliness)

• We promise to keep the studio a clean & safe environment;

• Please make sure to take off shoes in the reception areas & only have bare feet/ yoga socks in the studio;

• All studio mats used are to be cleaned before putting it back in its rightful place. If you are unsure please ask the teacher our another community member.
  

Tapas (Discipline)

• Be on time, be early! We make the studio available 15mins prior to Yoga classes & 10 mins before barre or pilates for you to enter & arrive calmly;

• Do not disturb & steal others peace by showing up late;

• You can view our full cancellation policy when booking, on your confirmation email & herehttps://www.vanessaflowyoga.co.uk/class-cancellation-policy

Cancellation Policy:

We know life can be unpredictable and sometimes plans change — that’s absolutely fine. To keep things fair and to ensure spaces are available for those who need them, we ask that all cancellations are made through our app or website.

Morning classes that begin before 10am require 12 hours’ notice, and all other classes require a minimum of 2 hours’ notice.

A cancellation made after these windows is considered a late cancel. A no-show is when a booking is missed without cancelling at all.

Every client has one grace late cancel or no-show. After this, an £18 Courtesy Contribution will be applied, with 50% donated to community or charity projects — giving back when you back out.

We hope you understand the importance of having a clear, easy-to-follow cancellation policy. It helps us create fairness, maintain boundaries, and keep our classes running smoothly for everyone.

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We are committed to adapting & updating our rules regularly, however please make sure you are aware of the house rules above & apply them to your practice. Let them become a habit.

We will always be understanding. Being kind & welcoming are two of our core values at our studio.

Thank-you for being here & welcome to our community.