Working Within COVID-19 at the Studio

Studio Capacity Limitations

  • The studio occupation is currently limited to ten persons (1 teacher and 9 students).
  • The interim class booking app should avoid students attending an already full classes.

 

Attendance Registering for Contract Tracing

  • As part of a COVID-19 event a student attendance register will be maintained for each class. This will be achieved via the online class booking app.
  • Students must complete this with their name and contact details mobile phone number, residential address and email.

 

Studio Entry and Exit

 

Studio Access (Foot Traffic Plan)

  • A keep right foot traffic plan is in place to reduce the need for people to cross paths.

 

Arriving

  • Follow the green arrows marked on the floor and stairs to enter the building.
  • Take turns to ascending the first set of stairs to the first landing.
  • Wait, standing on green crosses, along the south, west and north sides of the foyer mezzanine.

 

Departing

  • Follow the red arrows marked on the floor and stairs to exit the building.
  • Do not chat in the hallways - wait until you're outside the building in the carpark.
  • Take turns to descending the first set of stairs at the first landing.

 

Hallway Access

  • Student must demonstrate courtesy along the hallways to the studio, gym and toilets, taking turns down each of these hallways. Abiding the keep right rule.

 

Hygiene

  • Students must wash their hands with hot soapy water in the onsite toilets prior to entering the studio.
  • Repeat this process before leaving for home.
  • Use your elbows/feet to open doors.

 

Physical Distancing

  • Individual student spaces are marked on the studio floor 4sqm (2m X 2M).
  • Students will only be allowed to occupy one student space.
  • Students and their props/belongings must stay along within that space at all times unless they are traversing along the access ways between student spaces.
  • Whilst studio occupation is limited to ten persons (1 teacher and 9 students) the student spaces the first 3 student spaces in the middle of the studio will remain vacant.

 

Access Way Between Student Spaces

  • An access way will be maintained to allow access to each student space without having to cross other student spaces.
  • The central access ways must be kept clear at all times.
  • Chairs may be lent against walls.

 

Props Use

  • Students will bring their own personal prop kit to the studio consisting of a suitable yoga mat, 1 yoga block (a second block is allowed) 1 yoga belt and 2 yoga blankets.
  • Props can be bought from the studio. See the price list is here.
  • Students are responsible to clean their own props at home as they feel is needed.

 

Studio Props

  • Studio provided yoga chairs may be used within a class and will be cleaned buy the studio after each class.
  • Trestle horses and the backbender (Whale) and other studio yoga props (blankets, belts, blocks, bolsters, cushions and sand bags) are not to be used.

 

Personal Belongings

  • The studio cubby holes are not to be used.
  • Personal property must remain in the student's car with the exception of studio car keys, a wallet (not a bag of any size) and a mobile phone (turned off and face down).
  • All personal property must be kept within the student space.
  • Shoes are to left outside the studio in the hallway neatly along the wall of the studio.
  • The responsibility for student's valuables remains the student's responsibility. Lost/misplaced/stolen property is not the responsibility of the studio or the teacher.
  • Don't bring family heirlooms to the studio - keep them secured and insured at home.

 

Payment

  • The studio will still accept cash.
  • Electronic payments methods:
    • Direct debit (details still to be finalised)
    • Mobile App (details still to be finalised)
    • EFTPOS is NOT a planned payment process at present
Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 May 2020 20:59