Yoga One Bournemouth studio and contact information

Studio rules

We have a few simple rules:

• I will behave with care and respect for my fellow students.
• Doors close strictly on time.
• Strictly no mobile phones in class.
• No shoes in the studio.
• No talking in class.

We have these rules in place for the wellbeing of all of our students and the safe and smooth running of the yoga studio. If you’ve practiced yoga anywhere in the world you’ll be familiar and comfortable with the idea of taking your shoes off and leaving your phone outside. If you are not able to leave your phone for an hour then unfortunately you will not be able to practice with us.

If you’re new to the studio please note that once the class begins the doors are locked and there is no further entry to the studio. We would really like you to practice with us, please be on time.

A sustainable business

To put it simply, we are deeply aware of the critical impact our day-to-day lives have on our planet, and we take responsibility for that. At the end of the day, if we don’t take responsibility for our actions now, it is our future sons and daughters who are going to cop the bill. We’re not just saying this because we think it sounds good, we’re saying it because it’s a real concern of ours and we know it matters to you too. So we’d like to share with you exactly how we’re taking responsibility. Of course it takes a lot more energy to create a hot Yoga studio than a non-hot Yoga studio and therefore we purchase our electricity and gas from a supplier that provides one hundred percent renewable energy.

We wanted Yoga One Bournemouth to be a compelling example of beauty with sustainability. From the ventilation system designed to increase the heat index through humidity and therefore reduce the amount of energy needed to heat the studio, to choosing shower heads that are the most water efficient on the market, all the essential features have been selected with regards to their environmental impact. The bamboo floors are sustainably harvested. The large double-glazed windows provide plenty of natural light and this is gently enhanced with LED bulbs that use less than a tenth of the energy than that of typical halogen bulbs.

The good news is that by putting these best practices into action, we have dramatically decreased the annual energy consumption of our premises, helping the environment and reducing our overheads at the same time.

The studio is also one hundred percent paperless – waivers are filled out online and we’ll only email you the receipts. Furthermore, we use far-infrared radiant heating ceiling panels and all of our mats are from Manduka, which means they’re made with natural tree rubber that is biodegradable and non-Amazon harvested.

A word about water

It’s been part of the vision of this studio from the beginning that we don’t contribute to the gigantic problem of plastic waste and don’t sell water in plastic bottles. What we have as an alternative is some very light reusable aluminium bottles that you can buy from us and then fill with cooled or non-cooled filtered water from the Glastonbury spring water fountain in reception. You can also fill your bottle with tap water because British tap water is still some of the best in the world.  

Friendly, clean and safe

At Yoga One Bournemouth our guiding mantra has always been “Community” and we want to reassure you that we do everything in our power to create a safe environment, we will continue to work hard put the wellbeing of our little community and that of our wider society first and foremost.

Hand sanitising available in the reception and antibacterial soap in the changing rooms

As before we will continue to ensure the studio is cleaned thoroughly daily by people who are completely invested in your safety (that’s us).

The scientific community has been extremely clear about the need for good ventilation and airflow and the government guidelines reflect this. We’re blessed at the studio with beautiful natural light through our large windows which we can open up to allow fresh air from outside to circulate through the studio. Between classes and during the day as much as the weather allows we will be throwing our windows open. On top of this we have increased the volume the HVAC unit in the Studio 1 will be processing. The HVAC unit pulls air from the studio and extracts the heat from it before expelling it outside. At the same time drawing fresh air in from outside, heating it with the heat extracted from the old air and then circulating it into the studio.

Just bring your own bottle or buy a reusable one at the studio. 

1. The number one thing we can all do is be aware of and respect each others’ space.
2. Recognise that we’ve all had very different experiences of the pandemic so far and all will continue to do so.
3. In class and throughout your practice, practise your Ujjayi breath. In through the nose, out through the nose with a constriction at the back of your throat to regulate the inhalation and exhalation. Please talk to your teacher or Lucy or myself if you’d like to go over this.

A family business

We are extremely proud of our little studio, it’s not the biggest or busiest, it doesn’t have twenty different styles or classes called Beach Bodies. It’s an extension of our home and how we feel about the wonderful practice of yoga.

To this day we’re still involved in every aspect of the studio from the teaching and the cleaning to the fit-out and maintenance, if you ever have a question or query get in touch or just come and have a chat at the studio.