What We're Doing to Keep You Safe

I wanted to tell you all personally what we as a studio are doing to help protect you and our staff from the recent Coronavirus outbreak.
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We plan to stay open with business as usual, across both studios, unless official advice changes. So all classes ad sessions are still on and our Open Weekend in Bishopston for our new studio will continue to run as planned. 

Our motto is “Move Better, Feel Better” and we truly believe this has never been more relevant than it is right now. If you are well, being sedentary, scared and in a heightened state of alert is not the greatest immune booster. So we felt it was important to still offer our services to create a calm, welcoming and safe environment to help those who can, continue to live life as close to normal as possible.
With that in mind, I wanted to reassure you of the measures we are putting in place to minimise any risk. Those of you who know me well, know that I’m a bit of a cleaning obsessive anyway so most of what I am telling you here is what we’ve always done. But we’re doing more of it, and we’re also asking for you to play your part so we can work as a collective to keep moving well and feeling well. 


Class Sizes & Hygiene 

• We have reduced our class sizes so that there is more space between everyone. 
• We kindly ask that you thoroughly wash your hands before entering class and wear clean fresh socks. Hand sanitiser is also available as are tissues which can be thrown away after use. 
• Windows will be opened regularly. 
• You will be asked to clean your equipment and mats at the end of each session and we would advise that you give them a quick wipe before your session too. All cloths are to be used once and will then be machine washed. From next week we will also have pots of sanitising wipes which can be used and then thrown away. 
• We are washing head cushions and balls, rollers etc regularly during the week but will be asking you to wipe any props before and after use, so you can be sure it’s clean and it’s clean for the next person.
• There will be no hands on correction so we will need your imagine to work overtime whilst we cook up some visual cuing instead.
• Ballet barres will be wiped before and after your class.
• Our teachers have always given the equipment and mats a thorough wipe at the end of their shift with us (which means this is done several times a day) but we’ve asked them to also spray and clean doors, handles, storage areas etc so that these are also cleaned several times each day too. 
  
  

What if I need to cancel or feel like I want to cancel?

• We kindly ask that if you are unwell (have a fever or a persistent cough), in line with government guidelines, that you do not come to your class or 1:1. If you email us (hello@soulpilates.co.uk) we will early cancel you session so you can book it another time when you're feeling better. 
• If you live with anyone who is at risk and don't feel comfortable coming to your booked session then please let us know and the same applies. 
• We will also happily extend class pass expiry dates for those who are unable to use their sessions due to this advice, again just contact us. 
• It’s worth noting that the pass expiry period starts from the first class used on the session so in light of our opening offers for the new studio (which will only run until Sunday), if you plan to buy one but are unsure if you will be able to use it then don’t worry we will always extend passes for genuine circumstances (we’ve always done this!). 
  
  

I hope to see many of you this weekend in Bishopston and in the coming weeks across both our studios. I know it’s a scary time and I hope we can all stay grounded and healthy, supporting each other when needed.
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Love Nic, Soul Studio Founder  x