Welcome to Santosha Yoga Meditation & Fitness New Westminster!
It is with a broken heart that I announce the closure of our beloved studio, Santosha Yoga, as of September 30th 2021.
Unfortunately we were not able to reach an agreement with our Landlord who intended to more than double our rent as of October 1st.
The past 18 months have been so hard for everyone and I have compassion and understanding for those that will be affected by this loss.
Since the pandemic started in March 2020, we have never been able to offer our authentic product which our business model is based upon.
Our community come to us for the heat, the intensity and the social connection, all of which we’ve been unable to offer or restricted for so long. We haven’t been allowed to recreate the very environment that brought us all together in the first place.
We always followed all of the Provincial Health Orders to keep our community safe, despite the negative impact it had on our business. Restrictions and mandatory closures often came unannounced and without any notice and we did our absolute best to adjust and adapt as quickly as possible. Your safety was always our number one priority as we navigated these past 18 months.
I was honoured to be able to continue to offer a service to my community. Even with masks, no heat and a maximum of 10 students per class, every single one of my students gave me purpose and I was proud to get up each day and practice yoga together. However, this business simply cannot continue given the current economic climate and global health crisis.
The Santosha community is so special to me. To everyone that has ever walked through our doors, thank you. To everyone who has continued to support us over the last 18 months, or since the very beginning almost 5 years ago, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
It is this very love and admiration that makes announcing this decision all the more difficult.
It is important to me, as a business owner, to share all of this information with you to foster understanding and empathy as we get through these last two weeks together.
Thank you, to everyone that has been apart of this amazing community: my students, my teachers, my staff, all volunteers
(and my dear Mum who has helped me since the very beginning)
It has truly been an honour-
Sarah MacLeod
Owner
Santosha Yoga
We are OPEN & have brought back the HEAT!
*Please be aware that by order of the Provincial Health Officer, proof of vaccination is required as of Monday September 13th to participate in class.*
Businesses who do not comply with this Health Order are subject to a $2500 fine and risk losing their business license. Thank you for your understanding, patience and support during this time.
MASKS MUST BE WORN UPON ENTRY AND IN ALL COMMON AREAS. MASKS ARE OPTIONAL DURING CLASS.
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Our class sizes will be limited and we will be requiring online registration. Our doors will open 15 minutes before each class. If you are not at the studio at least 5 minutes prior to your class, you may lose your space to a standby student. 12 hours notice is required for all cancellations. Any Late Cancellations or No Shows will be subject to a $20+gst fee.
In order to book your classes online, you will need to visit https://mindbody.io/ or
Students will be allowed to enter the studio one at a time so please be patient.
We have discontinued all mat & towel rentals as well as the use of studio props. Please come to class with all of the equipment you will need to participate as we will not be able to make any exceptions. We will be selling yoga mat, blocks and straps at the front desk. Please come prepared for class with your own filled water bottle as we will not be able to supply students with cups or bottles if students forget theirs at home.
Students will be allowed a 5-minute savasana after class but are then asked to exit the facility 15 minutes after their class has ended. This allows us to uphold the highest levels of cleaning and sanitization of the studio.
Please continue to check online for updates as our schedule is always subject to change.
The only yoga studio offering so much more under the same membership!
We offer Hot Traditional 60 & 90, Flow 60 and Yin & Meditation 60!
