AFB Reopening - Sunday 2nd August

Welcome back! We can’t wait to see you and invite you back to the studio. We’ve outlined everything you need to know from booking a class to safely enjoying your class. Please note, by participating in any AFB service anywhere, you agree and adhere to our waiver and the process below. You can view our new limitation of liability for COVID-19 at the bottom of this page and our full terms here.

Booking a class:

Our studio classes are open to everyone. We ask that you only visit the studio if you feel well. If you're unwell or showing any symptoms of Coronavirus, please do not visit A Fine Balance. You can see our latest timetable here.

• All classes must be pre-booked, so make sure to sign up for your favourite class in plenty of time!
• Please note, our new cancellation policy - if you cancel with less than 12 hours you’ll lose your class pass. We’ve put this in place because we’ve a limited number of spots and we want to offer unused spaces to others.
• You’ll find our latest prices and special offers here.
• If you aren’t able to get into a class due to the new limited capacity, please do consider joining online, as all of our studio classes will also be live-streamed. The camera will be angled to face the teachers mat only.
• When booking, make sure you select the correct pricing option and version of the class either STUDIO or ONLINE.

Attending a class:

• We require you to maintain social distancing at all times.
• Please do not arrive any earlier than 5-10 minutes to reduce the time you may have to wait outside the studio. If you’re waiting outside the studio, please ensure social distancing.
• We will not accept any latecomers.
• Please sanitise your hands on entry to the studio.
• We recommend that you wear a mask at all times when you are not on your yoga mat.
• Please arrive dressed for practice. Due to increased ventilation, we recommend wearing extra layers in case it feels cooler than usual in the studio.
• Place your mat down in one of the designated spots.
• Please bring your own yoga mat and any props you may need. No mats or props will be available for use. We have a small number of secondhand mats for sale for £5.
• Please clean and sanitise: the area underneath and around your mat
• We also recommend sanititsing your own mats and props before leaving the studio.
• The bathroom and coat hangers / shoe storage will be available to use. We ask that you adhere to social distancing guidelines when using them and give your fellow students plenty of space.
• No wandering around the studio please.
• We advise changing your clothes as soon as you get home.

Additional hygiene measures:

• There will be increased ventilation.
• The main touch points will be cleaned and sanitised between classes.
• Teachers will refrain from hands on adjustments.
• There will be reduced capacity for students’ mats to meet social distancing guidelines.

WAIVER UPDATE - SPECIAL LIMITATION OF LIABILITY – CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 PANDEMIC:

A Fine Balance takes the coronavirus pandemic very seriously and has put in place measures to help reduce the spread of COVID-19; however, A Fine Balance cannot guarantee that you, your family, or your guests will not become infected with COVID-19. It is possible that attending classes, events and activities at A Fine Balance may place you in close physical contact with other attendees and teachers and could increase the risk that you, your family members, and/or your guests contract COVID-19. You acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that you, your family members and/or your guests may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at A Fine Balance studio and that such exposure or infection could result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death. You understand the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at A Fine Balance may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of yourself or others, including, but not limited to, A Fine Balance employees, members, and attendees.

By enrolling online, and/or attending in person classes, events, activities and any other services and/or entering the A Fine Balance studio facilities and using equipment, you voluntarily agree, on behalf of yourself, your heirs, personal representatives and/or assigns, and any person or minor child you may enroll:

(a) to assume all of the foregoing risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury, illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death) that may occur to you or your family members in connection with attendance at A Fine Balance or as a result of participation in A Fine Balance services (“Claims”); and

(b) covenant not to sue, A Fine Balance its teachers, clients, and employees, from the Claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto, based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of A Fine Balance, its teachers, students, attendees, and employees, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after attending A Fine Balance studio facilities or participating in any A Fine Balance service.

Any questions, please email us at Hello@afinebalance.me