Rip up that smelly carpet!
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True Bikram Yoga is approaching its ten-year anniversary! That’s ten years of extraordinary people using True Bikram Yoga to heal themselves from physical and mental trauma; everything from serious illness to depression, weight gain or just bad attitudes. Over the past ten years, countless people have transformed themselves into healthy, happy, successful people full of vitality at all ages.
Our dedicated team at True Bikram Yoga has built a community in which we all take pride. The online reviews of True are overwhelmingly positive, with one notable exception. That is, the complaint that consistently arises about the traditional carpet in the hot room and the resulting odor in the studio.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the staff, but not the smell in New Haven.”
“The instructors are still the best, but the studio itself needs a serious update.”
“The teachers are very nice, but I have to give the studio 2 stars because of the smell.”
“The studio reeks and there was a schivey carpet in the room.”
First time practitioners feel the positive effects of a Bikram Yoga practice right away. Unfortunately, some people won’t experience those benefits because, even though they may value the practice, they are uncomfortable with the carpet in the studio. In the current competitive fitness environment, we have to address this or risk losing our diverse and original New Haven True Bikram Yoga community. We have been enthusiastically expanding our business to the shoreline, but the attendance in New Haven is steadily declining. Our New Haven community is precious. We must be willing to do what it takes to reinvigorate this business for another 10 years and beyond.
Safe and effective flooring has always been a challenge for Bikram Yoga studios, and carpet has been the traditional answer, despite its obvious problems. Wood or linoleum floors are too slippery. In all my travels I had seen no appropriate alternative to carpet, until now. I am thrilled to have found an economical, recycled rubber flooring that will be perfect for our New Haven studio.
This recycled rubber floor will be cleaner and easy to maintain. It will offer grip security under your feet, and give you the freedom to pivot your foot without strain to the knees. This is the right floor for Bikram Yoga practice, now, and in the future.
In order to upgrade our studio and install a new floor, we need your help!
We know that many hands make light work. The same is true of fundraising. A small effort from each person who has enjoyed and valued True Bikram Yoga in the last ten years is all we need to make our new floor a reality. Our funding requirement is $6,000. Our new floor will make everyone’s practice more enjoyable, and will encourage many more people to experience the benefits of Bikram Yoga at our New Haven studio.
Your support of this project will be rewarded, not only with our updated New Haven studio, but also, every contribution of $10 or more gets a free class including mat and towels which you can use yourself or gift to a friend ($24 value). We will also thank generous contributors with a 1 hour private instruction with Robin. Some lucky True Friends will receive a 1 hour phone or Skype session with Tarot Grandmaster and author Christiana Gaudet who's generously donated her valuable time.
If everyone that took a class at True in the past 10 years was able to throw $5 into the kitty we’d be able to do the floor at both studios! But realistically not enough people will open this email so thanks for getting this far. If we at True Bikram Yoga have provided you with a valuable dose of vitality in your life, please consider returning some of that energy to the studio where it started.
My gratitude cannot be over-stated.
Robin Brace
Our dedicated team at True Bikram Yoga has built a community in which we all take pride. The online reviews of True are overwhelmingly positive, with one notable exception. That is, the complaint that consistently arises about the traditional carpet in the hot room and the resulting odor in the studio.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the staff, but not the smell in New Haven.”
“The instructors are still the best, but the studio itself needs a serious update.”
“The teachers are very nice, but I have to give the studio 2 stars because of the smell.”
“The studio reeks and there was a schivey carpet in the room.”
First time practitioners feel the positive effects of a Bikram Yoga practice right away. Unfortunately, some people won’t experience those benefits because, even though they may value the practice, they are uncomfortable with the carpet in the studio. In the current competitive fitness environment, we have to address this or risk losing our diverse and original New Haven True Bikram Yoga community. We have been enthusiastically expanding our business to the shoreline, but the attendance in New Haven is steadily declining. Our New Haven community is precious. We must be willing to do what it takes to reinvigorate this business for another 10 years and beyond.
Safe and effective flooring has always been a challenge for Bikram Yoga studios, and carpet has been the traditional answer, despite its obvious problems. Wood or linoleum floors are too slippery. In all my travels I had seen no appropriate alternative to carpet, until now. I am thrilled to have found an economical, recycled rubber flooring that will be perfect for our New Haven studio.
This recycled rubber floor will be cleaner and easy to maintain. It will offer grip security under your feet, and give you the freedom to pivot your foot without strain to the knees. This is the right floor for Bikram Yoga practice, now, and in the future.
In order to upgrade our studio and install a new floor, we need your help!
We know that many hands make light work. The same is true of fundraising. A small effort from each person who has enjoyed and valued True Bikram Yoga in the last ten years is all we need to make our new floor a reality. Our funding requirement is $6,000. Our new floor will make everyone’s practice more enjoyable, and will encourage many more people to experience the benefits of Bikram Yoga at our New Haven studio.
Your support of this project will be rewarded, not only with our updated New Haven studio, but also, every contribution of $10 or more gets a free class including mat and towels which you can use yourself or gift to a friend ($24 value). We will also thank generous contributors with a 1 hour private instruction with Robin. Some lucky True Friends will receive a 1 hour phone or Skype session with Tarot Grandmaster and author Christiana Gaudet who's generously donated her valuable time.
If everyone that took a class at True in the past 10 years was able to throw $5 into the kitty we’d be able to do the floor at both studios! But realistically not enough people will open this email so thanks for getting this far. If we at True Bikram Yoga have provided you with a valuable dose of vitality in your life, please consider returning some of that energy to the studio where it started.
My gratitude cannot be over-stated.
Robin Brace
Organizer
Robin Brace
Organizer
New Haven, CT