Class Policy
1. Essential items: Water and a towel. You are welcome to bring your own mat, but mats are also available at the studio.
2. Hygiene: Please arrive at the studio clean and refrain from wearing any sort of fragrance. We recommend that you refrain from having major meals in the 2 hours before class starts. Shoes are to be left at the shoe rack by the door.
3. Phones: Please do not use your cell phone or smart watch in the studio. Make sure cell phones are turned off or muted if brought into the building.
4. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged to ensure your spot. Walk-ins may be accepted, but will be turned away if the class is fully booked. Space is limited to only 5 students. Classes with no bookings may be canceled.
5. Please arrive 5-7 minutes before class starts. Classes will begin promptly on the hour. In order not to disrupt the other students' practice, doors will be locked 5 minutes after class starts. Students more than 5 minutes late will not be admitted.
6. Please only attend classes that you are able to commit to the full duration of. Due to class size, leaving early can be disruptive.
7. Please do not come to class if you are not feeling well. Covid is still very much active in Texas. The studio is equipped with a HEPA-exceeding air purifier for your safety.
8. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours before class for a full refund. Classes canceled after that time period will be refunded 50%. No-shows will not be refunded. Doors will be locked 5 minutes after the start of class; students arriving after this time will not be admitted and will be considered a no-show.
9. Students must be 18 years or older. Parents of children ages 15-17 can inquire about an exception by emailing elena@desertmoonwtx.com.
10. Discounts on yoga classes are available for Marfa locals and individuals fighting the border wall. There are three tiers: LOCAL - 25% off for individuals who live and/or work in Marfa at least 60% of the time. NBBWC - 35% off for members of No Big Bend Wall Coalition that are actively working to stop construction of the border wall in the region. MARFAFOODBEV - 50% off for FOH and BOH workers at the following establishments: The Waterstop, Dopo, Bordo, The Capri, Planet Marfa, The Sentinel (cafe only), Cochineal, LaVenture/Bar Saint George, The Wild Mare, Margaret's, Mutual Friends, Larry's, Alta, Jacko's, Awesome Street, Marfa Spirit Co, Marfa Burrito, Angel's, and all of the various food trucks in town. Discounts are for yoga classes only and do not apply to class packages, memberships, retail, or other services.
11. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone who does not treat our staff, instructors, studio, and other students with kindness and respect.
12. Desert Moon Wellness exists to create a safe space and promote wellness within the community. We do not serve DHS employees, including ICE and CBP, their spouses, and any contractors or subcontractors working on the border wall. Construction of the border wall involves razing of public and private lands, needless destruction of local flora, and cutting off local fauna from migration routes and their water source in the desert (which leads to death). In Arizona, DHS is violating treaties with indigenous peoples by invading tribal land belonging to the Tohono O’odham Nation, killing ancient trees and putting protesters in life-threatening situations, and actively destroying Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. In Big Bend, construction depends on the waiver of 30+ environmental laws, and will blow up mountains and cut through ancestral gravesites, historic buildings, and areas of great cultural significance. Construction will decimate the river industry and negatively impact tourism across the region. All this, in addition to the appalling and lawless behavior we have seen from DHS across the country, actively threatens the community's economic, mental, and emotional wellbeing, and there is no space for the people enabling it at this studio.