What’s the deal with NO drop ins?”
I’ve heard this question so often (especially lately), I thought it’s time we address that beast.
So what’s the NO drop-in deal
indeed?
Most yoga studios use a drop-in strategy – or, at the very least, a combination of preregistered and drop-in offerings. The logic behind it is simple: make it as easy as possible for everyone and anyone to attend a class. That’s awesome if your goal is to get people on the mat.
Yoga and meditation are very much alike: simple and {relatively} easy to
start.
Sticking to your guns, especially when the going gets tough, is the challenging part.
It is also – as it often is with challenges - the most rewarding…
Of course by now you know me pretty well.
There was no way I wasn’t backing up my approach with science, so here goes:
- Human nervous system benefits
immensely from a consistent schedule.
This is why traveling can send us into a fibro flare or a bout of constipation.
Routine and consistency are all the more important if you have a sensitive nervous system (some things that sensitize the nervous system are: persistent pain, chronic illness, unchecked stress, overflowing schedules, overtraining, working long hours on a computer.)
- Speaking of the sensitive nervous
system: there’s something to be said about the power of connection.
Living with persistent pain or chronic illness is often a lonely affair: many of us, at some point in time, have stopped trying to explain what goes on on the inside. And even if our partners, friends and family are open and receptive, they still might lack the capacity and internal reference to relate to what we are going through.
Pain fades away whenever we connect with others on a deeper level:
when we feel heard, understood and accepted just the way we are. Pain fades away when we are immersed in the community of like-minded individuals because our brain produces more endorphins – natural pain killing substances. Is that kind of connection possible in a room full of strangers?
- New habits - even healthy new habits – are difficult to adhere to.
It is oh-so-easy to dodge a drop-in class when you are feeling sub-par; even easier
to get swayed if something more interesting pops up into your schedule.
Behavior science suggests committing to a routine and removing the daily decision-making {should I go, should I stay?} as a way around this obstacle.
- Established daily and weekly routines pave the road to better self-regulation.
Research consistently shows that self-regulation skill is necessary for reliable physical and emotional well being.
Psychology
Today defines self-regulation as the ability to act in your long-term best interest, consistent with your deepest values. Violation of one's deepest values causes guilt, shame, and anxiety, which undermine well-being.
I've stuck to a session - exclusive approach right from the very start – and, as you can imagine, had a few spectacular bloopers along the way. It is still as
scary as heck to open registrations for a new session, but here we go again!
WINTER SESSION REGISTRATIONS + SATORI LOYALTY PROGRAM
Those of you who have been returning to Satori classes for several seasons are familiar with registered - student - only preregistrations and discounts.
This year we are rolling out a full - blown Satori Student Loyalty program.
Here is the scoop:
Step 1: As per usual, you get 2-week head start before we open general registrations – so you are guaranteed a spot in your fave class.
Step 2. Pre-registration discount still
stands, but we've taken the headache out of it - no need to fumble with the coupon codes any more because we’ve built your discount right in. Get 10$ off by registering before Wednesday November 8th.
Step 4: Refer your friends and get rewarded: we will refund 10$ for each new referral (your person must register in order for you to receive the refund).
That's cash refund - and no upper limit.
Think on that: you can get a100$ or more! off your
registrations.
All referral refunds will be issued once session registrations are closed on January 12, 2018.
