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Our Green Business Commitment
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Traditionally, yoga is about balance and a respect for nature. At YogaAccessories.com, we have grown
increasingly concerned that many of the products used in modern life are not in harmony with that natural balance,
and in fact have a negative impact on the health of our planet.
As a result, several years ago we committed ourselves to offering more earth-friendly yoga product options and
to make these items available at prices that make the choice an easy one. We are constantly searching for more green
yoga products that meet our high standards. Please feel free to send us your suggestions via email to:
Info@YogaAccessories.com.
Our commitment to reducing our footprint on the earth does not end with the products we sell. We also looked
closely at the impact of our daily lives and business practices and committed ourselves to operating as a green
business: reducing solid waste, using recycled products and improving energy efficiency in our office and our homes.
Specifically we:
Seek out recycled furniture to use in our office instead of buying new furniture.
Use only scrap paper for note taking, and only use recycled paper for printing.
Use only scrap paper for note taking, and only use recycled paper for printing.
Use only energy efficient lighting.
Use individual cloth towels for hand washing instead of paper towels.
Recycle almost everything we use in our office.
We take seriously our commitment to being a socially and environmentally responsible company. We welcome your ideas
for how we can become an even greener business, and what else we can do to encourage yoga practitioners to make
earth-friendly choices that support the environmental movement.
Email us at Info@YogaAccessories.com.
Walk, bike, bus or carpool to class.
Bring a reusable water bottle to class.
Reuse rather than discard your old yoga mats and other props.
Seek out yoga products and clothing that are produced without using toxic chemicals, pesticides or nonrenewable resources.
Encourage your local studio to offer non-toxic yoga products and organic clothing, and commit to the list below.
Learn more about the traditional yoga principal of "ahimsa" (non-harm) and how you can apply this in practice in your life. Ahimsa is a Sanskrit term meaning non-violence (literally: the avoidance of violence - himsa). It is an important tenet of the religions that originated in ancient India (Hinduism, Buddhism and especially Jainism). Ahimsa is a rule of conduct that bars the killing or injuring of living beings. It is closely connected with the notion that all kinds of violence entail negative karmic consequences.
Consistent with the yoga principal of ahimsa, commit your studio to policies, products and actions that minimize or eliminate environmental harm.
Use energy efficient lighting.
Reduce waste by recycling and reusing as much as possible.
Print schedules, announcements and forms on recycled paper.
Stock earth-friendly yoga mats and props.
Offer clothing made from organic cotton, hemp or bamboo.
Clean studio mats with non-toxic sprays.
In bathrooms, use biodegradable soaps and toilet tissue made from recycled paper.
Install water-saving devices on faucets and toilets.
Encourage your students to walk, carpool, bus or bike to class.
Encourage your students to bring reusable water bottles.
Stock water coolers with biodegradable cups and place recycling bins near the cooler (or sell reusable water bottles).
Special thanks to Greenliving.com and GreenYoga.org for many of these ideas.
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