For current and prospective staff, guest teachers/presenters, students and clients, and for those who wish to help us continue to grow:
First, being in business is challenging and we want to thank you for caring about our health and vitality as an organization. We want to continue to create an environment of honesty, respect, and trust, with clearly defined operational boundaries.
Our aim is not only survive but to grow and thrive. We want to expand and deepen our service to you with even more classes, private instruction, workshops, learning opportunities, and perhaps with additional studios to serve in other communities.
In an effort to keep on this track we have developed certain policies.
Our staff members (yoga teachers, massage therapists, and those who provide other services at or through the studio) have signed contracts or have verbally agreed to abide by the following policies. If a team member is not doing so, he or she is compromising not only their own integrity but the integrity of our business. He or she may be harming our growth and diminishing the professional development and opportunities of our other dedicated staff members who play by the rules.
We kindly ask that if you are aware of, or become aware of, any such behavior that you report it at once. You may send an email to andrewkahn@peacefulpresence.com or if you prefer you may report it anonymously by visiting our contact us page and sending us all of the details while withholding your own personal contact information. If you prefer, you may also leave us an anonymous note, send us a letter, or call.
The main points of the contract(s) signed by and/or agreed to by all of our staff are summarized below:
- Staff members have agreed not to divert business away from the studio.
It is not proper or respectful for anyone who attends classes at or visits our studio to use the studio for promoting their own business or professional purposes when these compete with ours, are the very same, or similar to the services we offer. This includes giving out business cards, personal email addresses, phone numbers or other personal information for the purpose of establishing a private relationship with clients or other staff of the studio, or their friends and family, without the explicit written permission of the director (Andrew Kahn). One must go through the proper channels and follow the appropriate business protocol. Please help our business stay strong by not asking for our staff's personal contact information and forming independent professional relationships with them.
- Staff members may not to steal from the studio either by pocketing payments made for a class and/or engaging in business deals at the expense of the studio (examples: accepting a large cash tip in lieu of paying the full price to the studio for a service rendered; using the studio space or equipment for personal gain without agreement from the owner.)
- Staff members have agreed not to open another yoga studio, yoga teacher training facility or massage office within a 2 mile radius of the studio.
- Staff members have agreed not to engage in any sexual relationships with clients.
- Staff members have agreed to conduct themselves professionally and with integrity at all times or else risk loss of employment at the studio, revocation of their PPYS certification, or other action.
