After deep consideration of the effect on Coronavirus on the country and it's supply chain, we have decided to stop sending out orders unless they are for essential items. These include - Toothbrushes, Tongue Scrapers, Copper Water Bottles and Copper Hand Rollers. We will still be taking orders for other products. However, we will be unable to send them out until the government removes Alert Level 4.

Copper can effectively help to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, which are linked to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), new research shows. Animal coronaviruses that 'host jump' to humans, such as SARS and MERS, result in severe infections with high mortality. The current coronavirus is one such virus. Researchers found that a closely-related human coronavirus - 229E - can remain infectious on common surface materials for several days, but is rapidly destroyed on copper.

We recently had the privilege of helping Emma furnish her brand new yoga studio in Takapuna. Emma has taken great care to minimise the footprint of Flourish Yoga. And here she shares with us a few tips to make the studio a more environmentally sustainable space.

2019 is shaping up to be a big year for us at Valka Yoga. With over 1000 cork yoga mats sold and various sustainable initiatives in the works we are well on our way to becoming Australasia's most eco friendly yoga brand. We're even selling our cork yoga mats on Amazon now!

Always cheerful and full of positive vibes, Ally believes a smile is a gift we can give for free, and almost always we get a 100% return! If we practice something as simple as this in our yoga classes, we will find it easier to do this in our daily life. And that's just one way we can make an awesome yoga friend.