Yoga Studio Store is a family-run business based in Poole, Dorset. Ethical trading starts with how we treat the people we work with and the customers who come to us for advice. It also shapes what we look for in our suppliers and the materials we choose for our own-brand yoga equipment.
We aim to be approachable, give sound advice and offer good-quality yoga equipment at a fair price. Our staff help shape the range and how we serve our customers. The questions they hear about materials, care and how equipment holds up in regular use help us understand what matters to the people using it.
We want the same straightforward approach to carry through after a purchase, whether you’re asking about a product or arranging a return.
We value long-term relationships because they give us time to get to know the businesses making our products and ask better questions about materials, manufacture and quality. We encourage our suppliers to treat their employees and contractors fairly and with respect. We want our purchasing decisions to support suppliers who take those responsibilities seriously.
Where we can, we choose materials with a recognised standard behind them and explain what that standard covers. We also look at how equipment is put together, how it can be cared for and whether parts such as covers can be replaced. Those details matter when a bolster or mat is used regularly in a home practice or a busy studio.
We work with suppliers who provide products made with organic cotton certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS). We use this cotton in most of our own-brand yoga bolsters, meditation cushions and covers. We choose it because GOTS sets requirements for organic fibres as well as environmental and social criteria in textile processing. That gives us a clearer basis for choosing cotton textiles and discussing how they’re made with our suppliers.
One example is our round Lotus yoga bolster, which is made in India. The inner and outer covers are organic cotton, the filling is organic buckwheat hulls and the outer cover can be removed for washing. When we describe a cushion or bolster, we aim to identify the cover and filling separately so you know what each part is made from.
We choose recycled materials where they suit the product. Using them gives existing materials another use and reduces the need for new material in those parts of our range.
Some of our yoga bolsters use recycled Recron fibre filling. We also use recycled chip foam in selected yoga blocks. These are two examples of how we consider what goes inside our equipment as well as the materials you see and touch.
We stock replacement covers for selected bolsters and meditation cushions. When the cover wears out, a replacement lets you carry on using the cushion inside. Where available, the Made From, Made In and care information on our product pages can help you check the details for the item you own or are considering.
We’ll keep asking our suppliers about the materials they use and how our products are made. As we learn more, we want to make that information easier to find so you can make informed choices. Thank you for supporting our family business.
If you have a question about a product’s materials or origin, email our team.
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