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Honor Yoga - Hamilton 2021

Business Information
Name of Organization: 
Honor Yoga - Hamilton
Organization Type: 
Business Description: 
An eco- and beginner- friendly yoga studio bringing yoga for every body to your community. We believe in the physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and social connection for mind, body and self. The Honor Yoga brand is mission driven to provide welcoming, beginner-friendly, and accessible yoga studios that foster and support community and the environment. This reflects Honor’s understanding and commitment to yoga as a practice supporting physical, emotional, spiritual, intellectual, and community health and wellness.
Contact Person: 
Kathi Szabo
Title: 
Owner
Business Location: 
United States
39° 55' 6.3372" N, 75° 8' 11.958" W
Phone: 
609 807-8672
Email: 
kathi@honoryoga.com
Number of Employees: 
19
Website: 
www.honoryoga.com/hamilton/
Renewal Date: 
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Management and Leadership
Adopt Environmental Policy Statement
Description of Action: 
We “Honor our Environment. Lots of Small Steps = Big Impact. We are committed to taking many steps as we can to reduce our environmental impact.” With an ecological approach to the studio environment, we strive to create a living and breathing space that honors your body and spirit in which you practice. All our studios have eco-initiatives in place. See: www.honoryoga.com/about/
Provide Environmentally Preferable Products Services
Description of Action: 
Honor Yoga features many eco-friendly products in our shops, including cork yoga blocks and eco-friendly yoga mats.
Waste
Waste Reduction
Description of Action: 
Waste Reduction - Honor Yoga seeks to reduce its waste through a variety of initiatives. We discourage the use of bottled water by providing travel mugs and glass bottles to students, along with offering filtered water where students can fill their own bottles. Paper waste is reduced by only providing cloth hand towels in the bathroom and by posting our schedule and workshops on line or on our community chalk board. Teacher training – We send all handouts and manuals electronically and only print when requested. Our shopping bags are reusable.
Lbs Saved: 
60
Waste Recycling
Description of Action: 
We also recycle even though our shopping center does not by bringing our recyclables to our home. We also take compostable trash home to compost.
Hazardous Waste/Toxic Use Reduction
Description of Action: 
Hamilton uses rechargeable batteries. We use rechargeable candles which are provide more savings than single use battery operated candles. Actually when we opened we used battery and that was NOT sustainable. Savings is at least $100 a month compared to the original single use battery operated candles as we were replacing batteries constantly. Now we purchase real candles about once per quarter for special classes. For candles we do use – 90% are soy candles not made from petroleum. For cleaning we use essential oils and 7th generation products.
Money Saved: 
1,200
Energy
Energy Efficiency
Description of Action: 
Our energy efficiency practices include the following: We use 3 smart thermostats to regulate temperature throughout the studio. We use a majority of LED lighting and as non LED lights burn out they are being replaced with LED so that we will be 100% LED within a short period of time. We do not have outdoor lights burning all night, only used while the studio is open. One bathroom has automatic lighting. Bathroom heaters are on an automatic timer as to only be on when we have classes.
kWh Saved: 
50
Water
Water Conservation
Description of Action: 
Both Toilets are low flow toilets.
Green Building Techniques
Independent Green Buiilding
Description of Action: 
Honor Yoga is committed to Green Building practices, and has designed each studio to incorporate some sustainable materials. the following green building practices are in place at the Honor Yoga - Hamilton studio: 1. In relocating the studio we designed the space in order to re-use all of the existing furniture and fixtures from the original Hamilton studio on route 130. 2. Cork flooring.
Community
Support Community Initiatives
Description of Action: 
We host donation classes almost every day. Money raised has gone primarily to the Honor Yoga Foundation to bring yoga to those in need as well as other like-minded charities.
Finished Application: 
1
required_descriptions: 
7
Member Since: 
Thursday, November 9, 2017