What to Bring:

Bring your yoga mat, a towel

if you think you need one, a

water bottle and an open

mind. If you don’t yet have

your own yoga mat you can

use one of our studio mats

for free. We have possibly

the largest inventory of

free-to-use props in all of Orange County. However, if you determine that yoga is your thing we recommend that you purchase your own personal mat.  We also have some props available for sale in our retail shop or we can do a personal order for you. Please inquire at the front desk for details.

Food and Drink:

Put some distance between a meal and yoga. We recommend at least an hour or more to avoid discomfort during class.

We offer free filtered water and hot tea. Please bring a reusable water bottle and/or a mug.

Etiquette:

Please turn off or silence phones.  A vibrating phone can be just as much of a distraction as a ringing one. Leave it in a cubby or a bag unless your profession requires you to be on call. Any time you might need to take a phone call between classes please take it out to the sidewalk.

If the door to the asana room is closed this means there is a class in session. Please speak softly while in the lobby.

Leave jackets on our coat rack in the lobby and shoes in the cubby. We have hooks to hang purses and bags on the yoga mat storage furniture inside the studio.

Please wait until students from the previous class have exited the room before entering the asana room.

Remember, no shoes in the asana room please.

Leave the outside, outside. It’s totally fine to chit chat with your fellow students once you enter the room but please keep it light. Discussions of heavy current events or personal problems can make it more difficult for you and others to stay present once class has started.

Once inside the room, please be mindful: don’t step on other peoples’ yoga mats. It is best to stagger your yoga mat either a foot ahead or a foot behind the mat next to you. This will give you a better range of motion and you won’t have to worry about getting smacked by your neighbor or vice versa.

We try to limit class size to 25 students max. If you see that a class is filling up, please shift your mat so everyone has space.

The last few minutes of each yoga class is called Savasana. It is a time of rest, reflection and peace. Classes are 45 to 75 minutes in duration. Please plan to be in the room for the duration. If you must leave early, inform the instructor before class starts and exit quietly before Savasana begins. In this instance, it’s okay to leave without returning props or studio mats.

Please return props neatly to their proper storage after wiping them down with our free disinfectant wipes. Again, we have FREE-to-use mats and props. Help us keep it that way. Ernie would be happy to provide free blanket folding and storage lessons.

If you borrowed a yoga mat, please wipe it down with one of our free mat wipes before you return it to storage.

For additional questions, email us at info@sunsparkyoga.com.  

If you want to speak to us in person,

call us at (714) 786-5994 or

stop by the studio at 

139 S Olive Street, Orange CA 92866

Namaste,
Ernie, Stacey & the SunSpark Yoga Family

New Student Guide

Welcome to SunSpark Yoga! 

​Whether you are new to yoga or just new to us,

here is what you need to know.

First Visit:

Please arrive about 15

minutes early so you can

complete some simple

paperwork and we can get

you in our system, or you

can do this on our website 

in advance. Arriving early

will also allow you time to

speak with your instructor about any injuries or concerns you may have.

Parking:

Beginning February 9, 2026, the city of Orange implemented a new paid parking program. It is cheap and easy to use via the ParkMobile app, one of the nearby kiosks, or text to park. There is also plenty of FREE parking in the surrounding neighborhoods. The parking structure only one block over at 120 N Lemon St is free, and it is only a 3 minute walk through beautiful Old Towne Orange. Since you will be be moving your body, consider the walk a quick warm up. Old Towne does get busy at lunchtime during the week, and on Friday afternoons.  The parking lot a few doors down on our side of the street with spaces marked in yellow are NOT public spaces, so don't risk getting a ticket or getting towed.

Class Time:

We understand that life happens and on a RARE occasion you might be late to class. Our general rule is that we’ll let you in up to 5 minutes late. However, if a class is full or nearly full we won’t be able to allow you in. Entering late is very disruptive to the flow of class and not fair for other students to have to rearrange their stuff to make room for somebody who wasn’t in the room at the beginning. You’ll also miss the opening warm-up which is unsafe for you. Please be on time or better yet, early.

New Client Intro Special:

Some yoga studios offer new customers “first class free." At SunSpark Yoga, we offer classes seven days a week taught by experienced yoga instructors, each with their own personality and style. We feel that one free class doesn’t tell you a whole lot about our place. This is why we offer new customers Three (3) classes for $33 (discounted from our regular drop-in rate of $26. If you’d rather buy a single class your first time in, that’s okay too. We don’t participate in Groupon, Class Pass or any other discount schemes that artificially fill up our space with people looking for cheap yoga. We make it affordable to try and unlike some other studios, we pay our teachers regardless of whether you’re a new student or not. Everybody wins.

Always stop at the front desk to check in with us, even if you’ve registered for class online.

What to Wear:

Wear comfortable, stretchy clothing that is not too loose. It should allow a full range of movement including twisting and bending. If you’re coming from work or school you can change in our lobby changing area or in our restroom.

Yoga is practiced with bare feet for traction and safety. Shoes are not allowed in the asana room. This helps us keep the floor clean and in good condition. For some of our gentle or meditation classes with less movement, you may want to wear socks to keep your toesies warm, but it’s not necessary.

Deep breathing is an important part of yoga. Please avoid wearing strong perfume or cologne. Cigarette smoke is also a huge distraction; please don’t smoke before entering the studio. Respect the space and your fellow yogis by keeping your mat and body clean and odor-free.​