Classes
- 6 class card is to be used within 2 calendar months (mid and end-term breaks, or cancellation by Viveka Gardens not included)
- payment to be made before the session(s) by bank transfer (ideally; by paypal please add 5%)
- card cannot be transferred
- students are to complete a short online health questionnaire and pre-class consultation before their first class
- reduced-price due to benefit or full time student to be arranged in advance of the session
- no refunds due to your illness or public health guidance
Retreats and Workshops (including Friday Night Nidra)
- payment in full on booking to confirm your place by bank transfer (ideally; by paypal please add 5%)
- students are to complete a short online health questionnaire and pre-class consultation before their first workshop or retreat; if you are a returning student, please let Fiona know if there are changes to your health
- reduced-price due to benefit, bursary or other special arrangement to be arranged in advance of the retreat or workshop
- refund only in the case where the retreat or workshop is cancelled by Viveka Gardens (not when due to public health guidance)
- damage other than usual wear and tear to be paid for
It may be an idea to take out travel insurance.
One-to-ones and small groups
- payable in advance – short online health questionnaire and pre-class consultation
- three sessions to be completed within 2 months
- 24hrs notice of cancellation
- maximum of 1 rearrangement within 3 sessions (ideally none)
- no refunds due to your illness or public health guidance
Vouchers
- to be used within 6 months of issue if for 1-1s, classes or workshops; within 1 year for retreats
- cannot be refunded
For in person 1-1s, classes, workshops or retreats you will be asked to sign a disclaimer about Covid-19 and other communicable diseases. Please read these other notes:
Please do not come if you show signs of Covid-19:
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- a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
- have been in contact with anyone with the disease or proves to have the disease
- in case of either of the above and you cannot attend a workshop or retreat a 50% refund will be made
- should either of the above apply to me, I will cancel the workshop or retreat and issue a full refund
- it can be an idea to take out travel insurance that covers Covid-19
- please inform me and track and trace agency if you contract the disease
- you consent to me passing on your details to a track and trace agency
- if arriving by public transport, please wear a mask (as per legislation) and use hand sanitiser frequently on your journey
- keep 2m apart, avoiding clustering before and after classes
- sanitise your hands before and after a session
- bring your own mat, cushion, blanket, block and any other equipment
- the studio will be ventilated regularly (to help dispersal of any particles and for UV to kill particles) and is secluded (to avoid contact with other people)
- a poster that will be displayed that explains what to do should symptoms of Covid-19 develop while on residential retreat