Policies for 200-hour programs, 300-hour courses, and virtual yoga classes

Virtual Yoga Classes

Cancellation/Refund Policy
If a program registrant cancels more than 2 hours prior to a class, they may receive a full refund minus $3 processing fee. Please note that it can take 5-10 days for the refund to appear in your account. Registrants may reschedule for a future class at no additional fee as long as they do so more than 2 hours before class begins. No rescheduling or cancellations will be honored beginning 2 hours before class begins.

300-hour Level Programs

Cancellation/Refund Policy
If program registrant (student) cancels three (3) weeks prior to the commencement of the program: full refund minus a $100 non-refundable administration fee If program registrant cancels between three (3) weeks and one (1) week of the start of the program: 50% tuition will be refunded, minus the $100 non-refundable program fee Cancellations less than one (1) week before the program begins are non-refundable. Requests for refunds based on not having used proper discount codes (ex. PKTA, Repeat, Board, etc.) are at the discretion of PKSYHA. If your refund request is accepted, there will be a $25 refund processing fee.

200-hour Level Programs

Tuition/Payment Plans/Fees
Tuition and materials fees will be paid by invoice at the time of acceptance into the program, unless a payment plan arrangement has previously been agreed to by the student, PKSYHA, Program Director, and Studio. Payment plan arrangements will only be considered based on full rate tuition (no early bird discount). All students will pay a materials fee of $150 in addition to their tuition, at the time of tuition payment. The materials fee includes an extensive manual, Sadhana Journal, and online platform. The Studio will have these materials ready for the students at the commencement of the program.  Replacement of these materials will result in additional fees.

Missed Weekends
Students are responsible for ensuring that they can make it to the program each of the scheduled weekends. If Student will miss a weekend, they must schedule make-up time with the Program Director. A typical YTT weekend consists of approximately 20 contact hours with an instructor.  These hours are part of the 200-Hour Yoga Alliance teacher certification requirement. Additional fees will be incurred by the student at the rate of $65/hour. The Program Director will aim to keep the make-up time with them to 10 hours or less, but this is not guaranteed and relies mainly on the student’s preparedness for the session. In addition to one-on-one time with the Program Director, self-directed work will be required in order to make up the session, and all hours missed due to the student’s absence. Students are required to schedule make-up time with the Program Director as soon as possible in order to ensure they will be caught up before the next scheduled program weekend. Any questions or concerns about this should be directed to the Program Director

Cancellations/Refunds
Specific dates will be determined by your particular YTT program and reflected on the YTT info page for that program.
In general:
Early cancellation (up to 6 weeks before the program starts): You will be refunded your full payment less the $50 nonrefundable application fee, a $500 administrative fee, and any credit card charges incurred.
Late cancellation (6 weeks prior to program starting up until the 12:00 am on the day the program starts): You will be refunded your full payment less the $50 nonrefundable application fee, a $750 administrative fee, and any credit card charges incurred.
There are no refunds starting at 12:00 am on the day the program begins.
If the program does not run due to low enrollment or other factors, the student will be fully refunded minus the $50 non-refundable application fee.

Waivers and Disclaimers that Apply to All Pranakriya Programs and Classes (you will be asked to agree at checkout, or, for the 200-hour YTT, in your Student Agreement contract)

Waiver and Disclaimer - Release of Liability
In consideration of participant accepting their registration for online or in-person programming, participant agrees to release, forever discharge, and hold harmless Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts (PKSYHA) and their employees, agents, teachers, independent contractors, and other representatives, and their heirs, successors, and assigns (“Released Parties”), from liability for any and all Claims (as defined immediately below) relating to or caused by participant’s attendance at and participation in the program (“Claims”), unless caused by the gross negligence or intentional wrongful act of Instructor. The term “Claims” shall include any and all liabilities, claims, demands, actions, damages, rights of action, and causes of action, of whatever kind or nature, that may now or hereafter exist or arise, arising out of personal injuries, losses suffered, and damages of any kind (including but not limited to direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, or any other damages), including those known and unknown, developed or undeveloped, and foreseen or unforeseen, relating to or caused by participant’s participation in the program. Participant agrees that this waiver and release shall be legally binding upon them personally and their family, estate, heirs, successors, and assigns. This waiver and release shall apply to all classes, lessons, activities, and recommendations participant takes from PKSYHA instructor(s), and all instruction participant receives from PKSYHA instructor(s), no matter where performed or given, and no matter what style or branch of yoga practice is taught. In particular, among others, participant acknowledges that PKSYHA is not responsible for the safekeeping of participant’s personal property, or for ensuring participant’s safety from contracting COVID-19, or any other communicable diseases, during the in-person programs or during the travel to and from the in-person programs.

Waiver and Disclaimer - Release for the Practice of Yoga (you will be asked to agree when you checkout)
In further consideration of participant's attendance to in-person programs, participant provides the following additional waiver and release of liability for the practice of yoga while in attendance at in-person PKSYHA programs. Whether taking programs online or in-person, participant agrees and acknowledges that the practice of yoga involves physical movements and activity and can be physically and mentally challenging, and therefore bears risk of injury, illness, and even disability and/or death. Participant accepts all risks of participating in yoga and assumes full responsibility for any and all injury, illness, and/or damages caused by their participation in yoga. During yoga practice, if a participant experiences any pain or significant discomfort, they agree to listen to and honor their body, discontinue the activity, notify the instructor(s) immediately, and seek medical attention from a licensed physician. Participant understands and agrees that their participation in yoga practice, in each class and in each pose, is voluntary, in their sole discretion, and at their own risk. Participant warrants that they understand their physical limitations and that they are sufficiently self-aware to stop or modify a pose or recommendation before they become injured or ill or aggravate a pre-existing condition. Participant understands that the instructor(s) is/are not licensed physician(s), nor a medical professional(s) of any kind, and therefore will not and cannot give them medical advice. Participant agrees that PKSYHA and instructor(s) have no duty to provide them with medical advice or care (including CPR) during yoga practice. Participant also understands that nothing said by instructor(s), or any representatives of PKSYHA should be construed as medical advice. Participant understands that during the program, the instructor(s) may offer assists from time to time, and that before each class, it is their responsibility to let the instructor(s) know if they do not want to be touched or assisted. We encourage all participants to practice with self-awareness at the appropriate level to both humble and inspire their lives. We work to foster an open and accepting community of growth, healing, and transformation that invites all practitioners to listen deeply and to respectfully honor their psychological, biological, and cultural boundaries, and their own personal truth. The creators, distributors, and instructor(s) of this material disclaim any and all liabilities whatsoever for any loss in connection with the practices and teachings offered by PKSYHA. Comportment PKSYHA shall have the right, in their sole discretion, to ask any participant to leave in-person or online programs at any time, if participant is disruptive to the harmony of the program and/or is violating any provision of studio requirements or policies. Should participant be required to leave the program, they do so at their own expense, taking charge of their own logistics, and without refund. Changes, Cancellation, and Force Majeure Should the scheduled instructor(s) become unable to lead the online or in-person program for any reason, PKSYHA shall make best reasonable efforts to reschedule the remainder of the program, or provide a substitute instructor with substantially similar qualifications, in the sole discretion of PKSYHA. PKSYHA reserves the right to make changes to any aspect of its online and in-person programs, or to cancel them entirely, at any time due to conditions including but not limited to low enrollment, unavailability of instructor(s), acts of nature such as weather or other natural disaster, pandemic, and other “acts of god,” acts of war or terrorism, terrorist threat, civil unrest, riots, strikes, trade disputes, interruption of transportation, government or political actions or orders, change of law or regulation, suspension of civil rights, crime, acts or omissions of a third party, or for any other reason whatsoever outside the reasonable control of PKSYHA. This is a force majeure provision. In such an event, if the changes or cancellation occur to a force majeure circumstance beyond the refund dates and policy referenced below, participant understands and agrees that this is a risk taken on by participant to which PKSYHA has no responsibility or liability whatsoever.

Health/COVID-19/Travel Requirements
For all in-person programs beginning in 2023, PKSYHA defers to the laws and guidance of the local, state, and federal government in the location where the training is held, as well as to the protocols and policies of the host studio. By registering for this program through PKSYHA, I agree to abide by the terms of this Pranakriya School of Yoga Healing Arts Participant Responsibility Agreement and all PKSYHA program policies as a condition of my participation. I agree to abide by the terms of its legally binding waiver and disclaimer, general release of liability, and other specific policies herein.

We reserve the right to amend these policies as needed without notice. Any questions or concerns about these or other policies may be directed to info@pranakriya.com.