I, [First Name Last Name as specified above] (participant), release Yoga Instructor _Julianne (Serpa) Mills_ (instructor) from any responsibility and/or liability concerning the application, processing, and/or consequences of yoga services (program) I elected to participate. I consent to have the above described program of my choice applied.
Understanding the risks 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 instructor, and all instruction participant receives from instructor, 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 instructor is not responsible for the safekeeping of 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.
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 is not licensed physician, nor a medical professional of any kind, and therefore will not and cannot give them medical advice. Participant agrees that the instructor has no duty to provide them with medical advice or care (including CPR) during yoga practice. Participant also understands that nothing said by instructor should be construed as medical advice. Participant understands that during the program, the instructor may offer assists from time to time, and that it is their responsibility to let the instructor know if they do not want to be touched or assisted.
All participants are encouraged to practice with self-awareness at the appropriate level to both humble and inspire their lives. In fostering an open and accepting community of growth, healing, and transformation, participants are invited to listen deeply and to respectfully honor their psychological, biological, and cultural boundaries, and their own personal truth.
Comportment
Instructor 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.
I have carefully read this agreement and understand its contents. I am aware that I am releasing legal rights that may otherwise exist. By signing below, I hereby represent that I am at least 18 years of age and fully competent to sign this agreement on my own behalf.