Last Update: 24th of October, 2020

As a participant to one of the online courses or events of the ONLINE YOGA ACADEMY (onlineyogaacademy.com), you agree with the following terms and conditions:

Requirements

  • You need to be at least 18 years old. Younger students have to send in a declaration signed by their parents.
  • Our online courses and events can be joined from any device that has internet connection. For best experience, we yet recommend a sufficiently fast and stable internet connection and a good laptop. For the courses, you also need a webcam, read more about in the chapter “Recordings and webcam” below.
  • If there is a local school available in your city or nearby, we highly recommend visiting the local classes. The Online Yoga Academy reserves the right to admit students in an online class only if the respective class is not available in their location or in case of certain personal circumstances that make the participation to a local class very difficult. Please check the local classes available in your area.

Class Participation

  • You are not allowed to share the links to our classrooms or paid events with anyone. If you have friends who are interested in our events or courses, share the link to the page where they can sign up for themselves. In addition, you are not allowed to invite friends to participate together with you, unless they are also registered students or participants or you asked the academy coordination for approval beforehand.
  • You can anytime join the classes in lower years of study, but should announce it beforehand to the teacher of the respective class or the coordination of the Academy.
  • Students who are only subscribed in a local school cannot attend single classes in the Online Academy, even if they are in higher years.
  • The maximum allowed number of absences is 15. If you miss more than 15 classes, you need to repeat the year. For presence, it is necessary to participate to the practice as well as the theory part. If missing one of them (coming more than half an hour too late to the practice, or leaving earlier and missing the theory), it still counts as absence.
  • The students that benefit of gratuity can accumulate only seven absences. In the case you have reached the eighth absence you will lose the gratuity and become a paying student who will pay the full monthly fee for one year from that moment. Your absences are not reset to “zero” and the 15 absences rule to graduate the year is still valid.
  • It is not possible to follow the course by only watching the recordings unless an exception has been arranged with the coordination of the Academy. The maximum number of 15 absences needs to be respected.
  • The academy offers to students who are pregnant or who have a baby a maternity leave. They can participate for two years to the classes without the absence rule. As long as the fees are paid, they receive the printed materials as far as they exist and can join the classes whenever they can.
  • There are special mantra initiations throughout the course. These initiations cannot be offered online, but only be given personally. You are welcome to arrange an appointment with your teacher, to join one of the spiritual camps or retreats where teachers are available to give those initiations, or to visit one of the local schools. If you want to receive the initiation during a camp or in a local centre, please arrange with the Academy coordination.
  • Students who are enrolled in a local school but stay out of the country for a longer yet limited period, can continue their year of study by joining an online class during this period in the regular conditions, paying the regular online fee and joining an already existing class. They also have the option to take a private class. Beyond these, we cannot offer any special services. A signed note or email of your current teacher confirming your year of study is required.

Handouts and Copyright

  • In the first year of Tantra and the first eight years of Yoga you receive printed course materials by postal mail. These handouts are exclusively for your personal use and you are not allowed to copy, scan, digitize or replicate them in any way, not allowed to share with others, to distribute or to send by any electronic means.
  • You are also not allowed to use the content for your own presentations, teachings, lectures, seminars or other private or commercial purposes. If you are interested in teaching this esoteric education system or parts of it, you can contact the academy coordination to speak about our teacher trainings or possible integrations.

Payments

  • The price for the Yoga Course and the Tantra for Women Course is 50€ per month, 135€ for three months (instead of 150€ ), or 440€ for one year (instead of 550€ ). The price for the Tantra Course is 70€ / $70 per month, 189€ / $189 for three months (instead of 210€ / $210), or 627€ / $627 for one year (instead of 770€ / $770). The school year consists of 46 lessons. August is holiday and no fee will be charged, therefore the one-year fee calculation is based on eleven months. In case of the one-month and three-month payments the renewal date will be set one month ahead before August so one month stays uncharged.
  • A refund of the fee is not possible if the student stops or cancels his class or breaks one of these terms & conditions. If a class should stop from our side, the students get the money refunded proportional to the remaining months.
  • The payment for the courses is based on a subscription that automatically renews. You can anytime cancel your subscription before the end of the current cycle you have paid for (either monthly, three months or one year).
  • Due to the academic, continuous structure of our courses, neither the participation nor the payment can be paused. Therefore, the payment has to be continuous to ensure your participation, even if for some reasons you cannot join the course for a few weeks in a row.
  • Private Yoga and Tantra Classes are offered for 90€ / $90 per session.
  • The price for the printed course materials and worldwide shipping is included in the course fee. If you join after the course has started, you will receive the course notes free for the months you pay the course fee. For the materials of the months before you joined, we need to ask for a small fee of 7€ / $7 per missed month to cover the additional expenses.

Webcam and Recordings

  • To offer the best quality of the teachings and ensure that you are doing the body postures and practical exercises correctly, it is necessary that you have a webcam turned on during the class, placed in a way that your exercises are properly visible to the teacher. By participating to our courses, you confirm that you are aware and agree that the teacher and other students will see you and your room and possibly hear you if you unmute your microphone.
  • Each class is recorded by the Academy, and the students who missed the class can request a recording link within one week at replays@onlineyogaacademy.com. This is an additional service and we give our best to make such replays available for each class, yet we cannot guarantee its availability.
  • Only the student itself is allowed to watch the zoom stream, but not to download or to record the live classes or recordings in any way. It is also not allowed to forward the recording links.
  • We respect your right of privacy (please also read our privacy policy) and right to your own image, and record only the “speaker’s view”. In this way, your webcam can not appear in the recording as long as you keep your microphone muted.
  • The recordings will never be used publicly by us without your consent, but only be replayed by students of the Academy through streaming links. We do not offer a direct way to download the recordings. Yet, due to the nature of electronic media, we cannot take any liability for possible occurrences of third-party violations of our terms and conditions. By participating to our courses, you confirm that you are aware of this risk.

Privacy and Zoom

  • We are using Zoom for our online classes. We took the following measures in order to ensure your maximum privacy:
    • We record our weekly classes with the sole purpose to offer you the replay. If you unmute your microphone, your camera might appear in the recordings. If you are concerned about your privacy, leave your microphone muted at all times. You can still use the chat function to communicate.
    • We offer to join the meetings through the browser, so you do not need to install the zoom software or app if you do not want to. You can also go straight to the web version of a Zoom meeting using: https://zoom.us/wc/{your-meeting-id}/start
      For best experience, we nevertheless recommend to use the Zoom software or app.
  • In order to keep your Zoom experience safe and your privacy to the highest level, we recommend you to do the following:
    • Use the latest zoom client and update it regularly to benefit from the frequent bug and security fixes.
    • Do not login with your facebook or google account (as you should never do if you are concerned about your privacy).
    • Keep your camera off and microphone muted in webinars or other events where your camera is not required.

Health Disclaimer

  • The exercises and information presented in our courses and events are offered as-is for educational and entertainment purposes only and are not a substitute for the professional judgment of the health care professionals.
  • Although Yoga is a very healthy and harmonious practice, the creators and personal of this course cannot guarantee that the techniques and information presented are suitable and safe for every individual. Exercise is not without risks, and this or any exercise programme may result in injury.
  • Even if the teacher may indicate certain contraindications for a specific health condition regarding a specific exercise, you have to use your own discretion when performing the exercises provided. Work at your own level and explore your own limits.
  • You should consult your physician before beginning any new exercise programme, especially if you are pregnant or have pre-existing health conditions. If you are elderly or have any chronic or recurring conditions such as high blood pressure, neck or back pain, arthritis, heart disease, and so on, seek your physician’s advice before practicing. Nothing contained in this programme should be considered as medical advice or diagnosis. You are joining the courses and events at your own risk.
  • The reader/practitioner of the information presented by us assumes all risks from using the information provided herein. Any liability, loss or damage in connection with the use of the information presented in our courses and events, including but not limited to any liability, loss or damage arising from the performance of the exercises demonstrated here, or any advice or information provided by the instructor, is expressly disclaimed.

By participating to one of the courses or events of the Online Yoga Academy you confirm that you have read, understood and accept all the above-mentioned terms and conditions.