Essential Somatics® Policies

As of April 26, 2023

Cancellation and Refund Policy

All refunds will be made via the original payment method. Credit card fees will not be refunded (unless a cancellation fee applies, in which case credit card fees are considered to be included in the cancellation fee). All refunds will be issued within 30 days of receipt of written notice of cancellation.

Online Products and Services

Video Lessons, online workshops, private sessions and video consultations are nonrefundable. Private sessions or video consultations may be rescheduled when more than 24hrs notice is given.

In Person Courses and Retreats (excluding Training Programs – see below)

A full refund, minus a $50 cancellation fee per participant, will be issued if cancellation is requested more than 6 weeks before the start date of an Essential Somatics® event. Cancellations within 6 weeks of the event start date are not possible and no refund will be given. However, it is allowed for the originally registered participant to offer the place to someone else in the event of illness or unavailability of the original participant.

These conditions are necessary because we plan and schedule the logistics of each event, in part, based on the total number of student registrations several months before the event takes place.

Essential Somatics strongly recommends the purchase of travel insurance. Essential Somatics reserves the right to cancel an event if the number of participants is deemed insufficient. In the event of such cancellation, a full refund of all money paid shall be made to each applicant.

Training Programs

Five-Day Cancellation: An applicant who provides written notice of cancellation within five (5) days (excluding Saturday, Sunday and federal or state holidays) of paying the initial deposit or tuition payment in full is entitled to a refund of all monies paid minus any credit card fees.

Denial of Enrollment: If an applicant is denied enrollment, 100% of all student fees and tuition paid will be returned within 30 days of denial.

Procedure for withdrawal: A student choosing to withdraw from the program after the commencement of classes is to provide written notice via email to the Program Director. The receipt date of the written request to withdraw will be considered the withdrawal date. A student will be automatically withdrawn if s/he has missed one in-person or online class and does not notify staff within 24hrs of the class date. In this case, the withdrawal date will be the date of the missed class.

Cancellation Policy: Essential Somatics reserves the right to cancel a starting class if the number of trainees enrolling is deemed insufficient. In the event of such cancellation, a full refund of all money paid shall be made to each applicant.

Rescheduling Policy: Essential Somatics reserves the right to suspend or postpone an in person module of the training in the event of unforeseeable circumstances or in the event of an occurrence that unavoidably limits the use of the training facilities such as fire, flood, storm, war, or civil disorder. Such time lost will be made up as soon as possible so as to maintain the overall training schedule.

Refund Policy: All tuition payments are nonrefundable. Students in the CSET program must submit a formal withdrawal notice in writing to be received no later than 8 weeks prior to the start of the next module. A student that withdraws from the CSET fewer than 8 weeks prior to the start of the next module will be subject to a charge of 50% of the tuition of the next module.