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Participation Agreement, Release and Assumption of Risk. Please read this agreement. It affects your legal rights.

1. Voluntary participation. I choose to take part in classes and sessions offered by Wood and Water Yoga & Wellness, doing business as Wood & Water School of Traditional Yoga ("the School"). This includes free community classes. I am 18 or older.

2. My health. I am responsible for my own health. I have told the teacher about any condition, injury, pregnancy or medication that may affect my practice, and I will tell the teacher if anything changes. I understand that I may wish to check with my doctor before practicing.

3. What yoga is and is not. Classes and yoga therapy are educational and practice-based. They are not medical care. They do not diagnose or treat disease and do not replace the care of a doctor.

4. Risks. Yoga includes movement, breathing practices and meditation. Risks include strains, sprains, falls, soreness, dizziness, and the aggravation of an existing condition. Other injuries are possible, and in rare cases they can be serious. I may stop or change any practice at any time, and I will respect my body's limits.

5. Release. In exchange for taking part, I release the School, Dr. Jill Jyoti Satnam, its teachers and volunteers, and the owners of the property from claims for injury, loss or damage that arise from my taking part, to the fullest extent Maine law allows. This includes claims based on ordinary negligence. It does not release claims based on gross negligence or intentional harm.

6. Emergencies. If I need urgent help, I allow the School to call emergency services. I am responsible for any resulting costs.

7. Privacy of records. For yoga therapy only: what I share is kept confidential. With my consent, my case may be recorded under a code, without my name, for Dr. Satnam's studies at the Paramanand Institute of Yoga Sciences and Research.

I have read this agreement and I understand it. I sign it of my own free will.