Terms & Conditions

CLASSES & COURSES

Booking Classes

  • Please find your nearest class (location) and find the right class day and time for you. For many classes you can book in easily via the Timetable which uses a third party online booking system. If you are new to the website you will be asked to create an account. It’s quick and secure and ensures your space in our popular classes.

  • For all other classes, reserve your place by contacting your teacher directly, payment is required in advance by online banking or bring cash to class.

  • Students must arrive for class at least 10 minutes prior to the class start time. Late arrival may result in the student not being admitted into the class or your place may be given away to someone else.

  • Classes bought with any LushTums teacher/location are only redeemable with that teacher.

  • Intro Offers and Class Packages must be used before the expiry date. No roll overs.

  • Be sure to tick to receive 'emails & notifications' when you sign up, so our booking system can send you reminders on expiry dates and class changes.

  • Occasionally Pregnancy Classes in a package may be rolled over to the Postnatal Courses, on a case by case basis - please check directly with your teacher.

Cancelling Classes

  • Different teachers have different early and late cancel times, some have a 12hr cancellation policy, others 24hrs and others 48hours. In general such notice is required for cancellation of any classes you have booked on to so that someone else on the Waiting List can take the space; any missed sessions without the appropriate notice will be charged as if attended.

  • Please log into your account to cancel your own classes – LushTums and our teachers can not accept cancellations in person, via email, telephone or text - unless previously agreed with a specific teacher.

  • If you do not attend the session you booked online, your ability to book online can be suspended. 

  • Teachers occasionally change at short notice; no refunds or exchanges will be given if there is a cover teacher, and the 48 hour cancellation rule still applies.

  • 5 class packages have a 6 week expiry and 10 class packages have a 3 month expiry.

  • Postnatal Yoga and Women's Yoga run as short term-time only courses - any missed classes can not be rolled over to the next term.

  • Check the Timetable for latest details or your teacher directly and be sure to use all your classes up before they expire.

Cancellation of Courses & Workshops

  • All courses - such as our Preparing For Birth Antenatal Education Course or Women’s Circle & Restorative Yoga Workshops need to be booked and paid for in full, in advance to secure your space.

  • Cancellations less than 7 days prior to the course/workshop dates can not be refunded.

  • In advance of 7 days, 50% can be refunded, within 14 days of notification of your cancelation or you can swap to an alternative course/workshop.

After School Clubs

  • If you are booking into an after school club, such as WiggleBums or WiggleKids Clubs, note all bookings and payments must be made in advance to the teacher.

  • Bank details will be confirmed following your booking for the full term.

  • No refunds are available once the booking and payment has been made, unless you can find a replacement.

By participating in any of our classes you are agreeing that you understand the following:

Starting our classes is no different to starting any other form of exercise – the same guidelines apply:

  • If you are pregnant and not used to regular exercise, then it is recommended that you move carefully and wait until after 15/16 weeks before starting class. If you have a regular practice, good sense of body awareness and/or feel safe and confident starting classes earlier than 15/16 weeks, please inform your teacher of this when booking.

  • If you are postnatal please wait until 6 weeks after a vaginal delivery or 8 weeks after a caesarian section, before you begin exercising or taking our classes again. Please ask your doctor in your postnatal check up, to see if you have diastasis recti (separated tummy muscles), SPD, hernia or any kind of prolapse and inform your teacher before booking you class.

  • If you are coming to the Women’s Yoga, Postnatal Yoga or Pregnancy Yoga please make sure you tell your teacher of any conditions, injuries, operations or medications that you take that may effect your practice. In all cases, if in doubt, please consult your doctor, midwife or healthcare professional.

  • In attendance of all classes you understand that by participating in this class you are totally responsible for yourself and if in the unlikely event of any injury of any kind, or miscarriage, the teacher of this class, nor LushTums, is not in any way responsible.

When booking you will be asked to agree to the following Terms & Conditions:

  • I agree to adhere to the LushTums cancellation policy and I understand that when I practice in class I am responsible for my own body and well-being.

  • I understand that information published on the LushTums web site is provided for the use of its visitors and I am advised that, although care has been taken to ensure technical and factual accuracy, some errors may occur. I understand that no guarantee is given of the accuracy or completeness of information on these pages.

  • I am aware that LushTums may alter the information on its website from time to time and LushTums shall have no liability arising from the use by any party of the information on this web site.  I understand that LushTums does not warrant the information on this website in any way and in particular no warranty is given that the web site or its contents or hypertext links are virus free or uncontaminated.

  • I agree to make my own virus checks and to implement my own precautions in this respect. LushTums exclude all liability for contamination or damage caused by any virus or electronic transmission.

  • I agree that from time to time I may be included in photos and videos and give full permission to LushTums to use these online and in print for marketing and training purposes.

  • Students are required to give notice to LushTums of any change of home address or email address or contact phone number. Failing such notice, all communications will be assumed to have been received by the Student within five days of email sent or mailing to the last address (of either type) notified to LushTums.

  • Any marketing, educational or other materials of this nature whatsoever produced by LushTums in connection with the Classes and Services and which are made available to Students will at all times remain the property of the LushTums and will be subject to the LushTums’s copyright.

TEACHER TRAININGS

These are the boring bits that we need to honour in order to make our trainings and Teacher’s Community run smoothly. Please take a moment to familiarise yourself with them. By applying for any teacher training course with LushTums you are agreeing to comply with these terms and conditions.

  • Our Teacher Trainings need to be booked and paid for in full, in advance, at least a month before the course begins with £350 of the course fees constituting a non-refundable deposit to secure your place.

  • The remaining payment will be made at least 4 weeks before the course commences. If there are mitigating circumstances a payment plan can be agreed separately to this.

  • If during the course, for some unforeseeable reason you cannot continue with the training, no refunds will be made.

  • Once courses commence you are required to compete all self-study components and submit your assignments by the completion date; failure to do so will result in you not receiving your certificate.

  • All work produced for assignments, exams etc must be in your own words and your own work. Any sources used must be credited accordingly.

  • Upon receiving your LushTums qualification certificate and in the event that you begin teaching, you are responsible for your own insurance, registration with FEDANT and any and all tax with HMCR as an independent sole trader.

  • Any break in your studies or teaching for more than 12 months needs to be discussed in advance and may require you to complete a low cost refresher course upon your return to teaching.

  • Copyright of all LushTums content continues to be owned by Clare Maddalena and you cannot pass this off as your own. We expect you to honour these teachings by recognising and crediting the LushTums brand name, thereby creating a standard of practice that people can rely on and trust in the pregnancy, birth and motherhood world.

  • The use of the LushTums trademark and logos is permitted on a case by case basis and can be withdrawn at any time.

  • In exceptional circumstances, on a case-by-case basis, our cancellation policies may be altered as decided by LushTums Ltd.

  • We reserve the right to update this policy at any time.

Trainee Teacher & LushTums Teacher Code of Conduct

Trainees and teachers are required to follow all LushTums codes of conduct and procedures and will be expected to behave in a professional manner at all times to uphold the good name of LushTums and our community. Standards of conduct policies include, but are not limited to:

  • Maintaining the highest level of teaching standards as representative of LushTums ensuring that you are up to date on all the latest techniques and teaching according to the LushTums Method.

  • Seek help and advice if needed at any time. No question is too small or silly.

  • Take responsibility for your own health and well-being and in the event of any illness or injury that may impede your ability to teach and inform LushTums of this.

  • Treat everyone with respect and compassion at all times. Any form of bullying will be treated seriously and may lead to termination of our relationship.

  • Follow good karma by helping others in the Teachers Community. Harassment of the LushTums team and peers will not be tolerated. Behave and speak in a way that does not harm or cause offence to others.

  • Treat others as you would like to be treated; agree to work collaboratively with local LushTums teachers in your area and not competitively. This may look like, but is not limited to, teaching at different venues in different parts of the town/city, teaching at different days and times, having open and kind conversations with each other, collaborating on marketing initiatives or attending events together, etc.

  • Ensure you are punctual for all classes and that you finish on time. For teacher training, you need to attend all sessions and any absences must be first agreed.

  • Ensure you respond to client requests (emails, texts, etc.) within 24hrs to maintain professional standards.

  • Treat all LushTums (and all other sub-brands) property and the property of others with respect.

  • Adhere to the Health and Safety rules at all times.

  • Adhere to respectful use of our PR, online and social media policy by crediting LushTums and tagging us in when sharing any of our content, ethos, values or philosophy. Crediting LushTums includes but is not limited to the naming of classes, for example: ‘LushTums Pregnancy Yoga’ / ‘LushTums Antenatal Education - Prepare For Birth & Baby’ / ‘LushTums Mum & Baby Postnatal Yoga’ / ‘LushTums Beyond Postnatal’ or LushTums Women’s Yoga’ or “LushTums Mother’s Yoga’ etc. Crediting also includes tagging ‘@LushTums’ and referencing LushTums in any social media content or information that you share that you have originally obtained through LushTums.

  • No breach of client or peer confidentiality will be tolerated.

  • Smoking and being under the influence of alcohol or substances is not allowed whilst conducting any form of teaching or participating in courses. If you must smoke, please do so away from the teaching venues or in designated areas.

  • Failure to comply with the standards of conduct policies will be handled by LushTums. Failure to comply will lead to conduct warning or dismissal and removal from the Community and website.

  • If you decide to no longer teach classes, you will give LushTums a months notice of this so we can update our website and remove you from the Community. Should you act in a manner that is not in accordance with this Code of Conduct, LushTums retains the right to give you immediate notice to quit; after which you may not use the LushTums brand or logo.

Limitation of Liability

  • LushTums (and/or Clare Maddalena) cannot be held responsible for any particular session, instructor and/or item of equipment not being available for whatever reason. The Company reserves the right to make alterations to the sessions, instructors and/or equipment, as well as to those ancillary facilities (e.g. showers), provided to Students, without notice and in its absolute discretion and the Company will not be liable for any loss occasioned by such alterations except insofar as such loss is by law incapable of exclusion.

  • It is the Student’s responsibility to ensure that he is capable of undergoing a routine of exercises provided by any programme which she follows or class which she attends. Students accept the risk of injury from performing exercises and are advised to consult their doctor or midwife prior to beginning any session.

  • LushTums accepts no liability for loss or damage to property of Students or for injury to Students on the studio premises or outside the studio except insofar as such loss, damage or injury is by law incapable of exclusion.

  • DISCLAIMER: The podcasts available on this website have been produced for informational, educational and entertainment purposes only. Listeners should take care to avoid programme content which may not be suited to them. The contents of this podcast do not constitute medical or professional advice. No person listening to and/or viewing any podcast from this website should act or refrain from acting on the basis of the content of a podcast without first seeking appropriate professional advice and/or counselling, nor shall the information be used as a substitute for professional advice and/or counselling. LushTums The Podcast expressly disclaims any and all liability relating to any actions taken or not taken based on any or all contents of this site.

Privacy Policy

  • We respect your privacy and your information.

  • We only hold your data to keep in touch with you: we share news and information about what is happening at LushTums or locally in your area and share educational materials with you; we hold your data to help you manage your bookings and classes through our third party online booking system; and we help you connect with other mums and mums-to-be in your area through our What’s App and Facebook groups, pages and other social connections like local, private What’s App groups that your teachers might have created for you.

  • Please know that your personally identifiable information is kept secure - only authorised teachers, employees, agents and contractors (who have agreed to keep information secure and confidential) have access to this information.

  • All emails and newsletters from our sites allow you to opt out of further mailings at any time.

  • You can also send us a 'request to delete' all information or data we have about you at any time. 

  • We will never sell trade, rent, exchange or otherwise share your personal information with any other person, company or organisation.

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