THE INFORMATION, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES CONTAINED HEREIN ARE NOT SUBSTITUTES FOR ANY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE OR TREATMENT, INCLUDING THE ADVICE AND TREATMENT OF A LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL.

We recognise that Meditation practice is powerful and may not be suited to everyone. 

We therefore recommend that if you have a history of mental illness, please consult with your health care provider before engaging in any meditation practice. This is not to say that the meditations will be harmful to you, but meditation is a powerful tool and it’s better to proceed with care.

We also recommend that if you have any medical issues, you consult with a medical practitioner.  You participate in meditation and yoga at your own risk and it is your responsibility to ensure you are able to participate.

Never disregard the medical advice of a psychologist or other health professional, or delay in seeking such advice because of the information offered or provided within or through the program, services or website.

If you are currently being treated by a physician or other healthcare professional for any condition or disease, do not modify your treatment program without your provider’s guidance or based on any information offered herein. 

If at any time you feel you might be uncomfortable engaging in the meditation, yoga or practices offered by Ananda UK and Ireland program, course, or retreat, then we ask that you do not proceed until you feel secure and comfortable with proceeding further.  This applies to both online and in-person practices.

All Ananda UK and Ireland programs, materials and advice should be understood as only providing spiritual advice to help you deepen your own spiritual practice and understanding. You are entirely responsible for how you choose to understand, misunderstand, use or misuse any of our programs and materials.  The information offered through this site is educational only and does not replace professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.

We can accept no responsibility for any adverse effects, direct or indirect, that may result from your use of the information on our website, programs, materials, or in any of our communications and events, both online and in person. Furthermore, we make no guarantees that any of the programs, advice and practice material we provide will function in any particular way for you. By using these, you agree that you use the information entirely at your own discretion.

In the event that engagement with Ananda UK and Ireland teaching or retreat events, programs, advice and practice materials brings underlying issues to the surface, or reveals some form of mental or emotional disability, we recommend that you seek suitable professional support.  If you have experienced trauma of any kind, we recommend that you work with a trained, licensed therapist or mental healthcare professional. Our services and offerings are not meant to treat, diagnose, heal, or cure any trauma or mental or physical illness or condition.

It is important to understand that Ananda UK and Ireland staff and volunteers, and Ananda meditation and/or Ananda yoga registered teachers are not offering, nor qualified to provide, professional therapeutic or counselling assistance. Although each individual is committed to fulfilling Ananda policy, and doing their best to interact with kindness and compassion, there will be limitations of time, resources, and skills. We cannot and will not operate beyond the limits of our own competency. Ananda Spiritual Counselling practitioners can walk alongside, within our available resources, and can signpost, but not offer, therapeutic help.

Ananda UK and Ireland

Updated July 2023