Terms & Conditions, Health Notice and Informed Consent

Last updated: September 2026

embodiedfromwithin is offered by Miriam Herten Coaching, Steckborn, Switzerland. Contact: info@embodiedfromwithin.com

By booking a 1:1 session, a package, a group practice or buying a digital offering, you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these terms, including the Health Notice and Informed Consent in sections 6 to 10. You must be at least 18 years old to book.

1. Booking and payment

Sessions, packages and group practices are paid in full when you book. Your place is confirmed once payment is received. Prices are in Swiss francs (CHF). If you dispute or reverse a payment for a session that took place or was forfeited under these terms, I may charge the amount again plus any fees incurred.

2. 1:1 sessions: rescheduling and cancellation

Your session is time I reserve and prepare just for you.

• You can reschedule once, free of charge, up to 48 hours before your session.
• Cancellations or rescheduling requests later than 48 hours before, and missed sessions (no-shows), are not refunded.
• Arriving or joining more than 15 minutes late counts as a no-show. If you are less late, the session still ends at the planned time.
• If you are suddenly unwell, please write to info@embodiedfromwithin.com as early as you can. I will look for a fair solution with you, but a new date or refund is not guaranteed.

3. Packages

Sessions in a package are valid for 3 months from purchase and are not refundable. The rescheduling rule in section 2 applies to each session. Unused sessions expire after 3 months.

4. Group practices and classes

Group practices are not refundable, including for missed or partly attended sessions. If you cannot attend, you may pass your place to another person if you let me know before the practice starts; that person must accept these terms. Recordings, if offered, are a courtesy and do not replace a refund.

5. Digital offerings

Digital offerings (for example guided video sessions) are available immediately after purchase. Because you get instant access, they are not refundable. They are for your personal use only and may not be copied, shared, resold or passed on.

6. Nature of the work and no guarantee

Sessions and practices may include guided movement, breathwork, somatic awareness, nervous system regulation and Fascial Maneuvers, and in person sessions may include hands-on work.

These offerings:

• are not medical treatment, physiotherapy, psychotherapy or psychological treatment,
• are not a substitute for diagnosis, treatment or care by a doctor or other licensed health professional,
• do not involve any diagnosis or prescription,
• do not guarantee any particular physical, emotional or health outcome.

Please do not stop or change any medical treatment or medication because of a session. Talk to your doctor first.

7. Health disclosure and medical clearance

Before your session you agree to tell me about all conditions, diagnoses, injuries, surgeries, treatments and medications that could be relevant, and to update me if anything changes.

Please consult your doctor before booking, and tell me in advance, if any of the following applies to you:

• cancer or current cancer treatment,
• recent surgery, fractures or acute injuries,
• pregnancy,
• heart or circulatory conditions, thrombosis or blood thinners,
• osteoporosis, acute inflammation or infection,
• epilepsy or a history of fainting,
• a diagnosed mental health condition, current psychological or psychiatric treatment, or a history of trauma you are being treated for.

If you have a serious, chronic or active medical condition, including cancer or cancer treatment, you confirm that you have either obtained clearance from your treating doctor to take part in this kind of bodywork, or that you are taking part by your own informed decision and take full responsibility for that decision.

If you do not disclose relevant information, or give incomplete information, you take responsibility for any consequences that result from it.

8. Informed consent and assumption of risk

You confirm that you understand the nature of this work as described above, and that you have had the opportunity to ask questions before taking part.

You understand that movement, breathwork and hands-on bodywork carry inherent risks, that individual reactions cannot always be predicted, and that these risks can be higher with pre-existing or undisclosed conditions. Possible reactions include temporary soreness, tiredness, dizziness, emotional release or old memories coming up.

You take part voluntarily, you are physically and mentally able to take part, and you take full responsibility for your own physical, emotional and mental well-being. You are responsible for listening to your body, honouring your limits and caring for yourself during and after each session. You will tell me straight away and adapt or stop any practice if you feel pain, dizziness, discomfort or emotional overwhelm. Within the limits of the law, you accept the ordinary and inherent risks of taking part.

9. Touch (in person sessions)

In person sessions can include hands-on work. I will explain what I do and you can say no to any touch, ask me to change it, or stop it at any moment, without giving a reason. Your consent to touch can be withdrawn at any time.

10. Emotional responses and emergencies

Body-based work can bring up strong emotions. These sessions are not crisis support. If you are in a mental health crisis, please contact a doctor, the emergency number 144, or Die Dargebotene Hand on 143.

11. Online sessions

For online sessions you are responsible for a safe, quiet space with enough room on the floor, and for a stable internet connection. Never join while driving or in a situation where you need to stay alert. If a session cannot take place because of technical problems on your side, it counts as held. If it is due to problems on my side, you will be offered a new date. Sessions may not be recorded without both our written agreement.

12. My rights as the facilitator

I may make reasonable changes to the schedule, content, format or delivery of sessions when necessary. I may decline a booking, adapt a session or end it early if I believe taking part could be unsafe for you, for example if relevant health information was not shared, or if behaviour is disrespectful or inappropriate. If a session is ended for safety reasons you could not have known about in advance, you will be offered a new date. If I need to cancel or move a session or group practice, you will be offered a new date or a refund.

13. Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Miriam Herten Coaching is not liable for physical, emotional or psychological reactions, injuries or damages that occur during or after a session, or for consequences of information you did not disclose. Liability for slight negligence is excluded. Liability for intent and gross negligence, and any liability that cannot legally be excluded, remains unaffected. You are responsible for your own health and accident insurance.

14. Privacy and health data

Information about your health is particularly sensitive personal data under Swiss data protection law. By booking, you expressly consent that the health information you share is stored and used only to prepare, carry out and follow up your sessions. It is kept confidential, is not shared with third parties except where required by law, and is deleted on request unless legal retention duties apply. Details: privacy notice on embodiedfromwithin.com.

15. Confidentiality

What you share in sessions stays confidential. Exceptions apply only where there is a serious risk to your life or the life of others, or where disclosure is required by law.

16. Materials

Exercises, recordings, texts and other materials are for your personal use. They may not be copied, published or used commercially without written permission.

17. Final provisions

Swiss law applies. Place of jurisdiction is the seat of Miriam Herten Coaching, unless mandatory law provides otherwise. If any provision is invalid, the rest of these terms remain valid. I may update these terms; the version valid at the time of your booking applies.