RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF ALL RISKS

Alaska Yoga & Wellness Retreat     July 27-August 1, 2025 

Katherine Logan/Pure Connection

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY: THIS IS A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE WAIVER OF RIGHTS

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

What’s Included:  

•        Roundtrip Sunday/Friday shuttle to and from Skagway Airport or Ferry Terminal to Dyea

•        Five nights’ accommodation at Chilkoot Trail Outpost (if a Single or Double occupancy onsite accommodation package is purchased).

•        Daily breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks Daily yoga and meditations (equipment provided)

•        Dailly wellness activities/workshops/

•        Hike and Float Excursion on Taiya River

•        Elemental Sound Bath

•        One 50 minute massage

What’s Not-Included

•        Travel to and from Skagway, Alaska

•        Travel Insurance

•        Alcoholic beverages

•        Gratuities for massage, excursions, and drivers (optional) and any additional massage or bodywork services.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE 

A non-refundable trip retainer deposit of $250.00 USD with your trip registration form is needed to hold your spot.  You may pay in full at any time.  If you decide to only pay the trip retainer deposit at registration the total amount due must be paid no later than June 25, 2025

Acceptable forms of payment include:

Visa or Mastercard (2.75% service charge will be added to all credit and debit payments) 

Zelle:  pureconnection@massagetherapy.com

Venmo:@katherine-nelson-103  

We cannot make exceptions to this policy.

ASSUMPTION OF RISKS 

I acknowledge that I have voluntarily applied to participate in the retreat designated above.  I am voluntarily participating in the retreat with knowledge that travel involves numerous risks and dangers including, but not limited to, a risk of illness, injury or death, which may be caused by: forces of nature, civil unrest, terrorism, road conditions, injuries inflicted by animals, insects, reptiles or plants, trails, hotels, vehicles, boats or other means of conveyance; high altitude accident, accident or illness without access to means of rapid evacuation or the availability of medical supplies; and the lack of adequacy of medical attention once provided.  I assume the risk of negligence on the part of Pure Connection, Katherine Logan, their affiliated organizations and their employees, teachers, volunteers or other agencies in connection with said retreat. 

RELEASE

As Lawful Consideration for being permitted by Pure Connection, Katherine Logan to participate in such retreat and accompanying activities, I hereby agree that I, my heirs, legal representatives or any member of my family will not make a claim against or sue Pure Connection, Katherine Logan or any of their affiliated agents, employees, teachers or volunteers for bodily injury death emotional trauma or property damage resulting from my my participation in the retreat.

Pure Connection, Katherine Logan shall not be liable, director or indirectly for bodily injury or property damage for any reason whatsoever including but not limited to the following causes: acts of God, pandemics, epidemic, detention, annoyance, weather quarantines, strikes, civil disturbance, theft, negligence, default, changes in government regulations, terrorism, war or failure of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled.

I therefore release and discharge Pure Connection, Katherine Logan and their agents employees, teachers and volunteers from and against any and all liability arising from my participation in the retreat. If any portion of this agreement is unenforceable, the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Under no circumstances shall Pure Connection, Katherine Logan be liable to any retreat participant for more than the land cost of the retreat applied for on this document. I waive any charge back rights and in the event of dispute requests for a refund will be made using the procedures described under the "Cancellation and Refunds" section below.

All applicants are subject to acceptance by Pure Connection. Upon acceptance of my application, this agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into at Skagway, Alaska, USA and shall be construed according to the laws of the State of Alaska. In the unlikely event a legal dispute should arise involving any subject matter whatsoever, I agree that the exclusive venue for any legal action shall be Skagway, AK, USA.

CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS

Any cancellation made 30 days or less before the start of the retreat will result in the loss of funds. Any cancellation made 31 days or more from the start of the retreat will result in the loss of the retreat retainer deposit. We reserve the right to cancel the trip if it does not meet the trip minimum (if we do so , your trip retainer deposit is also refunded).

Trip cancellation insurance is strongly recommended especially if there is a possibility that you might have to cancel. All cancellations and/or any refund requests must be made in writing to pcllcwellness@gmail.com before the retreat begins. Keep in mind that once your trip payments become non refundable as delineated in our cancellation policy above there will be no refunds and you will need to report your cancellation to your trip cancellation insurance provider for reimbursement.

Pure Connection reserves the right to cancel the trip for any reason whatsoever, including an insufficient number of participants or logistical problems (e.g. natural disaster, war, strikes, etc.) which may impede trip operations. The refund of all payments as described in the paragraph below shall release Pure Connection, Katherine Logan from any further liability. A trip cancellation due to insufficient numbers would occur at least 30 days prior to departure unless acts of God, war, strikes or other events impede causing large numbers of participants to cancel the last days before onset of retreat.

Pure Connection, Katherine Logan must make substantial payments to suppliers far in advance of the scheduled date on which the retreat begins. If a trip is cancelled due to forces beyond our control, Pure Connection will promptly refund your portion of the trip that is not advanced to suppliers. Pure Connection, Katherine Logan will use its best efforts to recover advance payments as promptly as possible and refund you the amount recovered.