Oracle Woman Peru 2027

Terms of sale, participation agreement and privacy policy for Oracle Woman · A Women’s Retreat

Last updated: October 13, 2026

Please read this page in full before you pay.

There is nothing to print. You accept this agreement at checkout; the participation forms that follow require separate electronic signatures. Checking the box at checkout and paying is your signature. By checking the acceptance box and paying a deposit or the full price of this retreat, you enter into this agreement and you confirm that you have read, understood and accepted everything that follows, exactly as if you had signed it by hand.

That is why these fifteen minutes are worth it now, rather than the surprise later.

1. Who you are entering into this contract with

The Oracle Woman retreat is organized by Mélina Deschênes, a sole proprietorship registered in Quebec under business number (NEQ) 2273467458, in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec, Canada.

About the name. Mélina works publicly, and everywhere online, under the name Mélina Russell, which is her mother's family name. An application to add that name officially is in progress. Mélina Deschênes and Mélina Russell are the same person. Wherever a legal name is required, including on invoices, receipts and this agreement, it is Mélina Deschênes.

In this document, "we" and "the organizer" mean Mélina Deschênes. "You" means the participant.

For anything at all, including any question about this page: [email protected]

Email is the fastest way to reach us and it is the address we monitor. A mailing address for official correspondence is available on request.

2. What you are buying

Oracle Woman · A Women’s Retreat, held at Samadhi Sacred Valley in Urubamba, Peru, from January 9 to 15, 2027, followed by seven weeks of integration and mentorship. The first is a full week of rest, with no calls and no demands, and four group integration calls held on Zoom are spread across those seven weeks.

The inclusions and exclusions on the retreat page form part of this agreement.

If a sales page and this agreement contradict each other on price, deposit, installments, cancellation or refunds, this agreement governs.

The retreat welcomes a maximum of 16 participants, accompanied by a team of three: two facilitators, Mélina Russell and Vanessa Massicotte, and Léane Cloutier, who is the photographer and videographer. That makes a maximum of 19 people in our retreat group.

The retreat runs entirely in English, including the group sessions, the ceremonies and the guides on the ground. You need a working level of English to take part.

What this retreat is for

This retreat is for your own body and life. No prior somatic or energetic experience is required; it builds on an existing personal practice of caring for yourself. Guided practice with another participant is part of the learning. It does not award professional certification or accreditation or qualify you to practise this work on anyone else.

3. Who can book

You must be 21 or older on the start date of the retreat.

Every place is confirmed only after your consent and health form has been reviewed and approved by our team. We may decline a booking, before or after payment, if we believe in good faith that the retreat is not right for you or that your participation would compromise your safety or the safety of the group. If we decline for that reason, everything you have paid is refunded in full, including the deposit.

How booking works, step by step

1. You choose how to begin. You may book now with the $1,000 USD deposit, or book a free call first. If you begin with a call and decide to join, you then pay the deposit.
2. You read this page, in full, before you pay anything.
3. You check the acceptance box and you pay. Checking that box is your signature on this agreement. See section 23.
4. You receive your deposit confirmation email. It contains the link to Step 1, your health review. Complete it using the same email address as your payment and sign the required declarations electronically.
5. Wait for written approval. Our team reviews your health information and contacts you if clarification is needed. Do not book flights or make non-refundable travel arrangements before written approval.
6. We organize the next steps with you. After approval, we send your personal Step 2 link for passport, flights, insurance, emergency contacts, photography and video preferences, and other participation details. We help you choose your room, agree on the remaining payment and prepare your travel. The WhatsApp invitation follows Step 2.

If the health form reveals something that makes the retreat unsuitable for you, we will tell you honestly and everything you have paid is refunded in full, deposit included, as set out in section 12.

4. Price

All prices are in US dollars (USD) and are per person.

There is no Early Bird price and no current discount. The $1,000 USD deposit counts toward the price above, and the balance is what remains. A free call is available but is not required before payment.

Your deposit holds your place while your health review is pending. Participation is confirmed only after written approval from our team.

Rooms are shared. Private rooms are not available for this retreat. Room choices are first come, first served, subject to availability, and are confirmed with our team after written health approval.

There is no surcharge or interest when the balance is paid directly to Oracle Woman. Third-party providers have their own eligibility requirements and terms. See section 5.

Prices do not include international flights, travel insurance, personal spending, tips, your own medication, or optional extras bought on site.

5. Payment

Bookings close on January 5, 2027, four days before departure, even if a bed is still free.

Deposit. A $1,000 USD deposit is required for every accommodation option. It holds your place while your health review is pending, counts toward the total price and is not a surcharge. There is no Early Bird discount.

The deposit is non-refundable if you cancel, including if you cannot travel or do not obtain the documents required to enter Peru. Four exceptions are set out in this agreement, and in each one everything you have paid is returned in full, deposit included: if your health form shows the retreat is not right for you (section 12), if your booking is declined (section 3), if Mélina cancels the retreat (section 9), or if you decide after reading the consent form that you would rather your bodywork sessions not be recorded (section 16).

Balance paid directly to Oracle Woman. After the deposit, the balance may be paid in one payment or two installments, with no surcharge and no interest. Your exact amount and schedule are confirmed with you in writing before the first balance payment.

Third-party financing. Klarna or Afterpay may offer 6-, 12- or 24-month plans, depending on your eligibility, credit approval, country and the provider's current terms. Availability is never guaranteed. Any financing agreement is between you and that provider, and its fees, payment schedule, cancellation rules and other terms apply.

Failed payments. If an installment fails, we will contact you and you have seven days to settle it. After that we may treat the place as cancelled under section 7.

Currency and fees. You are responsible for any currency conversion charge, foreign transaction fee or bank charge applied by your own card issuer or bank.

6. Travel insurance is mandatory

You must hold travel insurance for the whole duration of your trip, at your own cost, and you must be able to provide us with proof of it before departure.

Your policy must cover, at a minimum: emergency medical care and hospitalization abroad, emergency medical evacuation and repatriation, and trip cancellation and interruption.

Before paying your deposit, check coverage, exclusions and purchase deadlines directly with your insurer, including coverage while health approval is pending. Do not book flights or make non-refundable travel arrangements before our written approval. Provide the required insurance details in Step 2.

Peruvian clinics and hospitals commonly require payment at the time of care.

7. If you cancel

Your $1,000 USD deposit is non-refundable if you cancel, cannot travel or choose not to attend.

For the balance you have already paid:

• More than 90 days before departure: the balance is refunded in full.
• More than 60 days and up to 90 days before departure: half of the balance is refunded.
• 60 days or less before departure: no amount is refunded.

These conditions apply because accommodation, transportation, meals, excursions, ceremonies and other essential retreat costs are committed in advance.

Transferring or selling your place. You may find another woman and transfer or privately sell your place to her. Arranging that transfer and any payment between you is your responsibility. The replacement participant must meet the retreat conditions, be approved by our team and complete the consent and health form before the transfer is final. Any non-recoverable cost caused by a name change or the reissue of a personalised ticket is the responsibility of you or the replacement participant, as you agree between yourselves. This is not a credit toward a future retreat.

Travel insurance meeting section 6 is mandatory. Check directly with your insurer which cancellation reasons are covered and when the policy must be purchased.

The exceptions stated in sections 3, 5, 9, 12 and 16 still apply when the decision not to proceed is made by Oracle Woman rather than by you.

All cancellations must be sent in writing to [email protected]. The date we receive your email is the date used.

8. If you leave early, or miss part of the retreat

If you choose to leave before the end, or if you cannot take part in a session, an excursion or a ceremony for any reason at all, no refund or credit is given for the unused portion. Accommodation, meals, transport and entry tickets are booked and paid for in your name for the whole period.

The costs of going home early, including changing your flight and any transport to Cusco outside our scheduled transfers, are yours.

The same applies if you arrive late.

9. If we cancel or change the retreat

If we cancel the retreat entirely, you may choose either to transfer every amount you have paid to another Oracle Woman retreat taking place within the following calendar year, or to receive a full refund of every amount you have paid, including the deposit.

We are not responsible for incidental expenses or consequential losses connected with your booking, including visas, vaccinations, non-refundable flights, rail tickets or accommodation you booked separately. This is one of the reasons travel insurance is required.

Minor changes. The itinerary, the schedule, the excursions and the members of the team may change. Weather, rail disruption, landslides and local conditions are realities of the Sacred Valley in January. We will tell you promptly and will always aim to deliver an equivalent experience. Changes of this kind do not entitle you to a refund.

10. Travel documents are your responsibility

You are responsible for holding a valid passport, for obtaining any visa or entry authorization required for your nationality, and for meeting any entry requirement in force at the time of travel.

Peru requires a passport valid for at least six months beyond your date of arrival. For arrival on January 9, 2027, your passport should remain valid through at least July 9, 2027.

You will need your passport with you on the Machu Picchu excursion. It is checked on the train and again at the entrance, and the name on your ticket must match your passport exactly. You are responsible for giving us your name exactly as it appears on your passport, before the deadline we communicate to you. Tickets issued with an incorrect name cannot be changed or refunded, and the cost of a replacement is yours.

If you are denied boarding or denied entry to Peru, section 7 applies.

11. What this retreat is, and what it is not

This matters more than anything else on this page, so it is written plainly.

Nothing here is a medical or psychological service. The retreat offers somatic and energetic practices, including Holosomatic Bodywork®, hands-on energy work along the spine, vital energy activation, energy sessions, theory on how energy moves through the body and how memory is stored in it, breathwork, movement and group process, along with traditional Andean ceremonies led by local practitioners.

These practices are not medicine, not psychotherapy, not diagnosis, not treatment, and not a substitute for the care of a licensed health professional. They do not replace your doctor, your psychologist, your psychiatrist, your psychotherapist, your physiotherapist, your chiropractor, or any other regulated health professional. Nothing said or done during the retreat should be understood as medical or psychological advice.

Do not stop, start or change any medication, treatment or professional care because of anything that happens here. Those decisions belong to you and to your own practitioners.

If you are under the care of a health professional, we encourage you to tell them you are coming. Many are glad to know.

No outcome is promised or guaranteed. Every woman is different and results depend on your own history, your body, your circumstances and what you choose to do next. Nothing on the retreat page, in an email, in a conversation, or in a testimonial from a past participant is a promise, a guarantee or a prediction of what will happen for you. Testimonials describe individual experiences and are not representative of an expected result.

Team qualifications. Team members may hold professional or health qualifications. On this retreat, they act as facilitators, not as your clinicians, and no practitioner-patient or therapist-client relationship is created between you and any of us.

In an emergency, we call medical services. We are not equipped to provide medical care ourselves.

12. Health, and the conditions we need to know about

The retreat includes physical activity, walking on uneven ground, stairs, travel at altitude, a traditional sweat ceremony involving sustained heat, intensive breathwork, and manual and energetic bodywork including work along the spine.

You must tell us, in writing on the health form, if any of the following applies to you

Neurological
Epilepsy or any seizure disorder. Stroke, transient ischemic attack, or any other neurological condition. Aneurysm, in the brain or elsewhere.

Cardiovascular
Any heart condition, including angina or a previous heart attack. High blood pressure, controlled or not. Any use of anticoagulants or blood thinning medication.

Eyes
Glaucoma or retinal detachment. Both are affected by the pressure changes that intensive breathwork creates.

Spine, bones and joints
Osteoporosis. Any spinal injury, spinal instability, disc herniation, fusion or implant. Any surgery in the last twelve months, spinal or otherwise. Any recent fracture. Any joint replacement.

Respiratory
Asthma, COPD, or any condition that affects your breathing. Bring your inhaler.

Mental health
Any psychiatric diagnosis, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, psychosis, a dissociative disorder or borderline personality disorder. Any psychiatric hospitalization. Any current psychiatric medication. Being in therapy is not an obstacle and never has been; not telling us is.

Other
Pregnancy, or any possibility of pregnancy. Diabetes. Kidney or liver disease. Cancer, current or in treatment. Any pacemaker or implanted medical device. Any allergy, and in particular any allergy requiring an epinephrine auto-injector. Anything that has ever gone wrong for you in heat.

What happens next

Disclosing something from this list does not automatically exclude you. Most of these situations can be worked around. It means we look at it together, honestly, before you book, and that in some cases we will ask you to get your own doctor's approval first.

Some conditions are genuinely incompatible with parts of the program. In that case, you can still take part in the retreat by opting out of one specific element, most often the temazcal or the intensive breathwork. We will tell you clearly rather than let you find out in the room.

Where a condition makes the retreat unsuitable as a whole, we will tell you as soon as we see it, and everything you have paid is refunded in full, deposit included, whatever the date. That is also true if you book late and have already paid the full amount.

Your ongoing obligation. If your health changes between booking and departure, or during the retreat, you must tell us promptly.

Withholding or misrepresenting health information may result in your participation being refused or ended, with no refund, and it takes away our ability to keep you safe.

Medication and personal medical equipment are your responsibility: bring enough of it, in its original packaging, and keep it with you. That includes any epinephrine auto-injector, inhaler or other emergency medication you rely on.

Emergency care. You authorize us to seek emergency medical help on your behalf if you are not able to do so yourself, and you accept responsibility for the cost of the care provided.

13. Risk, and the limits of our liability

Travelling in a foreign country, and this retreat in particular, carries inherent risks. These include, without limitation: illness, injury, allergic reaction, altitude related effects, heat related effects during the temazcal, effects related to intensive breathwork, soreness or discomfort after bodywork, slips and falls on uneven or wet ground, travel by car and by train, weather, theft, loss of personal belongings, delay, and emotional, psychological or energetic reactions that can arise in deep somatic work, including the surfacing of difficult memories or intense emotional states.

You acknowledge that you understand these risks, that they have been described to you clearly, and that you choose to take part voluntarily.

We undertake to run the retreat with reasonable care and skill, to choose suppliers in good faith, and to act prudently in your interest.

Subject to the paragraph below, and to the extent permitted by law, we are not liable for: the acts, omissions or failures of independent third parties, including the accommodation, the rail operator, airlines, drivers, guides, ceremony holders and medical care providers; the loss, theft of or damage to personal belongings; costs arising from delay, cancellation, weather or the events described in section 19; decisions you make about your own health, your medication or your professional care; or any indirect or consequential loss.

Limits imposed by Quebec law. Nothing in this agreement excludes or limits our liability for bodily or moral injury caused by our own fault, or for gross or intentional fault, because article 1474 of the Civil Code of Québec does not allow it. If part of this section is held invalid, the rest continues to apply.

Where our liability is engaged and can lawfully be limited, it is limited to the amount you paid for the retreat.

Every activity, named, with what it actually involves

Below, each element of the retreat is set out with the specific risks it carries. Read them one by one. By booking, you acknowledge each of them.

Three things apply to every element on this list.

First, every activity is optional and you are free at every moment. You can decline any of them before it starts, and you can stop, step out or leave at any point while it is under way, with no explanation and with no comment from anyone, at the time or later. No one will encourage you to push through anything. Your free will is complete and it is never up for negotiation. Declining does not give rise to a refund, as set out in section 8.

Second, there is no physical contact without your consent, and there is no nudity at any time. You stay clothed throughout the retreat, in every session, every ceremony and every practice. No practice here asks you to undress. Consent to touch is asked for and can be withdrawn at any second, with no explanation. Touch is never sexual and never involves the breasts or the genitals. "Stop", "not there" and "no" are complete answers, they need no reason, and they are respected immediately.

Third, several of these activities are led by independent third parties, named below. We choose them in good faith and we have worked with them before. They are not our employees, we do not control how they carry out their own tradition or their own service, and we are not liable for their acts or omissions.

The temazcal

What it is. A traditional Andean and Mesoamerican purification ceremony held inside a low, enclosed dome. Volcanic stones are heated in an outdoor fire then brought inside, and herb infused water is poured over them. It takes place in near total darkness, in rounds, over about two hours, and the heat and humidity rise with each round. It is led by a local shaman and her husband, in their own tradition. Everything spoken to the group is in English, and nothing is translated for you.

The specific risks. Heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Dehydration. Dizziness, nausea and fainting. Elevated heart rate and blood pressure. Burns from contact with the hot stones or the fire. Difficulty breathing in hot, humid, confined air. Claustrophobia, panic and acute anxiety in the dark and the enclosed space. Worsening of any cardiac, respiratory, neurological or blood pressure condition. Strong emotional release.

Do not take part if you are pregnant, or if you have a heart condition, uncontrolled blood pressure, epilepsy or a seizure disorder, a respiratory condition that affects your breathing, or any history of trouble in heat, unless it has been discussed with us and approved by your own doctor. See section 12.

What we do. Your body is prepared beforehand. Water is available. You sit wherever you want, and the spot closest to the door is yours if you want it. You can step out between rounds at any time, and someone goes outside with you. No one comments, at the time or later.

You acknowledge that heat ceremonies carry an inherent risk of serious injury, that this one is led by an independent local practitioner in her own tradition, and that you take part voluntarily after reading the above.

The paqarina, the water ritual

What it is. A short ceremony at a natural water source.

The specific risks. The water is cold. Cold water carries a risk of cold shock, reflex gasping, loss of breath and cardiac stress, particularly for anyone with a heart condition or high blood pressure. Wet rock is slippery and falls are possible. Uneven natural ground.

What we do. The ritual is short, supervised, and you choose how far you go into the water, including not at all.

The despacho, on the first evening

What it is. An offering to Pachamama, assembled into a bundle and given to the fire, led by the shaman of the family who owns the property.

The specific risks. Open flame, smoke, and smoke inhalation. Sitting on the ground for an extended period. If you have asthma or any respiratory condition, sit on the upwind side and keep your inhaler with you.

Machu Picchu

What it is. A full day outdoors. A train from Ollantaytambo, about ninety minutes in each direction. A bus that climbs a steep switchback dirt road to the site. Two and a half to three hours walking the circuit, on foot, with an accredited Peruvian guide.

The specific risks. The site is ancient stone: uneven, with irregular steps, drop-offs, and no handrails in most places. It is often wet in January and the stone becomes slippery. Steep stairs and sustained effort. Strong sun and rapid weather changes. Crowds. A long day that starts before dawn. There are no medical facilities on the site itself, and evacuation from the citadel is on foot and slow. Travel by train and on mountain roads. Motion sickness on the bus.

Practical requirements. You must have your passport on you; it is checked on the train and at the entrance, and the name on your ticket must match it exactly. The train limits you to an 8 kg bag with combined dimensions under 115 cm, and the site refuses bags larger than 40 by 35 by 20 cm. Adequate closed shoes with good grip are required.

Third parties. The rail operator, the bus operator, the accredited guide and the site authority are independent of us. Their schedules, their conditions of carriage and their site rules apply, and we are not liable for their acts, their delays or their cancellations.

Alternative. If you would rather not go, the day is yours at the accommodation, and nothing is lost socially by making that choice.

Maras and Moray

What it is. A visit to two Inca sites on the plateau, reachable by road, with short walks on open ground.

The specific risks. Uneven, unfenced terraces with drops. Narrow raised paths between the salt pans, slippery, where a fall into a pool is possible. Strong, exposed sun with no shade. Travel on mountain roads.

Breathwork, vital energy activation and energy work

What it is. Practices of sustained conscious breathing, movement, and energetic activation, held in a group.

The specific risks. Dizziness and light headedness. Tingling, and tetany, meaning the temporary cramping of the hands, feet and face that intensive breathing can produce. Fainting. Temporary changes in heart rate and blood pressure. Increased pressure in the eyes. Involuntary movement, shaking or vocalization. Intense emotional release, including grief, anger, fear and euphoria. The surfacing of difficult memories. Temporary disorientation. In rare cases, a strong or destabilizing psychological reaction that may continue after the session ends.

Do not take part if you have epilepsy or a seizure disorder, an aneurysm, cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, glaucoma or retinal detachment, if you are pregnant, if you take anticoagulants, or if you have a psychiatric diagnosis or a history of psychiatric hospitalization, unless it has been discussed with us and approved by your own doctor. See section 12.

What we do. You are shown how to slow down or stop the breathing at any time. Someone stays with you if you need to stop. No one is left alone with a strong reaction, at any hour.

Holosomatic Bodywork® and hands-on energy work along the spine

What it is. Manual and close to the body work, including work along the full length of the spine.

The specific risks. Soreness, tenderness and fatigue afterward, sometimes for a day or two. Bruising. Aggravation of an existing injury, disc problem or joint condition. Involuntary movement or spontaneous emotional release during the session. Temporary emotional vulnerability afterward.

Do not take part if you have osteoporosis, a spinal injury, spinal instability, a disc herniation, a fusion or an implant, a recent fracture, a joint replacement, or surgery in the last twelve months, unless it has been discussed with us and approved by your own doctor. See section 12.

Consent to touch. This work involves physical touch, and everything stated in the second principle at the top of this list applies here in full. You are asked beforehand, you stay clothed, you are never nude, and you can withdraw your consent at any second without explaining yourself. Touch is never sexual and never involves the breasts or the genitals.

Ground transport in Peru

All road travel takes place on Andean mountain roads, including unpaved sections, switchbacks and drop-offs, sometimes in the rain. Drivers and vehicles are provided by independent local operators, chosen in good faith. Road conditions, other drivers and weather are outside anyone's control.

Markets, outings in town and free time

You are free to leave the accommodation during free time. When you do so unaccompanied, you do so at your own risk and on your own responsibility, and we are not supervising you. Normal travel precautions apply: pickpocketing in markets, uneven sidewalks, traffic, and stray dogs.

The optional Peruvian massage

Arranged on site with an independent local therapist and paid directly by you, at $77 USD. It is a separate service between you and that therapist. Tell her about any injury or condition. We are not responsible for that service.

Food, water and coca leaf tea

All meals are prepared by the accommodation. Despite the care taken with allergies and dietary requirements, cross contamination is possible in any kitchen, and that is why you keep your own emergency medication with you. See section 12.

On coca leaf tea and drug testing, see section 14.

14. Conduct during the retreat

This is a small residential group sharing one place. What makes it work is simple.

You agree to treat the other participants, the team, the family who owns the property and their staff with respect, and to follow reasonable safety instructions.

Substances. Illegal drugs are not permitted. No ayahuasca or other psychoactive plant-medicine sessions are included or permitted in our retreat programme.

Alcohol. Alcohol is not permitted during the retreat. Although it may be available at the venue or locally, our group remains alcohol-free to create space for presence, rest and listening to your own guidance. Speak with the team if you would like support finding other ways to relax; this retreat does not provide treatment for alcohol dependence.

Coca leaves. Optional coca-leaf tea is available on site as a traditional local drink, and coca leaves may be used in the despacho offering. This is separate from a psychoactive plant-medicine session. Coca tea can affect drug-test results; do not rely on a fixed clearance time. If testing applies to you, seek advice from the relevant testing authority before deciding whether to drink it.

Shared spaces. Quiet hours begin at 11 p.m. Mornings are an invitation to silence and personal introspection.

Dismissal. If your behaviour endangers the group or seriously disrupts it, we may end your participation. No refund is given and any resulting departure cost is yours.

15. Group confidentiality

What is shared in a circle or a session stays there. You agree not to repeat, publish or discuss outside the group anything another participant shares, during the retreat or after.

We make the same commitment to you. Nothing you say in a circle or a session is ever used as promotional material or repeated to anyone.

16. Photography, video, and the recording of bodywork sessions

Two different things happen on this retreat, and they are not the same thing. Léane Cloutier's photography and video are entirely consent based. Mélina's recording of the bodywork sessions is a safety record and it is not optional. They are set out separately below so that there is no confusion between them.

Léane Cloutier's photography and video, entirely consent based

Léane Cloutier is the retreat's photographer and videographer. She travels with the group and works throughout the seven days. Part of what you bring home from a trip like this one is being able to see yourself in it.

If you would rather not be photographed, that is respected, with no consequence to your participation and no comment from anyone, at the time or later.

You can change your mind at any point during the seven days. From that moment on, nothing of yours is used.

Nothing you appear in is published or shared without your explicit yes. Not on social media, not in advertising, not on our website, not in print.

Each woman receives the images she appears in.

Consent to be photographed and consent for your images to be used in Mélina Russell's marketing are two separate permissions. One does not imply the other. You may agree to photographs and videos for your personal memories while refusing their use on social media, websites, advertisements, and printed or digital promotional materials. You may also refuse photography and video altogether. These choices have no effect on your participation. The images you consent to receive for your own memories still come to you.

Before departure, every woman states her choices. That list is given to Léane, and she is the one who holds it. A woman who has said no is not photographed or filmed by Léane, and is not left in the background of a shot. Léane is told this before she begins, and she is asked to leave any session or any moment where her presence is not welcome. She never films a circle where someone has asked her not to, and she never films a bodywork session.

If you have consented to marketing use, you grant us a non exclusive license to use those images to share our work. You can withdraw that consent at any time, by writing to [email protected]. We will remove the material from everything we control as quickly as is reasonably possible. You owe us no reason. Content already shared by third parties, or printed material already produced, may not be fully recoverable, and we will tell you honestly if that is the case.

Written testimonials are used only when you have given them to us for that purpose.

You may take your own photos, and you agree not to publish images of other participants without their permission.

Bodywork sessions recorded by Mélina — required

Mélina records the bodywork sessions herself as a requirement of her professional insurance, and to protect you as a participant, Mélina and her team.

Bodywork can involve physical contact, movement and strong emotional responses. A recording provides a factual record of what happened during the session, including the guidance given, the contact made and how your consent and boundaries were respected. If a question, concern or complaint arises afterward, it allows what happened to be reviewed without relying solely on anyone’s memory.

These recordings are confidential safety records. They are never published, used for promotion, or shared with the group. They are kept in encrypted storage, accessible only to Mélina, for seven years, then deleted. They are accessed only for a specific concern, complaint, insurance requirement or legal obligation.

This recording is separate from the optional photography and video taken for personal memories or promotional use.

If you do not agree to your bodywork sessions being recorded, you cannot participate in this retreat. Everything you have paid will be refunded in full, including your deposit.

What is recorded. The session only. You are fully clothed from start to finish, as set out in section 13, and there is never nudity at any point on this retreat.

No other session on this retreat is recorded. Circles, ceremonies, breathwork and group sessions leave no trace.

The four Zoom integration calls are recorded separately, after your return, so that the replay is available to your group. That is the only recording anyone other than Mélina sees.

17. Our material

The workbooks, the recordings, the replays of the integration calls, the written practices and any other material we give you are for your personal use. They remain our intellectual property, and you agree not to copy, resell, publish or distribute them.

18. Communications

We contact you by email at the address you give us, and may also contact you by telephone for room and payment planning after approval. Keeping your details current and checking your inbox, including your spam folder, is your responsibility. Important logistics are sent by email in the weeks before departure. Approved participants are invited to a WhatsApp group so they may meet the women travelling with them and, if they choose, coordinate airport connections with women departing from the same city. A pre-trip masterclass helps you prepare your luggage and practical details. You may continue to write to us after payment whenever you need support.

19. Events outside our control

Neither party is liable for a failure to perform caused by an event outside its reasonable control, including: natural disaster, earthquake, landslide, flood, extreme weather, epidemic or pandemic, government measure, border closure, travel restriction, civil unrest, strike, terrorism, war, rail or air disruption, or the failure of an essential supplier.

Section 9 sets out what happens to your payment in that situation.

20. Privacy policy

This policy is written to comply with Quebec's Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector, as modernized by Law 25. Because participants come from several countries, it also reflects the rights granted by Canada's PIPEDA and, for participants from the European Union and the United Kingdom, by the GDPR.

Person responsible for the protection of personal information

Mélina Deschênes, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Quebec
[email protected]

Any question, request or complaint about your personal information goes to that address.

What we collect

• Identity and contact details: your name as it appears on your passport, email address, phone number, mailing address, date of birth.
• Travel: flight details, arrival and departure times, and your passport number when it is required to issue train and site entry tickets in your name.
• Health: what you disclose on the health form and in conversation, including medical conditions, medication, allergies and dietary requirements.
• Preferences: sleep habits, room preferences, and anything you tell us so that we can take good care of you.
• Payment: processed by our payment provider. We never see or store your full card number.
• Documents: a copy of your passport, collected with Step 2 after written health-review approval, used only to issue your train and site entry tickets in your name.
• Recordings: Mélina's recording of your bodywork sessions, kept as a safety record, and the four Zoom integration calls. Photographs and video by Léane Cloutier are collected only with your consent. Nothing else on the retreat is recorded. See section 16.
• Website: basic statistics and cookies when you visit our pages.

Why we collect it, and on what basis

To perform this contract with you: to arrange your participation, to book accommodation, transport and entry tickets in your name, to adapt what we offer to your body and your diet, to process payment, and to communicate with you before, during and after the retreat.

To protect your vital interests and those of the group, in the case of health information.

To meet our legal, accounting and tax obligations.

We do not sell your information. We do not share it for advertising purposes. We do not use it for automated decision making or profiling.

Health information

Health information is sensitive and is treated as such. It is used only to keep you safe and to adapt what we offer you. It is seen only by Mélina and the team members with her, and is shared with a care provider only in an emergency, or with the accommodation's kitchen when a food allergy makes it necessary. It is collected with your express consent, on the health form.

Who else receives your information

Only what is strictly necessary, and only:

• Samadhi Sacred Valley, for accommodation and meals
• The rail operator and the Machu Picchu ticketing authority, for tickets issued in your name
• Ground transport providers in Peru
• Our payment processor, our email platform and our course platform
• Our accountant and, where the law requires it, the tax authorities

Some of these are located outside Quebec, notably in Peru and the United States, so your information is transferred outside the province. We share only the minimum required and we assess, before transferring, whether the information will receive adequate protection.

How long we keep it

Contact and booking records: seven years, to meet accounting and tax obligations. Consent and health forms: destroyed within twelve months after the retreat ends, unless you ask us to keep them for a future retreat. Recordings of bodywork sessions: seven years, then deleted, as set out in section 16. The copy of your passport: deleted as soon as your tickets are issued.

Your rights

You can, at any time:

• Ask to see what we hold about you
• Ask us to correct it
• Ask us to delete it, where the law does not require us to keep it
• Ask us to stop using it, or withdraw a consent you had given
• Ask to receive it in a structured, commonly used technological format, or to have it transferred
• Complain about how we have handled it

Write to [email protected]. We respond within thirty days.

If our response does not satisfy you, you can contact the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec. Participants from the European Union or the United Kingdom may also contact the data protection authority in their own country.

Privacy incidents

We keep a register of privacy incidents. If an incident presents a risk of serious harm to you, we will notify you, notify the Commission d'accès à l'information promptly, and take reasonable steps to reduce the risk.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies necessary for it to function, and basic statistics that tell us how the pages are used. Non essential cookies can be refused in your browser.

21. Governing law and language

This agreement is governed by the laws of the province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable there. Any dispute is submitted to the courts of the judicial district of Québec, Quebec, Canada.

This agreement is published in English on this page. For a French version, write to [email protected]. By proceeding in English, you confirm that this is your choice.

If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the rest remains in force.

22. Changes to this page

We may update these terms. The version that applies to you is the one published on this page on the date you paid your deposit, and we keep a copy of it. Important changes that affect a confirmed booking are sent to you by email.

23. Your acceptance, and how it is given

No handwritten signature is required, and none will be asked for.

At checkout, you check a box that says "I have read and I accept the terms, the participation agreement and the privacy policy." Checking that box and completing your payment has the same legal effect as signing this document by hand. Under Quebec law, an agreement can be formed and consent given electronically, and that is what happens here.

We keep a record of the date and time you checked the box, of the payment, and of the exact version of this page in force on that day. You can request a copy of all three at any time.

We also email you, within fifteen days of your payment, a copy of this agreement in the version that applies to you, together with your receipt.

By checking that box and paying a deposit or the full price of the Oracle Woman retreat, you confirm that:

• You are 21 or older.
• You have read and accepted this page in full, and in particular section 5 on the non refundable deposit, section 7 on cancellation, section 11 on what this retreat is and is not, section 12 on health disclosure, section 13 on risk, and section 16 on photography, video and the recording of bodywork sessions.
• You have read the activity by activity descriptions at the end of section 13, including the temazcal, the paqarina, Machu Picchu, Maras and Moray, the breathwork and vital energy activation, and the bodywork, and you acknowledge the specific risks named for each.
• You understand that every activity is optional, that you can opt out of any of them at any time, and that no refund is given for an activity you choose not to take part in.
• You will complete the two participation forms with separate electronic signatures. You understand that payment or a returned health form is not approval; participation requires written approval from Mélina after the health review.
• The information you have given us is accurate and complete.
• You understand that no outcome is promised or guaranteed.
• You will hold travel insurance that meets the requirements of section 6.
• You understand that Mélina records the bodywork sessions as a safety record, that this is a requirement of her professional insurance, and that if you would rather your sessions not be recorded, everything you have paid is returned to you in full, deposit included.
• You understand the deposit and cancellation rules in sections 5 and 7, including the four full-refund exceptions.
• You understand that the balance paid directly to Oracle Woman is payable in 1 payment or 2 installments on the schedule agreed with you in writing. If you use third-party financing, its separate approved payment schedule and terms apply. The balance for a retreat you attended remains due in full.

Questions about any of this: [email protected]