Policies

Students

Students are expected to be present for the entire class. Classes at The Naga Center are very learning intensive with vast amounts of information being transferred each day. It is very difficult to catcvh up if you miss class. If you are enrolling in a class that you know you will be absent for any part of please contact The Naga Center to discuss. Certificates will only be given to students who participate in the entire class.

Testing

Many classes at The Naga Center have a final exam. Certification is dependent upon passing the exam. We don’t do this because of any particular love of testing, but rather because Thai massage is an extremely physically intensive modality with greater potential for injury than most massage modalities. It is very important to us that we do not certify students whom we are not 100% certain will provide safe, authentic and competent bodywork. Non-massage classes may also have a final exam; for instance, our Vedic Astrology class has a final exam; we are serious about passing students who will represent Thai healing modalities with satisfactory abilty. Please note that certification in any class at The Naga Center is based on the judgement of the instructor. Some things cannot be quantified by a written percentage; the general attention to safety for example, is not demonstrable on paper and the practical exams are not scored in a manner that is quantifiable, but rather by instructor discernment.

Cancellation Policy

Please understand that The Naga Center keeps classes small in order to insure that students receive the best possible instruction. For this reason we must have stricter refund policies than we would sometimes like. With such small classes, a student canceling at the last minute, when it is too late for others to take their spot, can have significant financial impact upon the school. Registration deposits and full tuition payments are non-refundable if less than 30 days remains prior to start of class. In certain circumstances payment may be credited toward a future class upon Naga Center director approval. In the rare event that The Naga Center must cancel or reschedule a class, enrolled students have the choice to be refunded their tuition, or to have their tuition applied toward a future class.

 
Students traveling from afar are encouraged to purchase trip insurance as most flights can be refunded with proof of class cancelation, which can be provided by The Naga Cetner. The Naga Cetner is not responsible for monies spent in preparation for travel to and from classes.

 
Please note that our cancellation policy changes for classes being taught by teachers coming from Thailand. Classes taught by teachers coming from Thailand are non-refundable. Once you register for a class taught by a teacher who must travel from Thailand, you will not be refunded should your plans change. This is because expenses involved in arranging travel for the instructor are not refundable.

Behavior

Students are expected to be sober, clean, safe and respectful of one another and the instructor. Any student found to be attending class under the influence of intoxicating substances will be asked to leave the class and will not be refunded tuition. Any student who the instructor finds to be sexually harassing or otherwise compromising the emotional and/or physical safety of another student will be asked to leave the class and will not be refunded tuition. Any student who is unable to work in a manner that is safe or who in any way compromises the safety of themselves or anyone else in the class will be asked to leave the class and will not be refunded tuition.

Discrimination

The Naga Center does not discriminate based on gender, race, sexual orientation or any other such nonsense nor do we allow for such discrimination to rear its sad head in our classrooms.