Maui Yoga Shala

The July yoga teacher training was from July - 25, 0px;"> [redacted] participated in the training from July - For approximately weeks she participated daily in our training and lived in our lodging The total length of the course is days She paid $ Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - [redacted] There is no refund after a certain time has passed Regardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements For the weeks [redacted] was there she never offered a complaint [redacted] sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund" which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school The friend, ***, she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course [redacted] was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us She asked to return as an assistant to the training This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in ***'s case, she had become a yoga teacher We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher The total cost of training with lodging is $ For [redacted] we settled on $which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual [redacted] agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could To clarify: ***'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course We also asked her to sub a total of classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth We continued to notice that [redacted] was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $- since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties The next day both [redacted] & [redacted] announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers On the morning of July 18th [redacted] came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings She exclaimed she did not agree with our schoolShe then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police It was then that she argued about not having a key The house is in the very safe, upscale *** [redacted] neighborhood Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure [redacted] nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class When the topic of metal illness was brought up, [redacted] emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body." He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business We are open to any critical feedbackWe use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better We never had the opportunity for resolution with [redacted] *** Thank you Nadia T [redacted] , owner [redacted]

The July yoga teacher training was from July - 25, [redacted] participated in the training from July - For approximately weeks she participated daily in our training and lived in our lodging The total length of the course is days She paid $ Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - [redacted] There is no refund after a certain time has passedRegardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements For the weeks [redacted] was there she never offered a complaint [redacted] sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund" which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school The friend, ***, she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course [redacted] was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us She asked to return as an assistant to the training This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in ***'s case, she had become a yoga teacher We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher The total cost of training with lodging is $ For [redacted] we settled on $which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual [redacted] agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could To clarify: ***'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course We also asked her to sub a total of classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth We continued to notice that [redacted] was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $- since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties The next day both [redacted] & [redacted] announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers On the morning of July 18th [redacted] came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings She exclaimed she did not agree with our schoolShe then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police It was then that she argued about not having a key The house is in the very safe, upscale *** [redacted] neighborhood Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure [redacted] nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class When the topic of metal illness was brought up, [redacted] emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body." He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business We are open to any critical feedbackWe use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better We never had the opportunity for resolution with [redacted] ***Thank youNadia T [redacted] , owner [redacted]

The July yoga teacher training was from July - 25, [redacted] participated in the training from July - For approximately weeks she participated daily in our training and lived in our lodging The total length of the course is days She paid $ Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - [redacted] There is no refund after a certain time has passedRegardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements For the weeks [redacted] was there she never offered a complaint [redacted] sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund" which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school The friend, ***, she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course [redacted] was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us She asked to return as an assistant to the training This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in ***'s case, she had become a yoga teacher We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher The total cost of training with lodging is $ For [redacted] we settled on $which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual [redacted] agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could To clarify: ***'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course We also asked her to sub a total of classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth We continued to notice that [redacted] was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $- since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties The next day both [redacted] & [redacted] announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers On the morning of July 18th [redacted] came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings She exclaimed she did not agree with our schoolShe then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police We strongly discouraged inviting guests to the house during orientation, first day (and have since revised our policy forbidding guests outside of training to the lodging with our written consent) It was then that she argued about not having a key The house is in the very safe, upscale Kuau Bayview neighborhood Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure [redacted] nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class When the topic of metal illness was brought up, Shakta emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body." He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business We are open to any critical feedbackWe use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better We never had the opportunity for resolution with [redacted] ***Thank youNadia T [redacted] , owner Shakta E [redacted] , manager [redacted] *** [redacted] *** [redacted] ***

I paid to be an assistant for a 200hr teacher training at the Maui Yoga ShalaOnce I arrived they made me work for no compensationThe owner of the Shala, Naudia T*** would send her paid employees home early so I could do their work at no cost to herShe would also have me teach yoga classesAs a certified yoga instructor I expect to paid for the time and work I put into teaching classesOn top of this she would verbally assault me and have other employees send me malicious text messagesI had to leave the training early because of this I paid a discounted rate, but to my understanding I was paying this rate because I already obtained my certification from themI was just going to take the classes as a refresher course and learn new assisting skillsHowever, I was repeatedly taken out of classes to work the front desk, clean, and teach classesNaudia never put anything into writing saying I was expected to work When I approached her about the amount of work that was exp

I found out that one of my fellow trainees has been working for free and denied having a single day offShe is leaving Maui early and so am IShe paid a discounted rate because she already received a teaching certificate from the Shala about years ago and believed she was going to assist the teachers this time so that she could gain a refresher course in the teaching methods and techniquesThe owner, Nadia T*** and Shakta (real name unknown) both told my classmate that she owes them free work to compensate them for the discounted rateShe was pulled out of yoga classes and the teacher training courses in order to substitute other, paid teachers and employees in their roles at both the Pa’ia and Wailea yoga studiosNadia accused my friend of being lazy, lacking work ethic, and owing her an additional $2,The ethics of this school prompted me to leave early, as well, and demand a refund
They also failed to provide a key to our house, and after two weeks we spoke to some P

The July yoga teacher training was from July - 25,
*** participated in the training from July - 17. For approximately weeks she participated daily in our training
and lived in our lodging. The total length of the course is days She paid $ Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - *** There is no refund after a certain time has passed
Regardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements For the weeks *** was there she never offered a complaint *** sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund" which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school.
The friend, ***, she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course *** was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us She asked to return as an assistant to the training This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in ***'s case, she had become a yoga teacher We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed. It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings. We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher. The total cost of training with lodging is $ For *** we settled on $which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual. *** agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could
To clarify: ***'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course
We also asked her to sub a total of classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home. At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth We continued to notice that *** was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $- since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties The next day both *** & *** announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers
On the morning of July 18th *** came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings She exclaimed she did not agree with our schoolShe then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police We strongly discouraged inviting guests to the house during orientation, first day (and have since revised our policy forbidding guests outside of training to the lodging with our written consent) It was then that she argued about not having a key The house is in the very safe, upscale Kuau Bayview neighborhood Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure *** nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked
Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class When the topic of metal illness was brought up, Shakta emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body." He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional
We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business. We are open to any critical feedbackWe use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better We never had the opportunity for resolution with *** ***
Thank you
Nadia T***, owner Shakta E***, manager
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The July yoga teacher training was from July 4 - 25, 2016. [redacted] participated in the training from July 4 - 17.  For approximately 2 weeks she participated daily in our training and lived in our lodging.  The total length of the course is 22 days.  She paid $3950....

 Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - [redacted].  There is no refund after a certain time has passed. Regardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements.   For the 2 weeks [redacted] was there she never offered a complaint.  [redacted] sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund"  which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school.  The friend, [redacted], she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course.  [redacted] was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us.  She asked to return as an assistant to the training.  This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in [redacted]'s case, she had become a yoga teacher.  We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed.  It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings.  We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio.   This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher.  The total cost of training with lodging is $3850.   For [redacted] we settled on $1500 which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual.  [redacted] agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could.   To clarify:  [redacted]'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course.   We also asked her to sub a total of 3 classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home.  At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth.   We continued to notice that [redacted] was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant.   After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after 2 weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $2000 - since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else.   We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties.  The next day both [redacted] & [redacted] announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers.    On the morning of July 18th [redacted] came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings.  She exclaimed she did not agree with our school. She then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police.  We strongly discouraged inviting guests to the house during orientation, first day (and have since revised our policy forbidding guests outside of training to the lodging with our written consent).  It was then that she argued about not having a key.  The house is in the very safe, upscale Kuau Bayview neighborhood.  Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure.  [redacted] nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked.    Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness.  We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class.  When the topic of metal illness was brought up, Shakta emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body."  He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional.   We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business.  We are open to any critical feedback. We use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better.  We never had the opportunity for resolution with [redacted]. Thank you. Nadia T[redacted], owner                                Shakta E[redacted], manager[redacted]   [redacted] 
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The July yoga teacher training was from July 4 - 25, 2016. [redacted] participated in the training from July 4 - 17.  For approximately 2 weeks she participated daily in our training and lived in our lodging.  The total length of the course is 22 days.  She paid $3950....

 Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - [redacted].  There is no refund after a certain time has passed. Regardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements.   For the 2 weeks [redacted] was there she never offered a complaint.  [redacted] sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund"  which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school.  The friend, [redacted], she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course.  [redacted] was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us.  She asked to return as an assistant to the training.  This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in [redacted]'s case, she had become a yoga teacher.  We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed.  It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings.  We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio.   This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher.  The total cost of training with lodging is $3850.   For [redacted] we settled on $1500 which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual.  [redacted] agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could.   To clarify:  [redacted]'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course.   We also asked her to sub a total of 3 classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home.  At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth.   We continued to notice that [redacted] was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant.   After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after 2 weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $2000 - since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else.   We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties.  The next day both [redacted] & [redacted] announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers.    On the morning of July 18th [redacted] came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings.  She exclaimed she did not agree with our school. She then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police.  It was then that she argued about not having a key.  The house is in the very safe, upscale [redacted] neighborhood.  Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure.  [redacted] nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked.   Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness.  We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class.  When the topic of metal illness was brought up, [redacted] emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body."  He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional.   We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business.  We are open to any critical feedback. We use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better.  We never had the opportunity for resolution with [redacted]. Thank you. Nadia T[redacted], owner                                [redacted]

The July yoga teacher training was from July 4 - 25, 2016.
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[redacted] participated in the training from July 4 - 17.  For approximately 2 weeks she participated daily in our training and lived in our lodging.  The total length of the course is 22 days.  
She paid $3950.  Our refund policy is stated clearly on our website - [redacted].  There is no refund after a certain time has passed.
 
Regardless of the policy we have always been open to negotiating reimbursements.   For the 2 weeks [redacted] was there she never offered a complaint.  [redacted] sent us an email titled "Formal Request for Refund"  which did not mention a refund at all but was a rant of how much she didn't like us or agree with our school. 
 
The friend, [redacted], she speaks of was not in any kind of refresher discounted course.  [redacted] was a previous graduate from our program who had a great relationship with us.  She asked to return as an assistant to the training.  This is a common offering from schools to further the education of a graduate, in [redacted]'s case, she had become a yoga teacher.  We discussed at the beginning what her duties would entail - she was to assist the lead trainer which meant a lot of observation of those training and giving assists and adjusts as needed.  It also includes the opportunity to participate in many of the classes and course offerings.  We also told her that she would have to help with basic organization and cleaning which did not really a lot to much as staff are always involved in those things at such a busy studio.   This is a more exalted leadership role with more responsibility giving the assistant more experience to become a senior teacher.  The total cost of training with lodging is $3850.   For [redacted] we settled on $1500 which included her lodging and a new, updated teacher trainee manual.  [redacted] agreed and stated that she was there to help us out anyway she could.  
 
To clarify:  [redacted]'s agreement was as a teaching assistant, not a reduced refresher course.  
 
We also asked her to sub a total of 3 classes as part of her deal since she was already a teacher back home.  At a school asking a top student to teach as practice is also quite common and is a great opportunity for growth.   We continued to notice that [redacted] was participating in the training and not playing the role of assistant.   After refusing to come in and help a couple hours on the morning of the trainees day off after 2 weeks had passed, Nadia, the studio owner asked her to pay an additional $2000 - since she was not complying with the arrangement and participating in the training like everyone else.   We discussed that maybe we needed better, more clear communication between both parties.  The next day both [redacted] & [redacted] announced that they were both leaving the program and the island much to the shock of their fellow trained and teachers.   
 
On the morning of July 18th [redacted] came to our school after no communication with us to pick up her belongings.  She exclaimed she did not agree with our school. She then admitted that she and some of the others in our lodging had invited a homeless man to their house which later had to be removed by the police.  It was then that she argued about not having a key.  The house is in the very safe, upscale [redacted] neighborhood.  Over the years guests have stayed without a key as the house has been secure.  [redacted] nor the others never requested a key and we would have given her one if she asked.  
 
Regarding the statement about pills and mental illness.  We try to take special care not to have personal opinions in class.  When the topic of metal illness was brought up, [redacted] emphasized the beneficial practice of yoga for the mental states as "taking pills can be toxic to the body."  He never once implied or suggested to anyone to stop
 or alter their medication as he is not a qualified medical professional.  
 
We at the Maui Yoga & Dance Shala value our good standing in the community and the world at large and have worked many years to be a highly reputable business.  We are open to any critical feedback. We use this feedback and discuss any area that needs addressing between students, teachers, and staff to ensure resolution for all and of course, to make our offerings even better.  We never had the opportunity for resolution with [redacted].
 
Thank you.
 
Nadia T[redacted], owner                                [redacted]