Independent Yoga Teacher Agreement
Effective Date: 11 September 2026
This Independent Yoga Teacher Agreement (“Agreement”) sets out the relationship between Nikita Enterprises, which currently operates the Yogapedia India platform, and the yoga teacher (“Teacher”) who creates or maintains a professional profile on Yogapedia India.
Yogapedia India
Yogapedia India is a yoga teacher discovery and booking platform operated by Nikita Enterprises.
At present, Yogapedia India is a brand/venture of Nikita Enterprises and is not a separate incorporated legal entity.
Independent Professional Relationship
The Teacher is an independent professional.Nothing in this Agreement creates an employer-employee relationship, partnership, joint venture, franchise, agency or other employment relationship between the Teacher and Yogapedia India/Nikita Enterprises.
The Teacher is responsible for their own professional practice, taxes, registrations, licences, insurance and other legal obligations applicable to their services.
Teacher Profile
The Teacher agrees to provide accurate and current information for their Yogapedia India profile.
This may include:
• Full name
• Professional name
• Photograph
• City
• Yoga styles
• Qualifications
• Certifications
• Training
• Teaching experience
• Teaching format
• Online/offline availability
• Professional biography
• Services
• Fees
• Introductory video
• Availability
The Teacher must promptly inform Yogapedia India if any important information becomes inaccurate or outdated.
Qualifications and Certifications
The Teacher confirms that all qualifications, certifications, experience and professional claims submitted to Yogapedia India are genuine and accurate.
Yogapedia India may request supporting documentation for verification.
The Teacher must not submit fraudulent, altered, misleading or falsely attributed certificates or professional credentials.
Verification
Yogapedia India may verify teacher information using documents or other reasonable verification methods.
A Yogapedia India verification badge indicates only that the applicable verification process has been completed.
It does not guarantee:
• Teaching quality
• Health outcomes
• Professional success
• Personal conduct
• Student satisfaction
• Medical suitability
Teacher Services
The Teacher is solely responsible for the yoga instruction or other services they provide to learners.
The Teacher agrees to:
• Teach within their qualifications and competence.
• Provide accurate descriptions of their services.
• Maintain professional standards.
• Respect learner boundaries.
• Follow applicable safety requirements.
• Avoid misleading health claims.
• Inform learners of relevant limitations where appropriate.
30-Minute Introductory Interaction
The Teacher agrees to participate, where reasonably available, in the 30-minute introductory video interaction offered through Yogapedia India.
The purpose of this interaction is to allow the learner and teacher to:
• Understand each other’s requirements.
• Discuss the teacher’s approach.
• Determine whether the teacher is suitable.
• Discuss possible future sessions.
Unless otherwise agreed and displayed, this introductory interaction is free for the learner and the Teacher will not receive a fee for it.
Paid Bookings
Where a learner books a paid service, the Teacher agrees to:
• Honour confirmed bookings.
• Join the session on time.
• Deliver the service described.
• Communicate promptly in case of unavoidable delay or cancellation.
• Follow the platform’s cancellation and rescheduling procedures.
Fees and Commercial Terms
The Teacher’s professional fee and Yogapedia India’s applicable platform commission or other commercial terms will be communicated separately through the teacher onboarding or commercial arrangement.
Current agreed platform commission for paid 1:1 60-minute sessions: 30%.
Example: if the Teacher charges ₹3,000, the Teacher’s payable share is ₹2,100 before applicable payment-processing, refund, reversal or foreign-exchange deductions.
Teacher/service fee: Set by the Teacher and displayed/communicated through Yogapedia India.
Settlement schedule: As communicated by Yogapedia India/payment provider.
Any change to the Teacher’s commercial terms will be communicated in advance where applicable.
For group, corporate or other services, pricing and commission arrangements may be agreed separately and communicated to the Teacher.
For Teachers based outside India, applicable foreign-exchange, currency-conversion and related cross-border payment charges are borne by the Teacher unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Example: if the Teacher charges ₹3,000 for a 60-minute 1:1 session, Yogapedia India’s commission is ₹900 (30%) and the Teacher’s payable share is ₹2,100, before any applicable payment-processing, refund, reversal, foreign-exchange or currency-conversion deductions.
For paid 1:1 yoga sessions of 60 minutes, Yogapedia India charges a platform commission of 30% of the session fee.
This ₹10,000 annual charge is the Phase 1 commercial arrangement and may be revised after Yogapedia India achieves the required platform traction.
Any revised annual charge or material commercial change will be communicated to Teachers in advance, where applicable.
Beginning 11 November 2027, after completion of one year of Yogapedia India operations, an annual platform charge of ₹10,000 (Indian Rupees Ten Thousand only) per Teacher will apply.
Phase 1 annual platform charge: ₹0 for the Teacher’s first year on the platform.
Payment Collection
Where Yogapedia India collects payment for a booking, the Teacher authorises the platform to process and settle the applicable amount according to the agreed commercial arrangement.
Applicable platform commissions, approved refunds, reversals, payment-processing charges, foreign-exchange/currency-conversion charges for international Teachers, or other authorised deductions may be deducted before settlement.
No Circumvention
Where a booking has been generated through Yogapedia India, the Teacher agrees not to deliberately circumvent the platform’s agreed payment or commission arrangement for the purpose of avoiding applicable platform fees.
This clause does not prevent genuine professional relationships between teachers and learners beyond the scope of the platform, subject to any applicable commercial terms.
Cancellation and No-Show
The Teacher agrees to follow the Yogapedia India Refund & Cancellation Policy.
Repeated late cancellations, unexplained no-shows or failure to honour confirmed bookings may result in:
• Reduced profile visibility
• Temporary suspension
• Removal from the platform
• Other reasonable platform action
Professional Conduct
Teachers must maintain respectful and professional behaviour with learners and Yogapedia India.
The Teacher must not:
• Harass or threaten learners.
• Discriminate against learners.
• Engage in inappropriate sexual or exploitative conduct.
• Misrepresent qualifications.
• Make fraudulent health claims.
• Pressure learners into purchasing unrelated services.
• Misuse learner contact information.
Health and Medical Claims
The Teacher must remain within their professional qualifications and legal scope.
Teachers must not falsely claim that yoga can cure or medically treat a disease or condition.
Where a learner presents a medical issue outside the Teacher’s competence, the Teacher should encourage the learner to seek appropriate professional medical advice.
Learner Safety
The Teacher is responsible for taking reasonable precautions during their sessions.
The Teacher should consider relevant information voluntarily provided by the learner regarding injuries, physical limitations or other circumstances that may affect participation.
Teachers should modify, discontinue or refer out an activity when it is reasonably unsafe or outside their competence.
Minors
Teachers who teach children or minors are responsible for following applicable safeguarding, consent and professional requirements.
Where required, appropriate parent/guardian consent should be obtained.
Learner Personal Information
The Teacher may receive personal information about learners for the purpose of providing the requested service.
The Teacher agrees to:
• Keep learner information confidential.
• Use it only for legitimate service-related purposes.
• Not sell or misuse it.
• Not publicly disclose it without appropriate permission.
• Take reasonable security precautions.
• Not retain unnecessary personal information indefinitely.
Teacher Content and Marketing
The Teacher grants Yogapedia India a non-exclusive licence to use submitted professional content for platform operation and marketing.
This may include:
• Teacher name
• Profile photograph
• Biography
• Professional information
• Introductory video
• Approved testimonials
• Platform profile content
Yogapedia India may display this content on its website, social media channels, promotional materials and other digital marketing channels for the purpose of promoting the platform and the Teacher’s profile.
The Teacher remains the owner of their underlying content.
Teacher Consent for Video/Photographs
Where Yogapedia India records or receives video, photographs or other promotional material specifically for the Teacher’s profile, the Teacher grants permission for the agreed use of that material for Yogapedia India’s platform and promotional activities.
Any separately agreed commercial production or shoot arrangement may be governed by additional terms.
Intellectual Property
The Teacher retains ownership of their original professional content.
The Yogapedia India brand, logo, website, platform design, original platform content and other Yogapedia India intellectual property remain the property of the applicable owner/operator.
The Teacher may not represent themselves as an owner, employee or legal representative of Yogapedia India unless expressly authorised.
Teacher Responsibility
The Teacher is responsible for:
• Their own professional practice.
• Their own taxes.
• Applicable licences and registrations.
• Professional insurance where appropriate.
• Equipment and teaching materials.
• Travel expenses.
• Compliance with applicable laws.
Complaints and Safety Issues
The Teacher agrees to cooperate reasonably with Yogapedia India if a learner submits a complaint relating to a platform booking.
Yogapedia India may request information or documentation to investigate a complaint.
Where there is a serious safety concern, fraud allegation, professional misconduct allegation or legal issue, Yogapedia India may temporarily restrict a profile while reviewing the matter.
Suspension or Termination
Either the Teacher or Yogapedia India may end the Teacher’s participation on the platform.
Yogapedia India may suspend or remove a Teacher immediately where reasonably necessary due to:
• Fraud
• False qualifications
• Serious misconduct
• Safety concerns
• Harassment
• Illegal conduct
• Serious breach of this Agreement
• Repeated failure to honour bookings
Where appropriate, Yogapedia India may provide the Teacher an opportunity to respond.
Existing Bookings After Termination
If a Teacher leaves the platform, the Teacher should reasonably cooperate in completing, rescheduling or resolving confirmed bookings and outstanding learner matters.
Amounts properly due to the Teacher for completed services remain subject to the applicable commercial arrangement.
No Guaranteed Leads or Income
Yogapedia India does not guarantee:
• A minimum number of learners.
• A minimum number of bookings.
• A particular income.
• A particular ranking or profile visibility.
• A particular number of enquiries.
The Teacher understands that learner demand may vary by location, yoga style, season, pricing, profile quality and other factors.
Changes to Platform
Yogapedia India may add, remove or modify platform features as the service develops.
Where a change materially affects the Teacher’s commercial relationship, reasonable notice will be provided where appropriate.
Agreement Acceptance
The Teacher may accept this Agreement electronically through the Yogapedia India onboarding process.
A checkbox, electronic confirmation, digital signature or other recorded acceptance may constitute evidence that the Teacher has agreed to this Agreement, subject to applicable law.
Governing Law
This Agreement is governed by the laws of India.
Subject to mandatory rights and remedies available under applicable law, disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the appropriate courts having jurisdiction over the operator.
Commercial Terms Summary
• First year: No annual platform charge.
• From 11 November 2027: ₹10,000 annual platform charge per Teacher, subject to future revision after required platform traction.
• Paid 1:1 60-minute sessions: 30% Yogapedia India platform commission.
• Example at ₹3,000 session fee: ₹900 platform commission; ₹2,100 Teacher share before applicable deductions.
• International Teachers: applicable forex/currency-conversion charges are borne by the Teacher.
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