Our Booking Policy
Cancellations
If you wish to cancel your booking for an event, please let us know as soon as possible by emailing bookings@lbc.org.uk or calling us on 02087099978 (10am-5pm weekdays).
Retreats
Our retreats are not transferable or refundable, however if you cancel your place on a shorter retreat (up to 4 days) more than a month in advance, then the amount paid minus a £50 cancellation fee will be returned to you. If you cancel your place on a longer retreat more than a month in advance, then the amount paid minus a £100 cancellation fee will be returned.
Courses
Our courses are not transferable or refundable, however If you cancel your place on a course more than 7 days in advance, then the amount paid minus a £25 cancellation fee will be returned.
Weekday Yoga Classes
Weekday Yoga class bookings cancelled in advance can be transferred or refunded. Please let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel your booking so that we can offer the place to someone else.
Weekend Yoga Classes and Workshops
Weekend Yoga classes and Yoga workshop bookings cancelled in advance can be transferred or refunded. Please let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel your booking so that we can offer the place to someone else. You can email bookings@lbc.org.uk before 4pm on the Friday preceding the event to let us know. If this is not possible, then please ring 020 8981 1225 on Saturday from 10am.
Bookable Weekend Events (including PoetryEast)
If you need to cancel your booked place at a weekend event, please let us know before 4pm on the preceding Friday, then the amount paid can be returned. After 4pm on the preceding Friday before an event, we will not be able to return the amount paid.
Deposits and Balance Payments
For some retreats, you can book with an initial deposit and pay the remaining balance closer to the start of the retreat. The due date of the balance will be shown when you book the place and will be detailed in a confirmation email after booking. If we do not receive the balance payment by the due date, we may remove your place on the retreat. Deposits are not refundable or transferable.
Disclaimer
We endeavour to run all the events that we publicise. However, in exceptional circumstances we may have to cancel an event - in this case we shall, of course, refund all of your payment. The London Buddhist Centre accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss to property on retreat (or during your journey to/from the retreat).
With any questions you can email bookings@lbc.org.uk or call us on 02087099978 (10am-5pm weekdays).
Concessions
Our concessionary rate is meant for students on a full-time course, people on a pension, people not working, people drawing state benefits and people employed in Triratna Buddhist Community TBRLs.
If money is a barrier to you booking on a retreat, you can use the concessionary rate or alternatively email or phone us directly and we would be happy to discuss other ways to help you get on retreat. We also have a bursary scheme called The Ratnasambhava Fund, which provides low cost places on introductory weekend retreats for those earning under £21,000. More information on bursaries can be found here.
