Terms and Conditions

This is an English translation of our German terms and conditions (AGB), provided for your convenience. In case of any discrepancy, the German version shall prevail.

These terms apply to all services offered by Origin of Mind. Our information on the right of withdrawal for consumers can be found on a separate page.

Part A – General Provisions

§ 1 Scope and provider

1. These General Terms and Conditions apply to all contracts between Eva Lang, Origin of Mind, Graefestraße 33, 10967 Berlin, Germany, email: eva@originofmind.de (“Provider”), and her clients for individual sessions, packages, classes, workshops, online courses and services for companies and clinics.
2. A consumer is any natural person who enters into a contract predominantly for private purposes (Section 13 of the German Civil Code, BGB). An entrepreneur is anyone acting in the exercise of their commercial or independent professional activity when entering into the contract (Section 14 BGB). Part F additionally applies to companies and clinics.
3. Deviating terms of clients only apply if the Provider expressly agrees to them in text form.
4. If classes or online courses are booked via the booking platform Fyndery, the conditions stated there for the respective offer apply in addition, in particular the cancellation conditions. In case of contradictions, the conditions stated with the offer take precedence.

§ 2 Conclusion of contract

1. The presentation of services on the website is not a binding offer but an invitation to make an enquiry or booking.
2. For individual sessions and packages, the contract is concluded when the Provider confirms the enquiry by email or messenger or bindingly confirms the appointment.
3. For bookings via Fyndery, the contract is concluded upon completion of the booking process; clients receive a booking confirmation.
4. The free discovery call is non-binding and does not create any obligation to pay.

§ 3 Prices and payment

1. The prices stated on the website or with the respective offer at the time of booking apply. All prices are final prices. As a small business owner within the meaning of Section 19 of the German VAT Act (UStG), the Provider does not charge VAT.
2. Individual sessions and packages are invoiced in advance or at the session. Invoices are payable within 7 days of receipt unless otherwise agreed.
3. Payment in instalments for packages is possible by arrangement. If an instalment is due and has not been paid, the Provider may suspend further appointments until payment is received.
4. Classes and online courses booked via Fyndery are paid using the payment methods offered there.
5. In the event of late payment, the statutory provisions apply.
6. Solidarity prices: For people under significant financial strain, as well as for BIPoC, the Provider may agree a reduced price in individual cases. There is no entitlement to this; the arrangement is treated confidentially.

Part B – Individual Sessions and Packages

§ 4 Services

1. Individual sessions usually last 60 minutes, breathwork journeys approx. 120 minutes. They take place online or in person in Berlin-Kreuzberg; home visits are possible by arrangement against travel costs.
2. Packages include the sessions and additional services named in the service description (e.g. exercise plan, audios, WhatsApp support).
3. WhatsApp support is intended for short questions about putting the exercises into practice between sessions. The Provider usually replies within two working days. It is not a crisis or emergency service (see § 10).

§ 5 Validity of packages

1. Packages are valid from the date of booking: the “Vertiefen” package (4 sessions) for 6 months, the “Begleitung” package (10 sessions) for 8 months. The price advantage compared to individual sessions is tied to this validity period.
2. The validity period is extended by periods in which the Provider was unable to offer appointments (e.g. illness, holidays of more than two weeks). In the event of prolonged illness of a client, the Provider will extend the validity period accordingly by arrangement.
3. Sessions not used by the end of the validity period expire. Unused sessions are not refunded.
4. Packages are personal and can only be transferred to another person by arrangement.

§ 6 Rescheduling, cancellation and late arrival

1. Appointments can be rescheduled or cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before the start, by email or messenger.
2. In the event of later cancellation or non-attendance, the session will be charged or, for packages, counted as used. Clients remain entitled to prove that the Provider has incurred no damage or less damage. The Provider will try to give the free slot to someone else; if this succeeds, no charge is made.
3. Within packages, a maximum of two appointments may be rescheduled free of charge within 24 hours before the start if there is an important reason (e.g. acute illness).
4. In the event of late arrival, the session is shortened accordingly. If a client is more than 15 minutes late without prior notice, the session may be cancelled and is then deemed not cancelled in time.
5. If the Provider has to cancel an appointment, she will offer an alternative date. Amounts already paid for appointments that cannot be rescheduled will be refunded.

Part C – Classes, Workshops and Online Courses

§ 7 Classes and workshops (in person and live online)

1. Conditions of participation, dates and cancellation conditions are stated with the respective offer on Fyndery or the website and take precedence over these terms. If nothing is specified there, the following applies: cancellation up to 5 days before the start – full refund; up to 48 hours before the start – 50 % refund; after that, no refund. Clients remain entitled to prove that no damage or less damage has been incurred.
2. Clients may name a substitute person who meets the conditions of participation at any time.
3. If a stated minimum number of participants is not reached, the Provider may cancel the class up to 48 hours before the start. Amounts already paid will be refunded in full.
4. If the Provider has to cancel or reschedule a date for an important reason (e.g. illness), clients can choose between an alternative date and a refund. A change from in person to online is only possible with their consent; otherwise a refund will be made.
5. Multi-session passes are valid for 12 months from purchase unless otherwise stated with the offer.

§ 8 Online courses and digital content

1. Online courses (e.g. recorded courses, audios, handouts) are provided via Fyndery or a members’ area of the website. The access period is stated with the respective offer.
2. Clients receive a simple, non-transferable right to use the content for their own private purposes. Sharing access data, copying or publishing the content is not permitted.
3. For the right of withdrawal regarding digital content, please see the information on the right of withdrawal.
4. The Provider strives for uninterrupted availability but is not responsible for outages of third-party platforms (e.g. Fyndery, Zoom) unless she is responsible for them.

§ 9 Conduct in groups

1. What other participants share in classes stays in the room. Audio and video recordings by participants are not permitted.
2. After speaking to them first, the Provider may exclude participants who significantly disrupt the session or endanger others from further participation. Services already provided remain payable; a pro rata refund is made for services not provided.

Part D – Health and Personal Responsibility

§ 10 Nature of the services

1. The Provider’s services (breath therapy and breath training, Buteyko, breathwork, meditation, somatic bodywork) serve health promotion, prevention and self-exploration. They are not medical treatment within the meaning of the German Non-Medical Practitioners Act (Heilpraktikergesetz) and do not replace medical, psychotherapeutic or physiotherapeutic diagnosis or treatment.
2. The Provider does not make diagnoses, does not promise healing and does not advise stopping medication or treatment. Clients discuss changes to ongoing treatment with their doctors or therapists.
3. No particular result is owed. Effect and progress also depend on how the exercises are applied in everyday life.
4. The services are not a crisis service. In an acute mental health crisis, please contact the medical on-call service (116 117), the telephone counselling service Telefonseelsorge (0800 111 0 111) or, in an emergency, 112.

§ 11 Health information and contraindications

1. Before the first session or before intensive breathing techniques, the Provider asks for relevant health information (anamnesis). Clients provide this information completely and truthfully and inform the Provider of any changes.
2. In the case of certain pre-existing conditions and circumstances, intensive breathing techniques (e.g. connected-breath breathwork) are not suitable, or only after consulting a doctor. These include in particular pregnancy, epilepsy, cardiovascular disease, untreated high blood pressure, recent surgery, retinal detachment or glaucoma, severe mental illness (e.g. psychosis, bipolar disorder) and acute crises.
3. The Provider may adapt a technique, choose a gentler alternative or decline participation if she has health concerns. If she declines before the service begins, the price will be refunded in full.
4. Clients pay attention to their limits during the exercises and may stop any exercise at any time. If they feel unwell, they inform the Provider immediately.

Part E – Liability, Rights and Data Protection

§ 12 Liability

1. The Provider is liable without limitation for damage resulting from injury to life, body or health and for damage based on intent or gross negligence.
2. In the event of a slightly negligent breach of essential contractual obligations (obligations whose fulfilment makes the proper performance of the contract possible in the first place and on whose observance clients may regularly rely), liability is limited to the foreseeable damage typical for the contract. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded.
3. The Provider is not liable for consequences resulting from incomplete or incorrect health information or from not following explicit instructions, unless paragraph 1 applies.
4. The Provider is only liable for items brought along in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.

§ 13 Copyright

All materials (handouts, audios, videos, exercise plans) are protected by copyright. Clients may use them for their own private purposes but may not copy, share, publish or use them for their own offers.

§ 14 Recordings

1. The Provider only takes photos, audio or video recordings of clients with prior express consent. Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future.
2. Online individual sessions can be recorded on request and made available to the respective person. The Provider deletes her copy after sending it.

§ 15 Confidentiality and data protection

1. The Provider treats everything she learns in sessions and conversations confidentially. Exceptions only apply where there is a legal obligation.
2. The Provider only processes health data (e.g. from the anamnesis) with express consent (Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR) and only in order to make the sessions safe and suitable. Consent is obtained in writing or by email before the first session and can be withdrawn at any time.
3. Anamnesis and session notes are stored securely and deleted no later than three years after the last session, unless there is a statutory retention obligation. Invoice data is kept in accordance with tax law retention periods.
4. Communication via WhatsApp only takes place at the client’s request; email is available as an alternative.
5. Further details are set out in the privacy policy.

Part F – Companies and Clinics

§ 16 Additional provisions for entrepreneurs

1. For workshops, classes, training and talks for companies, clinics and other institutions (“Clients”), the respective written offer applies. These terms apply in addition.
2. The offer is valid for 30 days. The contract is concluded upon acceptance in text form.
3. Travel and accommodation costs outside Berlin are charged additionally unless otherwise agreed in the offer. Invoices are payable within 14 days without deduction.
4. In the event of cancellation by the Client, the following flat rates on the agreed fee apply: free of charge up to 30 days before the date, 50 % from 29 to 14 days before, 80 % from 13 days before, 100 % from 3 days before. The right to prove lower damage remains reserved. Rescheduling up to 14 days before the date is possible once free of charge.
5. The Client provides suitable rooms, technical equipment and, where agreed, materials, and informs participants in advance about the health information in § 11.
6. The offer is decisive for the number of participants and content. Exceeding the agreed number of participants requires the Provider’s consent.
7. Materials may only be used internally for the participants. Recordings are only permitted by separate agreement.
8. The place of jurisdiction for merchants, legal entities under public law and special funds under public law is Berlin.

Part G – Final Provisions

§ 17 Final provisions

1. The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies. For consumers, this choice of law only applies insofar as it does not deprive them of the protection of mandatory provisions of the country in which they have their habitual residence.
2. The Provider is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.
3. Should individual provisions be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected. The statutory provision takes the place of the invalid provision.

Last updated: November 2026