ASSUMPTION OF RISK / RELEASE OF LIABILITY / INDEMNITY
I acknowledge that I have voluntarily applied to participate in this meditation retreat sponsored by Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community.
I am aware that participating in this event may involve strenuous physical activities such as work meditation, yoga, or movement classes, as well as risks associated with hiking, contact with wildlife, and hazards associated with an outdoor environment including rocks, embankments, water, and waves. I am also aware that this is a silent meditation retreat and that participants in such retreats may experience intense and unusual psychological, spiritual, and /or physical states of mind and body arising from the meditation and associated retreat activities. I am voluntarily participating in these activities with full knowledge of the risks involved, and hereby agree to accept any and all risks of harm that may result from these activities.
As consideration for being permitted by Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community and Galilee Episcopal Camp and Conference Center to participate in these activities and use the facilities provided, I hereby agree that I, my assignees, heirs, distributees, guardians, and legal representatives will not make a claim against, sue, or attach the property of Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community, Galilee Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, or any of their affiliates, employees, agents or volunteers, or any of their affiliated organizations for injury or damage resulting from acts, howsoever caused, by any employee, agent, or contractor of these organizations, or any of their affiliated organizations, as a result of my participation in this event, except when an employee, agent, or contractor of Dharma Zephyr Insight Mediation Community, Galilee Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, or any of their affiliated organizations exhibits gross negligence, or intentionally acts in a manner likely to lead to my being harmed. I hereby release Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community, Galilee Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, and any of their affiliated organizations from all actions, claims or demands that I, my assignees, heirs, distributees, guardians, and legal representatives now have or may hereafter have for injury or damage resulting from my participation in this event, except when an employee, agent, or contractor of Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community, Galilee Episcopal Camp and Conference Center, or any of their affiliated organizations exhibits gross negligence or intentionally acts in a manner likely to lead to my being harmed.
I have carefully read this agreement and fully understand its contents. I am aware that this is a release of liability and a contract between myself and Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community, and/or their affiliated organizations, and sign it of my own free will.
