The fine print, in plain language.

Wellness Disclaimer

The services, meditations, journaling guides, and all content offered by Mariya Popkov ("the Services") are provided for educational and personal-development purposes only. They are not medical care, psychotherapy, psychological counseling, or mental-health treatment, and they are not a substitute for any of those.

Mariya Popkov is not acting as a physician, psychologist, psychotherapist, or licensed healthcare provider, and no information provided through the Services should be understood as medical or mental-health advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Nothing offered here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or condition.

Always consult a qualified physician or licensed mental-health professional regarding any medical or psychological condition, before making changes to any treatment, medication, diet, or exercise program, and before acting on anything you encounter through the Services. Never disregard professional medical advice, or delay seeking it, because of something you read, heard, or experienced through the Services.

If you are experiencing a medical or mental-health emergency, call your local emergency number immediately.

Terms of Use

1. Who these terms are between

This website (mariyaguide.com) and all services offered through it (the "Services") are operated by Mariya Popkov, based in Ontario, Canada. By using this website, downloading any free resource, or booking or attending a consultation, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these terms in full. If you do not agree with any part of them, please do not use the Services.

2. No guarantees of any kind

No result, outcome, or benefit of any kind is promised, guaranteed, warranted, or implied. This applies without exception to every area the Services may touch, including but not limited to: physical health, mental or emotional wellbeing, symptoms or conditions, relationships, family circumstances, career, business, income, finances, or personal fulfillment.

Consultations use modalities including family constellations and related subconscious pattern work. These are personal-development practices, not treatment. They are not scientifically validated to produce any particular result, and nothing communicated during a session should be understood as a prediction, diagnosis, prescription, or assurance of any future outcome.

Results vary entirely from person to person. Any experience, example, testimonial, or observation shared by Mariya Popkov, whether on this website, on social media, or during a session, is illustrative only and is not a representation of what you or anyone else should expect. Your outcome depends on factors outside anyone's control, including your own choices and circumstances.

The Services are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, or statutory, including any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

3. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and entirely your choice

You participate in the Services purely by your own free choice, at your own discretion, and at your own risk. No one is directing, instructing, prescribing, or advising you to take any action. Nothing said or explored in a session, and nothing contained in any free resource, constitutes a recommendation or instruction to act, to refrain from acting, or to make any decision.

You are and remain solely and fully responsible for: every decision you make during or after a consultation; every action you take or choose not to take; how you interpret and apply anything discussed; and your own physical health, mental health, safety, and wellbeing throughout.

You may pause, decline to answer, or end a session at any time for any reason. You confirm that you are at least 18 years of age and legally able to enter into this agreement, and that you are participating of your own free will and not under any pressure, coercion, or influence.

You further confirm that you are not participating in place of medical care, psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment, crisis support, or any other professional care that you need or have been advised to seek, and that you will consult appropriately qualified professionals for any medical, psychological, legal, or financial matter.

4. Booking, payment, and no refunds

Consultations are booked by direct message on Instagram (@mariya_popkov). Pricing, scheduling, and payment method are confirmed individually before a session is booked. Payment is due in advance unless otherwise agreed in writing, and booking is only confirmed once payment is received.

All payments are final and non-refundable once a session has taken place. By booking, you acknowledge that you are paying for professional time, presence, and preparation reserved exclusively for you — not for any particular result — and that a refund will not be issued on the basis that the outcome was not what you hoped for, expected, or wanted.

Rescheduling is possible with at least 24 hours' notice, subject to availability. Cancellations with less than 24 hours' notice, arriving late, or not attending a booked session are treated as a completed session and are non-refundable. Multi-session packages, where offered, are non-refundable once the first session has taken place. Nothing in this section limits any right to a refund that cannot lawfully be excluded under applicable consumer protection law.

5. Confidentiality, recordings, and third parties

What you share in a private consultation is treated as confidential and is not shared with third parties, except where disclosure is required by law or where there is a serious and imminent risk of harm to you or another person. Please note that consultations conducted online rely on third-party platforms whose security is outside our control.

Sessions are not recorded without your explicit prior consent. You may not record, photograph, transcribe, or share any part of a session without prior written permission.

6. Intellectual property

All content on this website — including all text, guided meditations, journaling guides, and downloadable materials — is the property of Mariya Popkov and is protected by copyright. Free resources are provided for your personal, non-commercial use only. You may not republish, resell, redistribute, teach from, or create derivative works from any of it without prior written permission.

7. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Mariya Popkov shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, punitive, or exemplary loss or damage of any kind — including but not limited to personal injury, emotional or psychological distress, aggravation of any existing condition, loss of income, loss of profits, loss of opportunity, relationship or family consequences, or loss of data — arising out of or in any way connected with this website, the free resources, the consultations, or any decision or action you take in connection with them, whether based in contract, tort, negligence, strict liability, or any other legal theory, and whether or not the possibility of such damage was foreseeable or advised.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, the total aggregate liability of Mariya Popkov for any and all claims arising in connection with the Services shall not exceed the amount you actually paid for the specific service giving rise to the claim.

Your sole and exclusive remedy if you are dissatisfied with this website or the Services is to discontinue using them. Certain jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of some liability; where that is the case, the exclusions above apply only to the extent permitted, and nothing in these terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by proven negligence, for fraud, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

8. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Mariya Popkov from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of the Services, your breach of these terms, or any decision or action you take in connection with the Services.

9. Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. Any dispute arising in connection with the Services shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario.

10. Severability and changes

If any provision of these terms is found to be unenforceable, that provision shall be modified or severed to the minimum extent necessary, and all remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. These terms may be updated at any time; the version posted on this page at the time you use the Services is the one in effect.

Privacy

This website does not use contact forms, does not run its own analytics, and does not set advertising cookies. It does not ask for or store your name, email, or payment details.

Third-party services you may interact with through this site have their own privacy policies that apply when you use them: Instagram (for messaging and booking), Google Drive (for streaming the free meditations), Google Fonts (for typefaces), and Netlify (which hosts this site and may log standard technical data such as IP addresses for security purposes).

Anything you share in a private consultation is treated as confidential and is not shared with third parties, except where disclosure is required by law.

Questions about privacy or these terms? Message @mariya_popkov on Instagram.