Someone who leads your class, retreat, or community has invited you into a practice group. Here is exactly what happens next, so there are no surprises.
It is all email. There is no app to download, no account to make, and no password to remember.
Fill out one short form
About two minutes, once: your languages, a little about your background, roughly where you are, and when you're generally free. You never fill it out again.
We suggest a partner — privately
You see who we have in mind: their background, languages, and the hours you both have free. They see the same about you. Nobody has been introduced yet, and nobody knows you were asked.
You say yes, or you don't
The email has two links — yes or no thanks — and one button to confirm. We ask the other person the same question, separately. Say no, or nothing at all, and it quietly doesn't happen. We never tell the other person which you chose. If you would rather just write back, reply to the email and a person will sort it out.
If you both said yes, you meet
We send one email to the two of you with times that work in both your time zones. Reply-all, pick one, and take it from there — Zoom, phone, whatever you prefer.
Afterwards
We ask once whether the session happened. That's it. If you want a break, reply “skip” to any email; if you want to leave entirely, reply “delete me” and we remove everything.
This is the one that matters. You are asked privately, and so is the other person.
Peter came up as a possible practice partner — he’s in Berlin, focuses in English and German, and you both have Tuesday and Thursday evenings free. Suggested by our matching program, from what you each shared.
Interested? Reply YES.
Not this one? Reply NO THANKS.
We’re asking Peter the same question about you, separately. Neither of you sees the other’s answer, and we only make the introduction if you both say yes. A no is completely fine, and it stays private — we never tell the other person who said no.
Margaret and Peter are made up. The email is real — it’s what the system actually sends, including times worked out across both time zones.
You can end any session at any time, and you never owe a reason. If something ever felt wrong, here’s how to tell us.
What the person who invited you can see
Whether you accepted the invitation, because they invited you. And how many sessions the group completed altogether. They do not see who you were matched with, or whether any particular session happened.
Some groups exist to meet a certification requirement, where the point is showing you completed your hours. If yours is one of those, the signup form will say so plainly, before you give us anything — and even then, your teacher sees only the number, never who you practiced with.
The full detail is in the Privacy Policy, which is short and written in plain language.
People join through a link from whoever leads their group — that is the only way in, and it is most of why this feels safe. If you were sent one, use that link. If you lead a group and want one, start here.
The practice continues.