Code of Ethics & Standards

Public descriptions must accurately state an event’s purpose, format, central practices, language arrangements, prerequisites and completion requirements.

Material information about touch, nudity, sexual or emotionally intense content, partnering, physical and emotional demands, relevant contraindications, fees and compulsory costs must be available before registration wherever reasonably possible.

Qualifications, experience and certificates must be described accurately. A certificate of attendance or completion must not be represented as a licence, professional registration or authority that it does not confer.

Advertising must not guarantee outcomes, claim to heal trauma, imply diagnosis or treatment, or create unjustified expectations about sexual, relational, medical or psychological change.

Material changes to advertised content, staffing, venue, schedule or participation requirements must be communicated promptly, with fair options provided under the applicable booking terms.

Consent is an ongoing process. Event Professionals must explain the proposed activity clearly enough for a participant to make a real choice and must remain attentive to verbal and non-verbal signs that clarification, adaptation or a pause is needed.

Registration, event terms, a liability waiver or general agreement to attend does not constitute consent to a particular exercise, touch, body area, level of undress, disclosure, partner, photograph or recording.

Participants may begin, continue, narrow, adapt, pause, decline or stop an activity. They may change a boundary or ask for more information without punishment, humiliation or the need to justify their decision.

Coercion, peer pressure, ultimatums, public shaming and the use of spiritual, therapeutic or group language to override reluctance are prohibited.

No participant may be pressured to disclose private information, work with a particular person, accept touch, undress or demonstrate commitment by moving beyond their stated boundary.

A participant may leave an activity or event. Where reasonably possible, the team may ask to be told before departure so practical safety can be considered, but no explanation is required.

Before a touch-based or intimate practice begins, the relevant purpose, sequence, body areas, clothing or coverage, who may touch whom, who may observe and the available choices must be explained.

Agreement must be obtained before touch or a demonstration begins. Expanding the activity, changing the body area or moving into a more intimate practice requires fresh consent.

Pelvic, genital or prostate touch may occur only within an offering that has explicitly described that possibility in advance, within the event’s stated scope, and after a separate informed-consent process. It is never inferred from attendance at a Tantra event.

A participant may request more clothing or coverage, a different position, less pressure, greater distance, slower pacing, another partner, clearer explanation, privacy, an available alternative or an end to the practice.

A person who volunteers for a demonstration may decline or stop without discrimination or retaliation. Personal information must not be revealed during a demonstration without that person’s prior agreement.

Photography, filming, audio recording, testimonials and the public use of a person’s words or image require a separate and clearly explained choice. Declining must not affect participation or standing in the event.

Touch-based practices must follow the event’s health, hygiene, infection-prevention, draping and equipment protocols appropriate to the activity.

Andrew’s guiding position applies throughout: “I’m here to facilitate, not participate.” Event Professionals must hold the structure of the work rather than enter the group’s process for their own erotic, emotional or relational experience.

An Event Professional must not use trust, authority, admiration, dependency, altered states, access to private information or a participant’s vulnerability for sexual, romantic, emotional, financial or reputational advantage beyond the openly agreed professional arrangement.

Sexualised attention, grooming, favouritism, suggestive invitations or conduct intended to create a personal or sexual relationship with a participant are prohibited while the professional relationship is active.

If attraction, attachment or a strong personal reaction arises for an Event Professional, they are responsible for managing it through boundaries, supervision or independent ethical consultation. This may require a change of role or withdrawal from working with the participant.

Intensity, catharsis, arousal, spiritual language or a claimed breakthrough must never be used to excuse coercion, humiliation, boundary expansion or the dismissal of a participant’s perception.

Conflicts of interest, referral benefits, business interests and significant gifts must be handled transparently and must not be allowed to distort professional judgement.

Event Professionals must not begin or engage in a sexual or romantic relationship with a current participant, whether or not the participant initiates or describes the contact as consensual.

A minimum of 12 months must pass after the final event and the end of any active professional relationship before a new sexual or romantic relationship with a former participant may be considered.

The 12-month minimum is not automatic permission. The Event Professional must consider the event’s nature, duration and intensity, the former participant’s circumstances, the continuing power difference, likely effects, future participation and whether any invitation or expectation was created during the event. Independent supervision or ethical consultation should occur before action is taken.

A pre-existing sexual or romantic relationship is not required to end because one person attends an event. It must be disclosed to the event lead where relevant, and roles must be arranged to prevent favouritism, compromised consent or confusion within the group.

Pre-existing family, friendship, business, teaching or professional relationships must be identified where they could affect confidentiality, objectivity or participant welfare. Boundaries, role changes or recusal must be used when needed.

New non-sexual multiple relationships must be avoided where they could impair judgement, create dependency, confuse the professional role or expose a participant to exploitation or foreseeable harm.

Event Professionals must work within their training, competence, assigned role and lawful scope. They must decline, pause or seek support for responsibilities they are not adequately prepared to hold.

Retreats and events must not be presented as psychotherapy, medical treatment or treatment for complex trauma. Event Professionals must not diagnose, prescribe or give medical or mental-health advice beyond their qualifications.

Suitability, relevant contraindications and the limits of available support must be considered. When a person’s needs fall outside the offering, responsible practice includes recommending appropriately qualified assistance.

When significant distress, disorientation, injury or another adverse response occurs, the immediate activity must pause. The response should prioritise orientation, practical support, appropriate documentation and referral or emergency assistance when required.

Event Professionals must not work while impaired by alcohol, non-prescribed drugs, medication effects, exhaustion or another condition that materially reduces their capacity to fulfil their role. A participant must not enter or continue a consent-sensitive or physically demanding practice when impairment prevents informed choice or safe participation.

Ongoing learning, reflective practice and supervision or consultation are expected, particularly after an ethical uncertainty, boundary concern, serious adverse response or complaint.

Event Professionals must treat people fairly and without discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, nationality, culture, religion, disability, health status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, relationship structure, socio-economic position or another protected or marginalised characteristic.

Cultural, historical, linguistic, accessibility and social context must be approached with humility. Teaching methods should be adapted where reasonably possible without misrepresenting the offering or overriding participant choice.

Harassment, aggression, threats, ridicule, personal insults, public humiliation, social exclusion used as punishment, unwanted sexual conduct and retaliation are prohibited.

Feedback and challenge must remain proportionate, relevant and respectful. A facilitator must not present cruelty, intimidation or the dismantling of a participant’s boundaries as necessary teaching.

Where a participant’s conduct threatens another person’s boundaries or the functioning of the event, the team may set limits, change participation arrangements or require the person to leave, using a proportionate process that prioritises immediate safety.

Only information reasonably needed for registration, suitability, safety, delivery, legal obligations or agreed follow-up should be collected, and access should be limited to people who need it for their role.

Event Professionals, interpreters and designated support personnel must protect participant information. Confidentiality may be limited where disclosure is required by law or reasonably necessary to respond to serious and imminent risk, safeguarding obligations or a medical emergency.

Participants are asked to respect one another’s privacy, but the event team cannot guarantee that every participant will maintain confidentiality. This limitation must be made clear in group settings.

A participant’s name, story, personal communication, image, recording or testimonial must not be used publicly without specific permission for the proposed use.

Supervision, consultation and training discussions should use de-identified information wherever practical. Identifying information should be shared only with permission or where a lawful exception applies.

Records must be stored, accessed, retained and disposed of in accordance with the published Personal Data Protection statement and applicable law.

Roles, decision-making authority, communication pathways and escalation responsibilities must be clear enough for the team to respond when something changes or a concern arises.

Leads must provide assistants, interpreters, organisers and trainees serving in an official role with appropriate orientation, boundaries and supervision. A task must not be delegated beyond the person’s competence.

An Event Professional who becomes aware of conduct that may present a serious ethical or safety concern must act rather than remain silent. This may include intervening, seeking guidance, documenting the concern or using the grievance pathway.

Teachers, sources, intellectual property and significant contributions must be credited accurately. Event Professionals must not claim another person’s work, qualification or experience as their own.

Event Professionals must cooperate with reasonable ethical review, safeguarding action and grievance processes, while avoiding retaliation, witness coaching, destruction of records or attempts to silence a concern.

A participant, team member or other affected person may raise a question, discomfort, complaint or concern without first establishing that the Code has been breached.

No one is required to confront the person whose conduct concerns them before seeking help. A matter may be raised with Andrew’s team or through the independent Safe Mediation pathway, according to the person’s needs and the nature of the concern.

Retaliation against a person who raises a concern in good faith, provides information or participates in a review is prohibited.

Immediate protective steps, including changing duties or removing a person from an activity, may be taken where reasonably necessary. Such steps protect the event while a matter is considered and do not by themselves determine a final finding.

A substantiated breach may lead to education, supervision, changed or restricted duties, removal from an event, termination of a working relationship, referral to a professional body or notification to an authority where required or appropriate.

This Code must be reviewed as the work, evidence, law and professional understanding develop. A gap in the wording is not permission to disregard consent, power, foreseeable risk or likely harm.