Commune has a generous offering that will inspire you
Commune has a generous offering to select from for you to grow your knowledge, improve your health, ways to impact your community and the world, with practices led by the worlds greatest teachers and thought leaders.
MD
Margaret de B.
Endless spam emails
I've lost count how many times I've unsubscribed from their stupid emails, and yet they STILL find a way to enter my in box. Super glad I never signed up for a course, it would've been like signing my life away apparently. Shame on you, onecommune, stop spamming me.
MW
Mr. W.
A Two-Tiered Exploitation Scheme
A Two-Tiered Exploitation Scheme - How Commune Preys on Its Audience
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ (1 Star)
This is a critical warning about Commune's systemic exploitation of its customers. My experience reveals a two-tiered scheme that begins with a predatory charge and is upheld by exploitative negligence, in stark contrast to their public branding.
The Two-Pronged Strategy:
The Predatory First Strike: The Unauthorized Charge.
Despite my explicit email cancellation a day before the charge, Commune withdrew money from my account without authorization. This is not a glitch; it is the core of their model. They ensnare customers by ignoring cancellation requests. Countless users are likely charged month after month for content they do not use, completely unbeknownst to them, because they trusted a platform that brands itself as a "conscious, connected, and compassionate" community.
The Exploitative Negligence: The Policy of "You Eat the Loss."
For the small percentage who do notice and demand a refund, Commune unveils its policy of exploitative negligence. If you are an international client, the refund process incurs non-refundable exchange fees. Commune, having caused this situation, simply shrugs and lets you bear the loss. This is not an oversight; it is a calculated part of their business model where the customer is always the one who pays for the company's mistakes.
Let's be clear: these are not errors. The initial unauthorized charge is predatory, and the refusal to make international customers whole is exploitative negligence. It is especially unfortunate to see esteemed ethical speakers like Dr. Gabor Maté associated with this platform. His work on integrity and trauma stands in direct opposition to Commune's practices, which ultimately besmirch the reputations of the very experts they feature.
On their website, Commune speaks of being a "trusted resource," fostering "personal transformation," and building "a world rooted in compassion and connection." Their actions show the opposite:
Predatory Billing: A business model reliant on unauthorized charges.
Exploitative Negligence: A calculated policy to shift the financial consequences of their actions onto the customer.
Zero Integrity: Preying on an audience seeking genuine growth, using the language of transformation as a cynical sales tactic.
Key Warning:
Your cancellation is likely ignored. Document everything. Assume you will be charged.
International customers are double-targeted. You are at risk of the initial unauthorized charge and will be forced to absorb the permanent financial loss from exchange fees that Commune's actions trigger.
They refuse all accountability. Their branding is a mask for a corporation that will not stand behind its mistakes.
Do not trust this company. Spend your money and time with organizations that truly embody the ethics they promote.
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Simona B.
No Business Ethics!
Yes, the courses were amazing and the business strategies con artist. Leadership /owner designed the website to omit a cancellation option. Emailing and the 7-day refund comes with an auto response that states “due to high volume.” Dog whistle code for we are not responsible or responding. A get your money and hope you go away strategy; thus, the NEGATIVE review!
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Caran S.
Amazing courses offered
Amazing courses offered. Amazing customer service. Thank you for doing this much needed work in this world to raise the vibration and help facilitate such healing! 🙏
MS
Michele S.
They give you 7 days to get a refund…
They give you 7 days to get a refund for a retreat-that perhaps you are signing up for 6 months in advance- that is a very unreasonable business practice. AND there retreat facilities are not worth the money they charge!!!!
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Tara I.
I appreciate the goodness of the…
I appreciate the goodness of the Commune team and founders. They are all about helping humanity and it shows in all of their work. Thank you!
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Chanj G.
The courses are outstanding
The courses are outstanding, and the customer service is exceptional. I’ve been a member for years and recently upgraded to a Lifetime Membership since I frequently attend many of their yoga classes. Whenever I’ve had questions or needed assistance, the team has always been warm, responsive, and accommodating