Terms

Terms, in plain English.

This is a short summary. The written agreement you sign is what counts. If anything here differs from it, the signed agreement wins.

Last updated: 22 October 2026.

1. What this is

The Quiet Month is a healthy-living month for up to four guests, lived alongside Sami Adham: shared low-carb meals, daily exercise, meditation, activities and conversation. It is not therapy, and not medical or psychological treatment. No result is promised.

2. Who can join

• Adults aged 21 or over.
• People whose doctor gives a fit-to-join letter before they sign.
• People with travel insurance including medical and evacuation cover for the whole stay.
• People who can stop smoking, alcohol and drugs safely for the month.

I decide every application myself, and I may say no, or "not now".

3. The fee

US$10,000 for one month. 2 months: US$19,000. 3 months: US$27,000. This is the programme fee. It includes shared meals, exercise, meditation, activities and local transport during the month.

It does not include your flat, flights, visas, insurance or personal spending. If the group ever moves country, that travel cost is agreed with you in writing first.

4. How and when you pay

1. Apply, then a Zoom call. Nothing to pay.
2. If we both want to go ahead, I tell you the country and city.
3. We sign a written agreement with my full legal name and details.
4. You pay a US$1,000 deposit by bank transfer. It is part of the fee. Then I send the exact address.
5. You pay the balance in two halves: on day 1, after you arrive, and on day 15.

Bank transfer only, invoiced in my legal name. Longer stays follow the same steps, with dates set out in the agreement.

5. Your flat

I choose and recommend a private one-bedroom flat about ten minutes' walk from me. You book and pay it directly, in your own name, under that host's own terms.

6. Location

The location is never published. You learn the country and city before you sign, and the exact address after your deposit.

7. Refunds and leaving

• If I cancel: you get everything back, including the deposit.
• The 7-day fit promise: either of us can say "not a fit" by day 7. Unused weeks are refunded, minus anything non-refundable.
• Leaving later: you can leave any time. Unused weeks are refunded minus costs already paid.
• Cancelling before the month starts: what happens to the deposit is written in your agreement, before you pay.

8. The rule

No smoking (including vapes and nicotine pouches), no alcohol and no drugs during the month. Prescribed medicine is always allowed. If the rule is broken, the person's safety comes first. Then they leave the group, unused weeks are refunded minus costs already paid, and I help them get home.

I may also end a stay to keep other guests safe, for example after harassment, with the same refund.

9. Health and safety

Join only with your doctor's OK, and keep following your doctor's advice. Exercise is at your own pace; tell me about any injury. Risky activities use licensed local guides. In an emergency I call emergency services first, then your named contact.

10. Your freedoms

You can leave at any time. You keep your own phone, passport, money and key. Someone you choose knows where you are. You can say no to any activity. No money or deals with me beyond the fee. See the code of conduct.

11. Responsibility

You are responsible for your own travel, insurance, visas and belongings. I am responsible for doing what the agreement says, with care. Nothing in these terms takes away rights you have by law.

12. Contact

Questions about these terms: info@thequietmonth.com.