Calendar Invites and Scheduling

What You Receive

When a booking is confirmed:

Clients receive an .ics calendar invite attached to their confirmation email. Open it to add the session to your own calendar.
Providers with Google Calendar connected get the session added directly to their Google Calendar, including a Google Meet link.

Why Clients Aren't Added to the Provider's Google Calendar

Monkey Mind deliberately does not add the client as a Google Calendar attendee. This protects both sides:

Providers don't see the client's personal email.
Clients don't see the provider's personal email.
Rescheduling goes through Monkey Mind (not the calendar), so both sides stay in sync.

If you're a client and you've never received an .ics file from Monkey Mind, that is the expected behavior — we send the event as an attachment, not as a calendar invitation.

Adding the Invite to Your Calendar

Most email clients (Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail) show an "Add to Calendar" option for .ics attachments. If not:

Download the .ics file.
Open it — your default calendar app imports it.
The event has the session name, start/end time, and video link.

Video Meeting Links

If your provider has Google Calendar connected, each booking generates a unique Google Meet link. It appears:

In the calendar invite / .ics file
On the booking details page
In the confirmation email

Rescheduling and Cancellation

Reschedule: old calendar event is deleted, a new one is created, and a fresh .ics is emailed to the client.
Cancellation: both parties get a CANCEL-method .ics that removes the event from their calendar automatically.

Timezones

All times are shown in your timezone (from your profile). The .ics file carries timezone information so the event lands at the right local time on your calendar, no matter where you are.