Talking about money is hard. Most of us were never taught how — not in school, not at home, and certainly not in healing communities where there can be an unspoken pressure to appear abundant or unbothered by financial reality.
I want to change that.
I was raised by love. For a long time I wasn't aware of caste systems, blissfully immersed in the multicultural communities and public school systems in Manhattan, New York. My playmates were from Egypt, South America, Israel, Africa — all around the world. As I matured and navigated new communities beyond my own, I experienced the dawning awareness of class polarity — what opens for some and remains closed for others, and how blatantly it shapes access to healing, training, and care.
I make my work accessible. One of my teachers once said — just because you can, it doesn't mean you should charge exorbitant fees. I believe that. And I also know this — if I can't sustain myself, financially, energetically, and spiritually, I can't show up for you. Sustainability is not a compromise of accessibility. It is what makes accessibility possible.
I would love to see the capitalist system dismantled — in a way that does no harm to those most vulnerable who rely on its infrastructure for healthcare, food, and shelter. I know the organizations that fund those needs are often deeply entrenched in the same extractive systems that cause so much harm. That contradiction lives in me too.
This page is my attempt to honor the current reality while co-creating a foundation for a new economy. Experimenting with my visions of a new earth — while keeping food on my own table.
So here is what I can do right now, within the system as it exists.
I use a sliding scale and gift economy model because I believe healing should be accessible across a diversity of economic realities. This is not a charity model. It is a community model — one that relies on honesty, trust, and the understanding that when those who can pay full rate do so, they create genuine access for those who cannot.
I trust you to know your own financial reality. I trust you to choose honestly.
I want to change that.
I was raised by love. For a long time I wasn't aware of caste systems, blissfully immersed in the multicultural communities and public school systems in Manhattan, New York. My playmates were from Egypt, South America, Israel, Africa — all around the world. As I matured and navigated new communities beyond my own, I experienced the dawning awareness of class polarity — what opens for some and remains closed for others, and how blatantly it shapes access to healing, training, and care.
I make my work accessible. One of my teachers once said — just because you can, it doesn't mean you should charge exorbitant fees. I believe that. And I also know this — if I can't sustain myself, financially, energetically, and spiritually, I can't show up for you. Sustainability is not a compromise of accessibility. It is what makes accessibility possible.
I would love to see the capitalist system dismantled — in a way that does no harm to those most vulnerable who rely on its infrastructure for healthcare, food, and shelter. I know the organizations that fund those needs are often deeply entrenched in the same extractive systems that cause so much harm. That contradiction lives in me too.
This page is my attempt to honor the current reality while co-creating a foundation for a new economy. Experimenting with my visions of a new earth — while keeping food on my own table.
So here is what I can do right now, within the system as it exists.
I use a sliding scale and gift economy model because I believe healing should be accessible across a diversity of economic realities. This is not a charity model. It is a community model — one that relies on honesty, trust, and the understanding that when those who can pay full rate do so, they create genuine access for those who cannot.
I trust you to know your own financial reality. I trust you to choose honestly.
The Green Bottle — a visual guide to where you fall on the sliding scale. Designed by Alexis J. Cunningfolk of Worts & Cunning Apothecary. I am deeply grateful for their generous, thoughtful contribution to conversations about economic justice in healing communities. Please visit their site to read the full original article.
A note on sacrifice versus hardship — this distinction is important to discern.
Sacrifice means paying requires cutting back somewhere else. Fewer luxuries, more intentionality. It may feel like a stretch but it will not cause harm. If paying for a session or gathering would be a sacrifice — I invite you to consider it. The work is worth it and your investment genuinely sustains this community and makes access possible for others.
Hardship means paying would prevent you from meeting your basic needs — food, housing, healthcare, transportation. If that is where you are right now, please use the lower end of the scale or reach out to me directly. That is exactly what this model is here for.
Hardship means paying would prevent you from meeting your basic needs — food, housing, healthcare, transportation. If that is where you are right now, please use the lower end of the scale or reach out to me directly. That is exactly what this model is here for.
For one-on-one sessions, full rates are listed on my Work With Me page. Please use the Green Bottle guide above to determine where you fall and reach out if you need support finding the right rate for you. Guided by spirit and womb gnosis, some offerings — like the Womb Hara Massage Ceremony — are fixed rate. They reflect the full cost of time, preparation, and sacred holding.
For Bloomfield community gatherings, a suggested love donation of $40 helps sustain ongoing Tea & events. I also gratefully receive incense, herbs, seeds, earth offerings, or simply whatever you are genuinely able to bring. Women's circles and sacred feminine gatherings use a sliding scale — pricing is listed on each individual event page.
If even the lowest rate feels out of reach, connect with me. We will find a way — payment plans, exchange, or something else entirely. This conversation is always open and always welcome.
What I ask in return is honesty. The sliding scale thrives on trust. When it is honored with integrity it grows strong, sustainable communities where everyone's healing is genuinely possible.
Your healing is our healing.
Reach out: [email protected] | 917-312-1172
For Bloomfield community gatherings, a suggested love donation of $40 helps sustain ongoing Tea & events. I also gratefully receive incense, herbs, seeds, earth offerings, or simply whatever you are genuinely able to bring. Women's circles and sacred feminine gatherings use a sliding scale — pricing is listed on each individual event page.
If even the lowest rate feels out of reach, connect with me. We will find a way — payment plans, exchange, or something else entirely. This conversation is always open and always welcome.
What I ask in return is honesty. The sliding scale thrives on trust. When it is honored with integrity it grows strong, sustainable communities where everyone's healing is genuinely possible.
Your healing is our healing.
Reach out: [email protected] | 917-312-1172