A word about money first, because it is easy to forget that money is just a form of energy.
Tapping a card can feel abstract, just numbers moving from here to there. But underneath every exchange is something much sweeter and much more human: we are taking care of each other. When you contribute here, you are helping replenish the retirement savings I poured into building this place, filling the grocery basket, covering a medical bill, sending me to the trainings that keep this work honest and alive (and doing the same for the other facilitators who practice her). And in turn, I get to offer you a home, a place to gather, and the healing work I am so glad to do. That is not a cold transaction. It is a circle of care, and you are in it with me.
However you take care of things here, a fee, a freewill offering, a little something in the jar, please know it lands as authentic care in a real life. Thank you for tending me and this space, the way I hope to tend you. Here is how to find your way.
For Events, Ceremonies, and Workshops
If you are signing up for something on the calendar, a ceremony, a workshop, a sound healing journey, a class, you will find it listed on the Events page, and that is where you register and pay. Just find your gathering, click through, and complete your registration right there, by card or PayPal. Facilitators who are doing work here may have their own payment process which will be clearly outlined in their event information.
For Housing and Renting the Space
For a stay or a space rental, once we have talked through the details, you can take care of it right here. Choose the amount that matches your booking from the discussion we’ve had, and pay by card or PayPal. For larger totals, Zelle is often the kinder route, which is just below.
Supplies and Small Comforts
A few things here carry a set price, like the journals, bags coffee, and the sacred scents, and other supplies (tea, food, art supplies, etc.) run on a gentle honor system, with a contribution expected to help keep them stocked for everyone. This is the place to take care of both. There is no one keeping count. I simply trust you to be honest and to give fairly for what you use, so these things stay here for you and for whoever comes next. You can pay or contribute right here with the button below, or leave a little something in the cash jar in the sanctuary or by the front door.
Dana, a Gratitude Offering
If you have been touched by the care here, the attentiveness, the going a little beyond, whether from me or from one of our trusted collaborators, you are warmly invited to offer dana, a gratitude offering, what some would simply call a tip. It is never expected, only received with gratitude. If you like, leave a note at checkout saying who or what it is for, so it reaches the right hands.
The Pay It Forward Fund
We also keep a Pay It Forward fund, a small pool that lets us open our services to people in the community who could not otherwise take part. If you have been blessed with resources and feel moved to give a little extra so that someone with less resources can be part of this circle of care, this is where it goes.
A Note on Zelle
For larger payments, Zelle is my favorite – If you’re not familiar with zelle, it is a bank to bank transfer from all the major banks (and some of the smaller ones). There is no processing fee nibbling away at totals and there another small but satisfying bonus: it keeps another few percent out of the hands of the big banks and card companies, who are doing just fine without our help. It is a tiny way of letting our money move a little more toward people and a little less toward profits of the uber wealthy.
Again, thank you. Thank you for being part of this extending community and the co-care we are providing each other.
Sabrina