I offer my services on a sliding scale. What does that mean?
(Hint: it is NOT about offering my labor at a discount or for-sale price!)
Self-reflection
Sliding scale gives us the chance to reflect on our resources and access to safety and security in our personal contexts.
Resources and access can mean a lot of things — not only our finances, but also our access to work, housing, emotional stability, social networks, institutional support, community support, and many other things we can call on to take care of ourselves and those around us.
Within the racial and imperial-colonial capitalist system, our access to security is often greatly impacted by other aspects of our intersecting identities — for example, the ways we are racialized, our ethnicities or cultures of origin, our genders, class, dis/abilities, migration status, and so many other factors.
As you consider these factors, I trust you to make a choice for the pricing that best reflects your own access to security, safety and stability in the place(s) you currently live.
In exchange for that trust, I hope you can find it in your heart to offer reciprocity for my labor by paying at the highest rate you can at this time.
As an independent facilitator, the costs of my offerings go directly into covering my personal costs of living (rent, food, medicines, insurances, etc.), so that hopefully I can continue to offer these forms of care directly to my communities in a sustainable way.
Why I do it
"From each according to [their] ability; to each according to [their] needs.” - Grandpa Marx
Sliding scale is one way that I am trying to make a living as an independent practitioner while practicing anti-capitalist values. It’s part of my commitment to social equity. It’s not perfect, and I do hope to one day offer fully pay-what-you-can offerings, but right now this is the closest I can get. I’ll keep working on it and I am also open to your feedback!
Guide
Here are some suggested guardrails to think about when you are booking or applying for one of my paid offers. These are just examples and suggestions. We can talk more about your pricing if you feel unsure what to go for.
Need to negotiate a payment plan to be able to book one of my courses? Feel free to get in touch with me and we can talk about it!