Can we make sessions more accessible - together?

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"This is not about charity. This is a way of community… That’s all."
~ Tad Hargrave

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How can I offer my individual Esalen massage, Jin Shin and Coaching sessions in a way that makes them both sustainable for me to offer and more accessible to those who feel drawn to come?

Lowering session prices below a certain threshold, will guarantee burn out for me. Setting a fixed price to acknowledge the expenses, time, energy, training and experience brought in, will make sessions less accessible for some.

Hence my choice to offer a sliding scale of pricing options.

What does this mean?

I invite you to feel into what is financially viable for you to contribute on the basis of the following sliding scales:

• 60min Esalen massage session: £55 - £85
• 50min Jin Shin session: £40 - £60
• 75min TARA Approach Rediscovery Journey session: £55 - £85
  
• For my coaching packages - please get in touch for details

This refers to time spent on the treatment table with full sessions lasting 75 - 90min, to allow for check in time before & after and time to change.

If these sliding scales are beyond your means, get in touch for a discounted session.

If, instead, you are able to contribute at the higher end, thank you so much for supporting others on a tighter budget.
 
What can this bring up?

This way of pricing can bring up lots of stuff around money. You may have little sense of what related treatment and coaching sessions generally cost and feel indecisive. You may want to contribute more than your budget allows and that inner tension can be really uncomfortable. You may find money decisions challenging and just go for the half way mark on the given scale to deal with this.
 
The bigger picture

From my experience to date, I have come to trust that the average income per session balances out between what everyone is able and happy to contribute. It is this overall impact, thanks to everyone who comes for sessions and each person’s spirit of generosity to give - and to receive - that makes it possible for me to offer this pricing structure.
 
Comparative pricing (Jan 2024)

Pricing for related services in Moray and across the UK may be useful to consider.

The following spas offer the bonus of leisure facilities, though massage sessions may be shorter and not personally tailored.

• Elgin Five Acres Hotel spa - 60 min full body massage = £90
• Nairn Golf View Hotel spa - 60 min full body massage = £95 - £110

Across the UK, life coaches generally charge between £50 - £200 per hour, depending on experience (www.animascoaching.com), whereas fees for 60 minute Jin Shin sessions tend to range between £45 - £70.

The deeper intention

I would like you to feel really good about what you contribute, trusting that the sum you come up with is perfect.

You may be able to contribute on the higher end of the sliding scale, knowing that you are supporting someone else in receiving a session. You may be able to contribute on the lower end knowing that someone else has already paid forward for you.

In the process, through giving and receiving, we forge community together.
 
How to find the contribution that is right for you?

Please take a quiet moment to both think about the reality of your financial situation and to sense into your heart what amount feels good to give. Then whole-heartedly go with that!

And, thank you for being part of our community of well-being...

(Gratitude to Tad Hargrave for inspiring this approach)


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