My Sliding Scale: Sacred Reciprocity

“Beneath the sky, a single seed dreamed of a forest. And thus the waters fell as gifts from the eyes of heaven, and the rain fed and filled the rivers. The soothing beauty and bounty of the currents flowed. The river taught that its waters belong to every shore it touches. Healing, too, must flow where it’s most needed, mending not just wounds, but the pathways between us.”

My work stands in service to this ethos of ecology — a promise that no one is to be kept, by artifice or construct, from connection with the Rivers of Creation.

These offerings are uniquely crafted and adapted just for you; supported by years of deep, devotional investment in my life to this path, of my energy, of my time, of my development, and relationships. I have worked methodically and consistently to bring balance to my raw talents and the inherited medicine gifts from my lineage with immersive education, extensive trainings, and intensive initiatory processes. These transformational immersive experiences carry a very great and real value.

I walk a medicine path rooted in the heritage of my First Peoples Ancestors and continual commitment to disciplined learning in Western therapeutic arts, Eastern wellness modalities, botanical and ritual ethnopharmacology, somatic psychology, trauma-informed care, and Animist spiritual practice and traditions. The work I offer is rare and unique, requiring many interwoven specializations to safely and powerfully guide others through transformative spaces.

Many of the sacramental medicines I steward and carry come from endangered ecosystems, tended by endangered cultures. To appropriately honor the precarious and precious access to these modalities is not merely to sustain it, but to participate in regenerative and reparative justice. This sacred exchange helps ensure that:

  • Medicines are sourced ethically and sustainably, with an emphasis on cultural and ecological restoration.

  • Indigenous and traditional stewards are respected, supported, and fairly compensated.

  • Cultural wisdom traditions and their Elders are respectfully nourished for future generations.

  • We participate in healing historical harm, as it exists within and through us — rebalancing inequities between the industrialized world and the Indigenous and equatorial South communities.

Yet I remain intimately aware of the hardships created by systemic economic inequity. Far too often, this kind of profound and direct access to healing remains out of reach for many — especially those from historically marginalized and underserved communities — many of whom are the progeny of the original channels and stewards of these very same methods and medicines, who were then forbidden from turning to their traditions and relations. The same traditions, methods, and medicines we turn to now, in hopes, in part, of restoring this ancient birthright.

I believe that healing and spiritual counsel should remain accessible while honoring the real costs of sustaining this work in an ambiguously hostile environment, while protecting sacred medicines and the intrinsic traditions. With many of these considerations held closely to my heart, I hope to continually grow and foster an equitable balance, a part of which includes the provision of a sliding scale.

Sacred exchange is not only monetary. It may also include acts of service, creative offerings, or gifts meaningful to you, as appropriate, when clearly discussed and mutually agreed upon. My intention is that this healing path remains rooted in sacred repair, the guardian presence of fierce compassion, holistic community care, and the weaving of a more balanced world for the many generations to come.

The health of one is the health of all. May our exchanges nourish not only our personal healing, but may they tend to the thriving of this kaleidoscopic prismatic miracle we are beholden and belong to.

As inspired by the writings of Alexis J. Cunningfolk, and the implementation of the sliding scale by kindred Medicine Sisters in the work, I have incorporated it below to help ease and facilitate allocating and accessing these modalities within the framework of your life.


“The sliding scale is a tool of accountability and trust. It thrives on honesty, respect for complexity, and the understanding that financial resources are not the only measure of value.”

I do not require income verification. I trust you to choose honestly.

If the full exchange is not possible for you at this time, please reach out. Together, we will explore pathways of contribution with flexible timelines that honor both your current circumstances and my providing of these modalities.

Abundance Rate (Sponsorship / Pay-It-Forward)

Reflects the actual value of my work

Helps fund lower-cost sessions for those in hardship

For you, if you:

  • Easily meet basic needs

  • Own property, have savings, or expendable income

  • Can afford wants, travel, and investments

  • Wish to support community healing

Choosing this tier is a gift to the community. Thank you.

Standard Rate (Stewardship)

Reflects fair, sustainable compensation

For you, if you:

  • Meet basic needs with some ease

  • Occasionally stretch your budget, but avoid hardship

  • Have a steady income and some expendable funds

This covers my operating costs, expenses, materials, and a fair living wage, and continual education.

Accessibility Rate (Scholarship)

Acknowledges financial hardship and systemic barriers

For you, if you:

  • Often worry about basic needs

  • Have little expendable income

  • Qualify for assistance or live paycheck-to-paycheck

  • Would face hardship paying the full cost

If this rate is still out of reach, please email me to discuss alternative options, including payment plans. I’m also happy to refer you to other practitioners who may be a better match in this regard.

The Spirit of Economic Equanimity

This work is not just a transaction. It is a sacred exchange.

Please reflect honestly:

  • Does paying the full rate feel like a sacrifice or a genuine hardship?

  • Could you pay more to support someone else’s healing?

  • Would paying less help you access this work without sacrificing essentials?

Whichever tier you choose, you are welcome here.

Thank you for participating in this living experiment in right relations and sacred economics — a practice of thoughtful activism and an exploration of our collective subtle sovereign power.

These moments of adaptive tending feed the possibility of a world where healing, peace, and flourishing are accessible to all. We are the changemakers of culture, the dreamers, and the weavers. The future is looming, shaped by each shimmering choice — we thread.

May we continue to grow these gardens of Life together.

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