Pricing on a Sliding Scale
We are committed to lowering the financial barrier to wellness by providing a sliding scale membership, drop ins and packages that do not expire for a whole year.
Whether a sliding scale approach is new to you, or if you’re familiar with the community-based concept, let’s dig a little deeper into it together. This way of being works if we all do our part.
Sliding Scale pricing was a concept introduced to us by The Coterie, a wellness studio in Charlotte, North Carolina who has done an incredible job communicating and rolling out this initiative to their community and kindly allowed us to repurpose it.
The theory is that everyone will pay a similar percentage of their income toward their membership, and the acknowledgement is that everyone’s income is extremely unique.
Understand that your payment is a part of a much larger ecosystem of access and offers so many people get the chance to do yoga in a way that they may not have been able to within a different studio structure. Take time and be honest with yourself while you choose your membership.
We trust that everyone is doing their part to uphold this sliding scale, and we’re eternally grateful for you.
Monthly Unlimited Memberships
Our unlimited memberships are structured on a sliding scale. Choose the tier that works for you and know you are never stuck.
Shanti (peace)
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$149 per month for unlimited classes (auto-renews)
50% off special events & workshops -
The Shanti (Peace) option represents the true value of an unlimited monthly membership.
Without a sliding scale, this would be the standard price for access to some of the most skilled teachers in the city, thoughtfully curated studio space, and a welcoming, supportive community.
If you have a stable income, financial security is not a regular concern, and you can comfortably afford non-essential expenses, this price is designed for you.
Choosing this tier acknowledges both your economic privilege and your commitment to sustaining the community. Your contribution enables the other pricing options to exist, and that support is deeply appreciated.
Santosa (contentment)
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$129 per month for unlimited classes (auto-renews)
50% off special events & workshops -
The Santosa (Contentment) option is ideal if you don’t fully identify with either the Drishti or Shanti prices.
This option works for you if you have reliable income and don’t spend most of your time worrying about meeting basic needs like food, housing, medical care, or childcare. While you may still be working toward paying off debt or building savings, a steady income is a part of your reality.
You might also have access to resources like generational wealth or financial support from family or a partner. If these resources are available, we encourage you to consider utilizing them first to allow others with fewer options to benefit from the sliding scale.
Drishti (focus)
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$99 per month for unlimited classes (auto-renews)
50% off special events & workshops -
The Drishti (Focus) option is for those who have limited expendable income. Generational wealth may not be part of your background, or you may be supporting a family on a single income.
Perhaps you have a high-paying job but are burdened with significant education debt, or any expense beyond $99/month would strain your financial health.
If paying more would require sacrificing necessities like food, loan payments, or support for your family, this option is here to ensure you can still be part of our community without undue financial stress. We’re so glad you’re here.
Class Packages
Our class packages do not expire for an entire year. Flexibility for your schedule & your wallet.
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A helpful way to look at this scale is through a lens used by Little Red Bird Botanicals. Their website states that for a sliding scale to be implemented effectively, everyone pays a similar percentage of their income for the same products or services.
If you’ve found yourself asking, “How is this fair if I pay more but receive the same?”, that is the answer.
Because in theory, you are all paying the same compared to what you can afford, and taking into account what everyone can afford sparks greater, more necessary conversations about accessibility.
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A blog post from 2015 (which tells us that this idea is not new) by Alexis J. Cunningfolk of Worts & Cunning Apothecary states that “for a sliding scale to work, it relies on the principles of truthfulness, respect for complexity, and accountability.
The Collective does not ask for income verification. We trust our students and clients to be honest. Community thrives when accountability is a central value, because that is where trust grows and depth work can be done.
“Teachers deserve to get paid and students deserve classes, which recognize the multiple realities of economic access and privilege that exist.”
The Collective trusts you to be honest, with both us and with yourself. This studio is built and named after the idea of community, and at the core of community, there is trust.
The balance of the blog post is incredibly insightful and offers amazing tools to understand where you fall within the sliding scale price structure.
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After reading through each price, know that this is not a forever decision. You are never stuck.
You are financially stable, for now. You have debt, for now. Your life ebbs and flows, and we understand that.
The Collective is simply honored that you are here, and willing and open to be flexible with you so that you can be here.
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We will always remind you when your package runs out, and we will always communicate honestly with you if a membership makes more financial sense based on your attendance.
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We are here to offer you the best option for you, not the best option for us. Because the best option for us is whatever allows us to share space with you.
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We are here to offer you the best option for you, not the best option for us. Because the best option for us is whatever allows us to share space with you.
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Giving a full year before your package expires gives you the flexibility you need in your practice and life.
Frequently Asked Questions
Drop-Ins & Weekly
Choose what you can pay, not neccessarily what you want to.
$10, $15, or 20 per class
$39 for 1 week of unlimited classes
Cancellation Policy
The Collective holds limited spaces. For this reason, we request Student Members cancel at least 4 hours before your scheduled class. This allows us to offer the spot to another Student Member.
Please note, we don’t offer refunds. However, within the approved time window (4 hours before scheduled class time,) you may cancel your class booking and your credit will stay on your account for you to use another time.
If you fail to cancel or reschedule before the 4 hour notice, you’ll forfeit your class payment. In the event of a true emergency, we’re flexible with our cancellation policy if you registered for class through MindBody.
For ClassPassers, we are unable to provide this same flexibility due to their own policy and our limited technical capabilities with their platform nor can we mark you as attended if you did not in order for you to avoid ClassPass’s “no show” consequences.