🆕 Brave move I want you to know about first

Dear Balmer,

During the first year of building Balm, I felt unbearable discomfort in unfamiliar territory. It exposed a protective ego (I’d rather not face) and pulled away the rugs where my shame liked to hide. I was challenged to make hard tradeoffs and shift my stubborn perspectives.

But THIS is the scariest and riskiest point to date.

And with the weeks of work leading up to this decision (spreadsheets, journaling, meditation, and convos with support team), I’m not letting fear win today.

In order to keep Soul Care Sundays going, individual sessions will increase from $35 to $50. This allows us to pay our musicians and facilitators fairly, to further invest in designing meaningful experiences that nourish us, and to build something that lasts for the well-being of this community.

Otherwise it will no longer exist.

It’s important to remain accessible while we grow sustainably. So I’m introducing Balm memberships.

Balm memberships benefit all of us:

🤗 For you & our community: Sessions in a membership cost less ($35-40 vs $50). Flexibility to share with friends. Deeper connections that form when we show up consistently for ourselves and each other.

🌳 For artists & Balm’s future: Predictable income means fair compensation for musicians and facilitators. And the stability to keep growing, experimenting, and ensuring this space reaches Season 5.

Your Season 2 of Soul Care Sundays 

9 experiences designed to give you space to decompress, room to receive, permission to play, a new tool for life, and time to just enjoy being you, while in community with others.

If this speaks to you…

Simply reply with which membership feels right — Starter, Explorer, or Believer — and I’ll be in touch with next steps. Memberships will be available until September 30.

🌎 For the world we want:

I keep thinking about Anna Lappé’s words…”Every time you spend money, you cast a vote for the world you want.” 

This is my personal investment. And when you choose a Balm membership, you’re voting for a world that values honest presence more than distraction, rest as much as productivity, fair compensation, and community well-being is prioritized.

With joy and gratitude,
😍 Karen

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