Class Fees

By Donation?

Posted by Dhruti on Feb 23, 2012 | 0 comments

We have spent many hours discussing our� donation-based fee policy and whether or not it would be better to charge a set fee.  We’ve asked ourselves if by maintaining our current system we aren’t assigning ourselves a value.  Regardless of how many times we discuss this, our answers are always the same:  What we value are the teachings we offer and the peace, ease, and stillness they bring our lives and to the lives of our students.

We understand, we truly do, that the phrase By Donation can cause some trepidation.  We know that some of our students become flustered by this and just want the ease of being told how much to pay.  We understand this, too.  Here is our suggestion:  Ask us!  We’ve been asked before, we’ve discussed it at length, and we have some good answers for you.  We are here to help you the best we can so we encourage you to talk to us whether in studio, by phone (yes, we have a phone number), or via email.   (Contact us)

For an immediate explanation, look here for our post concerning this very topic.  Please don’t hesitate to ask us any questions that arise.

It is our intention to continue offering classes in this manner to help us keep yoga available to everyone.

Jai Bhagwan.

Class Fees Defined

Posted by Dhruti on Oct 28, 2010 | 1 comment

“How much do classes cost?” This particular question is our most frequently asked, and as such, Tyran and I would like to offer some insight to our fee structure.

When you visit the Shanta Yoga website, you’ll find references to class fees, the first one located on the front page.  You can also find it listed on the website under Class Fees, again on our Facebook page, and we also clearly list it on each flyer we post.  If we have made every effort to make this information available, why then is there a blog post about it?  Simple really, the information states:� Classes by Donation.

After the initial astonishment of discovering our classes are donation-based, we are often asked, “How much do I donate?”  It is understandable why someone would feel it necessary to ask this.  Most often we are told the cost of an item leaving us with the decision to make that purchase, whatever the situation.  We are not often faced with having to determine price on our own.  Taking this into consideration, allow me to offer some assistance:  Instead of determining the price of a yoga class, may I suggest you determine its value?   Value, simply defined, is the worth of any specified thing.  So, what is a class worth to you?

I invite you to look beyond monetary worth and truly feel what a yoga class teaches you and recognize the tools it gives you enabling you to live with ease.  This applies to each and every class, whether it is a traditional posture sequence or Yoga Nidra.   Any class we offer in the studio during class times is not only offered by donation, but also sustained by your donation.

Like any business, we have expenses and your donations are how we cover those expenditures.  Also, the more frequent and generous the donation, the more classes we can offer students.  We want to offer as many classes as we are able, keeping with our intention to share yoga with as many people as possible, and your donations make yoga classes available to the entire community.  Across the nation yoga studios are charging exorbitant fees, pushing regular yoga classes out of reach for most people making it a thing of luxury.   Stillness, peace, and ease are for every person, from every background, and from any income.  Only you can determine the value of a class while knowing what your budget will support.

We invite you to attend our classes.  Allow us to introduce ourselves to you; get to know us so you can discover for yourself just how great the value of yoga is for us, and in turn, discover this value in your own life.