contribute

Donations, gifts, crowd funding and support. How to, how much, why and where....

Welcome to my "contributions" information page. This will answer (hopefully) all the questions you have about how to contribute to the learning, development and the of making of Yoga and Meditation videos. If not, please reach out and ask more!

Having a hard time deciding how much to give?
Consider the following questions:
(p.s. there are no wrong answers, only “right” answers for you)

How much have you been paying per class when you attend in person?
- Reference - Places that I teach - drop-in fees range from $10 to $17 per class, registration
  fees range from $7 to $13 per class
How much value is there in being able to practice in the privacy of your own home,
when you want to?
How do you benefit from this practice?
If you were doing this as your livelihood, how would you want to be compensated?

What are the gifts going towards?

Training and learning. Think of the gift as a scholarship towards my education.
Covering my expenses, time and knowledge-sharing as a yoga teacher.
- The videos take an average of 3 times longer than the length of the video to create them. So a
  40 minute video can take as long as 2.50 hours to plan, script, set up, record, edit, and upload.
- Other behind the scenes work: Web site and YouTube maintenance, learning new programs, replying to questions, writing posts, figuring out logistics…there is a lot of behind the scenes work.
Equipment: I am new to on-line offerings so I have minimal equipment. If you have been reading my blog, you will know that I am working with the bare bones of equipment. When it comes right down to it, this is really fine. These videos do not need to be fancy in order to be effective; However, it can make the process frustrating when there are compatibility issues or when a homemade tool doesn’t have the flexibility required to get the job done correctly or efficiently.
- So far i have purchased a tripod and a phone holder
- Next on the list?
  - a web cam so i can offer live classes
  - a unidirectional mic for better sound in audio & video recordings

What have I received so far?

a lump sum of $50.00 with the request that it specifically go towards equipment purchases
Lump sums between $30 and $50 with a “thank you” and no specific allocation requests
A gift certificate to a local food establishment via snail mail
I have had equipment gifts too, (though unfortunately they were not compatible with my
operating system).
one person said they would keep track of the number of times they watch a video and then send an amount based on that, once a month

I don’t have any money to give right now, how else can I contribute?

tell your friends
share on social media
comment on my posts (on my web site, on YouTube, on FaceBook or Insight Timer)
send me your thoughts (via email or even snail mail)
pay it forward - help a neighbour with their garden, donate food to the food bank, share flowers from your garden, smile at people you see when you are out and about….
sit in silent contemplation or meditation and send out thoughts of love or kindness or good health to anyone in need
feel gratitude. Like really feel it. Pause for a moment - where/how do you feel the benefits?

I am so grateful to be able to offer these on-line classes/meditations/musings. And knowing i am able to support others is fabulous. All of the above gifts have been received in equal measure by me. Knowing that you are able to practice
at home is a gift - anything else is a bonus!

How and where to send money:

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Here is the direct link to my PayPal account:

PayPal.Me/yogaSheron

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I now have a secure Auto-Deposit E-Transfer account (no password required). You can send it to my email, or text it.

Don't have either of these? Ask. If i can confirm you are a legit person (and not a robot or troll) I will send my email or phone contact info to you.
Send me a message via my "contact" page.

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Cash and Cheque also accepted.
At this time, i am only accepting these forms of payments from people i know. So if you know me, you probably already have my address. If you need a reminder, ask!

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And, lastly, so that everything is available in one place, here are the direct links to:

Yoga with Sheron
YouTube channel

Sheron on Facebook

Sheron on Insight Timer