The Modern Healer
In indigenous traditions, healers—the medicine women and men, the curanderos and curanderas—were an essential part of the community. The community ensured the healer's basic needs were met, guaranteeing an abundant life. In return, the healer offered their services for free when needed. This was a complete, balanced energy exchange.
Today, our healers are the holistic practitioners, the mystics, the teachers, and the poets. Due to the push of individuality and capitalism, that community safety net is gone. We must now work to create aligned communities who support us and our missions on planet earth, which is precisely why we charge for our services.
Sharing from my personal experience, I initially fell for the capitalistic approach to pricing. When I first started offering Reiki, I charged premium prices. After honest feedback and deep reflection, I realized I hadn't built the integrity or experience to justify that cost. I quickly lowered my prices, built honesty with my clients, and learned a vital lesson: Honesty builds integrity and trust, which are priceless. Charging what is reasonable for your current skill level brings in more aligned opportunities and interactions.
Energy ExchangeS
Healers today cannot serve the community without a sustainable energy exchange. Money makes the world go round. We need it to live, survive, pay our bills, invest in our well-being, and access certain spaces. This is the reality, and going against this constant energy exchange creates resistance.
When I was focused only on my spiritual business as my sole source of income, the resistance was crushing. I was so preoccupied with possibly not being able to pay my bills that I was unable to show up fully in my gifts for my clients.
Money creates freedom. Mental freedom, physical freedom, and spiritual freedom, making us feel more abundant. Once I accepted this reality, I began to look at money differently.
The main lesson that came out of this was: having a financial foundation is important for healers to show up fully and authentically for the people they serve.
Its all intertwined. We need each other to evolve.
