The Solidarity Sliding Scale for Cycles Journal
Accessibility is One of Our Core Values
In an effort to do our part in dismantling unjust systems & hierarchies of capitalism + white supremacy, we created a Solidarity Sliding Scale dedicated to educating and enabling solidarity-based pricing to support financially-affected folks.
We believe in equitable access to offline cycle tracking tools. We recognize there are often barriers from receiving the education and care we all deserve – and so wanted to find a way to create connections and opportunity instead.
This is why we started the Solidarity Sliding Scale, so you can Pay What You Can within our range of accessible pricing.
This is an Financial Support HONOR SYSTEM - not a sale! Our goal is to pave paths for Cycles Journal to support as many cyclical beings as possible.
Empowerment & upliftment is in the bones of this creation & business’ existence. We cannot ignore the unequal distribution of wealth & privilege – so we choose to take an active role in the road towards racial justice through this program & beyond.
This Program Helps Us Help Others
As an independent queer-owned business still in its early years of establishing, we have to balance out what is sustainable within the realm of also managing self-publishing, a small team & all else that is involved in keeping this business afloat.
We aim to keep our prices as accessible as possible, but the self-publishing world doesn’t make it easy, and what’s affordable is not a one-size-fits all.
While we appreciate those who support us and are able to pay full price or higher, we also recognize that this is not an option for some folks.
Without any shame, judgment or intense screening, we are here to find a way to work with anyone who wants this healing tool in their hands - because you deserve it.
How to Participate
Extend or Receive Solidarity
RECEIVE | How You Can Receive Solidarity Assistance:
The solidarity sliding scale is available for those in need of financial support on specific products such as for Cycles Journal and the Cyclical Mindfulness Course.
1. Review the Sliding Scale Framework graphic below to determine your relative level of financial privilege.
2. Navigate to the current Cycles Journal or other and click the "GIVE" or "RECEIVE" button below "add to cart"
3. Fill out the rest of the form.
Your offer will auto-accept if it's within the stated sliding scale range -- no need to wait for us to approve.
This is an honor system.
We trust that those with higher access to financial privilege will offset the needs of those with lower access to financial privilege.
And if you're unsure about your relative level of financial privilege or have never thought about it before... there's NO shame, and we are learning care-based equity practices TOGETHER!
Check out this marvelous article & graphic about Sliding Scale ethics by Alexis J. Cunningfolk to learn more.
EXTEND | How You Can Extend Solidarity Assistance:
If you are in a position to share privilege or financial abundance, you are invited to offer more than our standard rate on the same product page.
Alternatively, you can support this fund directly through a Pay It Forward Donation that will help counter the costs of offering journals at
Your solidarity makes it possible for us to support more people & break down financial barriers for anyone marginalized by race, gender class, ability or other systems.
Our journal has so much potential to offer – we are grateful for anyone who can help us pass this healing forward.
You can offer this support right at check out for the current journal. Thank you.
