Hello!


Here is that separate mutual aid email I promised!

Before we jump into it, here’s something I need to share:

If you’re looking to support my efforts so I can do even more for our community members who are in need, you can go to this link and see many options! My office rent just increased, and I’m now paying for not only my out of pocket medical expenses so that I can be healthy & work more, but now I am also paying for my partner’s needs and he is about to lose his home.

The show doesn’t stop, though! I’m here to support our communities for as long as I can, but I am facing the reality that I may need to go back to work for someone else in a spa or clinic.

This would mean consistent, high risk exposure to Covid-19 as well as Ableism and Micro-Aggressions for the level of accommodations I would require to work in such a facility in order to make a living wage. Running my own practice where I can provide the disability-centered, accessible care you have come to know and trust is critical to the safety of myself and my clients.

I am doing so much better, and I’m about to start a medication that should fix some of my baseline fatigue issues. I’ve become a lot stronger, and I’m ready to work more! I’m chomping at the bit to serve our communities and to keep my mission-driven practice afloat! I have come this far because of my Ko-Fi Supporters and others in our community that have helped me in very direct, very impactful ways so I could get here, I really appreciate all of you!

If you are someone who cannot support my mission financially, the next very best thing you can do is spread information through word of mouth, host me in a newsletter spotlight, amplify my practice on social media, get me on your podcast, or provide some other access for me to get in front of more eyes! Thank you!


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Now on to the Mutual Aid offerings for March!

I recently sent our my availability for March, last week. It’s linked below as “related emails”. Any of those appointments can be $0 for you!

If you would like to pay something, it’s pay what you want! Please do not neglect getting your care because of shame around receiving help. Mutual Aid is a cornerstone of my life. I have benefited greatly from mutual aid, and I continue to pay it forward and provide mutual aid, even when I am facing the difficult decisions I mentioned above.

Your care and needs matter to me and others, and I have built a platform where mutual aid is central to the work that I do, and how I am of service to our community.

As a reminder, these service types can be $0 or pay what you want if you need it:

1:1 Online Health Coaching 60 or 90 minutes
1:1 Self Care Interventions (I LOVE doing these!) Online or In person 60 minutes
1:1 Massage Couples Coaching (In person only)
Massage Therapy 45, 60, and 90 minutes

Anyone can take advantage of this at any time, even if you have not seen me before. Just send me an e-mail to Aera@BodyworkWithAera.com!

Here’s photos of my newest brochure, if you’d like to get some out to the community for me, I have them at my office. :) Word of mouth could really help when social media algorithms regularly suppress businesses like mine.