Funded Access
Cost is never the reason
The Open Door Fund exists for one reason: so that cost is never the thing that stops a woman walking through the door. If money is the barrier between you and the support you need, this fund is for you. There's no lengthy process, no public explaining, no proving you deserve it.
Simple, private, and built for you
No hoops, no public explaining and no proving you deserve it. Just a quiet conversation and a place held for you here's exactly how it goes.
Who it's for
Any woman facing financial hardship who wants to be here. You don't need to be in crisis, and you don't need to prove anything to anyone. If paying for classes would mean going without something else that matters, this fund is for you — that's the whole test.
How to apply
Fill in one short, private form — it takes a couple of minutes and comes straight to us. We'll come back to you quietly and quickly. Nobody in a class will ever know whether you're here on a funded place or not, and we would never tell them. If you'd rather just talk it through first, message us and a real person will reply.
What happens next
Once you're in, you book classes exactly like any other member. There's no separate queue, no funded-place label on your account, and nothing at all that sets you apart in the room. You're just here, like everyone else on the mat.
Being honest with you
We're at the very start of this, and I want to be straight with you about what that means. The number of funded places we can offer depends entirely on the grants and donations we secure, so places are very limited right now and there may be a wait.
I'd rather tell you that honestly than promise something I can't yet deliver. What I can promise is this: I'm working to grow this fund every single week, your application comes to me personally, and every one of them matters. If a place isn't free straight away, we'll keep you on the list and come back the moment one opens up.
Where the funding comes from
Grants, donations, and a share of everything the centre earns. Every membership, every class booked and every event attended quietly helps keep the door open for someone else it's built into how this business works, not bolted on when there's money to spare.
If you'd like to fund a place for another woman directly, you can do that too. It's one of the most direct ways to change someone's week: a real woman, in your own community, able to walk through the door because you helped hold it open.
Fund places. Change lives locally.
If your business wants to fund places, sponsor a programme, or raise money for the Open Door Fund, I'd love to talk. It's a genuine, local, visible way to support women in your own community — and we'll make sure you're credited for it. Early supporters will be the first to hear what's coming next.
The door is open
Walk through it.
Apply for a funded place, or gift one to a woman who needs it. Either way, you're keeping the door open.