Buddhist Student/Client Tiers and Session Information

​Don't have a job or an income but still need instruction?
That's OK! ♥ I am here for you. See pro bono information below.

100% donation-funded

kindness and generosity are what make this community possible
Anagārika Michael Turner Buddhist Teacher, Trainer, Dharma Coach, Streamenterer, Ariya
Michael Turner (f.k.a. Anagārika Pasannacitta)
Monetary donations directly fund my pro bono coaching program.

Why do I ask for dāna?


​Dāna is the Pāli word for generosity, embodying the beautiful act of giving. It serves as the foundation for all other virtues and stands as the essential first step toward merit in all Buddhist traditions and lineages.

As a compassionate coach and therapist, I’m here to guide and support individuals on their unique spiritual and personal journeys. It’s important to recognise that this is not just my passion but also my profession and livelihood. Like other dedicated professionals in the coaching and therapy fields, I earn my living through the expertise and time I share with each student and client. Through dāna, I am able to offer support and guidance to those eager to enhance their lives by working with me.

Without the practice of dāna, it would not be possible for me to provide my time to those who approach me for guidance or to offer pro bono support to those who are less fortunate or who have little to call their own except for their practice.

​Please see the section below entitled "How the Pro Bono Student Program Works" to understand the importance of donations made to this website and how it means so much to others.

What I provide to our student community goes far beyond the scope and depth of common Buddhist/Dharma coaching and aligns much more closely with professional coaching, Buddhist psychology, and advanced Buddhist path-fruition training. I also offer personal and professional happiness coaching to those who aren't specifically on a Buddhist path but still wish to benefit from being able to cultivate the richness of genuine mindfulness in their lives.

I encourage those who have an income to contribute to our student community before each session for the value that they receive from my time, energy, and dedication to improve and hone their spiritual understanding and deepen and improve their daily practice; and also for the direction and support that I offer by providing highly-personalised instruction and guidance on how to practically apply the Dharma to their real-life problems and difficulties that stand in the way of their progress in ways that not many other teachers can.

Your understanding and respect for this is greatly appreciated.

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​Student Tiers / Encouraged Dāna Donation Amounts

(these sessions are 1-on-1, personalised instruction time with upāsaka michael turner)

 — A special note for prospective advanced  students — 
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While I work with students of all levels and experience, what I offer is nonetheless very special and there are very few people who can genuinely offer what I do:

My unique differentiator is my uncommon ability to work with advanced practitioners who are close to awakening, but need experienced coaching to attain it. I also work with those who are already partially-enlightened, but need an experienced mentor to make continued progress along the Path toward full enlightenment.

Very few people available have the direct experience and the highly-niche and specialised advanced skills that I do; thus this kind of coaching is very rare indeed and I can not take on all prospective students who approach me for tutelage.

Read my student reviews, my advanced teaching manifesto, or more about my background.

Nevertheless, I welcome dedicated students from beginners on up.
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Coaching and Therapy​ Rates
Three Tiers: Standard, Sliding Scale, and Pro Bono

(I work via video online from wherever you are in the world)

​Standard Rates


For applied-Dharma students, Buddhism-based coaching clients, and Buddhist therapy clients standard dāna falls into the range of what you would commonly pay any therapist or specialised coach/trainer:
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  • $125 USD/€120 EUR for 50-minute sessions.
  • $175 USD/€165 EUR for 80-minute session (or longer); extra time may offered for no additional dāna when I'm available to do so.
  • ​Limited availability.
  • Please see the section below entitled "How the Pro Bono Program Works" to understand the important significance of students who donate at this rate tier and what it means to others.​
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Sliding Scale Rate


For those who cannot sustainably afford the standard rates above, a sliding scale dāna rate is available for applied-Dharma students and Buddhism-based coaching clients:
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  • $75 USD/€70 EUR based on the student's capacity to support this community.
  • ​Sliding scale student sessions are 45 minutes long.
  • The sliding scale program is for Dharma students and Buddhist Coaching clients only; it is not available to those interested in Buddhist Therapy.
  • L̶i̶m̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ a̶v̶a̶i̶l̶a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶, p̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶ r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶ i̶n̶-̶a̶d̶v̶a̶n̶c̶e̶.
    ​All active sliding scale slots are occupied, contact me to be added to the waitlist.
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Pro Bono Rate


​For those who cannot sustainably afford the sliding scale range above, a generous pro bono program is available for applied-Dharma students:
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  • ​No dāna donations are expected from pre-approved pro bono students. 
    • Reiteration: absolutely no dāna is expected from pro bono students.
  • Pro bono sessions are 30 minutes long.
  • The pro bono program is for Dharma students only; it is not available to those interested in Buddhist Coaching or Buddhist Therapy.
  • ​Kindly be aware that pro bono sessions should focus on sīla- or Dharma-related topics only.  Discussions that steer toward personal or professional matters of success or development are available for Buddhist Coaching and Therapy clients only.
  • L̶i̶m̶i̶t̶e̶d̶ a̶v̶a̶i̶l̶a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶, p̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶ r̶e̶q̶u̶e̶s̶t̶ i̶n̶-̶a̶d̶v̶a̶n̶c̶e̶.​
    ​All active pro bono slots are occupied, contact me to be added to the waitlist.​​ ​

​Your dāna is accepted with tremendous gratitude for making this Buddhist community and my work with those who couldn't otherwise afford it possible.

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How the Pro Bono Buddhist Student Program Works

Money should never come in between a practitioner and his/her teacher, so those who cannot bear the burden of providing the suggested donation or sliding scale amounts above are welcome to submit a request for "pro bono student" status.

​Once approved, pro bono students are welcome to donate as much or as little as they are comfortable and happy to provide for the time, energy, and value that they receive from our time together for a period of four (4) months.
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  • Please note that "pro bono" does not mean "free," rather, it means that someone else is providing for you.  Pro bono training would not be possible if not for the generosity of the other students and clients who help me cover my medical, shelter, and food expenses.
  • Scheduling priority is given to clients who donate at the standard level and then to clients who donate at the sliding scale tier.  This is because without these donors pro bono training would not be possible.
  • Pro bono students are rotated out after four months to make room for those who are on the waiting list to be cycled into the program.
  • As a pro bono student, please remember that someone else is providing for me, and in return, I get to provide for you; this is done with the intention that someday you can and will provide for others who are in need of your help and generosity.​ ​
  • It's worth noting that at any given time, I try to ensure that about 60% of my student population are pro bono students and another 25% or so are sliding scale students — this roughly means that 5 out of every 6 students (85% of my student population) are primarily funded by 1 out of every 6 students (15% of my student population), that is to say, by those who donate at the Standard Rates tier level — it's one of the many ways that I provide for others, just as others provide for me, but space is limited as demand for pro bono time is unsurprisingly high so there is a constant waitlist for pro bono students; please email me to be placed on the waitlist today.
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New Student/Client Session Frequency

It is important to know that new students are asked to commit to having weekly sessions with me for eight (8) weeks.

Two weeks (or more) between initial sessions is just too long a period of time when we are starting to ramp up — too much can happen in that amount of time, and too much of what we discuss can be lost.  There is a lot that I also need to learn about you, your afflictions, your habit-energies, your views, your practices, et cetera before we can start having greater time between sessions.  If we don't maintain a steady cadence of initial sessions, momentum will erode, new teachings won't be properly reinforced and contemplated, corrective habits won't take root to be formed-and-solidified, and much of our effort will be forfeited, slowing down your progress, impeding my ability to help you. 

If you cannot manage weekly sessions for the first two months, let's have that conversation and figure out the best way to get ahead of some of these concerns in order to mitigate and diminish the impact on your ability to make the progress that you hope to experience by having me as your teacher.​

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Pro bono and sliding scale waitlists are once again at full-capacity and have been temporarily closed.  Available spots fill quickly when they reopen, so check back often. Thank you for your understanding.
    Please see the student rate tiers page for more information.

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Donation Re-direction Disclosure

An appropriately ample portion of dāna-received goes directly toward my own personal commitment to take care of others; to help clothe, feed, and protect those who are in poverty, those who are homeless, and those who are destitute and veritably suffering immensely.  Especially to those who are clearly in genuine need of someone who will recognise their humanity and are in need of my concern, my support, and my compassion.  I am deeply committed to a mentality of actively helping others in need.
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