MONEY PLAY is an ONLINE program, an embodied space to explore the cultural and ancestral patterns of scarcity and survival held in our bodies. Through creative and somatic practice, we reimagine money as a relationship that can sustain care and collective thriving.
Why money play? Because when we were children, many of us stepped onto a playground with a kind of unquestioning trust in the space, moving into play without measuring what was next, following our curiosity wherever it led, shaping new worlds through our imagination, and knowing in our bones that this place belonged to us while we were in it. We did not watch the clock or count the minutes; even a single minute of play could feel like a whole horizon opening.
money play: a somatic exploration of money's shadow, memory, and the nervous system
Online: january 31 – april 11, 2026
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Money touches us in ways that are not only practical or intellectual but deeply embodied, living inside the nervous system as sensation, sometimes quickening us with excitement, other times tightening us with stress. It carries memory, energy, and the echoes of survival, not only from our own lifetime but through the personal, familial, intergenerational, and social currents that have shaped us.
This playground is where we meet those memories and currents with curiosity, imagination, and a willingness to be changed. Here, we can treat money as if it were a being with whom we have a long and complex relationship, a being with its own history, patterns, and energetic shape, a being that can both wound and surprise us. In this journey you will be invited into the archetypes, somatic signals, and deep stories that form your relationship with money, and into experiments in co-embodied healing and the slow rebuilding of trust.
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Understand and feel how money lives in your body through an embodied, trauma-informed lens that reveals deep-rooted patterns of scarcity, urgency, and fear.
Shift your nervous system responses from avoidance and survival toward curiosity, presence, and connection—both individually and with others.
Practice somatic and relational tools that unwind old conditioning and cultivate sustainable, resourced, liberatory ways of engaging with money.
Begin a lifelong reorientation to money rooted in clarity, care, truth, and a more dignified relationship with your financial life.
Program Focus and Objectives
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The online program will be presented and facilitated by Malia Wright, with guest facilitation by Karine Bell, Rooted Global Village.
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Class 1 — JAN 31, 2026, 12-2 PM ET
Remembering & Relations: Money as a mirror, memory, and relationship
The course includes six [LIVE] two-hour sessions focused on the following themes:
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Class 2 — FEB 14, 2026, 12-2 PM ET
Scarcity, the Great Lie: Deconstructing inherited scarcity and survival patterning
Class 3 — FEB 28, 2026, 12-2 PM ET
Time and Urgency: Reclaiming time from urgency and productivity trauma
Class 4 — MAR 15, 2026, 12-2 PM ET
Inventory and Somatic Budgeting: Bringing clarity and compassion to your money patterns
Class 5 — MAR 28, 2026, 12-2 PM ET
This is Water: Money as movement, flow, and grief
Class 6 — APRIL 11, 2026, 12-2 PM ET
Resilience, Integration & Embodiment: Receiving, reciprocity, and relational wealth (w/guest: Karine Bell)
You may have tried budgeting, mindset work, or business strategies, yet something still feels stuck, because what’s happening lives deeper than strategy. You want to move at the pace of your body rather than productivity culture, and you long for forms of exchange rooted in care, mutual aid, and embodied worth. Maybe you’re exhausted by systems of burnout and scarcity, or you feel overwhelmed, avoidant, or ashamed when dealing with money. If this is you, you’re not alone, and you’re in the right place.
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Home exploration prompts, reflections and any relevant study materials will be offered for those interested in engaging w/materials between sessions.
Program Elements
You will also have access to a private online platform (Circle) for course recordings, materials and conversation.
Who is this Program For?
How Does Enrollment Work?
Registration can be done in the section below. Once registered, you'll receive a confirmation of enrollment and information for how to join the private Circle community space. A Zoom link and more information will be circulated closer to the start of the program.
supporter $547 usd -pay one-time or in 2 or 4 installments.
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Please Note: This is program has limited capacity. We will offer a small number of partial scholarships for accessibility. If you would like to be considered for a partial scholarship, apply here.
sustainer $447 usd - pay one-time or in 2 or 4 installments.
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Community $347 usd - pay one-time or in 2 or 4 installments.
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Before your Yes:
A Conscious Investments Practice
What if your body had a say in where you put your money?
This short audio invites you to play with that question. Through a simple guided pause, explore how curiosity, fear, or excitement show up inside you, and discover what kind of investment feels rooted, supportive, and just right for this moment.
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Resource Redistribution: If you are able to sign up at the SUPPORTER or SUSTAINER levels, a portion of your payment will support scholarships for people to join.
Malia is a trauma-informed facilitator and coach who helps people reclaim worth, rest, and belonging through embodied practice. With a background in collective trauma healing, disability inclusion, and somatic inquiry, she holds space for complexity and creative reimagining. After her own journey through burnout, she now supports others in reshaping their relationships to money, power, and care. Through play and gentle curiosity, Malia invites people back into deeper relationship with themselves, each other, and what sustains them
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MeetYour Guides?
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Malia Wright-Merer, Course Facilitator
Karine Bell, Guest Facilitator
Karine Bell is a somatics educator, scholar-activist, and founder of the Rooted Global Village. A bi-cultural Black woman and clown-in-training, she explores how we weave ourselves into ecologies of care that counter fragmentation and foster embodied transformation and radical friendship. Guided by curiosity and wonder, she is a PhD candidate at Pacifica Graduate Institute studying somatics and decolonial depth psychology.
There are two live sessions each month optional reflection practices or asynchronous learning offered between sessions. You may wish to allow an additional 2-3 hours per month on reflective practice.
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FAQs
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How much time should I expect to commit each month?
What if I miss a session, will there be a recording?
Yes, all live sessions will be recorded and made available for those who cannot attend in real time.
Is there a refund policy?
Due to the nature of this program and the planning required, we are unable to offer refunds for withdrawals. We appreciate your understanding and your commitment to engaging fully with the experience.
What kind of support is available during the program?
Malia will be available to answer questions and provide guidance during live sessions. Participants are also encouraged to connect with each other through designated community spaces.
Do I need any particular experience or knowledge to join this course?
No. The program is designed to meet participants where they are, whether they are new to these topics or have prior experience.