Alyssa Curtayne

I want to bring people together. I want to teach people how to connect with themselves and each other through loving intention.

Initially, a friend suggested that I run a women's group and in the process of developing the course for that, the Chakra Cards were developed. From there, I thought it would be great to have a Guided Journal (based on the card questions), so people who struggle with journalling could access themselves in a deep and meaningful way.

I have a vision for a book to come from this and creating an app eventually so that it's present on all platforms. I also want to start doing videos. I've used the cards showing strangers in the street and the intimacy that comes from connecting with people is amazing!

I'm very passionate about the potential of this, particularly in intimate relationships and self-development.

We've all heard of the 36 questions that you need to do with your partner, but this project digs deeper and not only addresses intimate relationships, but relationships with others and most importantly, our relationship with ourselves. Each set contains 54 cards.

Also, for those people who are seeking a spiritual path and are not sure where to begin, this is the perfect way to start. The chakras are well-known and familiar to most people and even if they are new, they are a starting point.

I want to create bridges that connect us to each other and the living environment that we all share. Humans are social creatures, we connect deeply when we allow ourselves, but so many of us walk around wearing masks of who the world expects us to be, hiding who we really are. I want to empower women, empower men to drop those masks and connect deeply with themselves and others and provide deep and lasting experiences of healing.

One of my favourite sayings is: "Every great river begins with one drop", I hope that each person who accesses this resource can be the start of a river of change for a more conscious, sustainable, peaceful planet.

In love,
Alyssa

For $1000, I would be able to get the Red series of cards and journals printed and distributed.

In the printing world, the more copies that you print, the cheaper the product for the customer, so I'd like to print as many copies as I can to keep the costs low for people. I want everyone to be able to access this.

Ideally, I would like clients to start with the Red series so that for people new to chakras they can work through from the base and give them a foundation. I would like to establish these first products in my local community and build a network of people familiar with them so that they can share the love.

In an amazingly, perfect world, for $10,000, I will be able to print 100 copies of each set of cards and journals (there are seven sets in all) and there is an eighth in the pipeline.
The final copies of the cards and journals should be complete and ready for printing by the end of the campaign.

This amount will also help me to access distribution networks and be able to send copies to distributors, like Amazon.

Obstacles: 
1. Time. Primarily, I would like to see all seven of each product out in the market at the same time. I think that a launch with all seven chakra products would be much more powerful than drip-feeding it. 

2. Market: I'm new to the publishing world and although I have a strong blog following, my social media following is still relatively new. I am looking into doing some courses in marketing and business for 2016 but it's also something that I'm learning on-the-job.