Breathwork Facilitators on Vagaro pay $50/month — $600/year. Over three years, that's $2,013. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 5.6 months. The median Breathwork Facilitator earns $35,000/year, so Vagaro's annual cost is roughly 1.7% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $2,013 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Breathwork Facilitators face unique challenges: Conscious connected breathwork can trigger intense emotional release and tetany, so a thorough health screen (heart conditions, pregnancy, epilepsy, recent trauma) is mandatory, not optional. Group journeys and private one-on-ones are completely different containers priced and held differently, and clients book the wrong one. First-timers don't know that crying, shaking, or tingling hands are normal, so pre-session prep and a signed waiver are essential. Sessions run long when someone goes deep and needs integration time, blowing up a tightly packed schedule. On top of all that, Vagaro charges $50/month ($600/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median Breathwork Facilitator earns $35,000/year. Software at $600/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Yoga mats, bolsters, and eye pillows for lying-down active sessions is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.
Vagaro is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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| Feature | Vagaro | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $50/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $2,013 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most breathwork facilitators are fully switched before the weekend.
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Before anyone lies down he reviews intake forms, because circular connected breathing is powerful and he will not run someone with an unscreened heart condition, a pregnancy, epilepsy, or fresh trauma without knowing. His morning is a group journey: a dozen people on mats, eye pillows on, as he cues the active two-part breath and lets the music carry them. Within twenty minutes hands are tingling into tetany, someone is sobbing, someone else is shaking, all of it normal, all of it why he prepped them beforehand that this would come. He moves through the room with tissues and a steady voice. The session was meant to run ninety minutes but one participant cracks wide open and needs real integration time, so he holds the space longer and the whole day slides. His afternoon private client is a different container entirely, intimate, slower, working with a specific grief, priced and held nothing like the group. A new inquiry wants to 'try breathwork tomorrow' and he has to send the health screen and waiver first, no exceptions. He ends the evening following up with the participant who went deep this morning, checking she landed safely, and reminding himself to build longer buffers because breath does not keep to a calendar.
Real breathwork facilitators near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a breathwork facilitator? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every breathwork facilitator on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Vagaro may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Vagaro is $50/month — that's $2,013 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
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The average solo operator there spends about $1,800/year on software — and Breathwork Facilitator face their own version of that math. Indiana flat 3.05% state income tax plus Marion County income tax of 2.02%. Combined 5.07% is moderate. Indiana requires contractor licensing for plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Marion County/Indianapolis requires a business license and annual renewal.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Indianapolis metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Breathwork Facilitators run into with Vagaro, and what Nexa does instead.
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