Welcome to Threshold
A shared home for those devoted to living well, dying consciously, and walking life’s passages with integrity.
Threshold is...
A Doorway In
Into a more conscious way of Living, Healing, and Dying.
This sacred Threshold calls to those who are standing at a passage in life —
whether in their health, their work, their relationship to mortality, or their desire to live with greater intention, vitality, and heart.
It is a safe place to ask questions, to connect, and to be seen and heard. And it is a safe place to begin a deeper journey of healing, a journey inward.
THRESHOLD is the entryway to all the members-only experiences offered by RAMIO Healing Alliance: services for living well and dying consciously, learning and educational spaces, unique pilgrimage experiences, and the space where we can to meet heart to heart, without fear.
Inside we learn together how to live better, and how to be at peace with the endings that are really beginnings.
We are honored to invite you IN.
Your hosts,
Cheserae Scala, Birgitta Kastenbaum, Eric Baumgartner
a member's only community
For a Deeper Study of Life
A shared hearth for curated conversation, insights and reflection
Early access and Invitation into deeper pathways: Living Well, Dying Well, and Pilgrimage
Membership in THRESHOLD hosted by RAMIO Healing Alliance for access to members-only content and services
Our Monthly Containers
End of Life Midwives In Conversation, With Birgitta and Cheserae
2nd Thursday of Every Month, 9AM
We have walked this path together for 20 years, serving families, loved ones, and offering educational retreats for death midwives. We have been hosting this call monthly for 10 years.
We gather to share all things death and dying, grief, and how to meet our lives with more beauty and grace.
It is a space for anyone going through their own dying process, death midwives, or those working with past or present grief.
Living Well, With Dr. Eric Baumgartner
2nd and 4th Fridays, 9AM
I have practiced Acupuncture, Eastern Medicine, and functional medicine for the last 20 years. What I constantly observe with patients is that what's going on in our outer life is reflected in one's inner terrain - our inner and outer lives, body and mind, are not separate. Time and time again, when the body is supported in the right ways, its natural intelligence and inherent ability to heal itself comes back online. Meaning, the path to healing actually requires an inner journey - for each person to become their own diagnostician, doctor, and medicine. To heal and remain in a state of balance, we must become aware of and evaluate our tendencies, habits, and beliefs about ourselves, our bodies, and the world. In other words, we have to practice living well if things are going to change.
These are the conversations we have twice a month in Threshold, and we would love for you to join if this approach resonates.
Cross the Threshold
Lifestyle Curriculum and Community Connection for Conscious Living and Dying.
30 Day Money Back Guarantee
Access to online community forum for questions, connections, and reflections
Access to the End of Life Midwives in Conversation Monthly Call with Cheserae and Birgitta
Access to the Two Living Well Monthly Calls with Dr. Eric Baumgartner
Exclusive invitation for pilgrimage opportunities hosted by RAMIO
Discounts on all courses and workshops offered by RAMIO
Two Membership Options
Threshold ANnual
Threshold Monthly
About The Hosts
Eric and Cheserae have been married for 15 years, much of which has been spent in the Ojai Valley. Dr. Eric practices functional medicine, Acupuncture and Oriental medicine, while Cheserae is a death midwife, also specializing in holistic skincare. They run a wellness clinic called Alquimia, and are both breathwork facilitators actively engaged with their spiritual school - Pneuma Institute.
Birgitta and Cheserae are soul sisters, mothers, and co-facilitators of death midwifery retreats for 20 years. Together, they have been sharing with people the subtleties around dying with more beauty, presence, and love.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ramio Healing Alliance?
RAMIO Healing Alliance is the private membership container that holds Threshold and the deeper work that extends from it.
It allows us to gather in a more intentional, protected space — outside of social media — where conversations can be more open, meaningful, and grounded.
Through RAMIO, members have access not only to the Threshold Commons, but also to the deeper pathways of Living Well and Dying Well, along with future offerings, teachings, and in-person experiences.
You can think of RAMIO as the foundation that makes this kind of space possible — and Threshold as the doorway in.
What's the main focus of this community?
Threshold is an online community space hosted by RAMIO Healing Alliance, and is the entryway to our members-only conversations, teachings, services, and learning pathways. Step in for a yearly membership, or try it out using the monthly option, and meet us in a grounded space for reflection, connection, and next steps.
When are the monthly calls?
Living Well with Bioterrain Medicine with Eric: 2nd and 4th Fridays 9-930am In Conversation with End-of-Life Midwives with Birgitta and Cheserae: 4th Thursday 9am Special Events and Guest Presenters: Will be announced in the community space on a monthly basis.
How much does it cost to join?
$47 annual Membership fee. Or you can pay a $9 monthly subscription which will automatically renew, and can be cancelled anytime. You must have an active membership to participate in other programs offered by RAMIO and Threshold.
*No refunds will be offered on either plan.
This is For You If...
You're seeking community centered around beauty, the sacred, and living well
You are a student of life and would like to study more deeply
You are looking for: guidance on living well, dying consciously, deeper conversations with like-minded people
