Everything you need to know about The Oasis — what it is, how Kara works, how pricing works, and how we handle your data. Tap any question to expand it.
The Oasis is a self-care system, music library, and AI companion built into one dashboard. It's designed for people who give a lot to everyone else — nurses, teachers, entrepreneurs, parents, executives — and forget to refill their own cup.
Instead of being one more thing on your list, it's a coordinator that uses what it learns about you to recommend the right reset, the right song, the right journal prompt at the right moment.
Anyone who pours more out than they pour back in. We started building it for nurses, but the framework works for anyone whose role demands ongoing emotional labor — teachers, therapists, founders, caregivers, parents, professionals carrying heavy loads.
You don't have to be in crisis to use it. Most members come in feeling "fine but flat" and use The Oasis to keep that from sliding into burnout.
Meditation apps hand you a library and a calendar and let you figure out the rest. The Oasis works the other way around — it builds a picture of you first (your role, your archetype, your F.L.O.W. scores, your behaviors), then recommends what you actually need.
The deeper distinction is Kara. You can't have a conversation with a meditation app. You can with Kara — and she remembers what you've told her.
No. The Oasis is a self-care system, not a therapy service. Kara is an AI companion — she's not a licensed therapist, doctor, or nurse, and nothing she says is medical or psychological advice.
If you're working with a therapist, The Oasis is a great between-sessions companion. If you're in crisis, please call or text 988 (in the U.S.) or your local emergency services.
Kara is your self-care companion inside The Oasis. She knows your archetype, your F.L.O.W. scores, your journal patterns, and your calendar (depending on your tier), and uses that context to give you grounded, specific recommendations instead of generic wellness advice.
Think of her as the friend who happens to remember everything you've told her and never forgets to check in.
Anything you'd talk to a thoughtful friend about: a hard day, a decision you're weighing, a pattern you've noticed, a goal you're working on, a feeling you can't quite name. She's especially good at:
Yes. Every message you send and every reply Kara gives is saved so the conversation can continue meaningfully across sessions. The more you talk to her, the more context she has to draw on.
You can request a copy or deletion of your conversation history at any time — see our Privacy Policy.
No, and that's a feature. Kara starts with what you share during onboarding — your name, role, archetype, and how you're "arriving" today — and gets smarter about you over time as you use the app, journal, log wins, and have conversations.
There's a "Kara Intelligence Score" that grows as she learns more about you. The richer your data, the more tailored her responses become.
Yes. Your conversations are stored securely and are not used to train AI models or shared with advertisers. They're processed by our AI provider (Anthropic) to generate Kara's replies, then saved to your account.
The one exception: if Kara detects language suggesting active crisis (intent to harm yourself or others), the conversation is flagged in our system so we can route safety resources. Full details in our Privacy Policy.
It depends on your tier:
Your Path is the archetype you've chosen — the way you're showing up to self-care work right now. We use five:
You can switch your Path any time from the menu. There's a sixth path — Becoming You — coming soon as our flagship transformation arc.
F.L.O.W. stands for Focus, Love, Organize, Wellness — the four pillars we use to map where you're thriving and where you're leaking energy. You build your chart by answering a short series of questions, and the result is a personal scorecard that drives what Kara recommends.
You can rebuild it any time — most people retake it monthly or after any life change.
Your Self-Care System is a personalized document — built specifically for you — that maps anchor habits, recovery rituals, and trigger-based routines to your actual schedule, goals, and obstacles. It's the prescription that comes after the F.L.O.W. Chart's diagnosis.
It includes a snapshot of your self-care type, a 4-week schedule organized around your real rhythm (not generic clock times), and an illustrated cover generated from photos you provide.
Anyone can get the document as a $149 add-on. Transformation members get it included, with Kara working from it — she knows your SCS and updates it when you ask.
The Oasis Music is a curated library of tracks designed to settle a busy nervous system. Press play on the dashboard for a sample. Integration members unlock the full library, category filters (Calming, Focus, Sleep, Zen, etc.), and the queue panel.
Music streams over Wi-Fi or cellular, and we cache tracks locally after first play so they keep working even if your phone falls asleep or your signal drops.
A place to log anything you got right today — big or small. Each win triggers a brief themed animation that matches your current background. Over time, your wins become some of the most important signal Kara has about who you are when you're showing up well.
Four nervous-system reset tools you can do in under five minutes:
Available on Integration and above.
The Oasis ships with 25+ background themes, each with day and night palettes that switch automatically based on time of day. Pick one from the menu and the entire dashboard — including your win celebrations — adopts that aesthetic.
Your selected theme is remembered in your browser, so it persists across visits.
Yes — Integration members and above have an in-dashboard journal. Entries are saved securely and Kara can reference them in conversation so her recommendations stay grounded in what you've actually written.
We offer three tiers — Foundation, Integration, and Transformation — at monthly and annual price points. There's also a 7-day trial for new members.
For current prices, see our Pricing page.
Foundation — Music sampler, F.L.O.W. Chart, Wins Wall, 5 Kara messages per week.
Integration — Where you get the system. Full music library, Self-Care Toolkit, Journal, unlimited Kara, and calendar integration. Your personalized Self-Care System document is a $149 add-on.
Transformation — Where you run the system. Everything in Integration plus your Self-Care System document with Kara working from it, the Deep Dive courses, the Becoming You progress tracker, and a 1:1 strategy call with Ray.
Start the trial through our pricing link and you get full access for 7 days. We bill at the end of the trial unless you cancel before it ends. You can cancel at any time from your account.
Email ray@myselfcare.studio and we'll handle it within one business day. We're working on a self-serve cancel flow — for now, a quick email is the fastest path.
Yes. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the end of your current billing cycle so you don't lose access you've already paid for.
Your account and content live in Airtable (journal entries, wins, F.L.O.W. submissions, Kara conversations). Your payment info is handled by FastPayDirect — we never see or store full card details. Our site is hosted on Netlify. Full breakdown in our Privacy Policy.
No. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We don't run third-party ads inside The Oasis. The Service is paid for entirely by member subscriptions.
Yes. You can request an export of your journal entries and F.L.O.W. data in a portable format, or full deletion of your account. Email ray@myselfcare.studio and we'll respond within 30 days.
Right now, account-level changes are handled by emailing ray@myselfcare.studio. A self-serve account settings page is on the roadmap.
The Oasis is a Progressive Web App (PWA), not a native iOS or Android app. You install it directly from your browser — no app store, no download — and it lives on your home screen exactly like a native app.
Practical advantages: instant updates (no app-store review), no storage hit, no separate sign-in.
On Android (Chrome): Open the site, tap the three-dot menu, and choose Install app or Add to Home Screen.
On iPhone (Safari): Open the site, tap the Share button, and choose Add to Home Screen.
After installing, launch it from your home screen and it opens in its own window — no browser bars.
This usually means the app installed as a regular browser bookmark instead of a true PWA. Try this:
Still seeing a Chrome icon? Email ray@myselfcare.studio with your phone model and browser and we'll help debug.
Music tracks you've already played are cached locally and continue to work without a signal. The rest of the dashboard (journal, Kara, wins, F.L.O.W. submissions) needs an internet connection to save your work to the cloud.
This was a known Android Chrome behavior we worked around with a service worker that caches audio locally. If music still cuts out on a locked screen:
Samsung Internet has a "Dark mode" web setting that overrides site colors. Open Samsung Internet, tap the three-line menu → Settings → Useful features → Dark mode → set to Off (not Auto). Reload The Oasis and the cream/sage palette should look right.
Some features are tier-gated. If you've downgraded or your trial has ended, certain cards (journal, full music library, toolkit) may be hidden. Check your tier on the Pricing page or email ray@myselfcare.studio.
If you're sure your tier is right and something is still missing, that's a bug — please let us know.
Tap the F.L.O.W. Chart card on your dashboard, then tap the "Build Chart" or refresh action in the corner. Your previous chart is preserved in your history so Kara can see how your scores have changed over time.
If Kara's reply doesn't come back, try sending one more message — most failures are transient. If it persists:
Still stuck? Email ray@myselfcare.studio with the time and a rough description and we'll dig in.
Email ray@myselfcare.studio. Real human reply, usually within a day.