I have attended various meditation seminar which are pay what you can. I feel I am connected to the teacher and community because we value what we are learning and building relationships. These seminars also support the local meditation center. Additionally, the teachers are donating their time. It works and everyone is very generous. However, all teachers are retired or professors at the univerisity. I am not sure how someone who was barely making it financially could offer their services. However, I can see communities that adopt a value of giving and recieving would embrace this way.