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Nighttime Mindfulness Practice for Anxiety, Illness, and When the Body Feels Uncertain
A gentle nighttime practice to ease anxiety, support the body, and invite rest. This is a gentle nighttime mindfulness practice for moments when anxiety feels close, when illness is present, or when the body feels uncertain or tired. If you’re reading this in the evening, or at a time when your mind feels busy and your body is asking for care, this practice is an invitation to soften into the moment just as it is. There is nothing here to fix. Nothing you need to change about
Karen Hayden
1 day ago1 min read
Begin Again
Sometimes it is hard to imagine that we can begin again, that we are allowed to recast ourselves. It can feel as though we are stuck, our lives fixed in place, grounded in decisions already made. How overwhelming— so much pressure to get it right, so little room to pivot. And yet, how could this be so? Our lives are not static. They are a continuous unfolding— a living, breathing journey shaped by experience, guided by what we have learned. We carry our wisdom forward, using
Karen Hayden
Jan 71 min read
In This Moment
In this moment, there is respite. there is peace. In this moment, I am safe. Nothing needs changing. In this moment, I am free. In this moment, I am at peace. In this moment, I have everything I need. In this moment, I am whole. In this moment, there is no judgment. In this moment, I am connected to all that is around me. In this moment, I move with the rhythms of the earth. In this moment, I am part of every breath that is taken. In this moment, there is sanctuary. In
Karen Hayden
Dec 30, 20251 min read
End of Year Message
As we end the year, it is easy to want to flip the page, forget what has happened and move forward. In these few moments, take a pause and reflect on this past year, bringing a sense of gratitude and compassion for everything experienced. Take a moment and reflect on all the people that made this year special; friends, family, caregivers, people you may know closely and those that you causally pass by. As you gather them up, whisper to yourself a gentle intention of gratitude
Karen Hayden
Dec 20, 20251 min read
A Beginners Mind
Can I really start over? Let go of all the things I think I know. Begin again, as if every experience is for the first time. What would it feel like to witness the sun rising for the first time? To feel the wind against my face? To hear the voice of loved ones? To be in conversation with no assumptions of intent or content? To hear difficult news? To make a mistake? To wake up to all my experiences for the first time. When I contemplate this, I feel a sense of excitement, a s
Karen Hayden
Dec 20, 20251 min read
Just Here
Just Here in This Moment By K. Hayden Just here in this moment can I be. Can I be with what is here in this moment for just one breath? Letting the weight of every worry evaporate like mist on an early morning. Can I release all that feels heavy, the worry, the planning, the judgement, and the replaying?What would it feel like to sit with the feeling of the moment—free of all that weighs us down? A sense of lightness and joy as we become truly present. Even for just one breat
Karen Hayden
Dec 11, 20252 min read


Sunday Morning
It is Sunday morning, and it is dark and foggy, and my body says just a few more minutes. On most Sunday’s, I host a drop-in meditation...
Karen Hayden
Dec 29, 20242 min read


Listen
What do we hear when we stop and listen? What is it I need to know? Can I be with what I need to hear? What is yearning to be heard? Can...
Karen Hayden
Dec 5, 20241 min read


Thanksgiving Poem
This day can mean lots of different things to many different people. For me it is a day devoted to giving thanks and appreciating all...
Karen Hayden
Nov 30, 20241 min read


Can you find awe in this Moment?
What a beautiful word - awe. When I think about it, awe is something that captures my breath for just a moment. That feeling that...
Karen Hayden
Aug 15, 20242 min read


The Race is Over
Today I realized the race is over There never was one I have always been where I am supposed to be. I meditate each morning for 30...
Karen Hayden
Sep 10, 20222 min read


Honoring the Pause
I have had many projects and self-improvement goals where I put a stake in the ground about my intention and then perhaps somewhere...
Karen Hayden
Sep 8, 20222 min read


That Darn Phone
My morning routine had always been to have my cup of tea and scroll through all my social media accounts as well as check what was...
Karen Hayden
Sep 5, 20222 min read


The Tug to Do More
I have always needed to write. My home is filled with journals, most of them not finished, scraps of paper with thoughts of the moment...
Karen Hayden
Sep 4, 20222 min read


Change is in the Air
It’s the beginning of September and I can already feel change in the air. Funny how nature is always one step ahead of us 😊 Change...
Karen Hayden
Sep 2, 20222 min read
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