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Mindfulness After Retreat, Psychedelic Work, or Major Change: Integration and Support
Kara Braun 2/3/26 Kara Braun 2/3/26

Mindfulness After Retreat, Psychedelic Work, or Major Change: Integration and Support

Sometimes change comes in a rush—sometimes only after long, deliberate effort.

Perhaps you've returned from days or weeks of silent retreat, stepped out of deep meditation, or experienced the expansive opening of a psychedelic journey.

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Navigating End-of-Life Decisions: MAID, VSED, and Beyond
Kara Braun 2/3/26 Kara Braun 2/3/26

Navigating End-of-Life Decisions: MAID, VSED, and Beyond

Making decisions about what the end of life will look like—can be an enormous, and sometimes overwhelming responsibility. It can also be one of life's greatest privileges

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Three Attentional Skills: How Shinzen Young Shapes My Practice
Kara Braun 2/1/26 Kara Braun 2/1/26

Three Attentional Skills: How Shinzen Young Shapes My Practice

For years, Shinzen Young's teachings have moved quietly through my work and life. His model of mindfulness, grounded in three attentional skills

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Being Comfortable with Discomfort: Ageing, Illness, and Mindfulness
Kara Braun 11/24/25 Kara Braun 11/24/25

Being Comfortable with Discomfort: Ageing, Illness, and Mindfulness

Discomfort is not something many seek out. Sometimes it's the dull ache of a changing body, the invisible ripple of uncertainty after a diagnosis, or the grief accumulating as time passes.

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What Happens When You're Truly Met in Therapy?
Kara Braun 11/24/25 Kara Braun 11/24/25

What Happens When You're Truly Met in Therapy?

There's a moment in therapy—sometimes quiet, sometimes unexpected—when you realize you are not being analyzed, fixed, or managed. You are being met.

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What Holds the Heart of This Practice
Kara Braun 11/24/25 Kara Braun 11/24/25

What Holds the Heart of This Practice

When I began building this practice, choosing words, images, and even the quiet companion of a flower, I returned again and again to the idea of health.

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If you are experiencing distress related to meditation or mindfulness practices, please reach out for non-urgent support.
If you are in crisis or at immediate risk, call 911 or visit your nearest Emergency Department.

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