Upcoming events
Introduction to Guiding Meditation
Join Karen for Beginning Meditation TT this fall with Karen in the salt room and on Zoom! Karen has been teaching this course since 2017. Click here for details!
Radical Acceptance: meditations on things as they are
Sometimes we approach our spiritual practice- and our life- as a self-improvement project. This may sound like a good idea, but the felt experience is of endless conflict. Instead, great teachers urge us to begin where we are: to accept our current situation as it is. This may seem like condoning our own shortcomings and the problems of the world. But in practice, the turning toward our experience with kindness and compassion opens us to the possibility of transformation.
This meditation workshop is for all levels.
“On this sacred path of Radical Acceptance, rather than striving for perfection, we discover how to love ourselves into wholeness.” - Tara Brach
At Gravity Haus Vail.
Free to members/$25 guests.
Sign up at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/radical-acceptance-meditation-with-karen-tickets-1069265575119.
300-Hour Meditation Teacher Training
Save the date for 300-Hour Meditation-based YTT fall 2025-spring 2026 in the salt room! Click here for details!
Bali Retreat 2026
We’re returning to Bali in May of 2026! Stay tuned for dates and details.
Summertime Community Yoga
Join Karen for free Summertime Community Yoga at the Solaris Plaza in Vail! Bring your mat, there will be a few to borrow as well.
Summertime Community Yoga
Join Karen for free Summertime Community Yoga at the Solaris Plaza in Vail! Bring your mat, there will be a few to borrow as well.
An Invitation to Live
Meditations on Death, Dying and Living
Mondays, July 15, 22 and 29 from 5-6:30pm MT.
In the salt room at Aquarian Uprising with Zoom option.
Death is a taboo topic in our culture, and yet wisdom traditions teach that turning toward death is one of the primary pathways to a joyful and meaningful life.
This 3-week series will explore the cultivation of forgiveness, compassion and joy in looking back at our lives so far; gentle contemplation of aging and death; and the resulting prioritizing of that which we truly value.
Please be prepared to engage in daily meditation homework between sessions. The recommended companion book to this course is The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski.
“Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love…” -Rainer Maria Rilke
Cost is $100. Pay by venmo @karene-vail or if you prefer to pay by credit card, you can do so here:
Coffee Conversations
Join Karen at Two Arrows Coffee for conversations about all things yoga, meditation and life. Karen will open with a topic and short presentation, but please bring your own questions, topics of interest and comments! Hope to see you there!
Summertime Community Yoga
Join Karen for free Summertime Community Yoga at the Solaris Plaza in Vail! Bring your mat, there will be a few to borrow as well.
Summertime Community Yoga
Join Karen for free Summertime Community Yoga at the Solaris Plaza in Vail! Bring your mat, there will be a few to borrow as well.
Yoga at the Mountain Games!
Join Karen and Lindsea for mindful slow flow at the Mountain Games, with music by Daniel Rodriguez of Elephant Revival!
In Ford Park, $15.
Registration and details: www.mountaingames.com/event/every-now-and-zen/
Coffee Conversations
Join Karen at Two Arrows Coffee for conversations about all things yoga, meditation and life. Karen will open with a topic and short presentation, but please bring your own questions, topics of interest and comments! Hope to see you there!
An Undefended Heart, a Long-weekend Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Join Karen and Lindsea for a long weekend of yoga and meditation practice. Heart practices are an incredibly valuable pathway to increase our own happiness while contributing to harmony and connectedness in our local and global community. Join for the entire weekend, or drop-in for individual half-day sessions.
Entire weekend: Suggested donation $285/Single half-day session: Suggested donation $65
Friday, March 8th | 4-6pm | Appreciative Joy
Saturday, March 9th | 9am-noon | Forgiveness, 2-5pm | Loving-Kindness
Sunday, March 10th | 9am-noon | Compassion, 2-5pm | Empathetic Joy
Monday, March 11th | 9-11:30am | Equanimity
Register by donating, please specify which session(s) you are planning to attend. Donate by venmo @karene-vail or by credit card below. If you donate by venmo, please include your email address or email separately, so that I can contact you if needed!
Coffee Conversations
Join Karen at Two Arrows Coffee for conversations about all things yoga, meditation and life. Karen will open with a topic and short presentation, but please bring your own questions, topics of interest and comments! Hope to see you there!
Deepening Presence, a Half-day Meditation Retreat
Join Karen for a half-day of guided meditation practice. This is a great way to expand your practice from short sessions without committing to a full retreat! We will explore aspects of mindfulness practice, encouraging the qualities of the heart to tend to our experience in the present moment. Mindfulness is the most important meditation practice you can do for improving your daily life, and we will explore tips and tricks for an enjoyable and beneficial practice. Our focus will be on connecting with our experience, rather than distancing or separating. No experience necessary, all are welcome.
At the Belden Witch in Minturn.
Cost is $60. Pay by venmo @karene-vail or if you prefer to pay by credit card, you can do so here:
An Inspired Life
It’s all too easy to move through life taking care of the details and moving toward conventional successes while enjoying hedonistic pleasures. But this alone won’t bring the satisfaction of a meaningful life. In honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., join Karen for conversation and meditations to inspire us by those we most admire and orient our lives toward our deepest values.
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” -Jane Goodall
At Gravity Haus. Free to members, $20 for guests of members. Contact Karen to be her guest! Register at www.gravityhaus.com/event/an-inspired-life-meditation-workshop/
Coffee Conversations
Join Karen at Two Arrows Coffee for conversations about all things yoga, meditation and life. Karen will open with a topic and short presentation, but please bring your own questions, topics of interest and comments! Coffee Conversations will happen on the third Thursday of each month. Hope to see you there!
Coffee Conversations
Join Karen at Two Arrows Coffee for conversations about all things yoga, meditation and life. Karen will open with a topic and short presentation, but please bring your own questions, topics of interest and comments! Coffee Conversations will happen on the third Thursday of each month. Hope to see you there!
Coffee Conversations
Join Karen at Two Arrows Coffee for conversations about all things yoga, meditation and life. Karen will open with a topic and short presentation, but please bring your own questions, topics of interest and comments! Coffee Conversations will happen on the third Thursday of each month. Hope to see you there!
Yoga in the Park
Join Karen for all levels summertime outdoor yoga In the Eagle Town Park.
This year’s event is ticketed and proceeds benefit the Land & Rivers Fund. Info and tickets at www.yogaoffbroadway.com/yoga-in-the-park-schedule/