A Three-Part Journey

Workshop Series Hub

Care Without Carrying

Three gatherings across autumn to move from carrying to caring — with practices for the nervous system, wisdom from Vedic and modern frameworks, and a Personal Capacity Plan you'll take forward.

Explore the Workshops
An Orientation

What we are practicing together.

To care deeply without accumulating the weight of it. To lead, love, and serve from a body that is resourced, not depleted.

This hub holds three workshop presentations offered inside your membership vault. Each one builds on the last, weaving together stress physiology, Positive Intelligence, Vedic wisdom, and embodied practice.

You are invited to attend live, revisit the recordings, and let the material settle into your body between sessions. The integration is the practice.

The Three Workshops

A rhythm of noticing, releasing, and integrating.

Each workshop is a self-contained experience — and part of a larger arc toward embodied capacity.

Workshop 01 — Aug 31

Carrying vs. Caring

Exploring accumulation, stress physiology, and the difference between holding others and being weighed by them. We meet Positive Intelligence, key Vedic concepts, and close with a body awareness practice.

  • The physiology of accumulation
  • Positive Intelligence foundations
  • Vedic lens on care
  • Body awareness practice
Workshop 02 — Nov 9

From Empathy to Compassion

Moving from empathic overwhelm to sustainable compassion. We work with boundaries, emotional responsibility, the Sage powers, and the practice of non-attachment as a form of love.

  • Empathy vs. compassion
  • Boundaries as care
  • Emotional responsibility
  • Sage powers & non-attachment
Workshop 03 — Nov 30

Integration & Capacity

A gathering to reflect on what has taken root. We weave the threads together and build your Personal Capacity Plan — the practices, boundaries, and rhythms that will carry you forward.

  • Reflection on the arc
  • Integration practices
  • Personal Capacity Plan
  • Sustaining the work
The Arc of the Series

Notice → Release → Integrate

Each workshop moves you one step deeper into embodied capacity.

Aug 31

Notice

See what you are carrying and how it lives in the body.

Nov 9

Release

Return others to themselves. Return yourself to your own center.

Nov 30

Integrate

Build the plan that carries the work into daily life.

Practical Questions

Attending the Series

Do I need to attend all three workshops?
Each workshop stands on its own and each builds on the last. You are welcome to attend all three or any single session that calls to you. The full arc is designed to move you through noticing, releasing, and integrating.
Where do I find the recordings?
Recordings, slides, and any supporting materials will appear on this page after each workshop. Additional content may be added as the series unfolds.
What is the Personal Capacity Plan?
Built in Workshop 3, it is a written practice plan tailored to your life — the specific practices, boundaries, and rhythms that actually work for you and can sustain your capacity to care.
Is prior experience with yoga or meditation needed?
No. The practices are adapted so anyone can engage, regardless of background. Come as you are.
How do I reach Karen?
Karen is available at karen@anayawithin.com for any questions about the workshops or your experience within them.

Care that does not cost you yourself.

Notice what you are carrying.
Release what is not yours.
Integrate what is.

Questions about the workshops or the arc of the series? Reach out.

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