Over the last several months, I have seen my life change pretty dramatically. Some of those changes have been intentional, many of them have been things beyond my control. I am in uncharted territory at this stage in my life and would love the chance to gain some insight into how to navigate this next phase in a genuine, meaningful way. Thanks!

How wonderful that you are giving away chances to attend this retreat! I met Karen last month at her home in Southern California during a bit of a stressful visit with my parents. I so much appreciated her deep grounding in Zen practice and her warm welcome to me — even though we had never met before. I would love a chance to practice with her in Houston, if that comes to pass.

And again — sincere thanks for your generosity in creating this giveaway.
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I am the grateful but struggling mama of a beautiful 7-month old boy, and Karen’s writings have been one of the lifelines that has kept me afloat. I seek to live this life as my practice but I need more guidance! To be able to spend a day with her–without putting a dent in our precarious finances–would be a priceless gift indeed.

I’m excited. Mindfullness practice is a key to contentment (abundance) and powerful work (right action- no extra).

My mission is to support creative, idealistic people to live with ease and joy, by handling their finances powerfully, and in line with their lifestyle, values, and vision. Being a coach requires a lot of mindfulness and being deeply with people where they are. An expanded mindfulness practice will allow me to be more deeply of service to our community.

I would love to win a pass to the workshop.

I would love to come down to Houston (I live outside of Dallas – so I’m already familiar with the crushing heat!) to attend this workshop. I have a three year old, and read “Momma Zen” when my son was younger. It was exactly what I needed. I spend many days at home with him and often find my mind “elsewhere” when I’m with him. I would love to be able to be more mindful when I’m with him.

I need to meet Karen. That’s all there is to it. I live in Austin, can drive over. She wrote an article about me once and I have admired and been inspired by her for YEARS now. I had planned on attending, then fate stomped on my plans and it would mean SO much to me if you could slap fate on the bum and say, “Brandy WILL be going, so there!”

Funny thing….I just picked up Karen’s book yesterday her in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. And here you are giving an opportunity ti meet her!
I would love to see and meet Karen but would not be able to do so at this particular time. However, should my name be chosen please forward the ticket to the next ‘person in line’. And have a great workshop!
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Karen speaks to me… and so many women. I cherish her books and her blog. I would love to attend her workshop. Thank you so much for this opportunity!

I want to go because I don’t want to go. I am a mother of a 4-mo. old and I have gratefully leaned on “ZenMama” for words of support. When I first learned about the Houston workshop, I was excited about the prospect of benefiting from a day of talks and possibly sitting. But I immediately thought “no, I can’t go. it’s too much money/time” (I’m a 2.5 hr. drive away). Then when I learned of the give-away, I thought “no, I shouldn’t try, it’s too much of an extravagance.”. So, basically, I think I should go because I’m afraid to go. I can see that I’m putting up roadblocks around it, telling myself that I don’t deserve it, that I shouldn’t burden my husband with the care of our daughter for the whole day, etc… it feels like a big deal, a big scary deal. And that’s why I think I should go.

I just want to say how encouraged and uplifted I am by these comments. They really affirm my faith. I wish I could meet all of you.

You know, I’m going to take myself out of the running here… as much as I would love to attend this day with Maezen, I’m realizing that logistically there’s no way I’d be able to do this if I were lucky enough to win. So… I’m also passing my chance on to one of the other super deserving folks on this page….

May you all be well!