Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to 28 Days of Tools for Mindful Caregiving

    • What to Expect

    • Benefits and Risks of the Practices
  • 2

    Let's get started!

  • 3

    Connecting with our Goodness

  • 4

    Finding Stability

  • 5

    Being with Difficulty

  • 6

    Deep Peace

  • 7

    Next Steps...

What caregivers are saying...

We formed a WisdomWay Caregiving group!

Participants in Minnesota

In our last meeting, we talked about how we can apply the teachings and information in real, lived experience with people we are caring for, as well as in general, how to approach the "stop-where-am-I-now" in everyday life. We love the "Blob!"

I took a Mindfulness course through WisdomWay. It was transformative! We all work in stressful environments. The course taught me how to cope with life's various stressors, with calmness and compassion for myself and for others.

Nourishing...

Linda, caring for an adult child with disabilities

The content was amazing and deeply meaningful. It was more than I expected ...and worth every minute! I felt so affirmed and encouraged and had some sanity restored as a caregiver. It was more than I expected in a GOOD way- like buying a meal and finding out dessert is added in!

We formed a WisdomWay Caregiving group!

Participants in Minnesota

In our last meeting, we talked about how we can apply the teachings and information in real, lived experience with people we are caring for, as well as in general, how to approach the "stop-where-am-I-now" in everyday life. We love the "Blob!"

I took a Mindfulness course through WisdomWay. It was transformative! We all work in stressful environments. The course taught me how to cope with life's various stressors, with calmness and compassion for myself and for others.

Nourishing...

Linda, caring for an adult child with disabilities

The content was amazing and deeply meaningful. It was more than I expected ...and worth every minute! I felt so affirmed and encouraged and had some sanity restored as a caregiver. It was more than I expected in a GOOD way- like buying a meal and finding out dessert is added in!

We formed a WisdomWay Caregiving group!

Participants in Minnesota

In our last meeting, we talked about how we can apply the teachings and information in real, lived experience with people we are caring for, as well as in general, how to approach the "stop-where-am-I-now" in everyday life. We love the "Blob!"

Bonus material

For a limited time, these bonuses are included in your 28 day journey!

  • WisdomWay Workbook

    Your 28-Day WisdomWay Journal will give you lasting inspiration, filled with exercises and writing prompts, guided practices and tools for everyday mindfulness.

  • Meditation Downloads

    You'll get a collection of mindfulness meditation downloads, including: - Body Scan - Mountain Meditation - 5 Minute Mindfulness Practices - Being with life - Porch Meditation - Walking Meditation - Loving Kindness ... and a guided practice for working with difficulties in relationships

  • Connection & Support

    You will be invited to our online Caregiver Support calls, as well as additional opportunities to be connect with others.

Your Instructor

For a limited time, you'll be able to work in person with Karen at no extra charge.

CEO & Founder of WisdomWay Institute

Karen Laing

Karen Laing is the originator of the WisdomWay™ method of mindful caregiving and the Founder and CEO of WisdomWay Institute. Karen is an accredited Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher and has been bringing mindfulness into caregiving, training and coaching for more than 26 years. She has developed 40 Second Compassion Initiatives, the Cup of Kindness Toolkits and numerous programs, tools and publications to support compassionate culture shifts within health care. Her 6 Qualities of Embodied Mindfulness framework forms the foundation to build equitable, safe, and compassionate care aligned with Trauma-Informed Care, Equity and Relationship Centered approaches. With a decades long career in reproductive health, as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and experience as a midwife, she has been interested in the ways that a quality of presence and commitment to shared decision-making can be cultivated across disciplines. A member of the Society for Participatory medicine and a long-time patient advocate, Karen's mission to further health care quality initiatives are built on creating compassionate cultures that address burnout and caregiver/provider stress. Karen believes there is no reason to leave anyone out, and that we each have a basic goodness and desire to be in caring relationships with one another and that the skills of awareness and self-compassion, when tended, make us more resilient and effective in showing up for others. In her view, both care-giver and care-receiver hold the potential for healing and transformation when given these opportunities. Karen and her family live in Madison, Wisconsin.  

CEO & Founder of WisdomWay Institute

Karen Laing

Karen Laing is the originator of the WisdomWay™ method of mindful caregiving and the Founder and CEO of WisdomWay Institute. Karen is an accredited Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher and has been bringing mindfulness into caregiving, training and coaching for more than 26 years. She has developed 40 Second Compassion Initiatives, the Cup of Kindness Toolkits and numerous programs, tools and publications to support compassionate culture shifts within health care. Her 6 Qualities of Embodied Mindfulness framework forms the foundation to build equitable, safe, and compassionate care aligned with Trauma-Informed Care, Equity and Relationship Centered approaches. With a decades long career in reproductive health, as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and experience as a midwife, she has been interested in the ways that a quality of presence and commitment to shared decision-making can be cultivated across disciplines. A member of the Society for Participatory medicine and a long-time patient advocate, Karen's mission to further health care quality initiatives are built on creating compassionate cultures that address burnout and caregiver/provider stress. Karen believes there is no reason to leave anyone out, and that we each have a basic goodness and desire to be in caring relationships with one another and that the skills of awareness and self-compassion, when tended, make us more resilient and effective in showing up for others. In her view, both care-giver and care-receiver hold the potential for healing and transformation when given these opportunities. Karen and her family live in Madison, Wisconsin.  

CEO & Founder of WisdomWay Institute

Karen Laing

Karen Laing is the originator of the WisdomWay™ method of mindful caregiving and the Founder and CEO of WisdomWay Institute. Karen is an accredited Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher and has been bringing mindfulness into caregiving, training and coaching for more than 26 years. She has developed 40 Second Compassion Initiatives, the Cup of Kindness Toolkits and numerous programs, tools and publications to support compassionate culture shifts within health care. Her 6 Qualities of Embodied Mindfulness framework forms the foundation to build equitable, safe, and compassionate care aligned with Trauma-Informed Care, Equity and Relationship Centered approaches. With a decades long career in reproductive health, as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and experience as a midwife, she has been interested in the ways that a quality of presence and commitment to shared decision-making can be cultivated across disciplines. A member of the Society for Participatory medicine and a long-time patient advocate, Karen's mission to further health care quality initiatives are built on creating compassionate cultures that address burnout and caregiver/provider stress. Karen believes there is no reason to leave anyone out, and that we each have a basic goodness and desire to be in caring relationships with one another and that the skills of awareness and self-compassion, when tended, make us more resilient and effective in showing up for others. In her view, both care-giver and care-receiver hold the potential for healing and transformation when given these opportunities. Karen and her family live in Madison, Wisconsin.  

CEO & Founder of WisdomWay Institute

Karen Laing

Karen Laing is the originator of the WisdomWay™ method of mindful caregiving and the Founder and CEO of WisdomWay Institute. Karen is an accredited Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher and has been bringing mindfulness into caregiving, training and coaching for more than 26 years. She has developed 40 Second Compassion Initiatives, the Cup of Kindness Toolkits and numerous programs, tools and publications to support compassionate culture shifts within health care. Her 6 Qualities of Embodied Mindfulness framework forms the foundation to build equitable, safe, and compassionate care aligned with Trauma-Informed Care, Equity and Relationship Centered approaches. With a decades long career in reproductive health, as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and experience as a midwife, she has been interested in the ways that a quality of presence and commitment to shared decision-making can be cultivated across disciplines. A member of the Society for Participatory medicine and a long-time patient advocate, Karen's mission to further health care quality initiatives are built on creating compassionate cultures that address burnout and caregiver/provider stress. Karen believes there is no reason to leave anyone out, and that we each have a basic goodness and desire to be in caring relationships with one another and that the skills of awareness and self-compassion, when tended, make us more resilient and effective in showing up for others. In her view, both care-giver and care-receiver hold the potential for healing and transformation when given these opportunities. Karen and her family live in Madison, Wisconsin.  

CEO & Founder of WisdomWay Institute

Karen Laing

Karen Laing is the originator of the WisdomWay™ method of mindful caregiving and the Founder and CEO of WisdomWay Institute. Karen is an accredited Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction teacher and has been bringing mindfulness into caregiving, training and coaching for more than 26 years. She has developed 40 Second Compassion Initiatives, the Cup of Kindness Toolkits and numerous programs, tools and publications to support compassionate culture shifts within health care. Her 6 Qualities of Embodied Mindfulness framework forms the foundation to build equitable, safe, and compassionate care aligned with Trauma-Informed Care, Equity and Relationship Centered approaches. With a decades long career in reproductive health, as a Board Certified Lactation Consultant, and experience as a midwife, she has been interested in the ways that a quality of presence and commitment to shared decision-making can be cultivated across disciplines. A member of the Society for Participatory medicine and a long-time patient advocate, Karen's mission to further health care quality initiatives are built on creating compassionate cultures that address burnout and caregiver/provider stress. Karen believes there is no reason to leave anyone out, and that we each have a basic goodness and desire to be in caring relationships with one another and that the skills of awareness and self-compassion, when tended, make us more resilient and effective in showing up for others. In her view, both care-giver and care-receiver hold the potential for healing and transformation when given these opportunities. Karen and her family live in Madison, Wisconsin.