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Weekly Meditation

 

Start your Thursday with 30 minutes of calm, presence, and connection. This free weekly Zoom meditation is a gentle space for midlife women to reset, breathe deeply, and nourish themselves in community. 

 

Weekly Guided Meditation for Women in Midlife  
Thursdays | 8:30–9:00am PT | Complimentary on Zoom   

 

Each week, I lead a free 30-minute guided meditation designed especially for women navigating the changes, challenges, and opportunities of midlife.

Our community began in January 2020 as a way to stay grounded during uncertain times — and it has blossomed into a vibrant, supportive space where women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s gather from across the U.S. and around the world. Some have been with us since the beginning; others are new and quickly feel at home.

We come together to:

  • Cultivate mindfulness and inner calm
  • Build consistency in our meditation practice
  • Foster authentic connection and support with like-minded women
  • Embrace midlife with greater compassion, resilience, and joy

No meditation experience is needed — whether you're brand new or have been meditating for years, you are warmly welcome. This is a beautiful and gentle way to nourish yourself and set the tone for your day.

Ready to join us?
Contact Shayna to receive the Zoom link. We'd love to have you!

Testimonials

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Thank you, Shayna! Your groups are always amazing and have a high rate of return on value and worth when the time, energy and vulnerability is invested!

Angela B.

Shayna holds space in the most loving and effective way. Her workshops are full of great information that allows one to step inside with full authenticity while being held with the felt sense of love and acceptance. I walked away with insight that continues to feed and fuel me everyday.

Elizabeth S.

This was a profoundly powerful day. The location, the greeting, the content, and the exercises allowed for a beautiful ease and flow of a remarkable experience. Shayna has a keen ability to hold space and create a nurturing environment where everyone can interact and share freely…or not.

Christine B.

Shayna’s workshop completely changed the way I think about my life—from blah and overwhelmed to YES!” Her SOFTT model is like giving myself a hug. Shayna’s daylong workshop literally transformed the way I process all that we, as midlife women, experience.

Anonymous

Thank you beautiful sister for such a magical gift of your day retreat yesterday Your softness and compassion shone bright and transformation happened

Jaks C.

I have found the workshops to be very insightful, and potentially transformative. It is a wonderful idea to have a workshop for women in similar places in their lives. It is beautifully lead by Shayna, who offers insight, guidance, and wisdom. I highly recommend these workshops!

Donna B.

Thank you so much Shayna Gothard Kaufmann!!! What a wonderful, positive, encouraging, supportive and enlightening experience! All of what you were saying were things I definitely can relate to, and your facilitated exercise was so very valuable. Thank you for creating this for our community of women and beyond. You really are amazing and I admire you deeply!

Shannon W.

Through her “Embracing” series, Shayna graciously extends her extensive knowledge, experience, insight, guidance, healing, zen-like leadership and obvious love for what she does with her fellow “middle” women. I gained significant insight about “me” in ways I hadn’t considered before, and that allowed me to begin a wonderful journey of much needed acceptance, forgiveness, healing and peace. I also gained a network of amazing, wonderful women! Thank you, Shayna. You are a trusted adviser and forever friend.

Kelly B.

Ongoing growth and development is a huge priority in my life, but I was having a difficult time finding the right context for creating it. Within the confines of Shayna’s group I found camaraderie, laughter, fellowship, connectedness, a feeling of interpersonal relatedness, a sense of safety and mutual respect, and an overall feeling of being truly heard without judgement. I trust Shayna implicitly and in her group I always feel comfortable and safe; a nurturing space to reflect, engage in lively conversation, explore new options and possibilities, and find new ways of thinking about old challenges. I cannot think of a better person to facilitate personal growth and development workshops than Shayna Kaufmann.

Claire Y.

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