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Life Wide Awake™
The Radical Parts of Living Awake: From Self-Abandonment to Self-Honor
Life Wide Awake™ is a practice-based learning experience for people who have built a life that works—but wonder if it could feel more like their own.
Through thoughtful teaching, guided reflection, experiential exercises, and meaningful conversation, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the patterns that have shaped your life, reconnect with what matters most, and begin making choices that feel more intentional, authentic, and aligned.
Whether you join us online, in a workshop, or on retreat, the invitation is the same:
To return to yourself—and consciously author what comes next.
The Work We Will Do in Portugal
In Portugal, we will focus on two Life Wide Awake™ experiences:
Walking Beside Yourself™
Identify • Befriend • Reclaim
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Authoring Your Life™
Envision • Choose • Author
Through guided lessons, reflection, gratitude practices, and gentle experiential exercises, you will begin to understand the roles and patterns that have shaped your life, appreciate how they have served you, and consider what you want to carry forward.
This is thoughtful, meaningful work without pressure to relive painful experiences or share more than feels comfortable.
You will leave with greater clarity, self-understanding, and a stronger sense of how you want to live next.
Inspired by evidence-based boundary frameworks and nervous-system research. Coaching/education, not therapy.
What the week may include:
Our days will balance meaningful learning with spaciousness, pleasure, rest, and connection.
You can expect a thoughtful rhythm that may include:
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Our days will balance meaningful learning with spaciousness, pleasure, rest, and connection.
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You can expect a thoughtful rhythm that may include:
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Life Wide Awake™ lessons and workshops
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The Grand Play™ guided experience
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gratitude and appreciation practices
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reflective writing and journaling
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gentle experiential exercises
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small-group conversation
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daily yoga and embodied practices
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meditation and sunrise contemplation
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time in nature
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nourishing shared meals
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rest and personal integration time
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opportunities for authentic connection
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visioning and intentional-choice exercises
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closing practices to support your return home
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This is not a week of constant programming or intensive emotional processing.
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There will be room to learn, reflect, laugh, connect, rest, and breathe.
Inspired by evidence-based boundary frameworks and nervous-system research. Coaching/education, not therapy.
Interested in Portugal?
Join the Portugal Priority List
Be the first to receive:
✓ Retreat pricing and room options
✓ The complete itinerary
✓ Early registration access
✓ Travel information and FAQs
✓ Details about our Early Registration Bonus, including complimentary access to Held in the Body™
Because we intentionally keep our retreats intimate, Priority List members will receive registration information before it is released publicly.
Is This For You?
You May Recognize Yourself Here:
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you are curious about the roles you have learned to play
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you recognize some of your patterns but do not want to judge yourself for them
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you want to understand yourself without having to relive painful experiences
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you are ready to appreciate how your adaptations have helped you
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you want to reclaim parts of yourself that have become quiet
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you feel ready to make more intentional choices
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you are beginning to wonder what you want next
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you want growth without pressure to force an immediate answer
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you value practical lessons, thoughtful reflection, and meaningful conversation
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you want time away that feels both restorative and purposeful
You do not need to arrive with a crisis, diagnosis, or major life decision.
You only need a willingness to become curious about the roles you have played, the strengths they contain, and what may now be possible.
Karen Anderson, M.S.
After nearly two decades as a therapist, Karen found herself asking a simple question:
What are the essential skills people need to reconnect with themselves? ...and what stops us....
That question became the foundation of Life Wide Awake™. Through practical lessons, guided reflection, and meaningful experiences, Karen helps people understand the patterns that have shaped their lives, recognize their strengths, and make more conscious choices about what comes next.
Creator, Life Wide Awake™
From Karen's Desk:
Looking Back on Costa Rica June 2026
Returning to Yourself™
Allow • Align • Act
When I imagined our first Life Wide Awake™ retreat, I hoped people would leave feeling more connected—to themselves, to one another, and to the life they wanted to live. What I didn't expect was how quickly a group of strangers would become a community.
Throughout the week, we explored what it means to return to ourselves through the Allow, Align, and Act framework. We slowed down, noticed the patterns that quietly shape our lives, and practiced making space before reacting. We laughed often, challenged ourselves, reflected deeply, and discovered that when people show up with open hearts, meaningful connection follows.
Costa Rica gave us more than beautiful scenery. It gave us Pura Vida—a way of seeing life with greater ease. A reminder that life is unfolding in us, not simply happening to us. That small shift in perspective became one of the most powerful lessons of the week.
As I watched our closing circle unfold, I was reminded why I created Life Wide Awake™. Beneath our different stories, we all long to feel more connected to ourselves and to live from a place that feels authentic rather than automatic.
To everyone who joined us—thank you. Your willingness to be curious, courageous, and fully present made the experience extraordinary. You reminded me that this work isn't about becoming someone new. It's about remembering who you've been all along.
I can't wait to welcome the next group.
With gratitude,
Karen xoxo
Experience Life Wide Awake—
You've become so good at carrying what never belonged to you that
you've forgotten what it feels like to carry yourself.
Our Costa Rica retreat is complete, but the journey continues. Join the priority list to be the first to hear about future Life Wide Awake™ retreats, early registration, and new experiences.
Pura Vida
Looking Back on Costa Rica June 2026
