Shallowford Center for Mindful Living

Shallowford Center for Mindful Living a place for contemplative practice, deep listening and compassion

09/28/2025

Join me at Elohee, Oct 17-19, for a Mindful Living Retreat wrapped in the beauty of the North Georgia Mountains.

Go to www.shallowfordmindfulliving.org to register now. Only a few spaces left!

Retreat is not an escape from life, rather it’s a practice of deepening and more fully engaging with life!!

Together, let’s tap into inner resources for healing, wholeness, and peace.

Give yourself the gift of retreat at Elohee! Join Kay Stewart at the beautiful Elohee Retreat Center as we invite spacio...
09/24/2025

Give yourself the gift of retreat at Elohee! Join Kay Stewart at the beautiful Elohee Retreat Center as we invite spaciousness by mindfully slowing down to the rhythm of life. We’ll listen deeply to ourselves and each other as we explore ancient and enduring practices for individual and collective well-being including mindfulness meditation, gentle mindful movement, poetic inquiry, and self-reflection.

We’ll turn to nature for insight and inspiration, with ample time to relax and enjoy the beauty of Elohee. Whether hiking on lovely, well-marked trails, strolling peacefully through the woods, or simply sitting and breathing it all in, you’ll be surrounded by the serenity and healing energy of this oasis in the mountains of North Georgia.

This Mindful Living Retreat is all-inclusive including:

- Two nights’ lodging in Elohee’s cozy, comfortable cottages.
- Delicious meals provided from arrival day dinner through departure day lunch. All meals are prepared by a local chef using freshly-prepared ingredients.
- A 24-hour tea house, always open for relaxing and enjoying a cup of tea
- A gentle rhythm of invitations to group sessions including guidance in mindfulness meditation, mindful movement/yoga, poetry, self-reflection, journaling, and small and large group conversations
- Bonfire/star gazing (weather permitting)
- Guided hike as well as unguided hiking on well marked trails (weather permitting)
- Optional Massage/Spa services (*not included in registration fee)

Spots are limited, register soon!

Register at: https://www.shallowfordmindfulliving.org/special-events

➡️Swipe➡️ to learn about (and read rave reviews of) Bill Carter & the Presbybop Quartet, the leaders of our upcoming Thr...
09/13/2025

➡️Swipe➡️ to learn about (and read rave reviews of) Bill Carter & the Presbybop Quartet, the leaders of our upcoming Thriving On A Riff seminar!

There’s still time to register for Thriving on a Riff! Visit www.shallowfordmindfulliving.org to sign up.

Join us on the path of presence, learning how to be in wise relationship to the moment, mindfully, compassionately and e...
09/03/2025

Join us on the path of presence, learning how to be in wise relationship to the moment, mindfully, compassionately and enfolded in a circle safely with others.

Our circle intends to honor and rewire our experience and our neurocircuitry for resilience, joy, compassion, and embodied presence through mindfulness practices, gentle movement, interpersonal sharing, gratitude practices and micro learning.
All while grounding in evidence based practices, the breath and the body.

Through our sessions, we aim to safely foster healing and connection to self and each other, through empirically validated breathwork, body movement and deep, therapeutic, collaborative sharing of our internal experience (think process not content).

Where: In person, in the Shallowford Youth Center.

Group Size: 6-12 individuals to foster a small group experience.

Cost: $200 for 8-session circle, scholarships are available!

We never want tuition to be a barrier to participation. Please contact Shallowford Center for Mindful Living’s Director of Mindfulness Education, Kay Stewart, to request a full or partial scholarship.

Visit us at https://www.shallowfordmindfulliving.org/mindfulness-education-1 to register!

We're delighted to be in conversation with author Susan Bauer-Wu, Ph.D, RN, on launch day for the anniversary edition of...
05/16/2025

We're delighted to be in conversation with author Susan Bauer-Wu, Ph.D, RN, on launch day for the anniversary edition of her book, Leaves Falling Gently - Living Fully with Serious Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion & Connectedness.

Dealing with chronic illness can be an isolating and challenging experience. Whether it’s you or someone you love, it’s common to struggle with feelings of fear, sadness, or anger as you navigate the uncertainty of a diagnosis. This revised, expanded edition of Leaves Falling Gently empowers readers to embrace the present moment, find peace within themselves, and deepen interpersonal connections.

Join us on May 27th from Noon-1pm via Zoom, no homework is required! Register for this event on our website at www.shallowfordmindfulliving.org/bookconversations

It's free, and we'll send a reminder along with the zoom link the week before.

Join us for "Being Ready: Leaning into Purpose-full Living and Dying," an in-person retreat March 7-8th.It’s never too s...
02/12/2025

Join us for "Being Ready: Leaning into Purpose-full Living and Dying," an in-person retreat March 7-8th.

It’s never too soon to thoughtfully plan for the end of your life. This topic is often avoided in our society as it can feel overwhelming or depressing. Generally, if it is discussed, it is usually limited to estate planning or advance directives. However, purpose-full preparation for dying is much more and can actually be life-giving, healing, and deeply rewarding.

Health care leader, mindfulness teacher, and author, Susan Bauer-Wu, will join us at Shallowford to offer insights and practical suggestions to cultivate inner resources and create concrete plans to approach mortality with clear eyes, thankful hearts, ease, and joy. This fresh take on end-of-life planning leads to a greater sense of what matters to you now, plans for your future, and lasting gifts for you and your loved ones.

March 7-8, 2025 (option to attend one or both workshop days)

- Friday, March 7 from 10am to Noon
- Saturday, March 8 from 9am to 3pm (includes lunch)

For more information or to register, please visit www.shallowfordmindfulliving.com

You are invited to come as you are and join a new Shallowford Center for Mindful Living circle, facilitated by Dr. Karen...
02/10/2025

You are invited to come as you are and join a new Shallowford Center for Mindful Living circle, facilitated by Dr. Karen Piering Abbott. Our Mindful Compassion Circle focuses on developing inner resources and resilience through mindful practices and compassionate connections. This series begins on February 21st, we hope you will join us!

Learn more or register via our link in bio or through our website, www.shallowfordmindfulliving.com

Class size is small, so register soon!

11/06/2024

May it be so …

May kindness open us to the “better angels of our nature”

May we embrace our common humanity and our capacity for living a life of love.



Shallowford Center for Mindful Living is a place for contemplative practice, deep listening, and compassion.

We live to serve the community, and through our connection with Shallowford Presbyterian Church,

we are committed to enhancing and deepening spiritual health.

We invite all people, regardless of faith tradition, to grow and learn through practice and experience,

embracing our common humanity and our capacity for living a life of love.

For such a time as this … join us as we practice calling on the better angels of our nature

Free offerings and more at ShallowfordMindfulLiving.org or use our bio link.

“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch.” -Robert Br...
10/31/2024

“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly lit front porch.”
-Robert Brault

Wishing you the joy of childlike wonder today and every day. May we always look for the light - on the porch, within ourselves, and in each other.

Please join us for a new in-person offering - beginning August 26!You are invited to come as you are and join a new Shal...
08/20/2024

Please join us for a new in-person offering - beginning August 26!

You are invited to come as you are and join a new Shallowford Center for Mindful Living circle facilitated by Dr. Karen Piering Abbott, the Center's newest facilitator. Karen's rich experience with mindfulness practice and her professional training equips her to expand and enrich the Center's offerings, rooted in love and belonging. We hope you will join us. Learn more or register via our bio link or visit our website: ShallowfordMindfulLiving.org (Note: Class size is small - register soon!)



Pause, be still, breathe, and know that you’re breathing … allowing these words from Khalil Gibran to drop from your hea...
08/12/2024

Pause, be still, breathe, and know that you’re breathing … allowing these words from Khalil Gibran to drop from your head to your heart. May we slow down, bowing before children as we practice living these words with grace, humility, joy, and compassion.

Do we walk through the days intoxicated with the distractions of the modern world insisting we are strangers? OR do we ...
08/04/2024

Do we walk through the days intoxicated with the distractions of the modern world insisting we are strangers? OR do we dare to walk into the endless crowd of souls, exclaiming we are sisters and brothers?
-Mark Nepo

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