Mindfulness
A way of paying attention that can bring us greater resilience, ease, and joy.
Listen to Practice Recordings HERE
Upcoming Classes & Retreats
FREE but you must register HERE to receive the link.
I’ll be teaching March 1
Day of Mindfulness
A day of continuous guided practice at the beach! Silence, community, and the beauty of nature. We will be indoors & out.
For Mindfulness Northwest ~ IN PERSON
(Semiahmoo County Park)
Saturday, March 25
FREE Hour of Mindfulness
Sweet and simple workshop introducing mindfulness. Curious? Nice way to check it out.
At Village Books in Fairhaven!
For Mindfulness Northwest ~ IN PERSON
Tuesday, March 28
Mindful Self-Compassion
Learn how to befriend yourself and connect with like-minded others. Supportive and transformative.
For Mindfulness Northwest ~ IN PERSON
May 3 – June 21
Mindful Writing
Bring your writing to life as we practice presence and engage our senses.
At the beautiful Bow Sanctuary ~ IN PERSON
May 7
Intro to Self-Compassion
Curious about self-compassion? Dip your toe in with this free evening session.
For Mindfulness Northwest ~ ONLINE
May 22
Fierce Compassion: A Women’s Retreat
Join us in cultivating both fierce and tender compassion with a warm community of women.
With the extraordinary Karen Schwisow!
For Mindfulness Northwest ~ IN PERSON
June 2-4
FULL, but you might try joining the waitlist; last year everyone got in!
Day of Mindfulness & Self-Compassion
A day of continuous guided practice at the beach! Silence, community, and the beauty of nature. We will be indoors & out.
For Mindfulness Northwest ~ IN PERSON
(Semiahmoo County Park)
Saturday, June 10
What People Are Saying . . .
Insightful, inspirational, and transformative.
-Spencer, MSC participant
Carolyn, you have a gift for creating a space where discoveries can be made. Thank you for your guidance.
-Becca, Mindful Writing participant
Prior to my first workshop with Carolyn on mindful self-compassion, I had been “doing” meditation exercises either with an app or using breathing techniques. Carolyn opened up the world of mindfulness to me. She is a wonderful teacher – patient, empathetic, warm, compassionate, and a brilliant communicator with great energy! She went above and beyond to understand the needs of each student.
-Anand, MSC participant
I find Carolyn’s feedback as we talk about our experience endlessly helpful, insightful, and genuine.
– Carol G., MSC participant
Carolyn provided an abundance of information while keeping the learning incredibly organic and experiential. I appreciate the scientific and practical examination of the practice along side the less tangible, emotional, spiritual elements.
– taylor s., MBSR participant
Carolyn is a really wonderful instructor – she holds space for everyone in the class in a special way, modeling the practice of mindful self-compassion, but as an outward expression.
-Erin B., MSC participant
Lots of great insights and practices that help you to understand mindfulness and how you can use it in your daily life in formal or informal ways.
– Jen H., MBSR participant
Carolyn is great! Well-studied, wise, creative, playful and pragmatic. Anything you glean from the course and your practice improves your life.
– Renee, MSC participant
Headshot by Tiffany Brooks
Poetry
Lopsided, luscious,
the moon moves through the cedars,
her golden late-summer light
obscuring the meteors.
She is forgiven.
Carolyn McCarthy
Carolyn offers classes in the hopes of moving us, individually and collectively, toward healing, wholeness, and love. Zest, warmth and wit enliven her teaching. Core practices: sitting meditation, time outside, solo living room dance parties.
A student of social justice, Carolyn uses mindfulness to face difficult truths within and without. All are welcome in her offerings. She lives and practices on the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish people. Here by way of colonialism, she is grateful for the ongoing leadership that her neighbors, the Lhaq’te’mish (Lummi Nation), provide in caring for the lands and waters we all call home.
- Certified to teach MSC by UCSD Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
- Trained to teach Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction through Mindfulness Northwest.
- Graduate of Mindfulness Northwest’s 9-month Mindfulness Teacher Training Program.
- Trainings and retreats with Chris Germer, Michelle Johnson, Tuere Sala, Heather Sundberg, David Treleaven, and many others.
