Karen McMillan

08/14/2026

A bit of Friday feminist power vibe for you 💃🏽

A bit of 80’s music dedicated to my sisters who heard it when it first came out. A version bAnnie and Aretha remastered in 2005. May it move and inspire body and mindset. 💞

https://music.apple.com/us/album/sisters-are-doing-it-for-themselves/1533475563?i=1533478803

Album · 2021 · 81 Songs

08/09/2026

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It’s often too hot to be active. The air quality is not recommended. These are just a few reasons we lean into to allow ourselves to slow down.

Summer is the season of pitta🔥, full yang energy. It calls us to be active and do stuff. Yet, if we forget to slow down and chill, we can burn out.

Breathe, enjoy, and be in your full bloom while balancing your energy. A little water 💦, yin-feminine, winter-rest energy may be the thing to help you chill and find balance and sanctuary in the summer.

You don’t have to give up being active, just slow it down a bit. Breathe, be present, and redefine laziness as slowing down , not sluggish, self-care. No excuses necessary. Just self-love practice. Bring a little island “soon come” energy to your day.

Breathe Sanctuary Tip: give yourself permission to “slow down to speed up success”

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P.S. Sharing my photos 📸 is me practicing & sharing my creative summer energy.

08/09/2026

🪷🪷🪷
It’s often too hot to be active. The air quality is not recommended. These are just a few reasons we lean into to allow ourselves to slow down.

Summer is the season of pitta🔥, full yang energy. It calls us to be active and do stuff. Yet, if we forget to slow down and chill, we can burn out.

Breathe, enjoy, and be in your full bloom while balancing your energy. A little water 💦, yin-feminine, winter-rest energy may be the thing to help you chill and find balance and sanctuary in the summer.

You don’t have to give up being active, just slow it down a bit. Breathe, be present, and redefine laziness as slowing down , not sluggish, self-care. No excuses necessary. Just self-love practice. Bring a little island “soon come” energy to your day.

Breathe Sanctuary Tip: give yourself permission to “slow down to speed up success”

🪷 ❤️

07/09/2026

🪷🪷🪷 Summer is best enjoyed with ALL of your senses. Breathe it in, feel it, taste it, hear it, smell it. Feel how the fire energy warms and inspires you. Listen for the full Yang, masculine messages of creativity to guide you. Surround yourself with community to support and celebrate you. Let the summer sun nurture you like a flower. Blossom and thrive.

03/08/2026

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY (IWD)!

On March 8 each year we honor the achievements of women & promote women’s rights. Interestingly, it originated in the early 20th-century, organized by the Socialist Party of America in New York City on February 28, 1909, then across Europe when women supported the Russian Revolution. It was not until 1977 was it declared by the United Nations, in support of many women’s rights, including suffrage and as a call to action for gender equality worldwide.

02/26/2026

LOVING KINDNESS MEDITATION PRACTICE (META) AND ANGER ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE!

Just as I do not expect my mind to be quiet as I meditate, I do not expect my anger to disappear. This is not about spiritual bypassing.

Today, and every day, I do not set goals for my practice ( ); I practice to nurture inner peace, personal and global liberation. Agency and sovereignty.

I practice so I can use my voice in myriad forms of non-violent protest ( ) as I have for decades. The anger will rise, but I practice so that the terrorists cannot steal my peace or my joy. This is how I'm dealing with the anger.

META MEDITATION (Short version) �
May all beings be free from inner and outer harm.�
May all beings be happy.�
May all beings be healthy.�May all beings live with ease.

OM Shanti. Shanti. Shanti 🙏🏾

HOW ARE YOU? DON'T LET THEM STEAL YOUR PEACE OR YOUR JOY!

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02/18/2026

REMEMBER TO BREATHE!
JUST BREATHE!!!
How are you feeling? Checking in.
Thinking of you. Sending virtual hugs.

TIME TO PAUSE, BREATHE, BRING PEACE TO THE MOMENT!
Oxygen to nurture your heart and mind, your inner peace, your creativity.

Balance the chaos. Be the peace we want to see in the world. In case I get busy and forget to pause, every day at 2 pm my Alexa reminds me with the simple message “Remember to breathe.” I pause, put my hand on my heart and take 2-3 long, slow breaths. Brings things down a notch. Feels so good. Then I can get back to whatever I was doing, creating, visioning, saying. With more attention and intention.

🪷 remembertobreathe mindfulminute mindfulleadership

02/05/2026

MY YOGA PRACTICE SUPPORTS & COMPELS ME
(LINK IN BIO)
It’s easier than you think. Takes less than 5 minutes. This 5Calls website or app guides you if needed (click below)

My practice of yoga calls me to share truth (satya) and non-harm (ahimsa). I cannot practice in silence. I practice so I can find inner peace and strength, so I can speak up and out.

02/05/2026

MAKE THE CALL - LINK IN BIO
(my yoga practice)
It’s easier than you think. Takes less than 5 minutes. This 5Calls website or app guides you if needed (click below)

My practice of yoga calls me to share truth (satya) and non-harm (ahimsa). I cannot practice in silence. I practice so I can find inner peace and strength, so I can speak up and out.

I’ve got my congress and senate reps on speed dial on my phone. Sometimes I’m calling to bi$%tch or plead, and other times I’m calling with gratitude (Looking at you Senator Van Hollen)

01/14/2026

Yesterday, I scheduled a gathering for fellow hosts on the Mighty Networks platform, which also hosts our Breathe Sanctuary. This was my reply when someone not only RSVP’d but also posted a comment. It made me revisit why I did it and how my practice of yoga (sadhana) is so much more than asana (poses).

Below I share my response, in case you can’t read the tiny print in the header image...

“You are very welcome, Toyin. I look forward to connecting. We’re here to support each other.
It’s me, taking deep breaths and figuring out how to let go of (aparigraha), transform overwhelm or frustration into a good deed. It’s me, practicing my yoga. It’s about sangha (community), pranayama (breath control), and seva (service) 🧘🏽‍♀️ I love blending my practice into my biz.”

I am grateful to the ancestors, the ancient yogis, and my current teachers, e.g., Susanna Barkataki and Tejal Yoga (Tejal Patel), who introduced me to the ancient, Eightfold Path of Patanjali’s yoga, aka 8 limbs. 🙏🏾