Welcome to Anam Korja Community

The Foundations of Wellbeing

Is a 4 week programme which has been proven to reduce compassion fatigue symptoms and increase wellbeing among healthcare workers. 

The pandemic has brought huge changes to the entire healthcare sector. With increasing levels of burnout, compassion fatigue and exhaustion levels among healthcare workers, protecting and minding yourself as a caregiver is more important than ever. For management teams, this new proven programme to support your team can make an enormous difference their experiences at work and those of patients and residents. Research-led and backed by empirical data and this programme is supported with on-going wellbeing maintenance plans.  

Away from Social Media

The Foundations of Wellbeing takes place in a calm, private, supportive online space where you can focus on developing core elements of caregiver wellbeing and content is not accessible via social media platforms

This 4 week programme consists:

Live weekly interactive didactic sessions taught by Karen Brennan, Psychologist & Founder of Self Care for Carers, Expert in healthcare Professional Wellbeing help you develop greater resilience, reduce compassion fatigue, explore healthy self care strategies, and develop greater self-compassion. Also available on demand to watch later - Plus App iOS & Android.

- Live weekly group relaxation sessions teaching  key physical stress release techniques followed by tea and a chat. These relaxation practices are a cornerstone of our approach to mind-body-spirit healing and will teach staff how to self calm and self sooth.

- Self care planning to stay on track for wellbeing 

- New tools & content for developing and maintaining optimised self-care

- Access to our exclusive library of meditation & relaxation practice videos

- Gentle encouraging weekly activities to help you stay on track 

- Friendly conversation and sharing in a supportive, warm, positive 

atmosphere among peers.

- Foundations is supported with an on-going wellbeing maintenance programme.

When we feel engaged and cared for we are more settled and can be at our best to help others.

Feedback from pilot group:

“Makes you feel that anything is possible with the right tools, knowing that the support is here in the group, in this programme I feel I have the right support – I can type or chat and I found it very very helpful, it’s not just my experience but hearing everyone else’s too.” Healthcare Assistant, Ireland

"My experience of this programme has been so positive on so many levels. I am more self aware. I can identify earlier when I am stressed. The tools for self care are so simple and quick which makes it easier to use them on a daily basis. I feel understood and supported in this group and am speaking to like minded people. I think all caregivers should do this course, it has made a really positive difference in my life!!" Nurse Manager Ireland, Reassigned During Covid

“I just love coming onto the calls with Irish nurses, we share such similar experiences regardless of where we are.” Registered Nurse, California

Programme Only:

€67.99 per month / $79.99.40 USD / £56.00 includes complementary 1 month membership of Anam Korja

Join the interest list here

We invite you to join our wellbeing community created for healthcare professionals.   We come together to connect, learn new skills for relaxation and wellbeing, to share ideas and evolve spiritually and emotionally as we find meaning in our work helping others.

As a mind-body-spirit community, we recognize that we all strive to bring our whole selves to our work has changed so much; we are busier than ever, but also more isolated and away from our peers who understand and support us.  Increased demands, Covid 19 and other factors can cause us to feel under pressure or stressed. Awareness is key as is having the right tools, assistance and support at your fingertips 24/7.

We need to take of ourselves.  And we need the space to also keep developing and making ourselves better.  By integrating mind, body and spirit, we can learn and share so much together as we continue on our own individual journeys towards wholeness.

Karen Brennan is a Social Psychologist specialising in Compassion Fatigue Education, she is also a somatic wellness coach and tutor trainer in advanced trauma relief skills. She has spent the last decade working exclusively with staff in the Healthcare and Elder Care sectors. She is a former adjudicator of the Irish Healthcare Excellence Awards and current adjudicator of the National Public Service Awards. After spending 10 years in training and mental health roles, Karen moved to Asia for a number of years spending time in Buddhist monastic practice to develop the mind and heart towards greater compassion. For over 20 years, she has been integrating meditation and stress relief programs into her life as well as her healing work with those who care for others. Karen is a regular contributor to healthcare publications in the areas caregiver well-being and personal development. She lives in Dublin, Ireland.

We recognise the supreme value of compassion and connection at this important and dynamic time. Our experience of working with thousands of health professionals and caregivers inform the structure and content of this community. We bring together like-minded people who want to work together to transform and heal, so we can bring healing and peace to our changing world.

Connect with Us

Once you join and connect with Anam Korja you become a valued member of this incredible “go-to” community heart-centered caregivers. The energy in our group is one of safety and sharing. Here it is okay to discuss and process issues, relax, learn new skills, enable your growth and stimulate personal transformation, while achieving your goals.

What's right for you comes from deep within yourself, and we can enjoy  supporting each other on this exciting journey together.

• We provide a tailored calm, relaxing and welcoming space (off social media) dedicated to your well-being as a caregiver.
• A 4-week foundational course to reduce stress and build resiliency ($499 value).
•  Weekly meditation sessions to support you in your workweek, and in getting a a good night's sleep.
• Daily online discussions and fortnightly live zoom calls in our supportive and nurturing community. 
• Access to our library of all or meditation sessions and webinar recordings.
• Focus on body and mind relaxation, stress reduction techniques and proven tools for increased resilience.
• Courses and programs in areas highly tailored to caregiving such such as compassion fatigue relief, healthy boundaries, self care etc.
• Learn practical ways to integrate spirituality into your life and be a better healer for others. 
• Be a more heart-centered practitioner and make well -informed decisions about the things that are most important to you.
• Feel valued and recognized for your unique gifts and contributions you are bringing out into the world.
• Space and opportunity to relax and refocus on your own priorities, setting goals and achieving them with the help of others who are in your corner.
• Find inspiration, thought-provoking conversations, and expert perspectives each and every day.
• Members get discounts of up to 80% on premium courses as compared to the cost of individual sessions.

All this, and more, facilitated by soul-centered professional colleagues who are trained and available to you to help you to integrate the riches of your experiences as a health professional and be an invaluable catalyst for your personal growth and self-actualization.

You can try Anam Korja with a free membership trial.  Membership entitles you to free registration for our foundations 4-week Foundations of Well-being Course ($499 value). Answer the call for your whole health and well-being by choosing an option below to join our community!

It's time for You. 

Are you ready to join this incredible "go-to" community of like minded health care professionals?  With our free membership, you can explore the network, enjoy free weekly meditation and relaxation sessions, and find out about the transformational programs on offer.  We are excited to get to know our founding members, and how else we can support you!  

"By resting, we can be still. Being still, we can see. Seeing enables holding, holding allows opening, opening brings knowing. Knowing allows integration. Integration gives meaning. Meaning brings transformation. 

Our experiences are the rich soil of growth. Start where you are, 
with what you've felt, shared, seen and learned. Nothing is ever lost."                                                                                                                                                                              - Anam Korja

What does Anam Korja mean?

Sonia and Karen are both fans of the acclaimed poet and scholar John O' Donohue who wrote the international bestseller 'Anam Cara'. This is an old Gaelic term for a soul friend, the plural of which is Anam Chairde, pronounced "Korja." 

"In early Celtic Church, a person who acted as teacher, companion or spiritual guide was called an Anam Cara. This friendship was an act of recognition and belonging. When you had an Anam Cara your friendship cut across convention, morality and category. You were joined in an ancient way with the 'friend of your soul'. The Celtic understanding did not set limitations of space or time on the soul" Anam Cara - John O'Donohue.

Our community of soul friends (korja) exists to help one another grow in mind, body and spirit as we serve others with deepening compassion and greater understanding of the human condition and our interrelation together as One.

Cover pic: "My earliest memories are of the landscape of the Burren in the West of Ireland. The Burren is an ancient kingdom of limestone sculptures carved slowly by rain, wind and time. It is an ancient conversation between the land and the sea."