Are you dreaming of a space to reflect and connect with others in healthcare?


Are you seeking to reconnect with your purpose and values?


Are you passionate about reimagining justice, equity, and sustainability in healthcare?

INTROSPECTIVE   SPACES

Welcome to Our Community

The mission of Introspective Spaces is to empower people in healthcare to live authentic, engaged, and meaningful lives rooted in caring, contemplation, and courageous action.

We seek to do this through building inclusive community spaces to foster connection, navigate moral distress, and cultivate contemplative practice in service to reimagining equity, sustainability and justice in healthcare.

Explore our site to find retreats, book clubs and online workshops tailored for healthcare professionals seeking to build a life of connection and reflection.

Who Are We?

We are a MD + RN team who are passionate about creating community spaces for connection & introspection for healthcare workers. Learn more about us here.

Anu Gorukanti, MD (She/Hers)- Co-Founder

World View: Hindu/Buddhist

Laura Holford, RN (She/Hers)- Co-Founder

Worldview: Contemplative Christian

Our Offerings

  • Endwell Feelings Space

    Co-created by Introspective Spaces and Don’t Clock Out, The Feelings Space is designed to meet the diverse sensory, somatic, spiritual and emotional needs that arise when contemplating end-of-life topics.

  • The Artist's Way

    The Artist’s Way for Healthcare Workers is a twelve week bookclub to reconnect with your inner artist through play, reflection, exercises, and examining inner beliefs about creativity.

  • LA Mini Retreat

    3 hours of Expressive Art practice- opportunity to share clinical stories, reflect on career, address trauma through artistic modalities including collage, expressive writing, and storytelling

  • Gaza Grief Space

    Join us for a simple hour together of time to be with your inner world, prayer, meditate whatever is needed to bear witness in this moment.

  • Reimagine Healthcare Collective

    Join us for a three part CE series tailored for nurses, medical and mental ​health professionals to gain a deeper understanding of moral distress as well as practical tools & strategies designed to mitigate it.

  • Free Resources

    We believe deeply in the necessity for equitable and inclusive mental health resources for all people. Check out our our free reflection guide and free mental health resource lists

Our Community

Our Collaborations

What People Are Saying

  • “It was really a lovely way to spend the morning, reflecting with like minded women, and exploring a more introspective, spiritual journey. Very rare to find spaces like this, especially in COVID, and I really am so grateful for this space and time.”

  • “I'm not sure what I was expecting when I first signed up but this was beyond what I was anticipating. I am excited to go to future events”

  • "Participating in The Artist’s Way Bookclub for healthcare workers has felt like another homecoming. Introspective Spaces has fostered a safe, inclusive space for connection and community healing."

    "Participating in The Artist’s Way Bookclub for healthcare workers has felt like another homecoming. Introspective Spaces has fostered a safe, inclusive space for connection and community healing."