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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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