Cultivating a Grateful Heart - A heart coherence circle
In this 90-minute circle, you’ll:
Learn how to shift into heart coherence in just a few minutes, using a simple breath-and-feeling technique you can use anytime stress rises.
Discover how gratitude affects your body, with an accessible look at the science of how emotions shape your heart rhythms and nervous system.
Leave with practical, everyday tools to carry calm and gratitude into the holiday season and beyond.
A 90-minute virtual heart coherence circle to arrive at the holidays calm, open-hearted and connected.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 7:00–8:30 PM Eastern · Live on Zoom (Replay for 48 hours) · CA$25
About the Circle
Science-informed heart coherence, sound and movement to feel gratitude in your body.
Gratitude isn’t just a thought. It’s a feeling we can cultivate in the body.
As Thanksgiving approaches, join me for an evening of heart-centred practice to slow down, soften and feel genuine gratitude from the inside out. Through breath, sound, song and gentle movement, we’ll use heart coherence techniques to bring the heart, breath and nervous system into harmony. Research from the HeartMath Institute and others suggests that feeling appreciation this way supports resilience, calm and overall well-being.
Come as you are. No experience is needed, and every practice is an invitation.
What to Expect
Your evening together
Opening and intention setting to arrive and gather as a circle
Grounding meditation that moves awareness into the heart, radiating love outward
Gratitude and your body: a short look at how gratitude affects the heart, nervous system and immune system
A sound bowl journey
A gentle heart-opening movement flow, suitable for all bodies, seated or standing
A heart coherence practice, inspired by HeartMath, for generating gratitude on purpose
Reflection and optional sharing
Simple practices to carry with you through the holiday and beyond
Details
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Time: 7:00–8:30 PM ET
Where: Live on Zoom. Your link is on the online event page in your confirmation email.
Replay: A recording will be available for 48 hours after the session, so you can join live or catch up later. The sharing circle is not recorded.
Investment: $25. In the spirit of gratitude and giving, a portion of every registration will be donated to Food Banks Canada.
What to have nearby
A quiet, comfortable space where you can sit and lie down
A blanket and a pillow or cushion
Water
Headphones (optional, but lovely for the sound bowl)
Cameras are always optional, and sharing is never required.
About Your Facilitator
Karlee Hall
Registered physical therapist · Neuroscience researcher (PhD candidate) · Certified HeartMath practitioner · Author · Mom
Karlee Hall is a registered physical therapist, neuroscience researcher (PhD candidate), certified HeartMath practitioner, author and mom. Her research, including a review published in Frontiers in Neurology, looks at how our emotions affect the nervous system and the way our bodies move. Beyond her research, Karlee loves sharing what she knows about the mind–body connection with healthcare professionals, students, parents and the wider community through workshops, courses, writing and speaking. She helps people understand how a calm, coherent, regulated nervous system supports healthy movement, well-being and being your true self.
Her approach blends research with heart
In her circles, Karlee brings this science into lived experience. She teaches heart coherence practices inspired by the research of the HeartMath Institute, along with somatic movement, embodied voice work, and sound with her singing bowl and songs. Her approach blends research with heart, creating a warm, welcoming space where people can slow down, reconnect with their bodies, and feel gratitude and love as a felt sense within.
Join to feel what gratitude feels like in your body, and to arrive at the holiday with an open heart.