Katie Hart

Lena Lake to Mt. Ellinor: Time to Up Our Game WHAT AN AMAZING WEEKEND OF MOVEMENT! Lena Lake was beautiful, joyful, and such a great day of getting outside together. Thank you to everyone who joined us! And now… we keep climbing. Our late-October Mt. Ellinor hike is coming, and we have plenty of time to get stronger and more prepared. But this is definitely the time to UP OUR GAME. One of my biggest training tips: don’t just train for the uphill — train for the downhill. We often focus on...

Silence as a Foundation for Mental Health & Wellness At Hartsspace, we talk a lot about the foundations of mental health and wellness—movement, nourishment, sleep, connection, time in nature, and practices that help regulate our nervous system. I think silence belongs on that list. Across many traditions, there is intentional time devoted to silence and going inward. In our incredibly noisy world, creating quiet can be a simple but powerful mental health practice. And silence doesn't...

What a beautiful weekend. I spent time gathering with Hartsspace, practicing yoga with Oriana, hiking the beautiful Big Creek, and finishing the weekend with meditation at the Seattle Sangha with a friend. I felt grateful, connected, and fully present. But I also want to remind you: it’s never all perfect. Last week was actually a difficult one for me. I woke up most mornings not feeling my best and not quite feeling like myself. This morning, I finally woke up feeling a little more like me,...