About Karen Cohen Gibbons

Coach. Mentor. Educator. Teacher. Creator. Believer.

Have you ever felt the quiet pull to move, to create, to rediscover the language of your body and spirit? At Embodied Doorway, I invite you into a space where movement becomes meaning, and every breath is an invitation to deeper self-knowing.

My name is Karen Cohen Gibbons, and I am here to walk beside you as a guide, a witness, and a companion on your journey toward healing, self-expression, and authentic connection.

With years of experience woven from dance, mindfulness, expressive arts, and compassionate listening, I believe in the power of creative, embodied practices to transform not just your mind, but your entire being. This is a sanctuary for growth—a place where your story is honored, your presence is celebrated, and your transformation is nurtured. Are you ready to step into the dance of your own becoming?

My Values

embodiment

Honoring the wisdom of the body as a gateway to presence and self-acceptance

Creativity

Nurturing the spark of imagination and expression as tools for healing and growth

Compassion

meeting ourselves and others with kindness, empathy, and deep listening

Authenticity

encouraging honest expression and courageous vulnerability, so every voice feels seen and valued

What I do

Workshops. Events. Speaking and more.

Karen is a Certified Yoga instructor & Mindful Educator, Expressive Arts & Dance Movement Facilitator and Integrative Creative Personal Growth Guide. 

She works with individuals and groups in the realms of embodied awareness, expressive movement and the creative arts – weaving in felt sense, narrative and emotional expression.

She enjoys invoking the power of playful possibility, awakening the intelligence of the creative process and attuning to the wisdom of the body/mind/spirit to embolden and embrace the gifts of individuals and communities. 

Connect to learn more.

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Ways to Connect

The Embodied Doorway Community

Our Facebook group is where I share information about my events and workshops, and is a place for you to connect with others in the community.

All of My Events

View the calendar to see all of my upcoming events and get an idea of the types of workshops and experiences I’ve participated in previously.

Have an idea or question?

Be in touch with me on my Contact page to request me to speak at an event or plan a workshop with me.

Types of workshops and events I offer

Emerge Empowered

A creative wellness group for moms to experience harmony and wholeness. This event was held in a group setting.

Yes, Your Highness

Small group gathering to focus on inspiring us toward joy, courage, and empowerment.

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Begin Here Now

This was a Nye Year’s visioning, crafting, creating session to inspire change and vision the year ahead through using your breath, body and your entire being in the visioning process.

C.a.m.p. Connect

This one-day embodiment camp for women included yoga, crafts, field games, and more.

Step Through the Doorway—Let’s Grow, Move, and Create Together Online.

Are you ready to gather, to share, to be seen and heard in a space where every story matters? Join me beyond these pages—follow Embodied Doorway on social media, where inspiration, reflection, and authentic connection flow daily.

Your voice, your presence, your energy—they all belong here. Joing the Facebook community here.

The Embodied Doorway is…

  • A Whole self experience
  • Deep reverence for the experiential, energetic, somatic, sensorial and creative flow
  • Movement Exploration and Creative Engagement for Personal growth, healing and transformation.
  • Dynamic beings – being dynamic
  • An invitation to explore, embody, express, embrace and expand
  • Offering Conscious, Creative and Embodied Experiences for Self-Discovery, Self- Expression and InterConnection
  • Weaving the individual and collective wisdom
  • Dancing between the conscious and unconscious
  • Building bridges within, between and beyond
  • Moving from a feminine perspective – rooted in creativity, embodied experience, tenderness, felt sense, imagery, intuitive and collective conscience, space holding, compassionate witness, sensuality, sexuality, nurturing, nourishing, graceful, communal, symbiotic, relational, earthly, divine and fierce
  • Active participation in your own unfolding
  • A co-creative adventure in a community of care
  • A welcome home for your wholeness