About Karen
Karen Canham is the founder of Karen Ann Wellness and a Nervous System Mastery Coach who helps high-achieving women move beyond burnout and perfectionism into sustainable, embodied success.
Her path to this work began nearly three decades ago, when she stepped onto a yoga mat not to build a career, but to save her own life. Recovering from anorexia and deeply disconnected from her body, yoga offered Karen her first glimpse of peace—the radical experience of inhabiting her body rather than fighting it. She went on to become a sought-after yoga teacher, known for guiding students beyond poses and into deeper self-awareness.
But even as she taught embodiment, Karen found herself falling into the same patterns her clients struggled with—overwork, impossible standards, and cycles of exhaustion. In her leadership roles within Fortune 50 companies, she excelled under pressure, but her nervous system bore the cost.
Her search for lasting change led her to nervous system regulation and parts work—the missing link between mindset and embodied transformation. By rewiring her own stress responses, Karen learned to stop spinning out in high-stakes moments, navigate conflict with calm, and show up in leadership with grounded confidence.
Today, she integrates the embodiment wisdom of yoga with cutting-edge nervous system regulation and inner parts work to help leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals thrive. Her clients don’t just cope with stress—they transform how they relate to pressure, power, and themselves. They discover that achievement and wellbeing are not opposites, but partners.
Karen is also the author of From Reactivity to Resilience, where she shares her framework for creating lasting change from the inside out. Her message is both simple and radical:
Success should feel as good as it looks—and you don’t have to sacrifice yourself to achieve it.
I help VPs, founders, creatives, and rising leaders who are...Â
At a Crossroads
Ready to stop white-knuckling success and create sustainable momentum—leading with emotional clarity and influence, and finally feeling how good your life and business can be.Â
Overthinkers & Perfectionists
Struggling with self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and fear of failure that keeps them stuck in inaction.
Driven But Burned Out
High achievers who are successful on paper but feel disconnected from their purpose and crave more balance and fulfillment.Â
Meet Karen Ann
From High-Achiever to Regulated Leader
As a Board-Certified Wellness Coach with 18+ years in the wellness industry—and real-world experience leading inside a Fortune 50 company—I blend deep somatic expertise with practical leadership insight. Â
My work is rooted in:Â Â
Neuro-somatic healing
Emotional regulation + parts work
Trauma-informed, high-touch support Â
This isn’t mindset work alone.
It’s a full-system reset.
It’s learning how to lead with your body and brain in sync. Â
Why It Matters Â
- You don’t have to keep burning out just to keep up. Â
- You deserve to feel as good as your life looks on paper.
- You deserve to lead from a place that feels steady, not strained.
- You deserve to come home to yourself.
The life you want is within reach, and it doesn't need to be too difficult.