ABOUT
mackenziE Laird
Somatic Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Nurse Coach | HeartMath Guide
I meet you where you are with a nurse’s empathy, offering warmth, and a personalized approach. I am dedicated to my clients by adapting to the needs of the individual rather than applying a single method for all.
WHERE ALL BEGAN
For most of my life, my mind has dominated me.
Easily tossed in different directions depending on my thoughts, my mood, others' opinions, and the busyness surrounding me. Overwhelmed, I began to turn myself off emotionally, disconnect physically, and close my heart abruptly, which led me into several episodes of clinical depression. Treatment began with medication management and talk therapy; however, it wasn’t until the fourth episode that I discovered the most important tools to guide me through personal healing and coping with all life brings.
DISCOVERY
those tools were: mindfulness meditation, heart coherence, transformational breathwork, and movement.
my modalities
My coaching approach is process-oriented and emphasizes the interconnectedness of a person's physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
My role is to support the person's inherent healing capacities through mind-body integration, reflective listening, powerful questions, and skill work practice. The purpose is for you to feel confident to implement the tools and new perspectives that you learn from in the session.
Certifications:
Nurse Coach (American Holistic Nurse Association) Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (2 year MMTCP Spirit Rock)
LIVE ALIVE weekly meditation group is both supportive and experiential, where we make space to explore the vast somatic landscape of our sensations, emotions, and energy bodies utilizing embodied awareness, breath, and movement.
We explore themes of receiving life as is, tapping into joy, and cultivating vitality. I use a “bottom up” approach, starting with physical sensation before intellectual interpretations. Includes: a wisdom teaching accompanied by a meditation and time for meaningful reflections shared in community that you can take with you into your week.
Certification:
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (2 year MMTCP from Spirit Rock)
CENTERED WHILE SERVING SERIES
“Can we maintain a state of inner calm while keeping the external chaos external?Can we be calm while alert?"
We explore the topic of centering and utilize tools of nervous system regulation, breathwork, and somatic mindfulness to remain anchored within ourselves, increase resiliency, and live & work from a state of heart-mind coherence.
Additionally, we will have group discussions on centeredness while in service, caretaking, healing roles as well as in relationships.
Certifications:
Nurse Coach (AHNA)
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (MMTCP)
HeartMath for Healthcare Workers program (2026)
MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS
This weekly class is entirely tailored by participants! Based on your interests related to mindfulness and meditation. We may delve into methods & concepts of Insight tradition mindfulness, learn ways to begin a daily practice or deepen the practice you have, and explore values of embodiment for sense of belonging, reconnection, and grounding in busy external environments.
Certifications:
Nurse Coach (AHNA)
Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (MMTCP)
HeartMath for Healthcare Workers program (2026)
START HERE
book a free discovery session
Welcome to your journey inward on the path toward authentic wholeness guided by none other than you. You have the answers within you. I will accompany you through learning the communication of the body, the intelligence of the heart, and alignment of your center so you may tap into resources within. Schedule a free discovery call to start your journey inwards.