MCALLISTER, Karen

Karen McAllister is a co-founding member and leader at Clear Sky Retreat Center, where she has lived year-round in a residential spiritual community since 2004. Trained by Clear Sky’s co-founders and spiritual teachers, Qapel and Catherine Sensei, she not only studies the map of integral theory but actively walks the territory, embodying its principles in daily practice.

Rooted in this lived experience, Karen, her teachers, and their community move together as a collective—helping both themselves and newer members move beyond an overemphasis on the “I” quadrant—developing the “we,” “its,” and “it” quadrants through collective practice, service, and financial maturity. As the community’s money coach and founder of The Mindful Money Coach, Karen works on both growing up—supporting vertical development into mature adulthood—and cleaning up, helping individuals integrate their financial shadow so they can resource their path rather than bypass it.

This work extends beyond Clear Sky to the wider international community through Qapel and Catherine Sensei’s Planet Dharma, where Karen supports seekers in bridging the gap between spiritual aspiration and financial engagement—making money a tool for awakening and meaningful impact.

For those ready to deepen their spiritual and financial maturity—sustaining both inner and outer evolution—she offers a lived pathway to wholeness.

Ibiza II.

May 30, Friday

15:30 – 18:00

Budapest (CEST)

Integrating Mindfulness: Finding Wholeness

This workshop is a unique synthesis of practical tools and awareness practices to address the whole of your life.

Even with a regular meditation practice, you may feel disconnected or that your efforts aren’t bridging the gap between your actions and vision. Meditators focus on the UL/”I” and often neglect the other quadrants.

Clear Sky Retreat Center’s Five Principles of a Spiritual Container is a unique approach which addresses not only your inner world but also the external environments (UR), relationships/community (LL), and systems (LR) that influence your well-being.

This holistic practical workshop explores exercises for creating your own supportive container using the five principles: honor your space, structure and routine, communication, cleaning up big areas, it’s easier with others.

Aimed to support heart-centered explorers, the workshop help foster lasting change, strengthen your meditation, build connection, and transform your environment into a sanctuary of growth.

Marbella II.

May 28, Wednesday

09:00 – 12:00

Budapest (CEST)

Money and Spirituality: Integrating Wholeness

How can money and spirituality coexist in a way that feels authentic and liberating?

Money is often a tender topic, touching our deepest fears and hopes. In this interactive, heart-centered workshop, we’ll explore Clear Sky Center as a case study of integrating financial engagement with deep spiritual practice through Integral Theory’s four quadrants.

Together, we’ll explore:
– Money as a Mirror for Inner Growth – Transforming financial shame and avoidance into clarity and confidence.
– Financial Competence – Budgeting, saving, and ethical earning as spiritual practices.
– Cultural Transformation – Breaking money taboos and building trust in community.
– Sustainable Economic Models – Integrating Dana, ethical business, and financial transparency.

Expect gentle reflection, deep inquiry, and meaningful conversation. Whether you feel financially empowered or uncertain, you are welcome here. Let’s explore money as a tool for awakening, service, and meaningful change—together.