Real Life Meditation

10/04/2026

If you've tried forest sounds playlists, meditation apps, even classes and still find yourself stuck with 47 tabs open in your mind, or unable to sit still, you might not need another app. You might need personalised 1:1 meditation coaching to find the right practice for your brain and your life. This week on the Real Life Happy Hour, I'm sharing what makes meditation coaching different and how it can help get you meditating if apps and classes aren't for you.
You can find the latest happy hour on the Real Life Meditation website www.reallifemeditation.com.au

05/04/2026

Whether you celebrate Easter or not, I hope you are able to enjoy some time over the long weekend with those you love.

03/04/2026

On this Good Friday, I've got a little gift for you on the Real Life Happy Hour. A beautiful, guided meditation using the themes of autumnal release and transformation. It's a perfect complement to this weekend, which is also about transformation.

Don't forget you can win a coaching package worth $300, just comment, share or subscribe to Real Life Happy Hour episode 49-52 (next week's episode) or one of these posts on socials, to go in the draw. Make sure you tag me if you share so I can track it. Or email me at karen@reallifemeditation.com.au so I can make sure you're added to the draw!

27/03/2026

Who are you? After you strip away all the roles and labels, who are you? It's a question most of us will ask, at some point in our life.

Sharing a short reading from the book "Signposts back home", a collection of talks by meditation teacher Mutribo, this week on the Real Life Happy Hour.

Don't forget you can win a free coaching package with me, just like, comment, share and/or subscribe to any Real Life Happy Hour until we reach episode 52.

20/03/2026

Today is my birthday, and it's also been 12 months since I started the Happy Hour video series! While it’s tempting to just keep grinding and saying "it's just another day", I’m pausing to talk about something important: The power of the milestone.

Particularly for women, we’re often told to hide our age, minimise our achievements, or focus entirely on others. But there is so much freedom in getting older and so much wisdom in the journey.

In this week’s Happy Hour, I’m sharing:
✅ Why I don't work on my birthday.
✅ How to celebrate yourself guilt-free (even if you hate big parties!).
✅ Why "aging" is actually a gift of growth.

🎁 PLUS: I’m giving away a coaching package! Watch until the end of the video to find out how to enter.

13/03/2026

Last week I broke a toe, admittedly a minor inconvenience, but it did stop me from my usual exercise routine. It's amazing how quickly losing your routine in one habit, can then end up cascading into other habits. So this week on the happy hour I'm talking through how and why it happens and how I've tried to turn it around for myself.
Find it on the website www.reallifemeditation.com.au or https://youtu.be/QVjos1kZOts

06/03/2026

I saw this awesome little hack on socials about using a cold pack to reset and calm the nervous system. So I've fact checked it and am sharing the results on the Real Life Happy Hour this week.

https://youtu.be/avVhhtTogx4

04/03/2026

NEW CLASS ALERT! In addition to my weekly 6:45pm class on a Wednesday, from this Sunday 8th, I'll be doing a fortnightly Yoga Nidra class after restorative yoga on a Sunday afternoon. If you're looking to fully rest and recharge, come along to restorative yoga at 4pm and stick around for yoga nidra straight after.

03/03/2026

It's a big beautiful full moon out there tonight. If you want to take advantage, check out this previous episode of the Real Life Happy Hour (ep 18 if you're searching on YouTube).
https://youtu.be/8lSzgmDuQmo

28/02/2026

27/02/2026

I've been thinking a lot about transience this week, after I broke up with my breast surgeon (it's been 5 years since my breast cancer diagnosis). So, this week on the Happy Hour I'm talking about transience, and how we can use our meditation practice to connect to the deep, unchanging part of us beneath all the changing seasons.

Find the Happy Hour on the website.