Real Life Meditation

17/07/2025

Tomorrow I'll be attending the annual Blush Cancer Care Patient Forum which is a fantastic event for anyone on a breast cancer journey with a range of speakers discussing the latest evidence in treatment and management of symptoms. So, for the Real Life Happy Hour this week I've summarised the evidence for meditation/mindfulness for those going through breast cancer. I know it was a lifeline for me during my own journey.

This week on the Happy Hour Karen shares the research around the benefits of mindfulness/meditation in managing the side effects of breas...

11/07/2025

New on the Real Life Meditation YouTube channel.

This Full Moon Ritual is full of evidence-based practices that are designed to help improve mood and emotional regulation, improve focus and self-awareness, ...

11/07/2025

It's a full moon tonight so this week I'm sharing a Full Moon Ritual with you on the Real Life Happy Hour. Full of evidence-based practices, this one is great to do anytime but particularly during the full moon.

Tonight is the "Buck" Full Moon (just after sunset on the east coast), so this week on the Happy Hour I'm sharing a Full Moon Ritual full...

03/07/2025

New episode of the Real Life Happy Hour live now!

This week on the Happy Hour, we finish up the series on meditation myths. This one stops a lot of people meditating, the idea that medit...

26/06/2025

New episode is up. This week we talk about the myth that meditation can “fix” your life.

While it’s a great tool, you still need to do the work…

In this week's Happy Hour, I talk about another meditation myth that can trip people up, the idea that meditation can "fix" your life.Now...

26/06/2025

I'll be out of contact for the next 10 days or so. Please email karen@reallifemeditation.com.au and I'll get back to you when I can.

25/06/2025

In last week's Happy Hour, I spoke about the three-part scan, a way to develop more insight and awareness into our physical, mental and emotional sensations. Here's a short 7-minute guided body/mind/emotion scan you can try.

This is a guided practice by Karen from to help build your capacity to tune in to the physical, mental and emotional landscape in the bod...

19/06/2025

New episode of the Real Life Happy Hour live now! This is the second in the meditation myths series. This time I talk about why meditation isn't going to stop you feeling the feels, but can help us to ride the waves of our emotions a little more gracefully.

This week on the Happy Hour, we delve into another meditation myth. This time I tackle the myth that meditation stops you from feeling n...

13/06/2025

New episode of the Real Life Happy Hour live now! This week is the first of a series on some of the myths surrounding meditation. Today we talk about the fact that the benefits of meditation are cumulative not immediate.

If you want a heads up on some of the others you can check out the article on the website "Meditation is not a silver bullet...and why you should do it anyway".

https://www.reallifemeditation.com.au/post/meditation-is-not-a-silver-bullet-and-why-you-should-do-it-anyway

This week on the Happy Hour we're talking meditation myths again. This is part of a series over the next few weeks where I'll chat thro...

10/06/2025

Let's lean into the winter energy instead of trying to fight it. Take some time for deep rest if that is what your body is craving. Prepare the soil of your life for the spring around the corner.

06/06/2025

Lean into the cooler weather with this a week’s practice on the Real Life Happy Hour. This is a deeply relaxing guided meditation perfect for a cold winter’s day.

This week on the Happy Hour I share a deeply relaxing guided winter meditation practice, using the visuals of a warm fireplace to aid in ...