FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® with Karli Newman
Hi there! I'm Karli Newman, and this is my podcast, FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE®.
In my mid-40s, my positive mindset was tested. I felt life was passing me by. I was restless in my career even though I loved my job, and exhausted after years of ignoring my self-care. PLUS the hormonal shifts of perimenopause were affecting me in ways I didn't know or understand.
Externally I maintained a positive attitude. Internally I struggled with changing my life’s direction. I didn't talk about it and it took me years to work through it.
Over time I took some big leaps, including a move back to Arizona. I created a new approach to my life and maximized my innate positivity. That’s how I ended up here - helping women like you tap into your positive mindset and inner expertise to see and seize the possibilities around you. I don’t want you to do this alone!
I’m a certified coach focused on whole-life wellness. I know from personal experience what a transformational time of life this is and how challenging it feels sometimes! I’m here to help you navigate obstacles, uncover how to move forward, and continue your unique journey of personal growth and self-discovery.
I intentionally create short episodes that fit into your busy life and get you thinking about your well-being. I cover topics that the women in this community care about (that's you BTW!).
Wherever you are in midlife and beyond, there’s space here to honor who you’ve been, love who you are, and be excited about who you are becoming.
This is the FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® and it's a glorious place to be!
Go ahead...binge all of my episodes. xo Karli
FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® with Karli Newman
REST DIFFERENTLY: A GUIDED MEDITATION
When was the last time you explored rest in a new way?
In this special episode, I guide you through a gentle meditation that invites you to experience five unique types of rest—creative, emotional, sensory, active, and spiritual.
Have your journal close by! After the meditation, I offer a simple but meaningful writing prompt to help you reflect and remember what came up for you.
⏲️The guided meditation starts at 00:38 and is just over 9 minutes long.
Enjoy this restful time to expand your view of what rest can be✨
xo Karli
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REST DIFFERENTLY: A GUIDED MEDITATION
There are so many ways to rest. In this guided meditation, I'll lead you on a journey to explore overlooked and unexpected ways to rest and feel more like your beautiful, unique self.
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This meditation corresponds to the core message of my latest MIDLIFE MUSINGS email. Please read and listen to get the most out of this unique and impactful pair.
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TIME MARKER 00:38
Let's start, shall we? Find a comfortable position sitting or lying down.
Close your eyes or lower your gaze and take a few moments to tip your head side to side.
Roll your shoulders
and take a few deep breaths.
Wiggle into position a bit more to arrive here at stillness.
Allow any thoughts of the past or future to simply float by you.
Notice how good it feels to be still, to know this is the only moment that matters right now.
Here in the stillness, a vision of a door starts to form in your mind.
Notice its size, shape, color.
Reach out for the doorknob and feel it in your hand.
Open the door and step through.
On the other side is a quiet, calm space.
What do you see here?
It feels so good to be here.
As you move through the space, you find hidden gifts of rest.
The first gift you find is creative rest.
This is a playful rest, a rule-breaking rest.
What do you see around you?
How do you feel here?
How do you feel with this gift in your hands?
As you move further into the space, you find another gift. This is emotional rest.
This is where you reconnect with your authentic, beautiful, unique self.
Nothing else is asked of you here.
What do you see around you now?
How do you feel with this gift in your hands?
You move further into the space and you find a third gift. As you open it, you discover this is sensory rest.
This is a rest where the outside world has no input.
There's no communication, no noise, no visuals.
How do you feel with this gift in your possession?
You move even further into the space and you come upon another gift. This is active rest.
This is a rest of easy movement.
It's a kinetic and restorative rest.
What do you see around you as you hold this gift?
How does it make you feel?
There's one more gift waiting for you at the end of this space.
As you open it, you find spiritual rest.
This rest is expansive.
It's connected.
You are not alone here.
What do you see around you?
How do you feel holding spiritual rest in your palm?
Immerse yourself in these gifts for the next minute.
Bring your attention to your breath, my friend.
Take a deep breath in and gently exhale.
Notice your body and mind start to return to the space you are in now.
Feel the surface beneath you.
Gently wiggle your fingers and toes.
Allow your eyes to flutter open and bring your surroundings into focus.
Welcome back, my friend. I invite you to spend a few minutes writing. If you'd like to use it, I have a prompt for you:
What came to you during this meditation that you want to remember?
Revisit this meditation. Anytime you want a guided journey to view rest in unique ways.
Before I go, I invite you to take a look at my ELEVATE membership. Inside you'll find a growing community of women in midlife and beyond who care about personal growth, figuring out this whole menopause journey, and uplifting one another along the way.
It's $25 a month, with a monthly value of more than $75, and you can try your first month for only $10. There's no long-term commitment. You can cancel at any time if it doesn't feel right for you. Visit the link in the show notes or transcript to learn more.
Thanks for sharing your time with me here, my friend. I'll be back in two weeks with another guided visualization or meditation. In the meantime, catch my episodes of FLIPSIDE OF MIDLIFE® out every Wednesday.
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