Body-Led Somatic Meditation Mentoring for Women
A private 4-session program to help you discover a meditation practice that actually fits your body, your nervous system and your real life — not someone else's.
Maybe it helped for a bit. Maybe it felt too still, too rigid, or like one more thing to get right.
Or maybe (and this is more common than anyone talks about) it actually made you feel worse.
The anxiety that crept in when things went quiet. The emotions that surfaced out of nowhere and had no place to go. The restlessness that made sitting still feel impossible. The strange disconnection, like you were watching yourself from somewhere far away.
You aren’t alone.
This is what happens when a nervous system that has been running on high for a long time is suddenly asked to stop without the right support around it.
You have probably tried meditation before.
Why standard meditation often doesn't work for women
Most meditation practices we know today were developed by monks and renunciants who had stepped away from the world entirely. No family. No career. No children. No hormonal cycles shaping their energy week to week. No mental load of holding a household, a career, other people's needs. Their one responsibility was to practise.
The traditions they built are profound and worth honouring. But it is likely that they were not built for you and your body.
They were not built for a woman moving through the rhythms of a cycle that changes what her body needs every single week. They were not built for bodies that hold trauma or for nervous system that has been managing stress, responsibility and the needs of others for years. They were not built for the woman who when sits to meditate finds that her body does not know how to find stillness, because stillness has never really been available to her.
What is comes down to is simply a mismatch. The container was built for a different body, living a different life.
Women’s body-led meditation starts somewhere else entirely. It starts with your body, your nervous system, your cycle and your actual life and builds a practice from there.
Hear about the program from Lauren
This is for the woman who knows she needs to slow down, but finds that slowing down is harder than it sounds.
You might be capable and responsible, used to holding a lot, yet underneath it all feel tired, activated, disconnected or unsure where to begin.
This program meets you exactly where you are and helps you find a practice that is genuinely yours - one that supports your nervous system, fits your real life and gives you a way to keep coming back to yourself long after our time together ends.
Women leave this program feeling more at home in their bodies, less at war with their minds, and with a genuine practice they actually want to return to.
What Clients Are Saying
Lauren’s meditations are pure magic. She has a grounded presence and soothing voice that makes drifting into meditation smooth and easy, her intuitive style is sensitive and in tune and invites you into a deeper level of practice.
— Nikki
Lauren is such an open, compassionate and down-to-earth teacher who is incredibly passionate about helping people benefit from mindfulness and meditation.
— Ashley
Lauren is able to hold a beautifully calm and safe space. Her meditations are grounding while opening you up to new challenges at the same time.
— Michelle
You feel burnt out, anxious, overwhelmed or emotionally stretched
You live in your head and feel disconnected from your body
You are high-functioning and tired of holding everything together
You struggle to rest, even when you know you need to
You have tried meditation before and it did not quite work for you
You want a practice that moves with your cycle, your hormones and the seasons of your life
You want to be guided by someone who can hold what comes up with care, skill and sensitivity
This is for you if
What to expect in each of the 4 sessions
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Session 1: Your Body’s Meditation Map
Learning to listen before we build
We begin by exploring your unique relationship with stillness, rest, stress and your own body. Together we map what is actually happening in your nervous system when you slow down — what feels safe, what feels hard, what you long for, and what your body might be asking for right now.
We weave in the rhythms that shape your experience — your hormonal cycle, the season of life you are in, and the desires and resistances that live in your body day to day. Nothing is fixed here. This session is about listening before prescribing.
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Session 2: Finding what fits
Your body as guide and feedback system
This is the exploration session. Based on what we learned about your body and your life, we try things. We move between practices — breath, body scan, movement, sound, visualisation, nature, stillness, mantra — and use your body's response as the guide.
You might be surprised by what lands, and what doesn't. Both are useful. By the end of this session you will begin to recognise the shape of a practice that is genuinely yours.
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Session 3: What gets in the way
Making space for the real obstacles
Knowing what works and actually doing it are two different things. In this session we get honest about what makes practice hard to sustain — the time, the guilt, the perfectionism, the days your nervous system won't cooperate, the seasons when everything changes.
We explore how to build a practice that bends rather than breaks — one that meets you in your tired, your wired, your scattered and your full. You will leave with a clearer sense of how to keep coming back to yourself even when life gets loud.
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Session 4: Your living practice
Something that changes with you
We bring everything together into a practice that is genuinely yours — one that honours your nervous system, your cycle, your capacity and your real life. Not a rigid routine, but a flexible, body-led pathway you can trust and return to across seasons, transitions and the quiet ordinary days in between.
You leave with recordings made for you, a personalised practice guide and the confidence to keep listening inward long after our time together ends. Most of all, you leave with a different relationship with yourself. One where your body feels less like something to manage and more like somewhere you can come home to.
What is Body-Led Meditation Mentoring?
Body-led meditation mentoring is a private 4-session online program that helps you explore meditation through your body, your nervous system and your lived experience.
Most meditation asks you to quiet your mind, sit still and arrive already calm. This is different.
In body-led meditation, we pay attention to what your body is actually communicating through tension, restlessness, breath, emotion, numbness, posture or subtle inner signals and we use that as our guide. Rather than overriding what is happening, we listen to it. Rather than forcing calm, we create the conditions for your body to feel safe enough to soften on its own terms.
You do not need to arrive calm, clear or already connected to yourself. You may arrive anxious, tired, emotional, numb or unsure where to begin. All of that is welcome here. Our time together is about creating enough safety, choice and support for your body to begin showing us what it needs.
Depending on what your body is asking for, we might explore breath awareness, body awareness, yoga nidra, grounding, visualisation, mantra, moving meditation, walking meditation, nature meditation, somatic inquiry, self-compassion practices or inner child support. There is no fixed method and no checklist to get through.
Your practice is shaped entirely around your body, your nervous system, your hormonal rhythms, your capacity and your season of life. We listen before we build — and we build something that can change with you.
Want to understand more about the somatic approach? Read more about somatic meditation here →
Why women work with me
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I am a former government professional, with a background in law who has first-hand understanding of responsibility, overthinking, performing competence and the quiet cost of pushing through
I also have experience teaching meditation in corporate spaces, retreats, women’s circles, private mentoring and community settings.
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I have been teaching meditation and mindfulness for more than 10 years’ nationally.
I am also a Meditation and mindfulness teacher trainer, mentor and course writer at the Australian Centre for Meditation and Mindfulness and a Member of Meditation Association Australia.
I have trained in a wide range of meditation styles, so your practice can be shaped around your body, nervous system and life.
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Passionate about study I have completed training as a clinical SomaSoul Somatic therapist with training in counselling skills, somatic therapy, Gestalt-informed practice, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, anxiety-sensitive mindfulness, Non-Linear Movement Method and eco therapy.
This training and my lived experience has meant that I am skilled in holding what can arise in meditation, including anxiety, emotion, numbness, restlessness, overwhelm and protective patterns.
I also hold a deep understanding of the nervous system, body-based patterns, emotional protection and the ways stress can shape how safe, present and connected we feel.
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Like many women I have lived experience of burnout, health challenges and disconnection from my body.
I am also a full time mother to twins, with a lived understanding of the emotional, physical and nervous system load women often carry.
This lived experience has given me a personal understanding of how easily women can live from the head while the body carries the cost.
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I am passionate about offering a practical, relational and body-led approach that respects the roots of meditation while honouring women’s real bodies, real lives and real needs.
I offer meditation solutions that are shaped around women’s nervous systems, hormones, cycles, capacity, responsibilities and season of life.
Which means that when you work with me you always get a personalised approach, rather than a rigid or one-size-fits-all method.
What’s included & investment
4 × 45-minute private online sessions
3 personalised meditation recordings created for you
Simple practices to explore between sessions
A personalised practice plan to continue with after the program
Trauma-sensitive and anxiety-sensitive guidance throughout
Investment: $649 AUD
Payment plans available on request.
Limited spaces each month.
Women come to this program feeling disconnected, exhausted and like meditation is something they should be able to do but can't. They leave with a practice that actually fits, a nervous system that feels more supported and a quieter, more trusting relationship with their own body.
FAQs
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Each session is held online and shaped around what is present for you that day.
We begin by arriving gently, talking through what has been happening in your life, your body and your practice, and noticing what your nervous system may be asking for.
From there, I guide you through a body-led meditation or somatic practice that may include grounding, breath, body awareness, gentle inquiry, imagery, self-compassion or mindful movement.
There is space to pause, reflect and make sense of what you notice, so the practice is not just something you “do”, but something you begin to understand and integrate.
At the end, we gather what feels supportive and shape a simple practice for you to take into your week.
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We connect via Zoom. I will be joining you from my home office and meditation space.
Ideally, you will join from a computer or laptop with a stable internet connection so we can see and hear each other clearly.It is also advisable to join from a somewhat quiet and private space.
For most sessions, I ask that your video is turned on where possible, as seeing each other supports connection, attunement and the body-led nature of the work. -
Yes. If you are not sure whether this work is right for you, you are welcome to book a free 15 minute connection call.
You can book here: https://calendly.com/laurenlhowe/laurenhowe
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Sessions are available early on week day mornings and during late afternoons and Saturdays.
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Payment is made upfront before our first session to hold your place.
If paying in full is difficult, you are welcome to mention this in your enquiry and we can explore a simple payment plan.
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All four sessions need to be booked and used within six months of your first session. Any unused sessions after this time expire, unless we have agreed to an extension due to significant life circumstances.
If you need to reschedule a booked session, I ask that you provide at least 12 hours notice where possible. Sessions cancelled within this timeframe may be forfeited.
Ready to begin?
You can fill in the form below to apply for the 4-session program, or book a free 15-minute chat if you would like to feel into whether this is the right support for you first.
Once I receive your form, I will send through an intake form and a link to book your first session.