The REAL Shift
Health & Fitness
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Find calm in 10s. Tell the Guide whats happening, get the right practice, read the books & the new 30-Day Journal, explore tools for awareness, compassion and inner peace
REAL SHIFT™ — TEN SECONDS. FOUR MOVEMENTS. A NEW WAY TO SEE.
Life can pull you out of the present in an instant: a difficult conversation, an old memory, a stressful deadline, or a thought that won't let go.
REAL Shift™ helps you meet those moments differently. Created by author Mark Powers, it brings together mindfulness, emotional awareness, compassion, and self-inquiry.
THE 10-SECOND REAL SHIFT
RECOGNIZE — Notice what happened, what you feel, and the belief behind your reaction.
EMPATHY — See through another person's eyes, then offer that understanding to yourself.
AWARENESS — Hold your belief beside what else is true. Notice the awareness in which both appear.
LOVE — Meet the moment with compassion and let that guide your response.
No special equipment or perfect conditions. Just a way back to yourself, wherever you are.
YOUR PERSONAL GUIDE
Tell the Guide what's happening — stress, grief, anger, relationships, cravings, or questions about life. Grounded in the REAL Shift™ books, it points to the source of its guidance and suggests a fitting practice. Brief by design: it helps you return to living, not keep chatting.
227 PRACTICES FOR REAL LIFE
From 100 Practices for Modern Life, grief and letting-go contemplations, Reality Check experiments, and The 112 Doors. Search by what you're experiencing and save the ones that resonate.
THE 112 DOORS
112 ways into awareness through breath, sound, sensation, stillness, and everyday experiences. Open your Door of the Day or explore the full map, gate by gate.
READ THE BOOKS INSIDE THE APP
Read The REAL Shift, 100 Practices for Modern Life, Eat for Stillness, Realize the Self, and The 30-Day Guided Journal in the app. Adjust the text size and pick up where you left off.
THE INTERACTIVE 30-DAY JOURNAL
Write directly on the journal's pages, answer daily prompts, record scores, and mark the days you've practiced. What you write inside the books stays on your device.
THE 30-DAY JOURNEY
A guided path through awareness, emotional patterns, empathy, and love. No streaks, no pressure, no starting over if you miss a day.
YOUR PATTERN MAP
Reflect on a feeling's intensity before and after a Shift. Notice recurring situations and which practices help.
IN YOUR LANGUAGE
English, Deutsch, Español, Français, हिन्दी, 日本語, and Português. The books are being translated language by language.
HEAR MARK'S VOICE
Turn on "Hear Mark's Voice" to listen as guided screens are read aloud.
BUILT TO BE CLOSED
No endless feeds. No achievements to collect. REAL Shift is here to help you reclaim your attention. Practice when you need to, then close the app and return to your life.
Your journey entries and conversations are private to your account, never sold, and never used for ads. REAL Shift is a personal-growth companion, not therapy or crisis care; crisis situations direct you to human support.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
REAL Shift, REAL Shift + Books and The Circle are optional auto-renewing subscriptions, billed monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel it at any time in your Apple ID account settings after purchase.
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From the REAL Shift™ library by Mark Powers: The REAL Shift, 100 Practices for Modern Life, The 30-Day Guided Journal, Eat for Stillness, Realize the Self, A Heart Made Light, Find Out Who Dies, What Is REAL?, and The 112 Doors.
RECOGNIZE · EMPATHY · AWARENESS · LOVE
The real practice is life itself.
Memberships are here. The REAL Shift now offers three ways to go further: the app, the app with the library of books, and The Circle. If you’re already here, nothing changes for you. Also new: Korean (한국어) and smoother, calmer screens throughout.
The developer, REAL Shift LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Health & Fitness
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
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Information
- Seller
- Real Shift LLC
- Size
- 71.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Infrequent
Mature or Suggestive Themes
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- The Circle $29.99
- REAL Shift + Books $14.99
- REAL Shift $9.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Real Shift LLC