Melissa Warner
Melissa is a neuroscientist, provisional psychologist, Research Fellow at Swinburne University, meditation teacher and mindfulness and ketogenic diet coach. She has contributed to Australian regulatory reform on novel treatments and is a Director of various startups.
Credentials
- Co-Founder & Director, Anam Cara
- Program Director & Lead Facilitator
- Research Fellow, Swinburne University
- Secretary, PRISM (research and clinical affiliation)
- Director, Cyberdelic Nexus
- Director, PATHS XR
- Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Signs of Life Psychology
Areas of focus
- Integration
- Mindfulness Meditation
- Contemplative Science
- Virtual Reality & XR
- Neuroscience
- Professional Education
- Leadership & Research
Approach
- 01
Integrates neuroscience, contemplative science and virtual reality with evidence-informed practice to support personal growth and psychological wellbeing.
- 02
Guides integration through mindfulness, compassion and evidence-informed therapeutic practice.
- 03
Designs immersive learning experiences and professional education grounded in ethical clinical practice and harm reduction.
- 04
Creates spaces where research, technology and contemplative traditions work together to deepen insight and lasting transformation.
Partnerships
- Co-Founder & Director — Anam Cara
- Research Fellow — Swinburne University & The Intangible Realities Laboratory
- Secretary — PRISM (research and clinical affiliation)
- Director — Cyberdelic Nexus
- Director — PATHS XR
Professional Interest
- Melissa's work explores how altered states — through meditation, contemplative practice and virtual reality — can foster wisdom, resilience and human flourishing. She has contributed to Australia's early clinical research on novel treatments, develops immersive extended reality experiences that inspire contemplative insight, and teaches across Australian professional training programs. Her work is grounded in ethical practice, harm reduction and the thoughtful integration of science, technology and contemplative traditions.
