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February 8, 2019
Join me for a restorative wellness retreat at River Cottage!
It is with real delight that I can reveal I will be hosting the first ever wellness retreat at the famous River Cottage HQ, deep in the English countryside here in Devon from 17-21 June 2019, and I would love for you to join me.
Your home for the week will be the 17th century farmhouse and 100-acre smallholding made famous by the long-running TV programme featuring chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
This very special intimate residential retreat will be an opportunity to step away from the r...
November 21, 2018
What I’ve learned since university (as told to 100+ teenagers earlier this month)
A couple of weeks ago I stood in a lecture theatre at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, in front of 100+ gathered teenagers who were all thinking about studying Japanese, invited to give them careers advice. It went something like this…
“Who here is 16?” (lots of hands go up)
“17?” (lots more hands go up)
“18?” (lots more)
“In that case you are probably looking at me thinking, she’s well old.” (Cue embarrassed laughter and some shuffling in seats. Gotcha!)
“Maybe you are t...
November 15, 2018
Next year can be different
“I want 2019 to be different.
Less stuff, more soul.
Less hustle, more ease.
Less chaos, more calm.
Less complexity, more clarity.
Less bravado, more truth.
Less resistance, more resilience.
Less control, more surrender.
Less head, more heart.
More time for me. More time for creativity.
More time for life.”
Sound familiar? We’ll show you the way.
For almost a decade we have been designing courses and workshops and writing books that transform lives. We have helped tens of thousands of pe...
October 2, 2018
I have a confession to make… (I wonder if you have done this too?)
This is a story about hiding what we have done well, and not celebrating our creative work. It’s a true story, about me. I am embarrassed to share it, but am going to, because I think we all do this to our detriment, and in doing so stop others accessing what we have created with love.
You might have noticed that I wrote a book which came out last month. It is a book about life lessons inspired by ancient Japanese culture and philosophy. What you probably don’t know is:
September 2, 2018
How to change your life fifteen minutes at a time
Big dreams take time, and sometimes can feel overwhelming. In the very last in the series of The Freedom Seeker Chronicles, I am chatting with Kelsey Murphy, who shares how we can achieve anything when we focus on it for fifteen minutes at a time.
Kelsey is a career strategist, certified life coach and founder of Whiskey and Work. Previously the Advertising Director for Nintendo and Elizabeth Arden, she now works with people all over the world to help them create a more fulfilling career and...
August 29, 2018
Life lessons inspired by centuries-old Japanese culture
As the sun rises on the day that my new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ is released into the world, I find myself transported back to a quiet temple in Kyoto, where I had been staying in simple temple lodgings back in March. I rose early for the morning meditation, then padded barefoot to a quiet room to interview the Deputy Head Priest Reverend Takafumi Kawakami.
One of the things Reverend Kawakami told me, which has stuck with me ever since, was this: “Peopl...
What we can learn from centuries-old Japanese culture to help us embrace our messy, beautiful lives (+ My new book ‘Wabi Sabi’ is here!)
As the sun rises on the day that my new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ is released into the world, I find myself transported back to a quiet temple in Kyoto, where I had been staying in simple temple lodgings back in March. I rose early for the morning meditation, then padded barefoot to a quiet room to interview the Deputy Head Priest Reverend Takafumi Kawakami.
One of the things Reverend Kawakami told me, which has stuck with me ever since, was this: “Peop...
August 20, 2018
Got a book dream? Bring it to life with this advice
To celebrate the launch of my new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ next Thursday August 30, I did a Facebook Live Broadcast from the Headquarters of Hachette on London’s Victoria Embankment, talking about Bringing Book Dreams to Life with my Commissioning Editor Anna Steadman.
You can WATCH THE REPLAY HERE
I know how the publishing world can feel impenetrable when you are on the outside of it, and I also know that many of you have a book dream, so I wanted to m...
Got a book dream? Free live chat with Anna Steadman, Commissioning Editor at Piatkus
UPDATE: This has now finished but you can WATCH THE REPLY HERE
If you have a book dream, I have something so good for you today! To celebrate the launch of my new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ next Thursday August 30, I am going to be doing a Facebook Live Broadcast from the Headquarters of Hachette on London’s Victoria Embankment, talking about Bringing Book Dreams to Life with my Commissioning Editor Anna Steadman, and you are invited!
I know how the pub...
Got a book dream? Don’t miss this free live chat with Anna Steadman, Commissioning Editor at Piatkus
If you have a book dream, I have something so good for you today! To celebrate the launch of my new book ‘Wabi Sabi: Japanese wisdom for a perfectly imperfect life’ next Thursday August 30, I am going to be doing a Facebook Live Broadcast from the Headquarters of Hachette on London’s Victoria Embankment, talking about Bringing Book Dreams to Life with my Commissioning Editor Anna Steadman, and you are invited!
SIGN UP HERE (it’s free).
I know how the publishing world can feel impenetrable...
