For Heiter Society members only.

Join us for an accountability hour during which you will get time to do something you genuinely enjoy. No matter if it’s reading, drawing, painting, collaging, journaling, wreath making, yoga or knitting, it is up to you how you use the session. There will also be the opportunity to connect and chat with the other members.

For Heiter Society members only.

Join our In-house Heiter Therapist Josephine Dolan-Dufourd for another mindful compassion based meditation. The session is part of Josephine's current meditation series on the embracing the imperfect life. This series draws inspiration from the best selling book by Oliver Burkeman Meditations for Mortals - Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts.  

The class takes place tomorrow Friday, 10th of October, at 8am UK | 9am CET (on zoom). It will be recorded and shared with all members, so please don't worry if you cannot join live.

A few instructions (→ please read prior to the session):

• You are welcome to use a chair, cushions or lie down for the meditation

• Make sure there's enough space for an exercise mat on the floor and enough space to move your arms around for some stretches

• Bring props for comfort and warmth such as blankets and cushions

• A journal to reflect on your experience

• For extra goodness bring along a warm drink in a flask or a glass of water for the tea meditation

For Heiter Society members (from GBP27/month) or paid Substack subscribers (from GBP7/month) only.

In line with heiter’s current theme of “Homecoming”, we will use this creative writing session to celebrate the places that shape our sense of belonging through words and storytelling. We’re going to meet on the 8th of October 2025 at 7.30pm UK time | 8.30pm CET.

Guided by a mix of fiction and non-fiction prompts, we’ll write about what it means to return to places that feel like home — corners in the homes we live in, a city, country, or even imaginary places that we create in our minds.

Please bring along a couple of photos of places that feel like home to you, wherever they are in the world, as we’ll use them as inspiration for some of the prompts.

More about Veronica:
Veronica Ferrari is a freelance writer, publishing consultant and social media analyst based in Paris. She also writes More Than Just Views, a Substack newsletter and creative corner for culturally curious wanderers filled with travel stories and musings on creativity, art, books and life abroad.

For Heiter Society members only.

This event is one for the books here at The Heiter Society: we're going to host our first ever “Heiter Coaching Session”!

By introducing this new format to our workshop and session mix, we're hoping to support you even more in finding “Heiterkeit” (joy). 

For the premier of “Heiter Coaching”, we have invited Self-Belief Coach and Positive Psychology Practitioner Anna Dunleavy to guide us through rediscovering joy in everyday life – and why it matters now more than ever. She will help us explore meaningful, practical ways to connect with joy, every single day. 

More about Anna Dunleavy:

Anna is a self-belief coach and positive psychology practitioner working with small business owners and creatives to unlock clarity, build confidence, and make progress on meaningful goals. To find out more about Anna and how she can support you, connect with her here:

IG: instagram.com/anna_dunleavy

Website: www.annadunleavy.com

For Heiter Society members (from GBP27/month) and paid Substack subscribers (from GBP7/month) only.

Join us for a 45-60min session with Yoga and Life Coach Kat Amey. She will show us how to slow down, nourish the body and rest the mind. Bring blocks and a bolster if you have them otherwise a pillow is perfect.

More about Kat:

Kat Amey is a Life Coach who helps people ditch conventional ideas of success and create a life that feels uniquely purposeful. Through understanding their values, she helps her clients figure out what success really means to them and then take steps to make it happen. 

Alongside her work as a Life Coach, Kat has been a qualified Yoga Teacher since 2020 and currently teaches online. She also hosts Wellbeing Workshops and Women's Wellness Retreats in the UK. To find out more about Kat and how she can support you, connect with her here:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kat_amey/

Website: https://www.kathrynamey.com

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thewellnesshub.101

Free online event. Everyone is welcome.

As part of our shared pursuit of “heiter”, to live more joyfully, we have created the Heiter Society Bookclub. There are many reasons why strangers may forge a connection, yet one universal thread weaving through all ages is the sharing of stories. While reading may often be a solitary pursuit, it possesses the remarkable ability to gather people together. Indeed, the act of reading as part of a group is a potent force for enriching our lives. We meet four times a year to read carefully curated, short, and not-too-recent, books that are around the theme of being present to the simple joys and pleasures of our daily lives. It is not essential to have read the book to attend if you don’t mind spoilers.

The next Heiter Society bookclub read has been chosen and it's — I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron a collection of essays exploring what it is to be a woman, flawed, funny, and unfiltered — a reminder that joy isn’t always loud or perfect, but often found in the mess we live through and the stories we share.

What if loving yourself deeply was the key to better sleep, less stress, and more peace in your everyday life?

In this powerful and gentle workshop, you'll learn simple techniques to complete your body's stress cycle, regulate your nervous system, and finally rest emotionally and physically. This is self-love in action.

Together in community, we’ll explore:

• Conscious communication + validation

• Breathwork to calm and ground

• Self-love rituals to nourish your body, mind, and soul

• Healthy boundaries that protect your peace

• Playful artist dates to reconnect with your joy

This workshop is one of the most beautiful gifts you can give yourself. Come as you are and leave feeling lighter and more connected to yourself and others.

About the guest speaker:

Monica Le Baron is a MBA, sleep expert and the bestselling author of Sleep Simplified. After enduring a devastating nervous breakdown triggered by her father's passing, Monica struggled with sleeplessness for four days straight. Using her own tools and strategies, she healed herself. Now enjoying 9 hours of restful sleep every night and waking up feeling rejuvenated, Monica is passionate about sharing what’s possible without expensive investments, complicated routines, or time-consuming methods.

You can now also join the membership via Substack. Simply upgrade to the paid subscription (GBP27/month - annual payment is also available).

from GBP75 per ticket

Celebrate the joy of midsummer with a creative and grounding workshop hosted by heiter magazine in collaboration with Aspen Florals.

Over the course of a slow and inspiring morning, you’ll learn how to create your own beautifully arranged posy to take home—using a curated selection of seasonal blooms. heiter will guide you through a refreshing midsummer mocktail class, perfect for your next sunny gathering, and share gentle insights into how creating personal rituals and traditions can bring more joy and intention to everyday life.

Alongside hands-on creativity and inspiring conversation, you’ll enjoy a warm drink and a (vegan) cinnamon bun in the cozy space at Aspen Florals.

Included in your ticket:

• A midsummer jar based bud vase workshop with Aspen Florals

• A (vegan) cinnamon bun and and choice of coffee, tea, matcha or chai

• A seasonal drink-making session led by heiter


• A thoughtfully curated goodie bag to take home

• A copy of heiter magazine (optional)

• A handmade ceramic bud vase for your flowers from Aspen Florals ceramics collection (optional)
  

  Spaces are limited—we’d love for you to join us.

Add another GBP20 (total payment GBP95) and receive a copy of the latest heiter issue (Homecoming) and a handmade bud vase for your posy with your ticket:

For Heiter Society Business members, team members and contributors only.

Running a business shouldn't mean running yourself into the ground.

This one-hour workshop is your permission slip to pause—and your toolkit to actually feel better, not just power through. Join award-winning wellbeing coach Chloe Markham for a gentle blend of theory and practice, all designed to help you reset, regulate, and restore your nervous system so you can show up in your business feeling calm, clear, and grounded.

We'll spend the first half unpacking what your nervous system has to do with things like burnout, people-pleasing, and that never-ending to-do list—and how to work with your body, not against it. Then we’ll move into simple, practical techniques you can use anytime to bring yourself back to centre.

Expect zero fluff and zero pressure, just honest conversation, soothing practices, and a space to breathe.

Perfect if your mind is buzzing, your shoulders are permanently tense, or your joy’s gone a bit… missing. You’ll leave feeling more anchored, more yourself, and you'll have a few new tools to help keep it that way.

More about the guest speaker:
Chloe is a wellbeing coach, yoga teacher, and writer who helps high-achievers slow down, reset, and find joy again—without burning out. Through her award-winning yoga membership, The Yoga Revolution, and her signature coaching program, Joy Unplugged, she blends mindfulness, movement, and nervous system restoration to support busy women who are doing too much and feeling it. Known for her light-hearted approach and down-to-earth style, Chloe believes life’s too short for anything less than joy. 

For Heiter Society members only.

Did you know that happy houseplants give the biggest boost to well-being in homes and offices, while neglected plants can be worse than none at all? This is one of the findings of a study carried out by the University of Reading and the RHS.

In this heiter session, Hilda founder Rosanna will teach you how to guarantee happiness for your houseplants. Get ready for an hour full of tips on how to look after and give the best care to your plant babies. You're also welcome to bring one of them along and get tailored advice from our experienced guest speaker.

You can now also join the membership via Substack. Simply upgrade to the paid subscription (GBP27/month - annual payment is also available).

For Heiter Society members only.

This isn’t just yoga—it’s a joy-boost, a nervous system hug, and a pre-sleep ritual all rolled into one.

Join award-winning yoga teacher Chloe Markham for a feel-good, all-levels class that starts with upbeat, playful movement to shake off the day and get your energy flowing. Then, we'll slow right down into a deeply restful unwind, ending with a long yoga nidra to set you up for your best night’s sleep.

Expect grounding, gentle humour, and zero pressure to be flexible or Instagram-worthy. Just a warm, welcoming space to get unstuck, breathe deeper, and feel more like you.

Perfect if your brain’s been in overdrive, your body feels a bit stuck, or you simply need a moment of calm (and who doesn’t?). You’ll float off your mat feeling calmer, clearer, and way more connected.

About the guest speaker:

Chloe is a wellbeing coach, yoga teacher, and writer who helps high-achievers slow down, reset, and find joy again—without burning out. Through her award-winning yoga membership, The Yoga Revolution, and her signature coaching program, Joy Unplugged, she blends mindfulness, movement, and nervous system restoration to support busy women who are doing too much and feeling it. Known for her light-hearted approach and down-to-earth style, Chloe believes life’s too short for anything less than joy. 

You can now also join the membership via Substack. Simply upgrade to the paid subscription (GBP27/month - annual payment is also available).

For Heiter Society members only.

For this heiter session we’re going to meet on the 6th of March 2025 at 8.00pm UK time | 9.00pm CET (on zoom). Learn more about playful ballet and get in touch with your “ballet body” with adult ballet mentor Ramona Schmid.

Did you do ballet as a child?

Have you always dreamt of doing it?

Have you clearly never been interested in ballet?

Awesome, you all are invited to bust some of the most persistent cliches around ballet.

Ballet as a way to sharpen your intuition and improve your emotional intelligence.

Let’s get in touch with our ballet bodies - the playful, non-judgemental way - just because of the pure pleasure of expressing ourselves AUTHENTICALLY.

About the guest speaker:

Ramona Schmid is a playfulness ambassador and a mentor for adult ballet dancers.

A late starter herself, she helps dancers around the globe access ballet in a juicy and playful way. She deeply believes playfulness is the ultimate means by which we humans learn successfully. Ramona’s approach combines ballet with mental imagery, improvisation, mindfulness and dance anatomy. She works with amateurs as well as with professional dancers and artists.

For Heiter Society Level 2 members only.

For this Anti-Overwhelm Business Session, we have invited Creative Engagement Consultant and mentor Claire Venus to talk about growth on Substack. We will meet on the 27th of February 2025 at 10am UK time | 11am CET on Zoom.

Are you curious about Substack as a platform?

Perhaps you’ve heard of it, but you’re not sure where it fits in your business and newsletter eco-system. Join Engagement Consultant and Mentor Claire Venus for a fun exploratory session. Claire will introduce Substack and how she has grown her email list from 0 to over 7k subscribers solely on the platform. You’ll also explore the different models of being paid for your work, whether you want to write, host a community, or run a membership. You’ll have time to ask questions, and Claire will offer a special discount if you’d like to take your learning journey further.

Make sure you bring along a pen and paper in case you’d like to take notes.

More about Claire

Claire Venus is a Creative Engagement Consultant and mentor.  She lives on the Northumberland Coast with her family and five pet chickens. With over 20 years of experience, Claire’s arts development work in the cultural and heritage sectors is award-winning. She teaches folks how to stay creative and grow on Substack over at Sparkle on Substack.

For Heiter Society members only.

For this heiter session we’re going to meet on the 6th of February 2025 at 8.00pm UK time | 9.00pm CET (on zoom). Learn how to create your perfect night routine with sleep expert and bestselling author Monica Le Baron.

Struggling to fall asleep or wake up feeling rested? Overwhelmed by distractions at bedtime? Then this 60-minute workshop is perfect for you!

Life gets hectic—whether it’s bedtime stories, Netflix in the background, or endless to-do lists.

I’ve been there too, trying every sleep tip without success, until I found the power of a personalised routine.

This exclusive workshop for The Heiter Society is all about creating a flexible sleep strategy tailored to your life, without the overwhelm and in a sacred community.

✨What You’ll Get:

Before:

Personalized Questionnaire: Designed to create a tailored strategy that meets the group’s specific needs, while helping you gain clarity on your sleep challenges and goals.

During:

• 5-minute Grounding Meditation: To get you centered and ready to create the best night routine you’ve ever dream of.

•  40-minute Group Call: We’ll develop a custom routine that works for your unique sleep needs.

•  20- minute Q&A Time: To answer your burning questions and get you started in the right direction.

After:

• Follow-Up: A 15-minute follow-up call with Monica, for you to adjust your evening routine or get answers to any lingering questions.

REAL RESULTS:

"Monica’s insights were spot-on. I implemented her advice right away and saw results." — Silvia

“Monica helped me create an easy, personalized routine that’s making a real difference in my sleep. Her one-on-one guidance was invaluable—I learned simple techniques like yogic breathing and journaling tailored just for me. I’m confident in the routine Monica designed and excited to start sleeping like a Queen!” — Carly

BIO:

Monica Le Baron is a sleep expert and the bestselling author of Sleep Simplified. After enduring a devastating nervous breakdown triggered by her father's passing, Monica struggled with sleeplessness for four days straight. Using her own tools and strategies, she healed herself. Now enjoying 9 hours of restful sleep every night and waking up feeling rejuvenated, Monica is passionate about sharing what’s possible without expensive investments, complicated routines, or time-consuming methods.

Her mission is to help others experience the same deep, restorative sleep that transformed her life. She helps thousands of clients worldwide.

Tickets: GBP29 | instant access for Heiter Society members

For this workshop we’re going to meet on the 9th of January 2025 at 7.30pm UK time | 8.30 pm CET | 1.30pm CST (on zoom). Our host is nature-based artist, art therapist and author Jodi Rose Gonzales.

Are you wondering how to cross the distance between where you're at now, and where you want to be in the coming year? Whether you’re considering a career change or looking to find more time for self-care, this powerful master class will show you how to get there faster and with ease using a simple 3-step art therapy journal prompt that's easy for anyone to do, even those who feel they “can’t” paint or draw.

In this session, you’ll uncover:

• how to use art-based mindfulnessto address life's challenges and change;

• at least three of the mostcritical and specific actions you can take to move yourself toward your goals in the year ahead;

• the critical link between creativity and the mind-body connection for optimal productivity and self-care. 

Please come to this session with your journal (or two sheets of paper) and something to write with. Colored media such as markers or colored pencil are recommended, but not required. For all levels, proficiency in painting/drawing is not needed to benefit from this event.

About the workshop host:

Jodi Rose Gonzales ATR, NCC, ERYT, YACEP is a nature-based artist, art therapist, author and yoga teacher who empowers creative people through a unique fusion of art therapy, positive psychology, yoga philosophy, and neuroscience. Celebrated as Global Impact Artist of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals, Jodi is the author of two Amazon #1 new releases, an art therapy journal prompt card deck, and a suite of online art-based mindfulness courses.

FREE ACCESS - everyone is welcome to join!

As part of our shared pursuit of “heiter”, to live more joyfully, we have created the Heiter Society Bookclub. There are many reasons why strangers may forge a connection, yet one universal thread weaving through all ages is the sharing of stories. While reading may often be a solitary pursuit, it possesses the remarkable ability to gather people together. Indeed, the act of reading as part of a group is a potent force for enriching our lives. We meet three times a year to read carefully curated, short, and not-too-recent, books that are around the theme of being present to the simple joys and pleasures of our daily lives. It is not essential to have read the book to attend if you don’t mind spoilers.  

Winter Book Club  

We are closing the year with a timely read, Wintering by Katherine May. A quietly transformative read, a balm for anyone feeling the chill of life’s darker seasons. May explores the notion of “wintering” not just as a season but as a necessary retreat—a period to rest, reflect, and regain strength.

We’ll be meeting online on Thursday, the 12th December 7:30pm UK | 8:30pm CET, to discuss the book. 

I look forward to seeing some of you there! 

A free online event filled with Heiterkeit; an event that adds more joy to your November and helps us bring out “Homecoming”, heiter issue 2. We will focus on how you can feel heiter and content during this cold and dark month of the year - and how you can find home within yourself which is an indication of what’s coming with our second print issue.

What to expect from the event

• A “Wintering” meditation with Josephine Dolan-Dufourd from The Wellbeing Atelier

• Music by David Barton

• “Your path back to yourself”, a mindful movement session with Holistic Life Coach Michele Akester Marsh

• Journaling on “Homecoming” with artist, writer and creative mentor Tamzin Merivale

• “À Table: Savour and Style”, a mini table styling workshop with table stylist, writer and illustrator Java Bere

• Background information on heiter issue 2, the creative process and contributors

• The opportunity to support our magazine project and win fantastic prizes (see below).

A replay will be available for the (registered) participants who cannot join live!

If you decide to support heiter issue 2, you will be mentioned on a dedicated “Thank you page” in the print magazine. Everyone who supports the project during the event (and shortly after for those of you who watch the replay) will have the opportunity to win one of more than 20 wonderful prizes by heiter and heiter friends such as Inaska, Verdonna, Studio Gently, Bramble Green, The Wellbeing Atelier, Holistic Life Coach Michele Akester Marsh, psychologist Sarah Philip, Life Coach & Yoga Teacher Kathryn Amey, Evoqua, Luizzo, Sue Rapley Art, Dear Prudence Studio, Tamzin Merivale and Sagitta.

THE PRIZES

• A heiter print subscription for 2024

• A single page ad in one of the upcoming heiter print issues (worth EUR 1000)

• An annual Heiter Society Level 1 membership

• An annual Heiter Society Level 2 membership

• A family photo shoot in Edinburgh with Studio Gently

• A gift set worth EUR 60 from Sagitta

• A gift set including Greta and Maria tableaus from Luizzo

• A candle of your choice from EVOQUA Conscious Living

• A EUR 125 gift voucher from sustainable activewear brand INASKA

• Luxurious cashmere socks from Bramble Green

• Childrens headbands + EUR 10 vouchers from VERDONNA

• An art print & cards from Dear Prudence Studio

• A pack of sustainable fine art cards and postcards from Tamzin Merivale

• Stationery from Sue Rapley Art

• The 10 session meditation series "Deep Winter to Spring" with Josephine Dolan-Duford

• “Align Your Time”, a 60min 1:1 Life Coaching Session with Michele Akester-Marsh

• A 1:1 Coaching Session with Life Coach & Yoga Teacher Kat Amey

• A coaching session with Saorsa Psychology and more!

Additional details on how you can join the live event will follow in an email that you’ll receive after you sign up below. You will also get access to a dedicated private FB group that opens up a few days prior to the event. The FB group will be there so that you can connect with the community and get a few bonuses such as heiter prompts and more “Heiter November” music and mindful mini sessions.

We offer heiter sessions to make your everyday life a little bit more heiter. Our December session is going to be all about gentle yoga and takes place on the 1st of December 2022 at 9am BST | 10am CET on zoom.

In this session yoga and wellness coach Kat Amey will show us how to slow down, nourish the body and rest the mind. We’re going to meet her (on zoom) for a 45-60min yoga class. Bring blocks if you have them and a cushion. You will receive an email with the relevant zoom link prior to the session. The replay of the session will be shared with all ticket holders (incl. the ones who cannot attend live) afterwards.

Ticket price: €19

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter experiences and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and create heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual ticket).

Supporting the small business owners within the heiter community has always been an important part of our work here at heiter magazine. This year we’re trying to help by offering Heiter (or Anti-Overwhelm) Business Sessions for them.

The sessions are run by business coaches and experts that assist you in reducing the noise out there and focusing on what’s important in running a business: your well-being and skills.

In this 60-minute online journalling workshop, that is run on the 25th of November (7pm BST | 8pm CET) by writer and podcaster Sasha from Frank + Feel, we will be invited to reflect, re-calibrate, remind and restore. With prompts focused around the prefix 're' (meaning back or again) we will spend time looking back at what has been and coming back to truths - both old and new. Reflect on your Year is a pause in word form.

Ticket price: €24

You will receive a zoom link to attend the session a few days prior to the event (via email). There will also be a replay available for everyone (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Good to know: if you’re interested in joining more heiter (business) sessions going forward, we do recommend joining The Heiter Society, our exclusive community membership, instead of purchasing this individual ticket. Read more about it here. Heiter Society Level 2 members can join for free, Level 1 members can purchase a ticket with their Society discount code.

We offer heiter sessions to make your everyday life a little bit more heiter. Our November session is going to be all about herbalism and skincare and takes place on the 14th of November 2022 at 9.45am BST | 10.45am CET on zoom.

In this session Becky Cole, author of The Garden Apothecary, regenerative farmer and folk herbalist, will teach us how to blend our own luxurious skin oil for the winter months. Using herbs and healing oils, she will share her top tips for creating strong herbal infused oils and the best combinations to protect and care for our skin over the colder seasons.

You will receive an email with the relevant zoom link prior to the session. The replay of the session will be shared with all ticket holders (incl. the ones who cannot attend live) afterwards.

Ticket price: €19

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter experiences and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and create heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual ticket).

We offer heiter sessions to make your everyday life a little bit more heiter. Our October session is going to be all about mindful baking and takes place on the 27th of October 2022 at 10am BST | 11am CET on zoom.

In this session food blogger and entrepreneur Marion Schwarz from BAKE & NOURISH will teach us how to bake delicious pumpkin bread. She will talk us through all the individual steps and share her thoughts on mindful baking. Please note that you will have to prepare & bring along equipment and ingredients so that you can bake your pumpkin bread. You will receive an email with the relevant zoom link prior to the session. The complete recipe as well as the replay of the session will be shared with all ticket holders (incl. the ones who cannot attend live) after the workshop. Vegan & GF versions of the recipe can be provided on request too.

Ticket price: €19

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter experiences and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual ticket).

Supporting the small business owners within the heiter community has always been an important part of our work here at heiter magazine. This year we’re trying to help by offering Heiter (or Anti-Overwhelm) Business Sessions for them.

The sessions are run by business coaches and experts that assist you in reducing the noise out there and focusing on what’s important in running your business: your well-being and skills.

Work-life-balance mentor Astrid Bracke has kindly agreed to run an online workshop (via Zoom) for the heiter community. It’s going to take place on the 13th of October 2022 at 10.00am BST | 11.00am CET.

In the workshop, Astrid will share her framework for creating a slow, gentle and profitable small business. We will explore marketing in a way that feels good (on and off social media), working with your own seasons and rhythms, setting and communicating boundaries and getting clear on what you need to do for your business to be profitable. After the workshop, you’ll receive a workbook with questions, strategies and resources to develop your own slow, gentle and profitable small business.

Ticket price: €24

You will receive a zoom link to attend the session a few days prior to the event (via email). There will also be a replay available for everyone (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter business sessions and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for Level 2 of The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual tickets). Level 1 members have the chance to get a ticket on a discounted rate.

We offer heiter sessions to make your everyday life a little bit more heiter. Our September session is going to be all about crochet and takes place on the 30th of September 2022 at 10.30am BST | 11.30am CET on zoom.

In the session, Anna Robbins from Homebird Craft will guide us through the basics of the beautiful and versatile craft. We’ll use what we learn to embellish a plant pot or jar to create a unique piece for your home or to give a gift. This relaxed and friendly session will be suitable for complete beginners, but if you already have crochet skills you are very welcome to join us. The plant hanger is a bit more involved, so this is an option if you have a little experience.

Ticket price: €19

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter experiences and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual ticket).

Supporting the small business owners within the heiter community has always been an important part of our work here at heiter magazine. This year we’re trying to help by offering Heiter (or Anti-Overwhelm) Business Sessions for them.

The sessions are run by business coaches and experts that assist you in reducing the noise out there and focusing on what’s important in running your business: your well-being and skills.

This online session, that is run on the 15th of September at 10.00AM BST | 11.00AM CET by life coach (for creatives) Kathryn Ho, is about helping you feel connected to the spirit of your business. And by ‘spirit’, Kathryn means whatever you want it to mean. This could be its essence or personality; that feeling that drives you to create; or you could choose to view the spirit of your business as the presence of a different entity. It’s completely up to you.

We’ll go through a number of reflective exercises that invite you to explore the relationship between you and your business: what feels nourishing, what feels supportive, and what might want tending to?

We’ll also explore how you can invoke the spirit of your business and how you can remain connected to it in times of challenge and difficulty. What environments and activities help you feel connected and inspired?

You will need pen and paper (and whatever else you love to use) to take notes. There will also be room for group discussion – as this is often where the magic, unintended learnings happen.

Ticket price: €24

You will receive a zoom link to attend the session a few days prior to the event (via email). There will also be a replay available for everyone (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter business sessions and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for Level 2 of The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual tickets). Level 1 members have the chance to get a ticket on a discounted rate.

Supporting the small business owners within the heiter community has always been an important part of our work here at heiter magazine. This year we’re trying to help by offering Heiter (or Anti-Overwhelm) Business Sessions for them.

The sessions are run by business coaches and experts that assist you in reducing the noise out there and focusing on what’s important in running a business: your well-being and skills.

The aim of this workshop (that takes place on the 14th of September at 11.00am BST | 12.00pm CET and run by independent business mentor Lisa May) is to look at ways to build practices into your working week and month to create success within your email marketing strategy. By breaking out the marketing tasks throughout the month we will reduce the overwhelm of it being one larger task. We will cover growing one’s lists, building nurturing conversations as well as converting content.

You will need pen and paper (and whatever else you love to use) to take notes. There will also be room for a Q& A at the end of the session.

Ticket price: €24

You will receive a zoom link to attend the session a few days prior to the event (via email). There will also be a replay available for all ticket holders (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter business sessions and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and create heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for Level 2 of The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual tickets). Level 1 members have the chance to get a ticket on a discounted rate.

Supporting the small business owners within the heiter community has always been an important part of our work here at heiter magazine. This year we’re trying to help by offering Heiter (or Anti-Overwhelm) Business Sessions for them.

The sessions are run by business coaches and experts that assist you in reducing the noise out there and focusing on what’s important in running your business: your well-being and skills.

This online session, that is run on the 20th of July at 10.30AM BST | 11.30AM CET by Online Shop Mentor Jo at Firain is about strategies that feel “heiter” (that is the German word for cheerful/joyful) when selling online.

The world of selling online can feel noisy and aggressive. Jo at Firain will share ideas for developing eCommerce businesses that feel more gentle, and won't drain us along the way.

The one-hour workshop will be in three parts, with a blend of journalling prompts, practical ideas, and time for questions as a group.

We'll consider how to connect with our customers (without trying to appeal to everyone); how to use the small size of our businesses to our advantage when making decisions, and creative ways to stand out as a small online shop.

We all have different experiences with selling online, so Jo will welcome your stories and ideas, too.

Ticket price: €24

You will receive a zoom link to attend the session a few days prior to the event (via email). There will also be a replay available for all ticket holders (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter business sessions and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and create heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for Level 2 of The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual tickets). Level 1 members have the chance to get a ticket on a discounted rate.

Heiter sessions are monthly online “heiter experiences” that give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in an creative and/or calming activity and thus, add more joy to your daily life. In July we will meet for a “Communicating Emotions Through Photography” (zoom) workshop with Vanessa Simpson.

The 60min session takes place on Thursday, the 14th of July at 10am BST | 11am CET. We will explore how we respond to photographs, how they can make us feel and how we can make photographs that endeavour to convey emotion to the viewer. While we can never dictate how others will respond to an image we’ve created we can certainly help guide them.

We’ll consider a variety of different images by various photographers and reflect on how they make us feel before exploring why and how.

This is not a ‘how to use your camera’ workshop and it doesn’t matter whether you like to use a smartphone or the latest gear, but we will cover some basic techniques on how different styles of photography can help us express what we feel and how to communicate this.

There is also the chance to send in questions/problems you have regarding your photography. Katharina will collect all of them before the workshop and Vanessa will then get back to you with solutions/answers towards the end of the session.

There will also be a replay available for everyone (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Ticket price: €19

Vanessa Simpson has explored and embraced many creative pursuits throughout her life but came to photography only a few years ago. She originally trained as a nurse and has lived in several different countries around the world with her family. Now the children are grown up she is welcoming the time to both develop her photography and enjoy playing at her potters wheel!

Read an interview with Vanessa here.

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter experiences and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual ticket). Doors to the membership will close in mid June.

Supporting the small business owners within the heiter community has always been an important part of our work here at heiter magazine. This year we’re trying to help by offering Heiter (or Anti-Overwhelm) Business Sessions for them.

The sessions are run by business coaches and experts that assist you in reducing the noise out there and focusing on what’s important in running a business: your well-being and skills.

In this online session, that is run on the 10th of June at 11 AM BST | 12 PM CET by Sophie Caldecott, we will learn the gentle art of intuitive, overwhelm-free SEO. There are thousands of people out there, actively using search engines to look for work like yours every month, and optimising your website copy and content to help them find you is actually a lot simpler and more enjoyable than you might think. It will also help you step away from the constant churn of algorithms and work at a slower, more sustainable and enjoyable pace.

In this workshop we'll explore:

• The psychology of search, and how to use empathy and integrity when planning content for your audience

• The core principles of writing SEO-friendly copy and why it makes your writing better

• How to lean into your natural content creation rhythms to tell your story in a slow living-friendly way

Ticket price: €24

You will receive a zoom link to attend the session a few days prior to the event (via email). There will also be a replay available for everyone (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter business sessions and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for Level 2 of The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual tickets). Doors to the membership will close in late May. Level 1 members have the chance to get a ticket on a discounted rate.

Heiter sessions are monthly online “heiter experiences” that give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in an creative and/or calming activity and thus, add more joy to your daily life. In June we will meet for an “Intuitive Art Making” (zoom) workshop with artist Hira S Ahmed

The 60min session takes place on Tuesday, the 7th of June at 1pm BST | 2pm CET. Please note that you will have to bring along equipment (see below). You will receive an email with the relevant zoom link prior to the session.

What Hira says about her workshop:

“This workshop is all about having a meditative experience of being in conversation with yourself and your emotions through art. Through mixed media art, I encourage you to play and discover the childlike wonder once again in your life.”

''You either walk inside your story and own it, or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.'' - Brene Brown

The aim of the workshop is to inspire you to hold space for you, your story and lived experiences in a safe space without any judgement in the company of other like-minded creative humans.

We will begin with a 15-min long meditation during which Hira will share visualisation prompts. Afterwards we'll begin with our mixed media creations. The session will include some basic prompts to help you overcome the fear of blank canvas and to start exploring the mixed media medium in an intuitive way. You will have a unique piece of abstract art towards the end of the workshop. At the end of the workshop, we will take 15 mins to share what we have made, what we were thinking about, what it represents for us and how it feels to express those thoughts and emotions.

Play. Connect. Experience. Rejoice.

What to bring along:

• any art materials that you have lying around you as we are making a Mixed Media abstract piece of art. That could be acrylics, watercolours, graphite pencils, coloured pencils, markers etc.

• canvas or a piece of paper (preferably 300 gsm) if you are planning to use acrylics or watercolours

Who is the session for?

This experience is designed for everyone. You don’t need to know anything about meditation or art to be a part of this experience. You'll also enjoy the workshop if you are a seasoned artist. This could be your space to let go of control and explore something new that you haven't tried in a while. Come as you are and explore your creative expression through guided meditation and intuitive art.

There will also be a replay available for everyone (including those of you who cannot make it live).

Ticket price: €19

Good to know: if you’d like to attend all upcoming heiter experiences and take advantage of more benefits that help you build connections and cerate heiter moments, we recommend to sign up for The Heiter Society (instead of purchasing this individual tickets). Doors to the membership will close in late May.