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.

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 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, 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 (from GBP27/month) and paid Substack members (from GBP7/month) only.

Join Java Bere for a dip into her workshop ‘Tell the Story of Your Home.’ Together we will look at how the spaces we inhabit shift with the seasons, what we all need from our spaces in Autumn and Winter, and how we can reflect this, through practical tasks, creative play and styling prompts.

What to bring along:

• A notebook and pen.

• Something sensory that reminds you of happy childhood memories of Autumn/Winter. It can be anything: a blanket, a candle, a twig from the garden, a basket, a tin of soup! It doesn’t need to be aesthetically pleasing, it’s more about what the subject evokes in you.

More about Java:

Java Bere is a writer, artist, table and home stylist. Together with her partner Jon, their two boys, and a cat called Nutmeg, she lives in a gorgeous Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire) family home that is full of character and filled with stories. The stories told through that home represent and are inspired by their life together but also Java’s upbringing: She grew up between London, Scotland, France, and Spain, finally ending up in Manchester for fifteen years, where she worked as an actress and later as a theatre agent. All those glorious places shaped her as a person as well as her current work and aesthetic.

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, 14th of November, 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

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 Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith. A charming, witty, and deeply atmospheric narrative, told from the perspective of a young woman coming of age, provides a rich ground for discussions on family, class, and the complexities of love.

 For this book club, we'd love to explore the idea of sharing books once we're done reading them. If you have a copy and are happy to read it and pass it along, let us know. Likewise, if you'd like to receive the book once someone else has finished, just get in touch!

We hope to see you there! Join the conversation 19th of November at 7.30pm UK | 8.30pm CET. The zoom link for the discussion is below and we'll share it again closer to the time.

If November feels too far away and you're looking to cultivate a little heiter you'll find a moment of calm and lots of inspiration in the latest Heiter E-Zine HERE. 

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, 12th of December, 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 only.

Save the date. More details will be shared soon.