Wabi Sabi - The Perfectly Imperfect Podcast with Candice Kumai

If you need a moment of fresh air, breathing, birds singing, chimes, calm - here it is - enjoy friends xx ck

Nature's O!? How to be true to your body: way nature intended your body/mind to function. Let's do this the way our Grandparents did & tips on how we can ALL get fit and gorgeous! Plus: A bunch of laughs and jokes in between .. like my mom & her one liners. Get healthy with your own rules, gain muscle mass, get gorgeous skin, hair nails & mentally, feel amazing. How to? Listen now thank you for be...

Wellness Secrets vs Consumerism- Too often we intertwine and confuse the two -- one should be free and available to us at all times and the other should be completely separate as a shopping experience- for companies focused on profit should remain a consumer facing for profit business. There's nothing wrong with a for profit company - I would say it is important to know the difference and know wel...

We learn from Dr Wayne Dyer's "Being in Balance" - a master with his words. No more scarcity mindset - there is enough for all of us to go around! xx enjoy x ck

Glowy, radiant, sexy, delicious!?... but real? How to know the difference between real deal and fakie wellness? Real deal IG posts and fake ones? Real food and fakie food? I've spent decades studying these things in culinary school, on the line, writing the pages of the biggest magazines in the world and reporting on the largest news outlets in the world - here are some hot tips that I've found xx...

Knowing most business is transactional; Knowing that "appointing" can lead to disappointment and "expectations" how to manage both in real life. + To my friend Wendy Williams - I love you, you are such a champion for women in media & a pioneer of her own time. A mini tribute to my friend for Black History Month and Beyond - we love you Miss Wendy xx Candice

Gestapo. Mental Wellness. Flavanoids. Why Matcha VS Coffee. Skincare. Why Workouts. Travel for Inspo. Finding Purpose: & Your Q's Answered all in one pod, no bs xx ck

I'll lead by example and share with you some of my own fears & ways that we can work through our past so we can start leading in the present and let go of old ideas and belief systems (perhaps even values) that do not work for us anymore. In letting go - and being honest you can set yourself free & be on your way to a healthier/fulfilled you. xx ck

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NEW WELLNESS RULES of 2024  Quiet Individuals are Well: There's no need to brag, boast or wealth flaunt in wellness Wellness is Confidence: Wellness is about being a professional and having self -respect for your beautiful body: Save the constant need to show your boobs and butt to everyone to confidential texts or snapchat! Trust me, you'll thank me later  Wellness is a Personal Journey & It will...

"Everything changes. There is nothing to stick to. That is the Buddha's most important teaching." - Shunryu Suzuki you need a break from tech & people take more quiet time just to yourself offline take a week at a time of not returning texts right away spending time away from your desk is what can work best for a new mind next level year be mindful of what you spend time looking at - is it really...

Top secret ep as I run out the door to do more volunteer work! xx happy holidays you! xx ck

This year has been wellness scamming and thirst in a nutshell. It's major cringe for many of us media professionals & it's also dangerous to normalize scammer behavior & marketing tactics. Here's my 2024 WELLNESS TREND CALLING OUT BS review. Watch out, be aware and be smart. Because wellness is aboyt simplicity, real foods, cooking, a simple workout, pets, practicing mental wellness, mindfulness,...

In reflection - next year marks my 20 years since I was the youngest chef to compete on Bravo's Top Chef - things that have made me? and what's worked well -- or -- not? Take a Listen xx and pls share with two friends! Be a good Person - while this does not seem to be valued in our society these days -- I can tell you that if I still exist and you still exist - we can certainly reward goodness, pu...

The simple things getting on real wellness can DO and losing the bogus wellness fakeness that's a DON'T! - Ask yourself - what is your offering, legacy and use to the world - what do you want to be remembered for? - Professionals can offer you the most useful advice & experienced practices - Stop buying "courses" - Start reading time-tested books - Workout 5 days a week: the endorphins, blood flow...

Happy Holidays Friends! Today we are sharing an hour long special episode of the Wabi Sabi Podcast: EP 141! With Special Guest: Miranda Kerr, CEO of Kora Organics, mogul, model and philanthropist. We chat on wellness, love, gratitude, business, cooking, support systems, beauty and of course, Moms! You'll learn in this podcast the importance of self-worth, confidence, growth, family and giving back...

Actionable ways to let go and start following your intuition & loving yourself this holiday season - plus hot tips as always xx

A big thank you to Japan America Society Houston for allowing me the grace to receive the J. Thomas Schieffer Leadership Award -And to Executive Director Patsy Brown - you are a wonderful human & a prize in this world: I thank you for sharing this honour with myself and my family! Thoughts at this time:  Wellness - Wellness means you are real, vulnerable and share a common sense of wanting to conn...

It's that time of year again - where we start rounding up the things we learned in our 30's and now 40's and sharing what makes sense in this current climate with you: Listen for these 5 things to do now before 2024. Refocus & Recalibrate your values, old belief systems, business ideas, old dreams/hopes & tap into what works for you, now Learn to let go of attachment - this is an ongoing practice...

Self Care - Don't ever feel guilty for taking time to do you - get off group chats, work on your heart, heal, sleep, workout, make time to save $$, to sleep, to build your own life! You do you. Let go, steer your life into the direction that you've always dreamed of. Sometime the best gift you can give to others is: grace, time, understanding, space and love - from afar. Sometimes ppl need to get...

Well, a straight shooter will answer them straight from Brooklyn & as live as it gets xx thank you for listening - xx Candice

Three ways to make the hard decision making work for you! Love, Home & Biz! You've got this! Listen for more juiciness & have a beautiful week. Thank you for listening xx Candice

Well, you're welcome -- someone had to do it! xx Ck

For some of us uncertainty is a way of living - for others it's the scariest part of life... for today - we reflect on how braving uncertainty can help us to get to the other side -- to our ultimate success and to find inner peace. For braveness is not easy to achieve; it will take decades to master and it is immeasurable in its own way. Thank you for listening and have a great week friends xx ck

Please listen to this whole ep on your own HOW, WHAT & WHY? Be gentle on you, celebrate your small wins & ask yourself what is your why? + please donate to: LWNYC.ORG Little Wanderers NYC Be a good person & always help others when you are able xx Candice