

Wabi Sabi - The Perfectly Imperfect Podcast with Candice Kumai
Candice Kumai
Coined "the golden girl of wellness" by ELLE & FORBES, Candice Kumai, 6x bestselling author, chef, wellness writer and model shares with us her painfully-imperfect life lessons and experiences that have shaped her 17 year career in media, publishing, wellness, food, modeling and content creation.
Arianna Huffington named Candice "Top 20 NEW role model"+ Kumai is proud to share with you how to transform your life, accept the beauty of imperfection and mend what feels broken --- with Japanese repair. In short, you'll learn to shine from the inside out. Please welcome one of the most "real" girls in media crushing the wellness game. Candice has penned 6 best-selling books, sits on the Well + Good council, is a regular contributor to Goop, Cosmo, Bon Appetit, Men's Health, E! Daily Pop, Vogue, Forbes + Byrdie...and she can't wait to share how to transform all of our perfectly imperfect lives. Welcome wabi sabi and all the life lessons your perfectly imperfect heart desires. Subscribe now!
Sign up for Candice’s newsletter asap: http://eepurl.com/wMCN5
LEARN MORE: CandiceKumai.com
Pick up my new game-changing book, Kintsugi Wellness: https://www.amazon.com/Kintsugi-Wellness-Japanese-Nourishing-Spirit/dp/0062669850
Visit my new web shoppe, like asap: https://thematchashoppe.com/
Arianna Huffington named Candice "Top 20 NEW role model"+ Kumai is proud to share with you how to transform your life, accept the beauty of imperfection and mend what feels broken --- with Japanese repair. In short, you'll learn to shine from the inside out. Please welcome one of the most "real" girls in media crushing the wellness game. Candice has penned 6 best-selling books, sits on the Well + Good council, is a regular contributor to Goop, Cosmo, Bon Appetit, Men's Health, E! Daily Pop, Vogue, Forbes + Byrdie...and she can't wait to share how to transform all of our perfectly imperfect lives. Welcome wabi sabi and all the life lessons your perfectly imperfect heart desires. Subscribe now!
Sign up for Candice’s newsletter asap: http://eepurl.com/wMCN5
LEARN MORE: CandiceKumai.com
Pick up my new game-changing book, Kintsugi Wellness: https://www.amazon.com/Kintsugi-Wellness-Japanese-Nourishing-Spirit/dp/0062669850
Visit my new web shoppe, like asap: https://thematchashoppe.com/
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 18, 2023 • 26min
EP- 120 Let Go of The Things, People & Fears Holding You Back
thank you for listening + letting go is a gift you can give yourself - so keep the positivity up and pray for others as you learn to let go, let go, let go - attachment leads to all suffering!
you've got this xx Candice
new book audible.com/spirited
candicekumai.com for newsletter
xx

Apr 11, 2023 • 43min
EP 119 Understanding Your Darkness as Much as the Light
Choosing to better understand ourselves - from the monks, from poets, artists and friends...
Understanding Your Darkness as Much as the Light - is what will set you apart from everyone else. It will keep you sharp, a futurist and ahead of the curve.
A poem by Rumi the guest house:
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond. - RUMI
Thank you for listening & I'll see you very soon!
Audible.com/Spirited to order the new book!
Thank you -- xx Candice

Apr 3, 2023 • 42min
EP 118 Finding Spirituality in a World of Toxicity
A very special free gift: a free chapter of my new book spirited: out on audible.com/spirited drops April 27th 2023.
A spiritual wellness guide, Spirited shows you how to find more fulfillment and peace in modern life by applying timeless Buddhist wisdom.
Beneath Candice Kumai’s polished image as a wellness icon, she was tormented by anxiety, competitiveness and deep inner suffering. It wasn’t until she re-embraced the Buddhist principles she’d been taught in childhood that she began to change her life for the better—even making a pilgrimage to her mother’s home country of Japan to study in the mountains with Buddhist monks. Full of wisdom and raw honesty, Spirited recounts her journey and shares the Buddhist practices that transformed her life so you can, too.
"Candice Kumai is the wellness & spiritual teacher for the next generation, a PIONEER of her time." (Dr Andrew Weil, founder/director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine)

Mar 28, 2023 • 41min
EP 117 Beware of the Dark Side of Wellness
darkness has taken over the wellness space: and here we are having to clean up the toxicity & share more of what's real.
good deeds, good words and follow a good path ...
while we are not all perfect - we can do our best to be self aware -- to open our eyes and to find our own personal paths to well!
opportunities are created when we allow for good people and deserving ppl to shine - celebrate excellence above all things and be well - not perfect - but well xx ck

Mar 20, 2023 • 35min
EP 116 How to Build a Successful Business w Meaning & Good Intent
Now this podcast may seem a bit harsh - but as a writer I speak no lies and I wanted to get down to real biz here:
SWOT analysis - write this out and know your strengths and weaknesses as well
Create a Business Plan and get organized and specific
HIRE way way smarter and more experienced than you
Capital - do you have it? Do you need it? Where will your financial stability come from?
CPA //LEGAL
Also what kind of legacy do you want to leave?
Are you experienced in the field you wan to move into?
The world needs more healers, lovers and support systems - not necessarily products, billionaires or assholes. A great model: Dress for Success, Patagonia or the Insight Timer meditation app.
Keep it real - as Ali G says and think smart about your business before you jump in head first.
with love and thank you for listening - Candice

Mar 7, 2023 • 30min
EP 115 Humble Beginnings & Detox From Egos
Welcome back to NY - the podcast continues in NYC & I'm excited to share more insights on humble beginnings as a writer in Brooklyn and how I got here. You too can make your dreams come to pass and get to where you want to be -a hero's journey you are on. Take one step at a time, be gentle and dont forget to celebrate the small wins. Thank you for listening & have a beautiful week! xx Candice

Feb 28, 2023 • 30min
EP 114 Get Spiritually Successful Without the Ego
The one thing that will get in the way of your personal development is your ego. It will get in the way of spiritual development, a growth mindset and your financial, emotional and physical growth. When we are humbled with grace we can see the world so much clearer. Be kind, be open be loving and most of all be the best spiritual practitioner you know. Look to those who have SUCCESS without EGO. You are present here with all of your gifts, now, open them Because spirituality, and success is free. Thank you for listening & share on social + write a five star review + keep that growth//student shohin mindset xx Candice

Feb 21, 2023 • 42min
EP 113 How to Build Your Own Brand & Business with Jenelle Hamilton
Meet my friend Jenelle Hamilton - a PR Pioneer from London to NYC and LA. She has pioneered the future of PR as a woman of color and as a single mom. Her definition of success is being free and being happy. We have been friends for over a decade and counting. She has solid advice for you today- don't feel stuck- keep going, thrive. Jenelle is a prima example of a woman who did it on her own, in her own way. https://jenellehamilton.com follow Jenelle https://www.instagram.com/jenellehamiltoninc/ & at
https://www.instagram.com/jenellehamilton/ Thank you for listening and a BIG thank you to Jenelle xx ck

Feb 14, 2023 • 35min
EP 112 Letting go of the Sh You Don't Need

Feb 7, 2023 • 37min
EP 111 Cleansing From Fake Wellness: Real Wellness is FREE
I've been curious about how fake wellness practitioners have been trying to buy your way well. When wellness comes from many marginalized voices and from our ancient ancestors practices. If we learn more about foolish con-artist thirst VS wholesome nutrition, sleep, cold plunges, water, changing our thoughts, breathing, meditation, walking, pets, the library, community events, or simply boundaries with crazy ppl. We become better wellness practitioners - bc when you are real and authentic - you open the doors to a new beginning of true wellness. xx its always free xx ck