

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

May 22, 2023 • 35min
EP 124 Feeling Rejected or Dumped: Listen to this Pod
If you feel rejected or dumped - its best to remember that everyone is in a position where they can feel on top of the world on e day & the very next - you only have one other place to go. In today's episode you'll be able to feel comfort, shared feelings of loss, rejection and shame. As well as learning of the difference between solid advice and just someone's opinion. Along with my own recent rejections, low lows and how I figured out how to get my self out of this situation and pivot. I can relate to all of you real-deal hustlers!! So keep going because - you may just need to get back to where you started- redirect your sails and get you closer to where you were born to be. Trust me -- its on its way. Thank you for listening xx Candice

May 15, 2023 • 40min
EP 123 How to Become the Most Valuable Person In Your Field
Want to publish your first book? Do you know how to read the room? Are the individuals you are following legit or truly accomplished? Find out on today's pod full of real shit & things to laugh about while learning xx Wabi Sabi - Candice Kumai

May 8, 2023 • 36min
EP 122 The Dark Side of Social Media & How to Handle
Mental Health matters - each month- beyond this month. I'm here to share some simple ways you can overcome your own mental health battles - in a world where so many are dishonest about who they are and where they came from. Choose to face your own demons and mental health battles with ease, kindness, boundaries and your own light. Take your time as well, there is no rush to be better and no need to be a part of the social media (wasted time) rat race. Choose to be of good use to others.
Don't let anyone ever tell you your struggles are "surface" and that your own mental health issues do not matter. We belittle one another on social media & it is time for us to begin to value, love and soften around each other more. With love and good care- Candice xx

Apr 24, 2023 • 27min
EP 121 Why Spiritual Wellness is the Next Big Thing
How Spiritual Wellness can keep you balanced, grounded and propel you into the next phase of your life!
Keep doing the inner work, keep the darkness as balances as the light, keep a deep understanding with an open mind.
Keep being of better service to others, keep letting go of the things that don't serve you. Move into the next phase of your life- spiritually with ease. Changing your mind is the best gift to open for yourself xx Candice

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


