Design A New Life with Ikigai & Yutori

A 2-hour live workshop to help you find clarity, purpose, and breathing room.

In Japan, there's a word for the life you're meant to live — ikigai. And another for the unhurried spaciousness that makes living it possible — yutori. Together, they offer something most of us are quietly craving: a way to live with both purpose and ease.

In two focused hours, you'll explore what ikigai and yutori actually mean — not as abstract philosophy, but as practical tools for designing a life that feels unmistakably yours. You'll leave with more than knowledge. You'll leave with direction.

LIVE 2-HOUR WORKSHOP WEBINAR

WHEN

Thursday June 18th.

(see times below)

HOW

The webinar will be held via zoom.

INVESTMENT

A one-time payment of US$97.

YOUR HOSTS

NICHOLAS KEMP

Nicholas Kemp is an international keynote speaker, facilitator, author, and founder of Ikigai Tribe.

He spent over a decade living in Japan and collaborates with leading Japanese researchers, including Prof. Ken Mogi and Professor Daiki Kato, on ikigai and related concepts such as rolefulness and ibasho.

His Ikigai Coach Certification represents the culmination of his lived experience in Japan, together with more than six years of dedicated research and study into the psychology and practice of ikigai.

CHIE SAWA

With over 20 years of clinical experience and a lifelong passion for psychology, Chie Sawa has had the profound privilege of witnessing human transformation up close, including co-founding and leading a group private practice.

From that foundation, she felt called to create something beyond traditional psychotherapy: a sanctuary for thoughtful, creative, intuitive, and introspective leaders. A space to pause, breathe, and set aside the roles they carry before returning to the world with clear energy and a light heart. That vision became Thrive Life Design.

YUTORI

In Japan, yutori describes the practice of leaving room. Room in your schedule. Room in your mind. Room in your life for what actually matters. It's leaving early enough to arrive with plenty of time, rather than rushing to get there. It's finishing a thought before the next one begins. It's the longer pause between the inhale and the exhale.

Special guest Chie Sawa is a Japan-born, U.S.-trained bilingual Certified Clinical Psychologist, Certified Public Psychologist, and Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 20 years of clinical experience. Chie will guide you through the practice of creating a personal sanctuary — and bring more yutori into your life.

WHAT WILL I LEARN ON THE ONLINE WEBINAR?

DISCOVER THE TRUE MEANING OF IKIGAI

Go beyond the popular diagram — and understand ikigai the way Japanese psychology actually defines it.

JAPAN'S IKIGAI ADVISORS

Understand how ikigai is genuinely taught and applied by Japan's Health and Ikigai Creation Advisors.

THE IKIGAI SCALE

Explore the psychometric tool used in Japan to measure and unlock ikigai — and see where you stand today.

CREATING YUTORI

Discover how designing a personal sanctuary can cultivate the spaciousness for your ikigai to flourish.

WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR?

This workshop is for anyone ready to stop drifting and start designing — whether you're guiding others toward a more meaningful life, or quietly searching for one yourself.

It's especially for you if you are:

Coaches and facilitators wanting to bring deeper purpose frameworks into your work
HR and leadership development professionals exploring wellbeing from the inside out
Consultants and wellbeing practitioners looking for culturally rich, evidence-based tools
Someone at a crossroads, considering a career change that actually means something
Curious souls drawn to Japanese philosophy and its approach to living with intention

WARNING!

IKIGAI IS NOT A FRAMEWORK!

THE ABOVE VENN DIAGRAM IS NOT THE IKIGAI CONCEPT

Most coaches unknowingly use this misrepresented version of ikigai. In this workshop, you’ll learn the culturally accurate meaning backed by Japanese research — so you can coach with authenticity and authority.

WHY JOIN THE WORKSHOP?

Go Beyond the Popular Myth — Discover what ikigai and yutori actually mean, rooted in Japanese psychology and research.
Gain Clarity You Can Act On — Walk away with a clearer sense of who you are, what you value, and what your next life step could be.
Find Your Breathing Room — Learn how to create the inner and outer spaciousness that makes purposeful living not just possible, but sustainable.
Leave With Real Tools — Practical frameworks, worksheets, a slide deck, and a full recording — yours to keep and return to.