For those of you who go "What England game?" or "I'm German", just concentrate on the all-purpose relaxation tips we give. For the rest of you... deep breath... the England game kicks off in just a few hours' time. I could hardly sleep last night. And I'm hardly a...

Last week we were in Paris, partly to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. We were in the queue for an audio guide at the Louvre, a place where the staff don't smile, where it's so busy that no one smiles and where everyone fights to see a small painting of a woman...

John here. I'm doing lots of interviews at the moment for the launch of the new book (F**k It - Be At Peace with Life, Just as It Is) and the most common question is -  "But how can people be at peace with... (insert difficult life experience)?" The answer is two-fold...

Gaia has just finished her F**k It Magic Restart retreat at The Hill. The Hill That Breathes is the retreat centre that we set up in 2004, and now run by the Marsis. I (John) went for dinner on the last evening (as I'd been in Brooklyn getting together with other Hay...

I (John) spent last year devoted to finding peace. And I wrote it all down. And the latest F**k It book is the result -  F**k It. Be At Peace with Life, Just as It Is. So this is a very exciting time. It's out June 5th.  But is available to pre-order now. And if you...

In this second podcast about taking a F**k It Journey through life, we look at - A really strange frickin' phenomenon. It's what often happens to us all when we suddenly feel really good... or get into a nice groove somehow... Can you guess what we're talking about?...

Imagine now how different your life would be if you approached everything with openness and curiosity, rather than caution and resistance, even the challenging things of life. Imagine turning the journey of life into a F**K IT JOURNEY - by relaxing more, sitting back...

It's the first Sunday of the first retreat of the year - Gaia's 'F**k It Magic Abundance' at Urbino Resort. And, F**k It, we really do wish you were here with us. It's somewhat difficult to capture the specialness of the retreats and the venues... but here's a little...

If you’ve listened to our recent podcasts... or read our books... or seen a video or ours... and you’ve been inspired and enthused to get on the F**k It Journey with us, and to start to do the personal work necessary to be more free... But... You didn’t take the next...

We had such a great response to our last (and first) podcast - thank you to all those who emailed or messaged us, you've made us podcast-excited! So in that podcast we were looking at -  ‘What’s blocking you from having the life you want, and being free?’. (If you...

We (John & Gaia) have recorded a podcast, just for you.  JOHN & GAIA PODCAST 1 We think you’ll love this – our first podcast, coming in at 18 mins long. It’s a great introduction (or reminder) to ‘F**k It’. And we also go deep into the F**k It work too. In...

Much of Europe has been snowed in. Even down here on the east coast of Italy we had enough snow to close the schools.  It's been cold, brrrrrrr. And we don't know about you but we've been dreaming about sunshine, pools and beaches... The beach near Villa Cattani...

We often talk about 'F**k It' in the context of letting go - and that usually means letting go of our attachment to something that's causing us pain. That might include an idea we have about something (eg. that we need to be successful at this or that)... or letting...

We all feel a bit down occasionally. It's perfectly natural. And we're more prone to Down Days at this time of the year in particular (and that's even without the Trump inauguration-anniversary-related news.) We're about to give some great tips for shifting the down,...

A theme has emerged in the last couple of retreats we've been teaching - an interesting way to look at acceptance. It involves the difference between being 'At Peace', and 'Peaceful'. And, even on this, a Monday, you may soon see that, even if you're not particularly...

We wanted to share some thoughts around 'resurrection' and looked up 'Easter'... and alternative names for today are 'Pascha', which sounds like our Italian 'Pasqua' (as it has a Latin root) and 'Resurrection Sunday'. So, Happy Resurrection Sunday. And, for the many...

In this series of blog posts, we've looked at the effects of our stress response on our health and our Top 3 Anti-Stress techniques. But to trump even those, this last post is about the TOP WAY to sort stress. So here’s a truism that may not surprise you – You tend...

In the last blog post we looked at how harmful our stress response can be to us (very harmful!). So let's look at the Top 3 Anti-Stress Techniques. Straight in at Number 3... What are you stressing about? Make a list. Everyone’s list is different. Something that...

As you shake off the stress of the week, here's a little reminder of the effects of stress and why it's worth trying to experience less in the first place. We’ve called this ‘the top 3 effects of stress’ as if it’s something you’d like, something that it would be...

Oh my, if you haven't seen this clip already, you must... CRINGEY HILARIOUS BBC LIVE INTERVIEW CLIP I watched it several times yesterday, cringing and giggling. Then when Leone (one of our sons) woke up and told me to watch this video with these kids, blah blah, I...

Mental health is talked about a lot more than it used to be. Celebrities will now talk about depression and mental health issues in a way that they wouldn't have before. Who is in that photo? This boy became a famous and much-loved man who's been very open about his...

Whoah, we’re only 2 weeks in. How are you feeling? Every day, every news item, every tweet, every Facebook feed brings something more to feel scared and anxious about. And, let’s not kid ourselves – these are dangerous times. Most of us are observing that and feeling...

How are you doing - a few days before Christmas? It's a funny old period - usually so RUSHED before Turkey Day - it's a real Speedy Week. And then a series of empty days. If only we could scoop some of the time from after Christmas and apply it to this week. So, I was...

So Nico Rosberg has retired from Formula 1 - just 5 days after becoming world champion. It was a shock to most people. And I listened carefully to what he said when he announced it - "I've decided to follow my heart and that's what my heart tells me." And... "It just...

I've been thinking a lot about positivity recently. And about Mr. Trump (like we all have). And whatever you think of him, you have to take your (baseball) hat off to him for his optimism and self-confidence. It seems that nothing could knock that man, or dent his...

  Don't you just love those things that you hadn't noticed before, then someone mentions it, and you notice it all the time? This might be one of those.  Well, in truth, I've only shared this observation with Gaia, and she's not yet confirmed its universal...

Yesterday, I was doing the washing-up after dinner and picked up (and washed) the lid of an ice-cream carton (you know what a gooey mess that can be), as I thought it was finished and I could then drop it into the plastic recycling. Twenty minutes later, as I'm...

This is the third blog post in the series of How to Do What You Love (and how important it is). In our last blog post, we learnt from a 93-year-old, that the key to a long (and happy) life is simple … DO WHAT YOU WANT. In fact, this simple invitation can help overcome...

This is the second blog post in the series of How to Do What You Love (and how important it is). This little documentary film is based on the Four-Word-Advice that a 93-year-old gave to the protagonist when he was younger. YOU JUST HAVE TO WATCH THIS FILM - (it’s...