Hi, I’m Amy. Here are a few facts about me…
- I was born in Winchester, Hampshire UK in 1980 (I’ll let you do the math)
- I now live in Bishopstoke, Hampshire with my husband James and our aging gentleman cat named Dax
- I am a Human Resources professional, qualified events planner, life coach and meditation teacher and…
- I am a co-host of women’s retreats and circles, taking the role of mindful creator alongside Yogi Laura (Pura Vida Wellbeing) and Reflexologist Michelle (Tranquility Holistic)
What is in a name?
What is Lagom? A Swedish word to describe a feeling of ‘just enough’ – not too much – not too little – living a lifestyle based on social awareness, intention, moderation and sustainability.
What is La Vida? the Spanish word for Life.
La Vida Lagom means a a life of contentment.
La Vida Lagom was born from our desire to live a slower, simpler, more intentional and happier life.
In 2018 James and I realised that our work/life balanced was skewed in favour of work and we were not feeling content with life. We started to search for ways to re-gain balance in our lives and re-store our wellbeing. We came across the Swedish concept of lagom and it immediately resonated with us. I could see how applying some simple changes to our life, to live more lagom, we could be happier, more content and balanced. That was the start of our journey to simplify life, live more intentionally, more sustainably and truly understand what makes us happy – check out our 1st blog post which explains more about our why.
We love the Spanish culture and have spent a lot of time in Menorca, Spain where my Aunt lives. The slower, more relaxed pace of life is something we now strive for. We’ve never been to Sweden but would love to one day. The culture and simpler way of life appeals to us.
How do we apply La Vida Lagom?
If you google ‘wellness’ or ‘wellbeing’ you’ll find a number of definitions, but the one that appeals to us is the ‘active process of becoming aware and making choices towards a healthy and fulfilling life‘.
Inspired by the Swedish principle of lagom, my goal is to apply the philosophy of these principles to the 8 dimensions of ‘wellbeing’ :
Through my blog and social media posts, I aim to demonstrate how we have applied lagom to our lives and provide you with tangible ideas for using the concepts of lagom across all 8 wellbeing dimensions, taking actions and forming habits to help live a life that is intentional, balanced, simplified and contented.
I am hoping that by sharing my personal experiences and what I have learnt along the way, you too can experience living La Vida Lagom.
Credentials
Certificates can be viewed here
- Meditation Teacher Diploma – Soul awakening Acadamy
- Advanced Diploma in Event Management – Level 5 – Brentwood Open Learning College
- Life Coaching Diploma – New Skills Academy
- The Science of Wellbeing – Coursera
- Chartered Fellow CIPD
- Post graduate diploma in Human Resources