The School of Life is an organisation with a focused mission at its heart: to help foster calm, self-understanding and greater emotional maturity. Over 15 years, we have produced landmark essays on key topics, now gathered together for the first time.
Emotional Freedom Techniques, or simply EFT, is a powerful way to deal with unresolved issues, transform beliefs and reprogramme yourself for greater happiness and success. EFT researcher and author Peta Stapleton PhD shows how tapping can be used for a whole host of ailments, including anxiety, weight issues, depression and more.
Purposefully imitating Voltaire's classic Candide, another dark comedy which derives its humour from life's tragedies, Habiby's The Secret of Saeed the Pessoptimist is a classic of Arab literature. The story of Saeed, a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, is a story of fact and fantasy, tragedy and comedy.