Still, it's hard not to feel that ikigai - like hygge and lagom - is another sticking plaster we've reached for to help patch over the problems in our lives that run deeper than any buzzword word ...

Combining the Japanese words iki, meaning life and gai, meaning value or worth, ikigai is essentially about finding your purpose in life. "Ikigai can be translated as "a reason for being" – the ...

Here are five imported lifestyle concepts that have the potential to reach hygge status in the States. They range from discovering your life’s purpose through thoughtful reflection (ikigai ...

In the case of Denmark, this contentment is often attributed to the hygge lifestyle. The Japanese, meanwhile, have their own version of this: ikigai, thought to be one of the secrets to the ...

Tom wasn’t sure how to move forward or what to do next. For those of you who are familiar with and understand the concept of ikigai, as well as its application to coaching, you already know that ...

This year, the festival's Cultural Focus is "Ikigai," a Japanese concept that combines "Iki" (life) and "Gai" (worth living). Organizers said, "Ikigai invites us to embrace an intuitive journey ...

Ikigai is a Japanese concept that refers to the purpose of your life – a purpose that motivates you every day to keep going and gives your life meaning. The term “Iki” means “life”, and ...

Ikigai is an ancient Japanese philosophy aimed at identifying the meaning of our existence. The term ikigai comes from combining the words “iki”, Japanese for life, and “gai”, which means reason. “Our ...