“In oneself lies the whole world.

If you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. ”

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

Know Thyself

A 6-part guided writing program for clarity,
emotional understanding, and self-trust.

Scotland
Japan
Online

Know Thyself is

Know Thyself is a six-part guided reflective writing program for people who want to understand themselves more clearly — not by analysing harder, but by learning how to listen more precisely.

This work is gentle in tone, but it asks for attention, honesty, and self-responsibility.

You won’t be told who to be.
You won’t be pushed toward catharsis.
You will be guided to discover and articulate what you already know.

What makes this work different

Many people arrive having already done therapy, journaling, or personal development work — and wondering why something still feels just out of reach.

This program doesn’t ask you to explore your feelings.
It challenges your perception.

Through carefully sequenced writing prompts, visualisations, and light somatic practices, you’ll learn how to:

  • get to the heart of your experience by asking yourself the right questions

  • hold nuance and contradiction without rushing to resolve it

  • recognise what’s authentic, and what no longer belongs to you

Clients often describe the experience as quietly confronting — because it invites you to challenge your thinking.

What the program explores

Each session focuses on a distinct theme, building toward greater clarity and self-trust:

  • How you currently define yourself — through roles, responsibilities, and expectations

  • The values, desires, and beliefs shaping your choices

  • The different “parts” of you, what they’re protecting, and whether their strategies still serve you

  • How to work with inner conflict without self-judgement or bypassing

  • What joy genuinely means to you, and how it’s been shaped or restricted

  • How to integrate insight into everyday life, so clarity translates into action

This is not about fixing yourself.
It’s about seeing yourself accurately.

Who is it for?

Know Thyself is for thoughtful, self-aware people who want to go deeper — especially if you:

  • have done inner work, but feel something hasn’t fully landed

  • struggle to name what you feel until it spills over

  • are navigating a transition (burnout, reinvention, loss, relationship change)

  • value emotional intelligence, nuance, and honesty

  • want clarity and self-trust, not motivational pressure

You don’t need to be a writer.
You don’t need to share personal stories.
You do need to be willing to sit with yourself and work with what you find.

This program is not for quick fixes or external validation.

What you’ll gain

By the end of the program, you will be able to:

  • Understand why something is bothering you and often resolve it through
    a clear shift in perspective

  • Interrupt emotional patterns before they take over

  • Regulate anxiety through practical, repeatable writing tools

  • Ask yourself the questions you usually avoid — with steadiness

  • Move forward with greater clarity, self-trust, and internal coherence

Clients often describe the impact as subtle but significant —
the kind of insight that creates a lasting ripple through relationships and daily life.

Why it works

Reflective writing has been used for centuries to cultivate clarity and wise response — from Stoic self-examination to contemplative and psychological traditions across cultures.

When guided well, writing becomes more than expression:

  • it slows the nervous system

  • reveals what thinking alone cannot

  • allows insight without force or performance

This work is structured, contained, and intentionally paced — so insight can actually integrate.

  • “I almost didn’t sign up, thinking it would be more of the same. But Rachel has a real gift for getting to the heart of what you’re trying to say — often before you’ve fully worked it out yourself. The way she asked questions felt gentle and spacious, yet also clear and direct. The insights created a ripple effect through my life and relationships.”

    — E

  • "Know Thyself helped me look inside and discover new things about myself and new ways to approach the day-to-day and other people."

    —K

  • "Rachel’s calm, reassuring presence created such a peaceful and nurturing space that I immediately felt safe to open up and explore whatever came up."

    —C

  • "Know Thyself with Rachel was a really valuable experience for me, facilitating a better understanding of how to explore my own thoughts, feelings and goals."

    —M

Know Thyself, Japan

An in-person 3-day experience held in an intimate venue
in central Tokyo.

Dates: January 14, 16 & 19, 2026
Schedule: 10:00–13:30 (includes a 30-minute lunch break)
Location: Sugamo, Tokyo
Group Size: Maximum 6 participants
Investment: ¥90,000

* This is the only Tokyo cohort currently scheduled.

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Know Thyself, Scotland

In-person weekly sessions in an intimate setting.

Start: Next cohorts start in Feb ‘26
Format: 6 x weekly in-person sessions (9 hours total)
Location: Torphins, Aberdeenshire
Group Size: Maximum 3 participants
Schedule: Day & time TBD in consultation with cohort
Investment: £450 payment plan available

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Know Thyself, Online

A live, online version of the 6-part program.

Start: Next cohorts start in Feb ‘26
Format: 6 x live online sessions via Zoom (9 hours total)
Group Size: Maximum of 6 participants
Scheduling: Day & time TBD in consultation with cohort to accommodate time zones
Investment: £370

Join the early interest list below to receive priority access
when registration opens.

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