The Calm Christmas Podcast with Beth Kempton
S2 Ep6: CALM (ease + joy)
Episode notes
A lovely, relaxing episode to ease you into a place of restfulness this winter, including a beautiful meditation, some gorgeous winter poetry, and some tips for finding calm in the chaos. With inspiration from Hakuin, Brian Patton, Roger McGough, Mark Strand, the Royal Horticultural Society (@the_rhs), Joey Hulin (@joeyhulin_writer), Isobel Carlson, Donna Hay (@donna.hay), and Country Living (@countrylivinguk).
Featured in this episode:
- Untitled poem by Hakuin from Three Zen Masters by John Stevens (Kodansha)
- Calm Christmas and a Happy New Year: A Little Book of Festive Joy by Beth Kempton (Piatkus)
- First Snow in the Street by Brian Patton in 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children, edited by Roger McGough (SPCK Publishing)
- Lines for Winter by Mark Strand in Poem for the Day Two edited by Retta Bowen, Nick Temple, Stephanie Wienrich and Nicholas Albery (Chatto & Windus)
- Your Spiritual Almanac by Joey Hulin (Laurence King)
- RHS Gardening Through the Year by Ian Spence (DK)
- The Seaside Year by Isobel Carlson (Summersdale)
- Country Living Christmas (magazine)
- Christmas Feasts and Treats by Donna Hay (Harper Collins)
Ingredients for the featured recipe (Rocky Road)
Makes six
- 1kg of dark chocolate (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 130g sweetened dried cranberries
- 200g marshmallows
- 250g Turkish Delight pieces
- 50g of coconut flakes
- 140g of shelled unsalted pistachios, chopped
To be in with a chance of winning a signed copy of Your Spiritual Almanac by Joey Hulin and a signed copy of my book Calm Christmas, head over to Instagram @bethkempton. The deadline for entries is 4pm UK time on Friday December 10, 2021.