CONTENTS Pages 19 to 52
Feel connected
Live mindfully
22 PRODUCTS & IDEAS
56 PRODUCTS & IDEAS
25 WHAT ARE YOU UP TO?
58 RESEARCH
We take a look at the lives of three of our favorite illustrators: Fiona Richards, Elisandra and Irena Sophia.
How can mindfulness help you in life? We asked Ernst Bohlmeijer, who has conducted a study on the effects of mindfulness.
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60 KEEP WRITING
MAKING LISTS Tips and tricks from our list guru, Sasha Cagen.
36 INTERVIEW WITH KARINA SCHAAPMAN For years she worked on an incredible dollhouse, the Mouse Mansion, wrote a book about it and is now world famous. Meanwhile her book has appeared in eleven countries. Karina Schaapman talks about her life.
No matter how fast you can type, there is a lot to be said for writing by hand. An ode to the pen.
64 COLORS FOR GROWN-UPS It does wonders for the left side of your brain. Four good reasons to go straight out and buy a set of colored pencils. With four beautiful color plates.
44 JOIN US
70 PSSST…..
Originally a Dutch-language magazine, we’re doing more and more in English. What are the plans? Keep up with the action and follow us on Pinterest, Facebook and our blog. You can find all the addresses on page 44.
Mark Williams, co-author of the book Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World talks about the Zeitgeist. ‘We have created a very hectic society.’
46 MEANWHILE IN BERLIN COVER ILLUSTRATION MELANIE MIKECZ, WWW.MM-ILLUSTRATION.COM
Pages 53 to 78
The city that atttracts masses of creative women from all over the world, hoping to make their dreams a reality. What is the magic of this German city?
74 YOU CAN BECOME CREATIVE Suddenly everyone was emailing us about the book and course The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. As both are supposed to stimulate your creativity, they would fit in well with Flow. We found someone who’d taken the course to write us a good story about it.
Pages 12 to 18
INSPIRING LIVES 12 WOMEN OF THE LEFT BANK Of the Seine, that is. Paris in the twenties was filled with artists, photographers, musicians – and many women writers. A brief history.
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