What is Conscious Living about?
Conscious Living is for those seeking to live consciously with mindfulness, deliberate intention, and deeper connections with people and the world.
Through stories and insights from my journey in conscious living, we explore themes like identity, resilience, culture, creativity, and the way of conscious living. Together, we deepen our connections—with ourselves, each other, and the world around us.
It is also a community of curious readers embracing a mindful, intentional life while inspiring and supporting one another along the journey.
Why Subscribe?
As a subscriber, you’ll receive my letters about two to three times a month. Here’s what to expect:
Bi-weekly: My personal essays and reflections about living a conscious and connected life, exploring themes that matter in this journey.
Alternate weeks: New shorter letters introducing a simple, conscious living practice to incorporate into everyday life. I’ll do these right alongside you, and we’ll have a shared thread to exchange insights and experiences.
Monthly: My Conscious Living Letters; which is like getting a letter from a friend, includes a roundup of what you might have missed for the month and things worth sharing.
I love how Rachel shares her experiences honestly, adding in a sprinkle of research and inviting you in for a conversation.
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Why be a paid subscriber?
As a small and tight-knit community, this newsletter will remain free for everyone. If you’d like to support it through a paid contribution, your generosity will help sustain its growth and keep it accessible to all—and for that, I’ll be deeply grateful.
Who am I?
Hi, I’m Rachel Ooi, a Chinese-Malaysian currently living in Germany. I wear many hats—as a mother, a wife, a traveler, and an advocate for conscious living. These roles shape how I approach life, creativity, and my ongoing journey of feeling “at home” while far from my homeland.
Once upon a time, I fell in love with traveling and embarked on solo backpacking for half a decade while juggling contract jobs and taking extended breaks. During this period, I discovered conscious living and found my life’s purpose of inspiring it. This was also when I was searching for a place to call “home.”
Then there was this time I made a pact to myself at 30 to achieve one of three things before turning 40 - find the love of my life and start a family, attain financial freedom, or write a book. I then found my “home” in the love of my life, and it turned out to be not where but with whom.
Through this newsletter, I share stories about my journey in conscious living and reflections on motherhood, identity, life abroad, and self-worth. If you choose to join me, I welcome you with an open heart and an invitation to explore conscious living together.
