The School of Life is holding a series of 4-day retreats designed to help you heal from emotional challenges in an atmosphere of friendship, learning and discovery.

We derive our ideas from psychology, psychotherapy, philosophy, art and culture. As our name – The School of Life – suggests, we are here to teach people how life can be lived and what can make it truly worthwhile, effective and fulfilling.

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The School of Life is your go-to for personal growth and emotional well-being. Explore our range of books and games in our online shop (available to buy through our local retail partners), access therapy from anywhere globally, and enhance your workplace with our emotional skills training.

We see the School of Life as picking up many of the tasks of religion and creating secular replacements for particular religious ideals and practices. In agreement with the great thinkers of the 19th century, we believe that culture should replace scripture.

The School of Life is dedicated to developing emotional intelligence. Browse our range of books, merchandise and products. We ship worldwide.

The School of Life has been pioneering new ways of thinking about life’s biggest questions for over 10 years. Here you’ll find the most popular and enduring books we’ve created to date.

We have a number of resources to help you build, understand and maintain relationships. Visit The School of Life today.

The School of Life’s therapy service operates globally but – because of US regulations – our American customers are invited to make use of our outstanding US therapists, based in California.