Where Life Beading Began
You know that feeling when something important is slipping away - a memory, a truth about yourself, a moment of clarity - and you can't quite hold onto it?​
​​​Life Beading began with a simple idea:
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What if you could capture those things and make them tangible?
Something you could hold.
Something you could wear.
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On a beaded bracelet around your wrist.
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That's it. Nothing complicated.
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Just some quietness, some thoughtful questions and permission to sit with yourself and notice the truths you already hold beneath the surface.
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The Practice is Simple
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Through prompts or visualisations, you surface what matters.
You choose beads in response - not because they're pretty, but because they hold something real.
Then you thread them into something you can wear.
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Something you can touch when you need to remember, or interrupt a habitual thought.
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What Surprised Me Most
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It wasn't how much people loved making the bracelets.
​It was what happened when they talked about them afterward.
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In therapy, there's a technique called "externalizing" - putting a hard feeling onto a physical object so it becomes easier to hold, easier to discuss. That's what Life Beading does, accidentally.
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People would touch their beads and say things they couldn't say before. They'd notice the smallest details - a flicker of gold running through a glass bead, a rough texture that felt grounding - and suddenly they'd have language for something that had been wordless.
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They'd rediscover the simple pleasure of making something with their hands. Of choosing. Of slowing down.
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"A rare treat of an experience."
"Absolutely loved it."
"I didn't think I needed this, but I'm so glad I did it."
About Me
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I'm Suzannah, the creator of Life Beading and the person you see in that photo - sitting on a stile in the Shropshire hills, where the idea first took shape.
I'm a philosophy teacher and certified coach with NLP. I wanted to bring wisdom off the page and into everyday life.
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This is my answer:
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A practice grounded in ancient ritual, designed for modern life, and open to anyone who feels the pull to live more meaningfully. ​​
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I hope you'll explore the different ways to experience Life Beading - whether through a kit, a workshop, bespoke work, or the online course.
I'm proud that it's also a gift that is genuinely meaningful and thoughtful.
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However you begin, may it bring a little stillness, creativity, and connection to what matters most.
