The Freedom of Having Nothing

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“All I own fits into four trunks. I have four bicycles: one in Amsterdam, one in India, one in Berlin, and one in Italy. All I need are a table and a sewing machine – a mobile workshop that moves as I move. Change, my yoga mat, and meditation are my constant companions.” Katell Gelebart is a French woman from Bretagne, France’s wild north coast. Angry in her 20s, she turned to environmental activism, hell-bent on changing the world. From her Paris university days she journeyed to nuclear-free Denmark and east European countries, marrying a Russian environmental campaigner at a mass nuclear plant demonstration. Self-taught and passionate about creating beauty from trash, she opened a tiny eco-fashion boutique in Amsterdam, sleeping on the floor and learning the hard way. Using only what she can find in the local environments, Katell travels the globe, creating beauty from trash with communities and students. Many times she has thought about finding a simple nine-to-five job. The Free-dom of Having Nothing is one woman’s journey through the world as an ecodesigner and modern nomad. She can design her life without limits. In 2012 she won the Kairos Prize, a prominent award for her contri-bution to European communities and culture.
author
Katell Gelebart
language
English
notes
see also
a presentation on Osho News
Excerpt #1 on Osho News
Excerpt #2 on Osho News
Excerpt #3 on Osho News

editions

The Freedom of Having Nothing

Year of publication : 2018
Publisher : Independently published
ISBN 978-1973428695 (click ISBN to buy online)
Number of pages : 440
Hardcover / Paperback / Ebook : P
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