Letting Go
Living Off Grid as a Digital Detox
CJ Liu interviews Bob Hillary about his book “Simplify: A Manual for Modern Times.”
Off Grid Living – Homesteading in Wales // Part 1 of 3
Bob shares his desire to unplug from “the man”. His wife and he bought a yurt in Wales and lived off the grid. He shares what his experience was like with no electricity, water, gas, heat, or phone service. As he unplugged he became clearer with the trappings of modern life and just how much he didn’t need them. Bob gained distance and became more conscious of the fear and anxiety of his plugged in life.
Digital Detox: Benefits of a Digital Diet // Part 2 of 3
Bob shares about living off the grid and without a phone. As a result of not having a phone he had clearer thoughts, made better decisions, and more was more conscious.
Homesteading: Making a Living Off Grid // Part 3 of 3
Bob explains what he did for work during his experience living off the grid and how he saved money and what he did for a living.
More on Bob Hillary
Bob is a folk Singer-songwriter, Author, Earth protector, & Permaculturalist who makes music that is earthy, soulful & simple. He is a passionate advocate of the ‘Live Simply’ movement that is currently spreading around the Globe, & is a keen practitioner of Yoga, Meditation and living naturally. He is actively engaged in bringing about much-needed change to outdated systems in the World, & his songs have this message running strongly through them. His music & books carry a strong message for this time.
Having previously lived in a busy city for 10 years working the 9-5 lifestyle & fronting World Roots band THE RUFFNESS, Bob experienced serious illness in the form of M.E, and was forced to change how he was living. He moved out of the city to a rural farm, & took decisive actions to change his lifestyle. Grounded, beautifully simple folk songs were born as the fruit of this move – and the album SIMPLIFY was recorded in an analogue studio on a farm in Somerset, produced by Real World Studios producer Ben Findlay (Robert Plant/ Kasabian) & the Album soon caught the attention of the Big Chill Records, & is being released into the world in 2020.
His new book, also titled ’Simplify’ but with the sub-title ‘How to Stay sane in a World going Mad’ – which Bob describes as a ‘Spiritual Survival Guide for how to stay sane & THRIVE in these somewhat confusing times we are living in’ – is being published by Watkins Books in the spring of 2020.’
He is offering talks about Empowerment, healing & how to navigate these times of challenge right through 2020 & 2021.
You can find his book here.
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