Tara Ward's passion is people: making a difference in their professional and personal lives.  She is a best-selling author on personal development and spiritual well-being with sales of more than 550,000 copies worldwide. She can be found on Instagram, X and Facebook as @TaraWardBooks.

From a young age Tara worked as an actress and was moved to discover first-hand how you can influence people through performance, whether via laughter or tears.  It taught her that evoking a strong emotion in someone is a great springboard for change.

In her twenties she trained in spiritual development at the both the College of Psychic Studies and the Spiritualist Association of Great Britain; she went on to teach for two years at the latter.

After a move to management training in 1992 Tara worked with a range of clients from CEOs in multi-national corporations through to young graduates. She has worked in more than 40 countries across five continents, developing new ways to improve communication between all cultures: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.  

Tara has published twenty-one books and is her twenty-second book “The Mindfulness Year” with Penguin Random House, will be published in December 2025. This follows on from her best-seller “The Happiness Year” which has also been translated into German.

Other recent publications include The Book of Healing with Quadrille, and Build Your Confidence, Mindful Journaling, and Discover Meditation and Mindfulness with Arcturus.

Tara also runs workshops and gives talks on two of her passions: Meditation and Mindfulness. Her emphasis is on inspiring others through fun discussions with practical, simple exercises that everyone can do easily.

Unsolicited Amazon reviews include:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing book!

Reviewed in the United States on 22 October 2021

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This book is amazing! Literally helped in turning my life around. I'm a recovering addict, and I've been clean since I picked this book up. Recommended for people who are searching for more in life, and to help with recovery and healing from trauma! It's awesome !

5.0 out of 5 stars Extra-ordinary! Brilliant thorough work!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 December 2017

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Extra-ordinary being. Tara composed a beautiful book which aids a person to the world of feeling and living a better life. She concentrates on self love (love from the heart and soul to the self) as an extremely important factor that contributes to effective healing. Not just for the self (which is very vital for healing to work at a high level), but for others too …

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on 24 March 2016

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Tara Ward is an incredible teacher and writer!

5.0 out of 5 stars very informative but also written in a down to earth way for everyone to understand and enjoy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 April 2015

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A lovely book to read, very informative but also written in a down to earth way for everyone to understand and enjoy