Hello, 2026. It’s going to be an exciting year here at KonMari, and we want to share our plans with you.
At KonMari, we have always believed that tidying and organization are a form of self-care. By making space for what we value most, we can find more peace in our daily lives.
That can mean a different lifestyle for everyone, and it can shift from chapter to chapter, building on the joyful experiences that came before (a central theme of Marie’s latest book, Letter from Japan!).
The magic of the KonMari Method™ is its ability to meet us wherever we are in our lives, whether we’re embarking on our first tidying festival, considering a significant career change, or simply seeking more joy. This year, KonMari will continue to explore how the definition of joy evolves constantly – and expands – just as life, goals, and priorities do, too.
We hope you’ll join us for a year of exploration. Here is what you can expect from us in 2026:
New Year, New Energy Month
To start, we are spending January exploring how to bring new energy to every aspect of your life. Whether you’d like to set resolutions around completing your first tidying festival, starting a meditation habit, improving your relationships, or simply speaking more gently to yourself, we will be publishing stories to help motivate you all month long.
Join us in making joy a priority and set new intentions for the year ahead.
“This year, rather than rigid New Year's resolutions, KonMari is celebrating the kind of gentle, thoughtful growth that lasts.”
Organization is Self-Care
This is one of several mantras that will guide KonMari over the next 365 days. Tidying the home is only one part of living a more organized life, and organization is absolutely a form of self-care. In celebration of this, we’ll be publishing more stories throughout the year on wellness and covering topics ranging from joy-sparking career changes to mindfulness rituals.
And the inverse is also true: We’ll continue to publish new insights into tidying topics, always guided by the KonMari Method. There’s nothing quite like tackling a new organization project, only to find you feel better when you’re finished. What a beautiful, simple act of self-care.
We’re excited to explore all these new ideas with you and to see how they directly contribute to your sense of well-being and direction. And that brings us to our next 2026 theme.
Cultivate a Spark-Joy Life
This is the year-round mantra of the KonMari Club, which is currently enrolling for 2026 (join us here), but it is also a guiding principle for all of KonMari.
Much like a garden, a joyful life grows little by little over time, with the help of a caring, thoughtful hand. This year, rather than rigid New Year’s resolutions, KonMari is celebrating the kind of gentle, thoughtful growth that lasts.
Cultivation takes care. Over the coming year, we plan to share more on how the KonMari Method can be applied to cultivate more meaning day in and day out, so you can take these lessons and apply them across your life. That means more moments for community and connection, from the KonMari Consultant Program to the KonMari Club to our social media presence.
When you commit to truly cultivating a spark-joy life, it may feel as though nothing changes at first. But you are changing by planting the seeds for what lies ahead.
Just like every garden, each person’s spark-joy life looks different because it is planned, tended, and cared for by them – and only them. What might yours look like if you took small, consistent actions to nourish it each day?
Because committing to your own growth, regularly and often, is what makes life so joyful!
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We’re excited to take this journey with you. Let’s see where this next year takes us — together.
