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from Psychology Today Advice from life-long yoga practitioner Aadil Palkhivala. Published on November 27, 2010 For Aadil Palkhivala, yoga has been a life-long practice. Born in Bombay, India, he began observing yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar_ã_s classes at the age of three, started his formal study at...

29 November, 2010

So much has been written about happiness, positive psychology and a range of related variables in recent years that sometimes we forget to ask a few of the big questions about happiness, health and well being. For example, why would we want happiness? Is optimism...

28 November, 2010

by Bridget Grenville-Cleave for Positive Psychology News Daily One of the aspects of studying positive psychology which really appeals to me is its sheer breadth _ã_ the fact that it applies in so many fields of human endeavour and experience. Positive psychology appears in disciplines as...

27 November, 2010

By Erin Skarda for Time magazine If you need another reason to give thanks at the dinner table on Thursday, how's this: people who maintain an "attitude of gratitude" tend to be happier and healthier than those who don't, according to a lengthy and instructive article...

26 November, 2010

Earlier this morning I posted a question on our Facebook Page asking what people were thinking about doing over the weekend to create more happiness. Not surprisingly, all of them (in one way or other) mentioned something that involved a combination of pleasure and satisfaction;...

26 November, 2010

For positive psychologists, it's long been recognised that happiness comes from knowing that other people matter. This now famous saying, attributed originally to Chris Peterson, is fundamentally important because within it we recognise that our happiness is not just about us; it is partly about...

25 November, 2010

t turns out, giving thanks is good for your health. A growing body of research suggests that maintaining an attitude of gratitude can improve psychological, emotional and physical well-being. Adults who frequently feel grateful have more energy, more optimism, more social connections and more happiness than...

24 November, 2010

by Adele Horin for the Sydney Morning Herald WHAT makes women happy? Julia Gillard's ascension to power in June made Australian women very happy, according to a new study that has charted the nation's well-being for a decade. ''It could be the swearing in of a woman...

24 November, 2010