positive psychology Tag

We're very excited to announce (for the first time in this context) that Dr. Happy will be appearing on TV, in an SBS documentary titled "The House of Food Obsessives", trialling The Happiness Diet (a worlds first application of positive psychology coaching for weight and...

06 December, 2010

By LEE DYE for ABC World News If you make a list of the most important words in the English language, be sure to include the word "thanks" near the top. Researchers at several institutions have come up with evidence that simply showing gratitude may be...

02 December, 2010

Although I spend most of my time thinking about what makes me happy and more often even, what I can do to help others find happiness by appropriately utilisting the powerful and effective tools and strategies constantly emerging from the exciting science and study of...

29 November, 2010

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