Month: June 2016

  • Our Thoughts Determine Our Reality

    Our Thoughts Determine Our Reality

    I had an awakening today. I realized the true power of my journey to find my worthiness. I can remember five years ago when I was unhappy in my marriage and how I thought the redesign of my kitchen was going to be the key to a newfound fulfillment in my life. For the duration […]

  • Is our online life ruining our happiness at home?

    Is our online life ruining our happiness at home?

    I’m Mandie Spooner, I’m a mother, a wife and a nutritional therapist, I run my own growing business and keep our busy home on track, which is full of rowdy growing boys and one quieter grown man. None of that makes me particularly unique by the way, there are many thousands of women just like […]

  • 7 Perfect Moments for Meditation

    7 Perfect Moments for Meditation

    Aside from a mat on the floor or a pillow with a window view to the ocean, there are plenty of moments along the day that come as a perfect pause to watch closely what is going on inside our minds and keep in touch with how we are feeling. Learn how to seize every […]

  • Why Does Happiness Inequality Matter?

    Why Does Happiness Inequality Matter?

    According to a new report, income inequality isn’t the only thing we should be concerned about According to the World Happiness Report 2016 Update, happiness inequality is on the rise. What is happiness inequality? It’s the psychological parallel to income inequality: how much individuals in a society differ in their self-reported happiness levels—or subjective well-being, […]

  • The Mindfulness Revolution: Expert’s Words on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life

    The Mindfulness Revolution: Expert’s Words on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life

    A growing body of scientific research indicates that mindfulness can reduce stress and improve mental and physical health. Countless people who have tried it say it’s improved their quality of life. Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of paying steady and full attention, without judgment or criticism, to our moment-to-moment experience. Here is a collection […]

  • Which Feels Better, Forgiveness or Revenge?

    Which Feels Better, Forgiveness or Revenge?

    A new study compares different responses to bullying—and finds that forgiveness may have to wait Nearly one in four teenagers is bullied every year. The choice to forgive bullies—as teens or, later, as adults—is intensely personal, not one that any scientific study can answer. A new study by researchers at Macquarie University in Australia provides […]

  • 3 key-ingredients for switching to clean energy in the  future

    3 key-ingredients for switching to clean energy in the future

    Global climate change, driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, is already affecting the planet, with more heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and floods, and accelerating sea-level rise. Devastating impacts on our environment, health, social justice, food production, coastal city infrastructure and economies cannot be avoided if we maintain a slow and steady transition to a zero-carbon […]

  • How to talk to Teens About Purpose

    How to talk to Teens About Purpose

    A Q&A with Kendall Bronk about instilling purpose in teens—and the emerging research showing why it’s so important Many psychologists are worried that kids today are falling through the cracks at their schools. Unmotivated to learn or bored with their classes or both, many are simply going through the motions or dropping out of school […]

  • How many types of Yoga do you know?

    How many types of Yoga do you know?

    We’ll introduce you to the five most popular kinds of this ancient practice We know Yoga has become one of the favorite physical activities in these modern times. While some approach Yoga as a means to stretch, relax, work out and chill out, others get the benefits it brings on working more deeply on one […]

  • Why Positive Thinking Can Sometimes Backfire

    Why Positive Thinking Can Sometimes Backfire

    According to a new study, positive daydreaming may lead to depression down the road It is well-said that the secret to success is the power of positive thinking. In fact, there’s a famous book devoted to that idea called, appropriately, The Power of Positive Thinking, and there’s a similarly themed book called The Secret. But […]