Month: August 2016

  • 5 Ways to Enjoy a Mindful Summer Vacation!

    5 Ways to Enjoy a Mindful Summer Vacation!

    With the hustle and bustle of our day-to-day, many await summer with angst. The children will finally be off from school. Summer hours will kick in and our workloads might even lighten a bit. We bask in the excitement of the warm weather to come and count the days to that big trip we’ve been […]

  • Emotional Intelligence: how the rational and the emotional shape our destiny

    Emotional Intelligence: how the rational and the emotional shape our destiny

    Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) is the capacity of individuals to recognize their own, and other people’s emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior. Although the term first appeared in a 1964 paper by Michael Beldoch, it gained popularity in […]

  • How To Be Happy And Save The World

    How To Be Happy And Save The World

    First of all let there be no doubt that the world needs saving as a habitat for human beings – and much sooner than many of us realize. There are a number of inter-related threats to civilized life on this planet all coming to the fore at the same time, the most serious of which […]

  • The Surprising Science Of Happiness

    The Surprising Science Of Happiness

    Dan Gilbert, author of “Stumbling on Happiness,” challenges the idea that we’ll be miserable if we don’t get what we want. Our “psychological immune system” lets us feel truly happy even when things don’t go as planned. Gilbert explains how our brain evolved to make front situations and simulates experiences. He teaches us by real […]

  • How Yoga Changes Your Body

    How Yoga Changes Your Body

    More than 20 million Americans practice yoga, according to the Yoga in America study, with practitioners spending more than $10 billion a year on yoga-related products and classes. The mind-body practice is frequently touted for its ability to reduce stress and boost well-being, but it also offers wide-ranging physical health benefits that rival other forms […]

  • Position Yourself for Success Heading Into a New Job

    Position Yourself for Success Heading Into a New Job

    As you start to position yourself for success heading into a new job, remember that leadership is personal. Your message is the key that unlocks personal connections. The greater the congruence between your own preferences across behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values, environment and the new culture you enter or create, the stronger those connections will be. […]

  • Give and Take

    Give and Take

    For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others […]

  • What Does Science Teach Us About Well-Being?

    What Does Science Teach Us About Well-Being?

    As we finalize our preparations to receive His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a dialogue on Global Health and Well-being, an event co-sponsored by the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds and the Global Health Institute, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, it is appropriate to reflect on what science is teaching us about well-being. There […]

  • Mindfulness in Schools

    Mindfulness in Schools

    Stop. Breathe. Pay attention. “Our mental health and well-being are profoundly affected by where and how we place our attention”. In this enlightening talk, Richard guides through a short mindfulness meditation, and shares his experience of teaching mindfulness in schools. He reveals some of the amazing benefits being mindful can bring to the classroom and […]

  • Dubai Schools Share Happiness With The World

    Dubai Schools Share Happiness With The World

    The whole world is now privy to how the education sector in the United Arab Emirates is going from strength to strength. A delegation of more than 25 teachers and principals from Dubai’s private schools has shared Dubai’s vision of positive education and wellbeing at the first Festival of Positive Education in Dallas, USA. Key […]