Category: Happiness

Embody at Greenbelt 08

Embody is offering a couple of experiential sessions at Greenbelt this year and they're a couple not to miss. Coming first on Saturday night is Happiness and Chocolate and late on Sunday night is Neotopia. More ...

Marriage makes you happier

Legend has it amongst slightly dubious positive psychology research that marriage makes you lastingly happier and has the greatest affect on moderately unhappier men. Ever the one to put these findings to the test I gladly yield myself to scrutiny – but give it a few years before you check up on me. This post also serves as an explanation for my absence over the last few weeks. More ...

Moodify 007

Is bad news always bad news? Here is a moodify card with lyrics to a song called The Taoist's Tale. There are loads of versions of this story and once you've figured out the pattern you can make your own up – starting with your own good or bad luck. More ...

Moodify 006

Download and print for your own use or with a group. This is an exercise in happiness + awareness. When we’re happy we normally attribute that happiness to some external cause. But happiness can also be uncovered when things are taken away. More ...

Habit Seven: Discipline

Getting up early. Keeping going when you’ve got no motivation. Delaying gratification. Not watching as much television. Keeping things simple. Studying. Forming new habits. Planning ahead. Saying no to perfectly reasonable requests. Drawing scornful comments from others. Doing some hard work. Developing depth, focus, perseverance, concentration and smiley spirituality. The mixed side effects of habit seven. More ...

Happiness For Life, 2 day Residential, August 08

Happiness For Life – The Retreat. This summer embody is running a two day happiness retreat at Scargill House in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. If you are interested in happiness and the interpersonal dynamics of positive psychology and how they help build community, productivity and creativity in leadership and in your personal life, then this course will suit you down to the ground. More ...

Test: Does My Life Have Purpose?

Are you living your life on purpose? Do you know what your purpose in life is? Here's a free 2 minute test to rate your own sense of purpose. More ...

The Delight of Little Things (and patience)

Is it an age thing; succumbing to the desire to grow things? Compost and seeds + six months = food. I'm with Jamie on this; dig for victory. Anyway, it is all a good lesson in patience (I had to wait a whole week for this to show – and how happy I was). More ...

Good Questions Are The Key To Happiness

If you ever catch yourself during the day feeling a bit fed-up (I sometimes hear myself making those exhalation-of-air noises associated with the feeling) then the time is ripe to ask yourself one of the following questions. More ...

Happiness For Life and Vulnerable Young People

Can happiness, positive psychology and life coaching techniques help young people at risk of addiction and crime? Embody's course Happiness For Life is at the centre of an exciting project to put that question to the test. More ...

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