10 Keys to Happier Living

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Harbaugh, W. T., Mayr, U., &; Burghart, D. R. (2007). Neural responses to taxation and voluntary giving reveal motives for charitable donations.Science,316(5831), 1622-1625. Savouring the Past - Bring to mind one of your happiest ever days. Each day for three consecutive days, spend 8 minutes privately replaying it in your mind in as much detail as you can: where you were, what happened, who you were with, what you and other people did; what thoughts and emotions were running through your head at that time. Don’t analyse it, just revel in the memory of it [19]. Think about why– for each thing you are grateful for, write down why it happened and why you feel good about itChow CM. Sleep and Wellbeing, Now and in the Future.International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(8):2883. Reitz, M., & Chaskalson, M. (2016). Mindfulness works but only if you work at it. Harvard Business Review. Retreived from https://hbr.org/2016/11/mindfulness-works-but-only-if-you-work-at-it People who have meaning and purpose in their lives feel more content, in control and get more out of what they do. They also experience less stress, anxiety and depression. Where we find meaning and purpose will vary for each of us but they all involve being connected to something bigger than ourselves. Keep Calm. Stay Wise. Be Kind. Join the movement. Be the change.

Germer, C. & Neff, K. D. (2019). Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). In I. Itvzan (Ed.) The handbook of Both self-acceptance and self-esteem are generally positively associated with psychological wellbeing [4], however there are differences between these, especially when it comes to how we pursue them [5].

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Ratey, J.J. & Manning, R. (2014) Go Wild: Free your body and mind from the afflictions of civilization. Little, Brown & Company. New York.; Steptoe, A., O'Donnell, K., Marmot, M., & Wardle, J. (2008) Positive affect, psychological well-being, and good sleep. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, Volume 64, Issue 4. Do something for the first time today. Sample sushi, try a new route, read a different newspaper or visit a local place of interest. We might think of mindfulness practice as brain conditioning. Research suggests that regular practice literally changes our brains for the better. Mindfulness seems to have positive changes in the brain in those areas associated with regulating stress and the fight or flight response. Changes, such as the density of grey matter in the neuronal networks of the brain associated with attention, learning, memory, emotion regulation, self-awareness and compassion have been seen at the end of 8 weeks of an MBSR programme [22].