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Hi, Nisha, lovely to hear from you! Congratulations on your certificate ? I totally agree with us having rich resources, and sometimes reaching out like this could connect you to others where you can both learn from each other. ✨

Im Nisha, I have been part of this forum for a while but never posted. I have just completed my Global Certificate in Happiness Coaching and I thought perfect time to get active on this group. I am an International education consultant, I love travelling and Education so its perfect fit. I also trained in Mindfulness and Happiness ... another of my callings I guess. I feel i am happy and content and love mingling with people all over the world. We have such a rich resources that we should share. Love to chat and let's spread a bit of happiness in this world!

A big welcome to happiness Tyrell! ✨ I'm sorry you're struggling with anxiety and finding your inner happiness, it's a journey but there are lots of good resources out there. Try to remember that all negative situations and feelings will pass, they are not forever even if it might seem that way. Control the things you can control, and accept what you cannot ? I hope you find our community helpful and please have a look around the magazine and academy for some interesting reading material and courses.

I'm sorry to hear you're feeling unhappy and lonely, those are feelings that can easily overwhelm and take over so it's a great thing that you're reaching out for support and advice. I agree with Tati that it's important to try and find happiness in yourself; to come to the understanding that you can make yourself happy rather than relying on others for happiness. If you feel like you messed something up with this person you mention, perhaps try to talk to them and explain your feelings and apologise if you did something wrong. Whether they accept or not, it might give you peace of mind to have shared how you feel. It's been a difficult year that has left many of us feeling lonely and anxious, and due to different stages of restriction it might be hard to socialise with others at this time. Joining our little community is a great thing, but perhaps you can also look into joining (online) classes of some sort? Whether it's yoga, live workouts, a book circle - there are tones of niche communities that have emerged just because people are restricted from going out and meeting in person. Focus on yourself, your wellbeing, and what makes you happy. Take a long walk, do some kind of exercise that you enjoy, bake or cook something delicious, watch a series/movie/documentary that you like, etc. If you never tried it, perhaps give yoga or meditation a chance - it could be a great way to start. There are lots of free yoga classes on YouTube (I like Yoga with Adrienne) and many meditation apps where you can try it out. You can also have look in our Academy for some free resources that you might find interesting! ?

A big welcome to happiness Colin, we're happy you found us ✨ It has been a difficult year to say the least, and many have felt it affecting their mental health in different ways. I'm sorry you've been struggling with anxiety lately, and just like Candy already pointed out, you might find our Academy courses helpful, and there are lots of great articles in the magazine about mindfulness for example, or this one about yoga for anxiety. I hope you find some of our resources to be helpful, and also please remember you are not alone in having these feelings. Also have a look around the forum, and please feel free to start a new topic if you want to ask the community for advice or share your own experiences with anxiety - we are in this mess of a year together! ?

I'm a registered dietitian nutritionist and wanted to add to the mindful eating resources shared in Week 1. Intuitive eating is a concept that is gaining more popularity in the dietetics field, and it's an eating framework that I follow myself. It is different than mindful eating in that mindful eating is a part of intuitive eating. In other words, intuitive eating encompasses mindful eating and then expands into other principles. I like to describe intuitive eating as a self-care framework for eating that rejects the diet mentality and honors your hunger and emotions with gentle nutrition, discovering satisfaction with food, and joyful movement. The most recent edition of the original intuitive eating book is out, and there are also workbooks for adults and teens. Here's a link for more information: https://www.intuitiveeating.org/

A friend shared this list recently, and I thought I'd post it here too. It's a bunch of very insightful books, movies, documentaries, and other resources. I like this quote here : We, as allies, should be looking inward to address our own privileges. We should be absorbing resources shared by the BIPOC community and undertaking our own research. Put simply, we should be “doing the work.” Let's continue to do the work ✊?

Thank you for sharing these resources Tine! I think it's great to have a space where we can easily find (and recommend!) material on racism and how to be actively anti-racist. Last night I watched 13th on Netflix, which is a really interesting documentary on slavery, racial injustice, and police brutality in the U.S. I learned a lot from watching it, and the documentary has been made available to watch for free even if you don't have a Netflix account. Highly recommended!

A while ago, my colleague asked me if I'd like to start a BIPOC thread in the forum, and at the time I wasn't too keen. I feared excluding people or coming across in an inappropriate manner. Today, I find this post necessary, because the truth is, I AM FURIOUS. I am furious that people are still being brutally murdered for no other reason than the colour of their skin. I am furious that those vile, trigger happy cops still get to go home to their families unscathed. I am furious that black parents have to teach their young children to fear privileged white policemen. I am furious that protestors are being arrested for taking a stand against this brutality while those killer cops are kept safe and unharmed. I am furious that in the year 2020, amidst everything else going on in the world, there is still racism. Yesterday, during #blackouttuesday, millions of people posted black squares on their social media in "support" of black people. But what was that post actually supporting? Social media is a great tool for activism, but when it's not used appropriately, it can cause more harm than good. Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer. The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter was used millions of times yesterday under said black square, completely drowning out the vital messages and videos shared by the movement. It also made it dangerous for anyone using that hashtag to find or share crucial information. #Blackouttuesday was a day to PROTEST. Black people in the US are fighting for their freedom for the umpteenth time, while others complain about the looting and burning of buildings and corporations built and run by the very hands of the oppressed. Posting and reposting on social media does not excuse the way black people are treated and interacted with on a daily basis. Don’t get me wrong. I think it’s great that so many want to help, but there are other ways to do so. This is the time to LISTEN to those who’ve had their lives and voices controlled by white supremacy for generations. True allies are those who are willing to stand up, stand out, and stand alongside their black brothers and sisters, regardless of circumstance. True allies are those willing to educate themselves, their families, friends and acquaintances about racism and what they can do to stop or prevent it. Black lives are in danger, not only in the US, but all over the world. If you really want to help, ask yourself, especially if you’re privileged, “what can I do TODAY to stand in solidarity with black people in a tangible way?” There are many options. You can support black-owned businesses, donate money to black causes, protest, send resources, and most importantly, you can learn and teach others how to be anti-racist. From this week on, once a week I will share on this thread a book, business, or quote from a Person of Colour (POC) that I hope will inspire others to support and do the same. ✊? “We are all part of the same consciousness We are all connected We are all Brothers and Sisters No matter the colour of our skin No matter the shape of our eyes No matter the size of our body We were designed to LOVE and HELP each other To live in PEACE and HARMONY Nurturing Gaia, Pachamama, Mother Earth”

Grief is a tumultuous process. Be patient. Listen. Even if you don’t fully understand, be understanding. And do let her know how you feel too. Powerless? Uncomfortable? Loving? Compassionate? Also...Our book, Loss to Legacy: A stepping stone path to healing and transformation may be helpful for both of you! You can find out more on our website: www.ReshFoundation.org/loss-to-legacy (where we also offer other resources, so please visit!)

Hello Mike, I am happy to hear about your journey with the bodyscan. For me the bodyscan also leads to a wide range of experiences. ? Please feel free to share guided meditation you find beneficial on our resources page.

Hi all! I thought it might be useful to post a link to some powerful texts by Bikkhu Analayo, a Buddhist scholar monk who teaches at IMS (and a ton of other places). In his Early Buddhist Meditation Studies book he does a deep dive into the history of mindfulness in early Buddhism. It puts JKZ's definition of mindfulness into perspective, since there are many different ideas and definitions of mindfulness in use in the media, psychology, Buddhism, etc. https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/resources/offerings-analayo/publications/

Y'all probably know about these resources, but I'll post anyway Dharmaseed is a collection of thousands of insight meditation talks and guided meditations. Literally, thousands. https://dharmaseed.org/talks/?search=guided&sort=-rec_date&page_items=10 Gil Frondsdal is a dharma hero of mine, and his cache of talks and guided meditations is dope as well: https://www.audiodharma.org/ Both of these resources have mobile app versions as well.

Hi, I have no idea whether I am posting in the right area of the website - so we will just say that this is putting my ideas out to the universe lol. I have just signed myself onto an online Reiki course to do Levels One, Two and Mastery. The idea is to offer Reiki sessions to the public alongside the Holistic Therapies I am offering at my Practice. I have been thinking about Reiki for a while and now that Corona has changed the course of my business; now is a good time to embrace a new challenge. I am simultaneously excited; and a little scared. This is running alongside a massive, healing re-alignment in my life (last two years) in which I have started to change habits, seek new connections and better myself. The course I have chosen is on a reduced budget (finances are tight) and I know that it will not offer me the same support as training in-house and face to face with a Master. I would like to surround myself with knowledgeable practitioners who can help me evaluate my learnings further and point me in a good direction in terms of resources and support avenues Can that person be you? I look forward to sharing my thoughts and feelings with you. You are welcome to look at my profile and see if there is anything I can help you with in exhange. Namaste, Joh Flow

Happy Earth Day! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the earth essentially being 'closed' to humans, this year's Earth Day seems to be a quiet one. Each year, millions of people are estimated to participate in environmental action to address the massive challenges facing the earth. Last year's theme was plastic pollution, while this year's focus is climate action. Earth Day celebrations would usually include community tree planting initiatives, beach and other cleanups, national park or forest visits, and other outdoor activities. This year, although most celebrations were cancelled, some are still holding virtual events. Earthday.org is going digital with a full programme of activities for anyone interesting in joining. Although the pandemic is severe, tragic and scary for many, to me it also appears as a great reminder of what's at stake in the fight for our planet. The lockdowns have seen skies clear of pollution, wildlife returning to deserted places, and greenhouse gas levels reducing drastically as travel, commuting and other industries come to a halt. Venetians claim they haven't seen clear water in Venice's canals in approx. 60 years! In previous years, I loved being outdoors, preferably barefoot, doing a mindful walk, earthing/grounding, and taking deep breaths while sending love and gratitude to Mother Earth. This year I find it a bit sad not being able to do that, being on complete lockdown, but I encourage everyone who can leave their homes for an hour to do just that! Connecting with the earth and being out in nature is proven to have very many health benefits. What will you get up to today to celebrate and honour our beautiful, abundant Pachamama? Whatever it is, let us all on this 50th Earth Day anniversary, during this incredibly unique time in our lives, take time to reflect on our choices and acknowledge and take responsibility for our actions related to the earth and the climate. Remember also: "The earth is not an endless deposit of resources to exploit." Photo by Casey Horner on Unsplash

18.04.2020/ 19.04.2020 free world premiere of the film "Already free" “When you connect with your True Self, you connect with everything in the universe and with your destiny.” — Dorrie Resources for challenging times by the SAND community

Hello! everyone, I am a pre-licensed mental health counselor always seeking new resources and support for my colleagues as well as those seeking support.

As I am collecting resources from all the newsletters I receive I think instead of boredom I am getting Fomo... ? As I'm working for happiness.com I get a lot of related newsletters with really nice offers but when should I ever do all of that. Well, that's one thing to be grateful right there. Having too many options to choose from! Wow! Plum Village offers a great resource of recorded Dharma talks and guided meditations to watch on youtube mindfulleader.org offers regular meditation sessions for which you can signup here and lots of other great resources like articles Here I updated my earlie posts so that the live events are grouped together the week of March 30th 8 PM CET/ 11 AM PDT Daily meditation with Jon Kabat-Zinn 01.04.2020 9PM CET/ 12PM PDT Facing Uncertainty with Frank Ostaseski 02.04.2020 Unify.com/ evolvingwisdom.com offers a free webinar and a free e-book on The Feminine Power Breakthrough 02.04.2020 5:00 PM CET Lewis Rossignol teaches collage live on youtube 03.04.2020 9PM CET/ 12PM PDT What Matters Most with Pastor Corey Kennard and Dr. Jessica Zitter 03.04.2020 9:30 AM PST Science of Happiness webinar with our partners at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center on Facebook live

Here's some more: 02.04.2020 5:00 PM CET Lewis Rossignol teaches collage live on youtube 03.04.2020 9:30 AM PST Science of Happiness webinar with our partners at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center on Facebook live Free video training and live webinar via conscious life Spiritual Resources During the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Harvard Divinity School Learn about coping skills on positivepsychology.com (hint: watching cute kitten videos on youtube is one of them!) Each Monday at 7pm-8pm EST online Medicine Buddha Practice and more with Lama Rod Owens Gretchen Rubin has daily conversations on Instagram Live: Coping with COVID-19 for Hacks, Encouragement, and Connection.

Our event system isn't yet able to handle online events, but we are working on it. Until then, I'd use the forum to collect some ideas for those who are looking for ideas. Then again if this is the time for you to slow down, recharge and watch series or play world of warcraft, that's ok too. Be honest with yourself - push yourself a little, but also be gentle. It depends on what you need right now. This is not a competition about who has the most to show during this time but who used it best - and "best" is only defined by you! (I do a bit of everything - not putting too much pressure at myself) Jon Kabat-Zinn - the founder of MBSR - gave a live talk on the 25th of March: Mindfulness, Healing, and Wisdom in a Time of COVID-19 Tara Brach has a talk from the 18th of March on youtube too: Facing Pandemic Fears with an Awake Heart Tara Brach has lots of fantastic talks and guided meditations on her website for free. The UC Berkeley greater good science centre also already has lots of great resources like Six Daily Questions to Ask Yourself in Quarantine, they even already have a full-on COVID-19 guide for individuals, families, and educators. Follow us on Instagram: We have collected tips around mindfulness, and we are regularly posting motivating and encouraging quotes and ideas. Do you miss the theatre, museums, exhibitions or opera? There are exciting opportunities our there like the Metropolitan Opera's nightly stream. Here's a full list of museums which offer online exhibitions. Art class anyone? I watch Lewis Rossignol teach art live, but the recordings are also available afterwards. Take the free MBSR online course in our happiness academy. Stress has a negative impact not only on our overall well-being but on our health and immune system as well. You can always reach out to me directly or post in the MBSR course forum if you have question. All great resources, but maybe you are like me - I seem to have much less time now that I can't go out. So once again - no pressure. ? Be healthy, be happy, be safe!

Thank you both for sharing so many ideas and helpful links. I am not on lockdown where I live and I'm still expected to report to work for now. Nonetheless, I'd like to share with everyone some things that have been helping me cope with these uncertainties: 1. Please know that it's okay if you feel you only have enough energy to simply survive right now. Try not to feel bad about yourself due to lacks in productivity or creativity. If you're spending more time than usual lying on the couch and binge-watching a series or two, that's okay! 2. If you'd like to try to feel reinvigorated, look up some energy exercises by Donna Eden. I've recently learned about her and her work. I've tried one simple exercise, a few times so far now, and I swear each time I felt great afterwards! 3. Finally read one (or more) of those books that's been sitting on the shelf! 4. Send a message to someone you haven't interacted with in a while. Check in on family and friends, too, of course. 5. Exercise! Yoga is ideal. HIIT workouts and weight training (even using just your own body weight) are beneficial as well. You can find endless exercise videos on YouTube. 6. Meditate, obvi. ? It can be as simple as observing your thoughts and welcoming your emotions as visitors passing through. (There are countless resources out there for those who need more help than that. I recommend starting with Guided Meditations, like the one our friend @Tine will be facilitating!) 7. If you have pets, spoil them with your attention. Be grateful that you have the emotional support of a being who cannot possibly bring up the virus ?? 8. Revel in the delightful feelings brought about when listening to music 9. Enjoy free access to some of the visual arts of Paris: http://parismuseescollections.paris.fr/en 10. Eat fresh produce if you have access to it. If not, get creative with whatever you have in your pantry. I get into mindul/meditative headspaces when cooking and when cleaning, too (do your spring cleaning if you can!). Thank you for reading! I truly hope anyone finds this post helpful Prioritize self care right now.

And some more resources for your mental health: the crisis kit from positivepsychology.com

In this video, I talk about something that is relevant to each one of us – HAPPINESS. I call these resources HAPPINESS HACKS!! Let’s check out the amazing power of Happiness Hacks and create our own Happiness Salad. https://youtu.be/jBbdy8FXhN8 *Disclaimer - I am not a psychologist, i am a Masters stydent of Sport Psychology and I learnt about these ideas in my school, through personal experiences and by going through tonnes of research papers online. Hope you find this video useful. #SPORTPSYCHOLOGY #PERFORMANCEPSYCHOLOGY #HAPPINESS #HAPPINESSHACKS #HAPPINESSSALAD #PEAKPOTENTIAL #BETTERHUMANBEING #HAPPIERHUMANBEINGS https://youtu.be/jBbdy8FXhN8

Dear MollyPie71 Your poem is a beautiful dedication to your niece. Thank you I know your sorrow, my family recognises your family's trauma, the questions my brother left behind in 2001 stayed unanswered and as your poem knows, that is how they remained. Grief like this is a long pilgrimage and for some it is without end. Not all aspects of grief is suffering, grief also carries wisdom, grief allows and makes us grow. Because somewhere traversing forgiveness, acceptance, compassion, love & letting go grief holds within it a sacred gift. A divine energy that brings those who have no choice when to honour their loved ones, those who can't delay the agonising farewell, a healing beyond grief's veils seeds of loving kindness that harvests an even greater capacity to love themselves and adds further depths to their hearts resources that yields a surplus of inner compassion which in its essence nurtures them and those they touch for all of time. I hope this is the right link but came across a reflection given by Tara Brach that really resonated with this issue for me https://www.tarabrach.com/?powerpress_pinw=3103-podcast

Sammy Jo, I would like to be right with you virtually as we we may not be able to face one another and see into each others eyes. But we can be present. I know your pain pretty much. As you described the same thing happened to me almost 1 year ago on 1st April. Forgiveness may and will come, but there is an order of things that must be attended to first. What you have experienced has been trauma. I offer my time to you to listen and be a resource for you to draw strength from this connection as suits your needs. Everyone the first thing to give anyone who has experienced trauma is the resources of loving kindness, lots of it for as long as they need. Trauma overwhelms us and it takes time to reintegrate and feel whole. But Sammyjo I am hear and will listen if you wish. Of course you do whatever feels like it is enriching the aliveness in you. But forgiveness after trauma is not the first step. Healing comes first. Self compassion, self love. It is so so painful what you have been presented with. It cuts like a knife in our emotions and thoughts. You can explore these feelings safely with us it is important that this happens so that you can let these feelings go with acceptance again this is deep self compassion. You are perfect just as you are, you have done nothing wrong this is how it is and you will get through this there is the other side beyond this. You will thrive I promise you.