People Are Happier After Yoga Classes, But Try These Quirky Yoga Themes for Extra Fun
While yoga is commonly used as a source of relaxation and exercise, it is now more fun with classes in unusual settings or using animals and laughter.
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'Guardian' Officer Has Saved Over 200 People From Jumping Off the Golden Gate Bridge
Kevin Briggs had received zero training on how to deal with suicidal people - but over the course of his career, he managed to save over 200 people.
Free Hotline for Youngsters Has Helped Hundreds of Thousands With Everything From Homework to Sadness
For almost 30 years, youngsters have been able to use this special hotline for help with anything from failing grades to coping with their home life.
Being Rocked to Sleep is Good for Adults and Babies - and it Could Be a Future Cure for Insomnia
Being rocked to sleep isn't just good for babies - it also dramatically improves sleep and memory function for adults, too.
How a Yoga Teacher is Saving First Responders Across America From Depression - With Downward Dog
Yoga is not just good for stretching - it is saving police officers and firefighters from depression and anxiety in cities across America.
By Easing Anxiety for Lower-Income Students With 10-Minute Writing Exercise, Test Grades Soar Dramatically
A simple 10-minute writing exercise to reduce anxiety has been shown to reduce test failure rates by over half.
This University is Recycling Their Bubble Wrap By Offering It Up to Their Stressed Out Students
Instead of throwing their bubble wrap into the garbage, this university is recycling the packaging by using it as anti-stress therapy for their students.
Global Suicide Rate Has Declined By 29%, With Millions of Tragedies Avoided Since 2000
Dozens of demographic groups that have previously experienced spikes in suicide rates are now improving with significant declines.
The Science Behind Why We Need More of the 'Secret Sauce' of Kindness
What is the "secret sauce" of kindness - and why do we need it now more than ever?
Senior Enrolls in University After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: 'It's a good thing because I was bored being retired!'
This 81-year-old with Alzheimer's hopes that his determination will inspire other dementia patients to fight their diagnosis.
Instead of 'We Are What We Eat,' the Science of Kindness Says 'We Are What We See' in Daily Life
If the old adage "you are what you eat" is true, then it also stands to reason that we are what we see as well.
Virtual Reality Therapy Could Be the New Treatment for Your Reoccurring Nightmares
If your livelihood has ever been negatively affected by reoccurring nightmares, this pilot study might offer hope for a treatment.
What Good News Means to Me - The Winning Essay
My 15-year internet career choice of focusing on good news has become a philosophy for the rest of my life. To mark the website's 15th anniversary, I launched a contest called What 'Good News' Means to Me. I now have my four winners to whom we will be delivering four fantastic prizes this week.
From Panic Attacks to the Best Mother's Day Ever
A mom in Britain wrote to share the good news that her daughter, after a lifetime of suffering from a panic disorder, was able to join her mother and sister on a date for lunch and shopping - something that has never been possible before. It was the best Mother's Day gift of all and seen as a hopeful sign for sufferers of the disorder everywhere.
New Study Suggests Many Apples a Day Keep the Blues at Bay
Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from New Zealand's University of Otago suggests. Department of Psychology researchers investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and food consumption. The results showed a strong day-to-day relationship between more positive mood and higher fruit and vegetable consumption, but not other foods.
10 Nutrients That Can Lift Your Spirits
If you want some pep in your step or a dash of good cheer, look no further than the grocery store's shelves. Not only are foods rich in vitamins, minerals and fatty acids healthful, but studies show they can also increase happiness, lessen symptoms of depression and quell anxiety. How can foods improve our moods? It all comes down to the brain. A healthy cognitive system is essential to regulating mood.
Walking is a Useful Tool in Treating Depression
Something as simple as going for a brisk stroll could play an important role in fighting depression, according to researchers. Vigorous exercise has already been shown to alleviate symptoms of depression, but in this study walking was shown to have an effect similar to other more vigorous forms of exercise.
4 Quick Tips to Find-and Keep-Happiness
Happiness, or the lack thereof, lies at the root of what makes life meaningful. But it is sometimes hard to figure out what exactly constitutes happiness, especially in a culture like the Unites States that tends to conflate money with meaning. Roko Belic, the director of Happy, the documentary, offers four tips to develop a happiness skill set.
Digital Gratitude Journal for the World Launched by UC Berkeley Center
Robert Emmons was shocked. The University of California psychologist found that after just ten weeks, people who kept a gratitude journal were 25 percent happier than people who didn't. People who were reminded to say thank you at least once a day were healthier and spent more time exercising. As he writes in an essay for the Greater Good Science Center, This is a massive difference. The gratitude group participants also experienced fewer symptoms of physical illness than those in either of the other two groups." This month the Center launched a web-based digital gratitude journal at Thnx4.org designed to track and promote the practice of gratitude worldwide while serving as an invaluable source of scientific data on gratitude.
Nonprofit Campaigns to Make Boston Happier
A suicide-prevention group is generating smiles to the faces of commuters and pedestrians in Boston with their Happier Boston Campaign, which involves social interventions such as singing in elevators and asking everyone in the baseball stadium to give high-fives to everyone nearby.
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