A growing body of evidence shows that people can increase their happiness by engaging in positive activities like expressing gratitude, practicing mindfulness, and being kind and generous toward other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Happy young woman with windblown hair and Centenary University in the inset of composite image. A small New Jersey college has ...

When the news broke at the World Happiness Summit in Miami, Fla., the crowd cheered, the boldface names gave glad speeches, and future students started filling out their applications. Tal Ben-Shahar, ...

Click here for the original audio. During times of financial stress, political division and even war, what is the relevance of happiness? Psychology professor Tal Ben-Shahar is helping students search ...

A New Jersey university is launching what it called the world's first "Master of Arts in Happiness Studies." Centenary University's program will "explore the implications of happiness for individuals, ...

“The need has never been greater,” said Tal Ben-Shahar, director of Happiness Studies at Centenary University in Hackettstown. “Around the world, we’re seeing a surge in anxiety, depression, ...

Happiness researchers base their work on the fundamental idea that psychology needs a better understanding of the factors that help people feel better. Rather than just focus on psychological ...

It was my last year in college, and I needed to take physics to graduate. The only problem? I had skipped physics in high school, so I had no foundational physics skills. After only one week in the ...

Written by Ritu Aneja, Ph.D. In October, the UAB School of Health Professions brought the Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY) Campus Happiness meditation program to the university for two three-day sessions ...

BACK NOW WITH A NEW PROGRAM THAT’S NOT ONLY A FIRST FOR OUR AREA, BUT A FIRST REALLY IN THE COUNTRY. IT’S CALLED THE HAPPINESS PROGRAM, AND IT’S DESIGNED TO HELP PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA ...