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Positive messages set to lift mood at central London station
Commuters at Liverpool Street station will get a break from advertising that suggests “we’re not good enough” as people gather to display positive messages, say organisers of an event on the first...
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Introducing positive psychology
In the first of a new series of articles, Chris Johnstone looks at how Positive News reflects some of the principles of positive psychology and how the understandings of this new science can help us...
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A sensitive building project
Volunteers are building a specially designed home for a woman who is allergic to everyday chemicals
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Mindfulness is sweeping the western world ‘at a momentous rate’, says its...
Billed a "social phenomenon" by its leading advocate, Jon Kabat-Zinn, mindfulness is changing the face of health and humanity. Naomi Tolley reports from London
View ArticleGovernment pledge to reduce child mortality
As UK child mortality rates rise to among the highest in Europe, a new pledge aims to turn young people into more active and valued participants in their care
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Bob Roth: schools can be “completely transformed” by meditation
Paul Ellson talks to Bob Roth, director of the David Lynch Foundation, about transcendental meditation and the organisation's plans to one day set up ‘peace universities’ on every continent
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Running free: How parkour is boosting the confidence of vulnerable young people
Parkour, also known as free-running, is as good for your mental wellbeing as it is for your physical health – and no Bond-style leaps across skyscrapers required!
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UK has become more peaceful, finds study
Violent crime and homicide rates have fallen significantly over the past ten years, making the UK a more peaceful place to live
View ArticleHeroin and crack use falls to record low
Figures also suggest drug-related crimes have been greatly reduced
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Majority of UK children are ‘happy’, finds study
Nine out of ten children in the UK are happy, according to a new report, with an overwhelming number of teenagers being completely content with their friends
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British people are happier now than last year, says report
UK ranked 10th happiest out of 27 European countries
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Our attitudes and behaviours are key to happiness
New data shows that the UK is taking promising steps towards a happier society, but we must redefine our idea of success if we are to truly nurture our wellbeing
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Can TV be good for you?
With TV making its way onto computers, tablets and mobile phones, we’re suffering from squarer eyes than ever before. But, as Diane Shipley finds, TV has more to offer society than brain rot
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Yoga: reaching for social change
The benefits yoga has for body and soul are well-documented, but now it seems this ancient practice has much to offer societies around the world, too. Nicola Slawson discovers the groups stretching...
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‘Body confidence’ badge for Girl Guides
Girl Guides encouraged to break down damaging beauty ideals and boost self-esteem
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Positive Travel: Five retreats to make you happy
Health, career, spiritual practice: there are many facets to a happy life. Caroline Sylger Jones chooses five very different retreats to reignite all aspects of your inner glow
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Returning to the quiet intelligence of nature
How can we move towards a society that feels more human, natural and less dependent on money, considers Lucy Purdy, as she spends a week in Devon exploring ‘wild economics’
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Research project to design ‘dementia-friendly’ neighbourhoods
Dementia-focused project is one of six awarded £20m government funding
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Editorial: What really matters
By cultivating our intrinsic values we can build society around what matters most to us, says Seán Dagan Wood
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‘Poetry really was a lifeline’
A successful journalist with a thriving family, Rachel Kelly’s life was torn apart by depression. She tried everything to cope, from medication to spending more time outdoors, but it was the power of...
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