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By NOW on 14th March 2016

What Are Your Top Three Happiness Habits?

With International Day of Happiness approaching on March 20th, we’ll be sharing a special series of blog posts and videos themed on happiness habits. We see happiness not as a fleeting emotion, but as something we can build up over the long term

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By NOW on 10th March 2016

What are the Best Happiness Habits?

As International Day of Happiness approaches, we’re reflecting on the role that practicing happiness habits can play in building sustainable happiness over the long term. In this post, we share six ideas for habits that have been proven to make you happier,

Our community - Projects

By Larch Maxey on 9th March 2016

An Economy Aiming for Wellbeing, Not Just Growth: Isle of Man Wellbeing Week

NOW’s Larch Maxey was on the Isle of Man from 22nd-25th February, as part of the island’s first ever Wellbeing Week. The Week was a huge success, with almost 100 people attending wellbeing workshops co-facilitated by Larch, a very well-received

Our community - Projects

By Kate Reed on 9th March 2016

Share Shop Totnes: Encouraging a Culture of Sharing

By Kate Reed, Project Coordinator Generally the things that we don’t use every day – that take up space in our garages, kitchen cupboards, or spare rooms – could easily and usefully be shared. Plus, some things we own are

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By NOW on 8th March 2016

International Women’s Day: Women on Wellbeing

To mark International Women’s Day, we’re re-sharing a selection of some video interviews we’ve previously done with very inspiring women, sharing their work and views on wellbeing. Interviews shared below include: Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, environmental activist Vandana Shiva,

Satish Kumar , Peace Activist & Environmentalist on Value & Values

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By NOW on 24th February 2016

Happiness Habits Haiku Competition

Happiness means different things to different people, yet most people agree that the pursuit of happiness is an essential part of life. In spite of this, many of us can find it difficult to make time for happiness; our own

Our community - Wellbeing Together

By Claudius Van Wyk on 23rd February 2016

Seven Dimensions of Holistic Wellbeing

Dr. Claudius van Wyk is an international trainer and practitioner in the theory and practice of holistic wellbeing. In this guest post, Claudius describes a model of wellbeing that he has found useful – the seven pillars of wellbeing –

Our world - Beyond Growth

By Martin Whitlock on 12th February 2016

Can We Build a Wellbeing Economy when GDP gets in the way?

By Martin Whitlock, Stop-GDP.org People from Totnes and the surrounding community gathered in the Methodist Church, on Thursday (4th February 2016), to hear Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti, a global thought leader in the “Beyond GDP” movement and author of Gross Domestic Problem:

Our community - Projects

By NOW on 7th February 2016

Isle of Man Wellbeing Supported by NOW and Friends of the Earth

What makes you happy about where you live? What do you want the future to look like in your local area? And what can you do – or change – to ensure that your community is a great place to

Your wellbeing - Happiness

By Florence Scialom on 1st February 2016

Living Well: Exploring Routes towards Happiness and Wellbeing

In this interview, NOW’s Florence Scialom speaks with Stuart Hodgson, an inspiring graphic designer who uses his skills to make videos and visual material to raise awareness on wellbeing, through projects such as Live Better. Florence asks Stuart about his work

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