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Our world - Healthy Planet
By Larch Maxey on 10th July 2017

Exploring the Links between Wellbeing and Permaculture

In this post NOW’s Larch Maxey draws on a workshop he led at the recent South West Permaculture Convergence to consider the links between permaculture and wellbeing. By Larch Maxey The word ‘permaculture’ was coined in the mid-1970s by Bill Mollison and

Your wellbeing - Nature
By Lauriane Suyin Chalmin-Pui on 4th April 2017

How Do Gardens Influence Wellbeing?

Plant cover in UK front gardens has decreased by as much as 15% in the past 10 years. Yet for many, the front garden is the most accessible and the most accessed form of nature available to them, and we

Your wellbeing - Health
By Pauline Virgo on 17th November 2016

Functional Fitness MOTs – Wellbeing Funding in Action

The Totnes Wellbeing Fund offers grants up to £500 to help new initiatives that could really enhance personal, community and environmental wellbeing locally. Earlier this year, Zest Physiotherapy secured a grant to run a pilot project of ‘Functional Fitness MOT

Your wellbeing - Nature
By Kevin Marshall on 28th September 2016

Grow. Cook. Make. Mend: Changing Lives at Trill Farm

An inspiring project in Axminster, Devon is developing self-belief, practical skills and wellbeing amongst a cohort of volunteers in recovery from substance misuse.  The Old Dairy Kitchen is a wonderful, educational kitchen and community dining space based on Trill Farm

Your wellbeing - Nature
By The Wildlife Trusts on 13th June 2016

Take a Walk on the Wild Side with #30DaysWild

30 Days Wild is a campaign running throughout June encouraging people to do something wild every day for thirty days. No matter where you live – from an urban jungle to a windswept mountain – wildlife and wild places are all

Your wellbeing - Nature
By Karen Liebenguth on 10th May 2016

Green Space Is Good For Us: Launching Empty Office…

With growing awareness of the benefits of nature on our psychological, emotional and physical wellbeing, why aren’t we looking to integrate the outdoors more into working life? Empty Office Day calls on companies and organisations to plan quality time outdoors on

Your wellbeing - Happiness
By Miriam Akhtar on 15th March 2016

Training the Happiness Muscles

Successful athletes know they have to focus on winning, not on losing. So why do people who want to increase their happiness, often focus on their unhappiness? This is a guest blog post by Miriam Akhtar, a positive psychologist who

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 world - 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 –

Your community - Inspiring Projects
By NOW on 7th February 2016

Isle of Man Wellbeing Supported by NOW and Friends…

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

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