Tal Ben-Shahar

What can we do to heal our fear and worry when acts of terror are possible anywhere? Positive psychologist Maria Sirois explores this all-important question.

Kripalu's Katie Hagel shares some of the practices she has been using daily to help her keep at least one nostril above the churning waters of anxiety and fear.

Kripalu presenter Tal Ben-Shahar talks with StoryFlow author Lisa Weinert about how the stories we tell impact our happiness and our relationships.

Having an abundance of time for the things I need and desire to do is one of my favorite ways to feel rich.

Even when life is hard, we can seek to learn, grow, and be fully present to whatever is happening.

Self-compassion doesn’t make pain or hardship go away. Instead, it acknowledges that life involves failure and suffering, and gives us “permission to be human."

The wise words I return to again and again are “Permission to be human.”

Heard the one about the Chinese farmer? According to the Taoist teaching story, he had a horse that ran away, prompting his neighbors to express sympathy for…

Even for non-athletes, some days feel like a high-speed ski run around one mogul after another. That’s when we can tap into the same toolkit that Olympians use…

In recent years, I’ve become a bit of a Scrooge when it comes to holiday gifts. It’s not that I don’t want to give to the people I love, I just dislike the...

What does it mean to be a human being, as opposed to a human doing?

Those of us who focus on practices and attitudes that bolster happiness can significantly impact our general well-being.

Gratitude lists get us to flip our internal script from a running monologue of criticism and complaining to one of appreciation and wonder for what we have and…

In the field of Positive Psychology, there’s a famous happiness-boosting exercise called the gratitude letter.

When my husband and I moved into this apartment, our backyard was a strip of dirt that lay between our stairs and the garage. Construction debris was...

Is happiness possible for all of us? How do we take the first step? Cheryl Kain, Guest Blogger Because the Constitution declares our right to pursue...