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Drama or ease?

Posted on June 14, 2025 by nomadoftheuniverse

We can either meet life with tension and drama and difficulty and a sense of problem, or with ease and graciousness and fluidity. Regular practice (I do kriya yoga meditation twice a day) helps. I am on a more even … Continue reading →

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Ram Dass’s legendary course on Bhagavad Gita

Posted on February 26, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

I have not ever signed up for a course this fast. I am beyond excited and so glad that it was recreated for those of us who were not there (or born) in 1974! Ram Dass talks about Bhagavad Gita … Continue reading →

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Action for Happiness course – Exploring What Matters

Posted on August 25, 2018 by nomadoftheuniverse

This fall, I am volunteering to organise and co-lead Exploring What Matters, an 8-week course designed by the Dalai Lama endorsed charity Action for Happiness, in the area where I live. We will explore what really matters for a happy … Continue reading →

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Build your Positivity Portfolio #happiness

Posted on July 29, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am taking a Positive Psychology course. I wanted to share one of the exercises. First, in the course they define 10 positive emotions as below (the last line reads LOVE). They also state that positive emotions broaden our perception (rather than narrow … Continue reading →

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Happiness is only the cart, love is the horse 

Posted on June 20, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am really enjoying the Science of Happiness course from UC Berkeley’s. I in particular enjoy the scientific articles on happiness. Here is a good one and it’s also a link to the UC Berkeley’s Greater Good centre where you … Continue reading →

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The Science of Happiness course, and how do you define happiness?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

I decided to take my studies of happiness to the next level and signed up to the MOOC (massive open online course) titled The Science of Happiness from UC Berkeley. A fascinating course! (and apparently, the first positive psychology course available … Continue reading →

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