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WBI Goes to IPEN

WBI Goes to IPEN

by Lori Tuominen The Wholebeing Institute will be represented at the inaugural IPEN Festival in Dallas, Texas, July 18­–20. What is IPEN, you ask? IPEN is the International Positive Education...

The Community Connector

The Community Connector

Alumni Spotlight Featuring Phoebe Atkinson The Certificate in Positive Psychology (CiPP) is more then a course. The connections formed at CiPP are not meant to end when CiPP ends. They are intended...

Positive Prevention for the Assist Virus

Positive Prevention for the Assist Virus

by Denise Riebman The Assist Virus has reached epidemic levels. While highly contagious among young professionals, it has also been known to infect seasoned workers. Symptoms include temporary...

Positive Contagion and the Elevation Effect

Positive Contagion and the Elevation Effect

by Phoebe Atkinson In January, the fourth Certificate in Positive Psychology (CiPP) class arrived at Kripalu for the final immersion week. After living for months in the virtual component of this...

Conversations That Matter

Conversations That Matter

by Karissa Thacker When was the last time you had a conversation that stayed with you and really made a difference in how you perceived the world? Thirty minutes into our Authentic Leadership...

One Kind Day, One Kind Life

One Kind Day, One Kind Life

Alumni Spotlight Vikki Nicometo turned 49 a week after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in 2012. On that birthday, she just didn’t have it in her to celebrate the way she usually...