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WholeRunner: Flow Is the Runner’s High

WholeRunner: Flow Is the Runner’s High

by Louis Cinquino Fill in the blank: _______ is a state of performance where a person becomes totally absorbed in and engaged by an activity. If you happen to be Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, renowned...

Reflections on IPPA World Congress 2019

Reflections on IPPA World Congress 2019

Karen Whelan-Berry The music, dance, and wisdom of Australia’s indigenous people opened the 2019 World Congress on Positive Psychology in Melbourne in July. Compared to their thirty to forty...

Two Offerings for a Day of Remembrance

Two Offerings for a Day of Remembrance

by Megha Nancy Buttenheim I remember, as if it were yesterday, when 9/11 brought its dreadful new normal to our world. I was directing Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training at Kripalu that week, as I...

My Curiosity Quest

My Curiosity Quest

by Michael F. Steger My work on meaning in life is part of my meaning in life. If this sounds a bit confusing, I agree. I never went out into the world with the intention of studying meaning in...

Five Things We Learned on Our Family Vacation

Five Things We Learned on Our Family Vacation

by Amy Alpert Last summer, my husband and I took our high school–age son and daughter to Europe, where we visited three cities—Paris, Amsterdam, and London. While the trip included many frustrating...

The Connection Between Meaning and Happiness

The Connection Between Meaning and Happiness

by Michael F. Steger In researching the factors that foster well-being and reduce psychological distress in people’s lives, I have spent most of my time looking at the role that meaning in life...

The Wonderful Thing About Triggers

The Wonderful Thing About Triggers

by Linda D. Wiesinger Triggers. We all have them. Anyone who came through childhood has them, which I assume is pretty much all of us. Someone says or does something—looks at us with a certain...