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Could you be happier? When Hugh van Cuylenburg went to India on a teaching trip he met a joyful 10-year-old student who taught him lessons that changed his life. Since setting up The Resilience Project, Hugh has shared what he learned with over a million Australians through his show GEM, a series of comical anecdotes, moving stories and practical methods for leading a happier and more resilient life.

If you’re seeking deeper love, friendship, or community, The Magic of Tiny Moments offers a transcendent path to high-trust, meaningful connection. In a world where we're lonelier than ever before, artist and researcher Jared Matthew Weiss has uncovered the hidden architecture of human connection. Drawing from behavioral science, neuroscience, and psychology, plus his groundbreaking research spanning 26 countries and 10,000 participants, Weiss offers a simple solution to cultivating better relationships.

When Mercury goes retrograde, it is a reminder that for growth and progress to be achieved, we must reflect. Mercury is the planet of communication, and it governs both speaking and listening, as well as your lungs and your breath. When it is retrograde, we can experience shifts, disruptions, and even breakdowns in these areas. This meditation provides a sacred space for reflection and an opportunity to reassess your perspective, so that you can move ahead with clarity and confidence.

In this soothing sound bath, Sara Auster gently guides your breath over harmonic tones to stimulate your parasympathetic response, which has been shown to deeply relax your body and nervous system.

Contemplating the inter-connectedness of our lives with others’ can open the heart to gratitude. It’s true that everyday life has many difficulties and hassles. But when we look a little more deeply into even the simplest aspect of our lives, we find that there are forces all over the world operating to benefit us.

What is social media doing to our brains? How can we make sure smartphones don't affect our health? How do we overcome jealousy, cyberbullying and the ever present FOMO? These are some of the questions that social psychologist Aleks Krotoski addresses in this series aimed at teenagers and their parents. She delivers the latest science about screentime to help you make the right decisions about how much, or how little, to use technology in your life.

We have all heard the advice, “Don’t go to bed angry,” and this sleep meditation will help you to follow that guidance. Anyone who has been in a relationship for longer than a few months knows that there are all kinds of ups and downs and they are always unpredictable! This practice will help you stay connected, heart-to-heart, during the “ups” and reconnect during the “downs.”

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Banish your inner critic! If you struggle with an inner voice that floods you with self-doubt, this short practice is for you—all of you, every part, the beautiful and the difficult. It can all be held with love.

Just be happy. Think Positive! Speak up, love yourself and fake it ‘till you make it. Practice makes perfect and everything happens for a reason. You get what you give and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. This too shall pass and you just need to let it go. We’re surrounded by platitudes that are intended to make us feel better, but blindly following these common clichés will hold you back. Believe sorts through pop-psychology advice and outright myths to understand what’s credible and what are sweet little lies.

Press play and gently drift off to the dulcet tones of rapper Yung Gravy reading Thomas Mayne Reid’s classic 1847 short story "The Last Adventure of a Coquette".

Você já teve aquela sensação de que nunca é boa o suficiente, que não merece o que conquistou e que a qualquer momento vai perceber que você é uma farsa? Síndrome da Impostora. Mesmo que você não saiba o que é, se for mulher, provavelmente já esbarrou com ela por aí. Rafa Brites sabe bem o que é se sentir assim e por isso criou o Clube das Impostoras: para investigar o que está por trás da síndrome da impostora e trocar experiências com mulheres que têm muito a compartilhar.

Start your day with Megan Monahan’s guided relaxation to help release any physical tension and get centered in the present moment. Ambient music offers a way to practice that focus.

With a gentle touch and ambient music, Megan Monahan helps you observe how you are distinct from your thoughts and reminds you that you are the author of your story.

What we look for, we find. With short interludes of ambient music, Megan Monahan suggests how you can position your light on what you want to see grow in your life.

É possível dizer que parte do que se entende por felicidade está também atrelada à ideia de liberdade. Ser feliz acaba, em certa medida, dizendo respeito à possibilidade de realizarmos nossos potenciais e desejos - ser e conquistar aquilo que se pretende. No entanto, mesmo desejos e aspirações mais imateriais parecem estar atreladas à materialidade e às limitações do mundo: podemos ser e conquistar aquilo que nosso contexto permite.

Nombreuses et nombreux sont celles et ceux qui prennent leur sommeil pour acquis et présument qu'il vient naturellement. La préparation au sommeil nécessite que l'on y prête attention et qu'on l'approche avec bienveillance afin d'apaiser le corps et l'esprit. S'endormir en étant détendu.e et se réveiller en se sentant vraiment reposé.e : c'est ce que promet "Deep Sleep", un programme divisé en 28 séances guidées. Ecoutez-en une chaque jour pour retrouver un sommeil profond et réparateur.

Express gratitude as you learn to let the day go! Learn why obstacles are enlightenment too!

In this short meditation for sleep, Susan Piver shows you a simple relaxation technique, working from the feet to the crown of the head with a focus on softening each step of the way. Prepare yourself for rest with just a few minutes of body awareness.

How do we get happy? Listen to a positive, step-by-step guide on the building blocks for personal happiness by Dr Tim Sharp (aka Dr Happy). Through 10 daily habits, this series provides the learnings and practical strategies for creating a happier life. Dr Tim Sharp is a clinical and consulting psychologist with three degrees in psychology and a distinguished career over several decades. He’s Australia’s very own 'Dr Happy' and the founder of The Happiness Institute.