Happiness Break: Walk Your Way to Calm (Guided Meditation)
A few slow, mindful paces can lower your cortisol and make you more at ease. Psychologist Dacher Keltner guides you through this Walking Meditation.
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Happiness Break: How to Ground Yourself
Connect to yourself and the land you stand on in under 10 minutes with this grounding practice led by Indigenous scholar Dr. Yuria Celidwen.
Happiness Break: Experience Nature Wherever You Are
Just a few moments of tuning into nature can make you feel more inspired, connected, and less lonely. Let us guide you through a five-minute…
What to Do When Love Breaks Your Heart
Heartbreak can be devastating for our minds and bodies. Here are six ways to help yourself through it, based on research.
Episode 110: Why You Should Snap Pictures of Nature
A NYT restaurant critic puts down her pen and grabs her camera to capture the beauty of the outdoors.
Four Ways Nature Can Protect Your Well-Being During a Pandemic
People who spent more time in nature these past two years have been happier and less stressed.
10 Happiness Practices a Doctor Prescribes to His Patients
In the face of COVID-19, one doctor is prescribing habits for health and happiness.
Episode 106: What Our Photos Say About Us
Can taking a few photos really make you happier? Afghan rocker Sulyman Qardash tries a practice to find meaning through snapping photos of daily life.
What Can We Do Now?
While votes for the 2020 election are counted, our contributors weigh in on what we as individuals can do now to preserve our well-being and…
10 Happiness Practices a Doctor Prescribes to His Patients
In the face of COVID-19, one doctor is prescribing habits for health and happiness.
Four Ways Nature Can Protect Your Well-Being During a Pandemic
People who spent more time in nature these past two years have been happier and less stressed.
Six Ways to Manage Coronavirus Depression
Knowing what depression looks like and how to manage it can help prevent you from slipping into dark moods.
How Nature Helps Us Heal
A doctor explains why he prescribes time outside to his patients.
Eight Ways to Ease the Pain of Loneliness
Even if we can't be around other people, we can take steps to heal loneliness.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2020
We round up the most-read Greater Good articles from the past year—and our editors pick the best of the rest.
Five Skills We Need for the Year Ahead
The pandemic has taught us some important lessons about how to take care of ourselves and each other.