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Welcome to the PositivePsychology.com blog, home to a wealth of science-based resources for helping professionals. Learn and apply the latest insights in the field to help more people enjoy optimal wellbeing and a state of flourishing.

3 positive psychology exercises

Download 3 Free Positive Psychology Exercises (PDF)

Enhance wellbeing with these free, science-based exercises that draw on the latest insights from positive psychology.

mindfulness apps

Top 12 Apps For Meditation and Mindfulness (+ Reviews)

As smartphones become more and more ubiquitous in today’s world, questions arise as to how they affect mindfulness. It’s clear that used compulsively or constantly, [...]

32 Mindfulness Trainings & Certifications for Professionals

Mindfulness interventions, like positive psychology itself, are focused on bettering peoples’ lives no matter what their situations are. As positive psychology is interested in increasing [...]

Mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness Meditation: 22+ Best Videos & Scripts (+ PDF)

Whether you have just heard of mindfulness meditation for the first time, have already begun dipping into mindfulness meditation recently or have been practicing mindfulness [...]

measuring mindfulness

Measuring Mindfulness: 11 Assessments, Scales & Surveys

Mindfulness has been a popular topic at PositivePsychology.com, with frequent pieces on what mindfulness is, how it has been incorporated into therapy, and ways to [...]

mindfulness based cognitive therapy

What Is MBCT? + 28 Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Tools

The thoughts, feelings, and emotions that we experience every day shape the nature of our reality. Our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus [...]

Mindfulness For Children Improves Their Executive Function

25 Fun Mindfulness Activities for Children & Teens (+Tips!)

Mindfulness can boost the quality of our lives in numerous ways. In today’s rush, we all think too much—seek too much—want too much—and forget about the [...]

body mind integration

Exploring the Body Mind Connection (Incl. 5 Techniques)

Even before Sigmund Freud and the psychoanalysis movement, psychologists have argued why the body-mind concept is crucial to psychology. The reasoning for this stems from [...]

Positive education practices

Positive Education Books: 18 Best Books for Teachers

Would you like your students to be resilient and motivated, have a healthy self-esteem, and treat others with kindness? This should be every educator’s goal [...]

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The Science of Happiness in Positive Psychology 101

Happiness has been a human pursuit for as long as we can remember, and positive psychology has taken this concept into the realm of scientific [...]

21 Mindfulness Exercises & Activities For Adults (+ PDF)

People who meditate are happier, healthier, and more successful than those who don’t. The amazing benefits of practicing meditation and mindfulness are available to everyone who [...]