Tag Archives: happiness

Increased well-being: Another reason to try yoga – Harvard Health

Posted on June 19, 2018 by SCIENCE pickings

                    “[…] a regular yoga practice appears to correlate with increased wellbeing, including better sleep, better body awareness, weight loss, and greater happiness. By improving mindfulness, it simultaneously helps to boost … Continue reading →

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The Relationship of Happiness and Age: A Surprising Finding (Study, in PsychCentral)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“The surprising finding is that people increase in happiness until around 30 then happiness heads downward into midlife and then back up again to higher levels after the 50’s.  This U-bend of happiness seems to hold true even across cultural … Continue reading →

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Equality makes happy (in German)

Posted on January 6, 2011 by SCIENCE pickings

“Gleichheit macht glücklich” Seit Jahrzehnten forscht der britische Epidemiologe Richard Wilkinson und seine Kollegin Kate Pickett zu Ungleichverteilung, Sozialkapital und Gesundheit. (2009, Buch) “Nicht der vom Wirtschaftswachstum abhängige absolute materielle Wohlstand eines Landes ist für die Gesundheit und das Wohlbefinden … Continue reading →

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