Seeing life differently Raise your spirits by changing your view Can I invite you to take a couple of minutes, and ask what gives you your sense of reality? Maybe your physical surroundings, other people, and news media and social media. But remember that most of us...
Losing control – the nomad way of living A different approach to future happiness One of my big life-changing experiences was co-leading a dozen retreats in the Tunisian Sahara with Bedouin guides. They had grown up as true nomads, moving around the desert with...
Book blog: The Mountain in the Sea, by Ray Nayler Communication insights from an octopus If you’d like to appreciate the upsides of present times through a book about a dysfunctional future, this novel could suit you: but that’s only half its story. Without being at...
Natural Happiness Online: small groups and coaching Alan writes: Linked to the upcoming publication of my Natural Happiness book, I am offering two formats for online groups (or in person in Dorset): Small groups: a mini-workshop of 1-2 hours, using Natural Happiness...
Resource Toolkit: Community Mapping Process The four-stage approach I’ve set out below may look elaborate, and you could go through it more informally. Communities of various kinds are likely to become very important for all of us in the uncertain years ahead: the...
