Just a soft smile and a few minutes of breath can shift your mood, lower stress, and deepen your sense of connection. DACHER KELTNER is the host of The Science of Happiness podcast and is a ...

When gratitude feels distant, gently notice what’s here now— creating space for both heaviness and small moments of appreciation. When gratitude feels distant, gently notice what’s here now— creating ...

You may not have noticed, if you have been distracted by the Daily News, that this is National Happiness Week. The pursuit of happiness is one of our inalienable ...

Jo Strogatz, 23, is the grand-prize winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge. She spoke with NPR at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, where she produced Just Friends.

Dr. Laurie Santos is an expert on the science of happiness and the ways in which our minds lie to us about what makes us happy. Her Yale course, “Psychology and the Good Life,” teaches students how ...

The school of happiness is not like other schools. There is no real way to apply, no clear-cut programs or homework to complete, and no graduation date. The school of happiness is a program that spans ...