Smell, Taste and Touch: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses
Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin was warned that her eyesight was in peril. It shocked her into realising she'd taken all of her five senses for granted - and so she resolved to wring every ounce of jo...
24 Huhti 202332min
Sight and Sound: How to Joyfully Awaken Your Senses
Are you seeing what you look at? Or tuning in to the noises all around you? We take our senses for granted - particularly when it comes to the sights and sounds of our everyday lives. Exploring your s...
17 Huhti 202334min
Do We Need a New Word for 'Happiness'? Katie Couric talks to Dr Laurie Santos
Laurie swaps seats in the studio to be interviewed by none other than Katie Couric. In this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Laurie's asked to define happiness; outline the best steps to re...
10 Huhti 202335min
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and Daily Habits
Following 9/11, Simran Jeet Singh's Sikh family in Texas was subjected to extreme racist abuse. And yet, Simran's father chose to look on the bright side and offer thanks instead for the acts of kindn...
3 Huhti 202331min
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Sikhism and How We're All Connected
Educator and author Simran Jeet Singh is Sikh. Most of his fellow Americans have no idea what Sikhism is - causing some to treat Simran with suspicion and hostility. But one of the key teachings of hi...
27 Maalis 202326min
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: Yoga of the Mind
We often think of yoga as a physical exercise - but a centuries-old Sanskrit text, The Yoga Sutras, share teachings intended to improve both the body and mind. The author, Patanjali, makes clear that ...
20 Maalis 202334min
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Trauma of Troy
In Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid, few Trojans survive the destruction of their city at the hands of their Greek enemies. A prince, Aeneas, leads a band of those fleeing Troy - but the journey is frau...
13 Maalis 202337min
Happiness Lessons of The Ancients: The Anger of Achilles
Achilles has anger issues. The great Greek warrior sits out most of the Trojan War because he's angrily sulking. When he finally enters battle, he does so in a fit of rage that causes him to commit at...
6 Maalis 202332min
