{"id":437,"date":"2015-12-24T11:09:37","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T11:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drmanvirbhatia.wordpress.com\/?p=437"},"modified":"2021-05-08T09:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T09:49:13","slug":"%e2%80%aa%e2%80%8ehappiness%e2%80%ac-chai-and-chat-session-19th-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neurologysleepcentre.com\/blog\/%e2%80%aa%e2%80%8ehappiness%e2%80%ac-chai-and-chat-session-19th-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"\u202a#\u200eHappiness\u202c Chai and Chat Session: 19th December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

The question \u201cWhat is #Happiness?\u201d can be answered in one too many ways and still each individual answer would be uniquely correct. Strictly defined, happiness is a \u202a#\u200e<\/span>positive\u202c<\/span><\/a> mental and emotional state, a subjective state of well-being that can range from contentment to intense joy.<\/p>\n

Luckily, in recent years\u2019 science has focused a lot on Happiness and what it takes to be happy. We got together in this chat session to discuss Happiness and understand what science has to say about it. The reason happiness is important is not just because it feels good to be happy, but also because science shows that happiness is good for health.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Here are some tips to # stay happy that were discussed in the session:<\/p>\n

1.Choose to be happy: Make a conscious choice to be happy
\nand actively choose happiness.
\n2.Gratitude: Taking out time every day to be grateful is an
\nexcellent way to stay happy.
\n3.Helping Others: Be it family or strangers. What we give need
\nnot be money or something materialistic\u2014it can be a simple
\ncompliment, our time, our love, our skills or even our
\nattention.
\n4.Acceptance: Accepting Life circumstances and also learning
\nto forgive is important for happiness.
\n5.Mindfulness: Being open and active in the present moment.
\n6.Move closer to your \u2018ideal self\u2019: making short term goals that
\nare realistic can be useful in moving towards your ideal self.<\/p>\n

The value of experiential knowledge was integrated with scientific knowledge. Everyone was invited to share their own understanding and ideas in an atmosphere of warmth and mutual regard.Overall, the session led to an enriching experience with the lingering thought of choosing our own happiness.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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