Tim LeBon's October 2010 Newsletter - Positive Psychology special

[Tim LeBon]

This Thursday (October 7th) sees the first week of the annual 10 Week Positive Psychology course at City University, London.
It's one of my favourite courses to teach,  partly because of the quality of students and also
 because the subject is practical, empirically-based and still developing.

So what is Positive Psychology? It's more than the science of happiness - though that's part of it - it's the science
of happiness, flourishing and living well. The topics we will cover include happiness, emotional intelligence, strengths,
mindfulness, positive relationships, optimism, hope, flow, well-being and -  my favourite -wisdom. Students take
ratings in happiness and well-being at the start and end of the course and engage in home practice exercises in between -such
as "each day, write down three good things that have happened and what you have contributed to them happening."
Many of these interventions have been shown to enhance well-being for the majority of people - encouragingly. most
students report an increase in their well-being and happiness over the 10 weeks. But it's not just a personal development
course, it also covers the ideas, evidence and arguments about positive psychology.

If you want to get a taste for positive psychology, here's a selection of articles
The Good Life According to JK Rowling
Positive Psychology Exercises for Happiness
Empirical Foundations for Positive Psychology
Practical Wisdom: Aristotle Meets Positive Psychology



It would be great if you could join us this Thursday.
There is still time to enrol - you can do so on-line at http://www.city.ac.uk/cae/cfa/how_to_enrol.html

Course Information

Course Code:	CE1941
Start date(s):	Thursday 7 October 2010
Class Time:	6.30pm – 8.30pm
Number of Classes:	10 weekly classes
Course Fee:	£300.00

See http://www.city.ac.uk/cae/cfa/business/coaching_business_skills/positive_psychology.html

Have a great October
Tim

http://www.timlebon.com