A Happy Café is a place where those seeking happier lives for themselves and others can connect with each other over a coffee and learn science-based skills for enhancing psychological well-being. "I will try to create more happiness and less unhappiness in the world around me."
~ The Action for Happiness Pledge
Positive emotions make us more resilient. Happy people are less stressed and, as a r
esult, have healthier bodies and stronger hearts than their less optimistic fellow humans. We all want to have happy lives for ourselves and loved ones. But as a society, we are not giving this enough priority. This can change...
Action for Happiness is a movement of people from all walks of life, who are taking action in their pesonal lives, communities, workplaces, and schools, to help create a happier and more caring society, by helping people learn practical ways to increase their well-being and make others happy too – all based on the latest scientific evidence of what really works. Since its launch in 2011, millions of people spread across 170 countries have engaged with its ideas, and hundreds of thousands have joined the global community. The central idea is simple, but profound: people commit to living in a way which creates more happiness, both for themselves and for others around them. Not having close personal ties has been shown to pose significant risks for our health. On the other hand, having a network of social connections and high levels of social support has been shown to increase our immunity to infection, lower our risk of heart disease, and reduce mental decline as we get older. That is where Happy Cafés come into the picture!...
A Happy Café is a café that is part of the Happy Café Network, created by members of the Action for Happiness movement. It is a place where those seeking happier lives for themselves and others can connect with each other over a coffee and learn science-based skills for enhancing psychological wellbeing. These skills are set out in the Ten Keys to Happier Living, which include developing good relationships, doing good for others, taking a positive approach, trying out new things and being comfortable with who you are. Action for Happiness helps people take action for a happier, kinder world by aiming to:
• equip individuals with science-based knowledge and skills that shape their beliefs and broadly improve social and emotional well-being;
• empower people to become agents of change in their organizations and communities, thus changing institutions from the inside out;
• engage in “field building” by fostering a broad, inclusive cultural conversation about the importance of compassion, connection, gratitude, and meaning, while bringing a trusted, science-based voice to the public. Let's take action to look after ourselves and each other as we face this global crisis. We may be physically apart, but we can still be together. Because together we are stronger. Action for Happiness asks you to…
Be loving, compassionate and true,
A giver of joy and a healer of sorrow,
Creator of a new tomorrow. Making the happiness of all
Your wish, your compass and your goal. Be the change.
