Is Education fit for purpose for the 21st Century? Are children intrigued by the world around them and keen to learn more? Are they discovering how to be physically and mentally healthy, gaining the understanding and skills involved in positive relationships and collaboration?

Flow is the experience when we’re fully immersed in an activity, coupled with a motivated and energetic focus. At the team level, members experience flow together while performing mutually dependent tasks that serve the overarching goals of the team ...

In this workshop the presenters take you through a case study of wholebeing in a large organisation, with a view to providing tools, tips, and strategies so you can take a wholebeing approach to your work.

In this workshop, immerse yourself in the latest findings and optimal practices of Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice (MBSP). The session offers a variety of learning experiences through lectures, collaborative small group work, and impactful experiential exercises. You will pick up brief practices and numerous insights that can be directly utilized for both personal growth and professional development.

Over the past few years, the notion of a “positive intervention” has risen to prominence, as it was discovered that certain intentional actions can be effective in increasing and sustaining happiness and other positive states, as well as in reducing depression and anxiety.

The workshop will introduce the current research and application of positive psychology approach within the healthcare system. Traditionally the healthcare model focuses mostly on the disease-model (pathology focus) and less on the concept of salutogenesis (factors “causing” health and wellbeing).

This workshop will introduce participants to the concept of nature connectedness and its impact on psychological well-being. Research indicates that affiliating with the natural world is restorative, not only by reducing stress, but also at boosting well-being.

This multi-dimensional, experiential workshop will offer you opportunities for inner transformation, deep connections, and new personal understandings and insights.

Ageing has a bad reputation, portrayed in popular culture as being ‘downhill all the way. The positive news is that negative age beliefs can be resisted and reversed, leading to positive psychological outcomes. In this workshop we will challenge the fake news about ageing and explore The Ten Steps of Positive Ageing.

Narrative interventions in psychology are defined as processes of investigation about personal thoughts and feelings using the act of writing, with the aim of promoting self-healing and personal growth. The aim of this workshop is to describe and present a set of narrative interventions aimed at promoting psychological well-being, with a specific focus on autobiography and fairy-tales writing.

Successful parenting, teaching and leadership requires two things: The competence for loving encounters on the one hand, and, on the other, perseverance. Positive psychology is known for its primary focus on the loving encounter and resonance. The New Authority concept stands for loving perseverance and non-violent resistance. Integrating both concepts appears to be a reasonable approach.

RESCUR Surfing The Waves (Revised) is a resilience programme for early years and primary schools developed by six European universities, published in 10 languages and implemented in schools across Europe and other countries. The programme seeks to empower children at risk of early school leaving, absenteeism, disengagement, bullying, social exclusion and marginalisation through a universal intervention implemented within an inclusive context.

Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is a therapeutic approach broadly based on the principles of positive psychology.  This workshop will help you to understand the wholeness of clients—neither they are conglomerates of symptoms nor embodiments of strengths but individuals with symptoms and strengths.

Why positive psychology for coaching? Participants will be able to integrate concepts of of positive psychology into their practice of coaching. In this workshop, I would like to illustrate the course of an exemplary coaching process which is informed by positive psychology.