teacher did a beach visualisation to help him to feel warmer. He began to stop shivering and started smiling.
He then went on to share that just a few weeks before, he was contemplating suicide as he felt so disconnected from society. The museum was a place of refuge for him, and he continued to attend classes regularly over the next few weeks.
We are very proud of him and what the museum offered to him in a time of need.:-)
Do you organise any“ happy” activities for students? If so, would you tell us more about them?
We are in talks with a major university to offer a pop up museum of happiness with activities like a gratitude tree, mindful colouring in and even some yoga, meditation and silent disco.
Our co-founders specialise in working with youth and we hope to offer more specialised classes in the future.
Many of our classes are already accessible to young people too, as they are fun!
Teachers find it hard to make young students see the beauty all around us. Can you share any successful practices that we can implement in the classroom?
Students are under a lot of pressure and often sleep deprived too, so it is hard for them to see beauty around them.
I ' d recommend offering relaxation classes to students. And that could be followed by some quiet time doing drawing or art. When they are more rested and relaxed, they will naturally begin to see the beauty around them.
Another idea is to encourage students to write down or share three things they are grateful for, every day. They will then begin to feel more positive and notice more positive things around them too.
Do you plan to organise any online“ Happy” projects for international schools so that“ Happiness” and“ Compassion” could be spread around the world?
Yes! We are currently planning an online fun event which everyone will be able to sign up for free. Sign up your email on our website if you want to stay in the loop about that.
Finally, what“ Happy” events have you organised for 20 th March, the International Day of Happiness?
We plan to do two things. One the weekend before, we plan to offer a day filled with happiness related Playshops and activities. The exact details are a secret. And on the day itself, we are planning to offer a range of Facebook Live talks online, all about different organisations and what they are doing to spread not only happiness but radical love- love that can make the world a kinder, more happy place to be. We ' re excited about that!
Thank you, Shamash
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