Network of Wellbeing News

NOW's Plans for the Year Ahead

We have lots of exciting plans in store to help you to keep learning, connecting and sharing with each other this year, including continuing our webinar series, running a range of events and growing our work on helping people to buy less and share more.   Read more on our blog >>

Radical Wellbeing Event in London

We are living in rapidly changing times. How can we take radical action to better care for the world, while also caring for ourselves? Join NOW and Advaya Initiative - in partnership with Action for Happiness - for an evening with an inspiring panel of change-makers. Together we will explore what mindfulness, wellbeing and happiness have to do with changing the world. This event will take place on Tuesday 12th February at 42 Acres in Shoreditch, London, from 7pm onwards.  Book your place here >> Shhare this event on Facebook >>

Upcoming NOW Webinars

NOW offers a free webinar series on how we can best build wellbeing together. The next in the series is:   My Eco Resolution: Exploring the links between the environment and mental health This free webinar will take place on Tuesday January 29th from 6pm to 7pm, and we’d love it if you could join. NOW will speak with the founders of Advaya Initiative, Ruby and Christabel Reed, about their new viral campaign; My Eco Resolution.   Find out more / register for free place >> Stay updated / share on Facebook >>

Also, please save the date for our next webinar with guests from the Global Action Plan on 26th February at 6pm:  Re-defining success: Can consuming less can lead to more wellbeing?

News and Events from Our Wider Network:

NOW is about building wellbeing together, and we love to share inspiring stories and events from around the wider network of organisations active on wellbeing in the UK. Find out more about how to connect with our network >>

Happiness in Dark Times – with Dr. Maria Sirois

Join Action for Happiness on 13th February, in London, for an inspiring event with Dr Maria Sirois on how we can find happiness in our lives, even in dark times. We all face adversity and loss in our lives. And the world often seems full of challenges and uncertainty. So how can we respond constructively in tough times? And can we discover happiness in the face of life's difficulties?  More details >>

Online Training in Resilience and Wellbeing

Dr. Chris Johnstone offers a range of excellent online courses. His approach is guided by the questions what would it look like if things were going well here? and how can we make that more likely to occur?  These questions can be asked at three levels of personal, social and ecological wellbeing. Upcoming events include free webinars on Chris’ upcoming book, Seven Ways to Build Resilience and on the Epidemic of Doing too Much. For full details visit collegeofwellbeing.com >>

Save the date: Building Wellbeing Together 2019

NOW and the Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking will bring together leading thinkers and activists in the happiness and wellbeing movement, to map how we can build a future of wellbeing for individuals, communities and society as a whole. We are happy that Satish Kumar is confirmed as our first key note speaker, and we are working on building an amazing programme with speakers from across the UK's wellbeing movement.  Save the date to join us there: 13th-15th September 2019. Read more >> Stay updated on Facebook >>