Part One
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Welcome to the Resilience Module, Part One!
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As you’ve seen in the presentation, the field of positive psychology gives us techniques that we can practice to increase our sense of subjective well-being. Recall the formula:
Subjective well-being = life satisfaction + positive emotions – negative emotions
Resilience is an important part of positive psychology, and refers to the ability to thrive or grow in the face of challenges and difficulties, rather than crumbling. The good news is that through use of various practices, including the ones discussed in this module, we can improve our resilience.
On this page you’ll find links to information, meditations and practices designed to help you to learn about some of the theories and practices of positive psychology to develop more resilience and improve subjective well-being. It’s is divided into the categories of ‘heart’, ‘head’ and ‘hand’. Try to do one activity from the ‘head’ category this week, five daily meditations from the ‘heart’ category, and five brief daily activities from the ‘hand’ category. For this topic in particular, be sure to try to engage in some of the hand exercises – in terms of increasing well-being, these have a big bang for the buck.
HEART
HEAD
HAND
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Here is a selection of guided meditations. Try to do one of these at least five days a week. You can do the same one over and over, or you can try different ones.
10 minute Still and Still-Moving Body and Breath meditation by Ruth King
10 minute Still and Still-Moving Body and Breath meditation by Ruth King
10 minute Still and Still-Moving Body and Breath meditation by Ruth King
10 minute Still and Still-Moving Body and Breath meditation by Ruth King
Try to watch, listen to, or read at least one of these resources about resilience and positive psychology this week.
Read:
5 Skills to Increase Happiness
Building Resilience
Positive Psychology by Martin Seligman
13 Things That Will Make You Happier
Listen:
Positive Psychology Podcast
Greater Good Podcast
Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJsdqxnZb0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK6K_N2qe9Y&feature=emb_titlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0mgOOSpLU&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=TEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q1dgn_C0AU&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=TEDFind other videos to watch at: PositivePsychology.com
Below is a list of brief exercises that you can do during the course of a day; they could take you anywhere from a few moments to a few minutes – you choose what works best for you.
Three Good Things
Savoring Exercise
Savoring Walk
Gratitude Journal
Self-compassion Letter
Expressive Writing
Letting Go of Anger
Finding Silver Linings
Resilience Part 1 Discussion Prompt
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