A magical two week youth retreat in the Cotswolds :)

Loosing myself and returning home to love.

Over the past 8 weeks, I've had the joy and honor of working with an incredible primary school in Dalston, running an after school club with the children and their parents

We are so grateful for all of your support for our recent Crowdfunder campaign!

One of the highlights of our festive season at the Museum is our annual Packages of Hope event!

A few years ago we were based at Arlington House, a mixed-used homelessness hostel in the heart of Camden, so extending kindness in this way is very dear to my heart :)

So the week before Christmas, our community came together to co-create packages of hope for people who were on the street and without a home to go to.

Our hearts were warmed by all of the contributions, and in particular the hand-written letters of hope written to go into the bags. We all know that it’s not simply receiving much-needed items that help to raise our spirits, but knowing that someone else cares, too :)

I initially felt like shouting my frustration from the rooftops! I then stopped, paused, meditated and prayed. And decided to use my energy in a more constructive way and created a peace mandala on the rooftop instead and prayed for peace.

‘We can not achieve world peace until we find peace within ourselves, inner peace. In an atmosphere of anger, hatred and violence, we must overcome these destructive forces with love, peace and compassion’ ~ Dalai Lama

The April 2021 cohort of our training was invited to take part in a small study, using the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire to discover their levels of happiness before and after taking the course.

70% saw an increase in their happiness levels between the two surveys, with an average increase of almost 12%. One person’s happiness increased by almost 20%. Not bad for a six-week online course!

As a tiny non-profit community organisation, we’re always looking for ways to do things differently; necessity is the mother of invention!

As a tiny non-profit community organisation, we’re always looking for ways to do things differently; necessity is the mother of invention!

As a tiny non-profit community organisation, we’re always looking for ways to do things differently; necessity is the mother of invention!

With so much going on in the world, and with our own personal worlds feeling upside down, things can feel really bleak at times. Especially when the news and social media generally is full of scary stories and negativity.

On Earth Day 2020, our co-founder Vicky shares a beautiful experience of connection and compassion in her local park.

We know things are really challenging right now, for all of us. It can be hard to remember the things that make us feel better when we need them the most. So we've created a simple A4 handout to print out, fill in and pin up.

Last week Vicky ran a mini Happiness Facilitator Training for twelve 11-12 year old’s at Southbank International School.

At the Museum of Happiness we’re passionate about making the world a kinder, happier place. And last week it was Time to Talk Day, which aims to reduce the stigma around mental health, with two extra-special events.

How can you create a small self-care routine as an anchor during all the festivities? The easiest habits to keep are obvious, attractive, easy and satisfying - especially if you stack them with an existing habit.