Everyone wants to be happy. It's as simple as that. We want to enjoy life and we want to be free from suffering. However, most people spend their life trying to acquire happiness, but do very little to truely understand it. Understanding Happiness is an opportunity for participants to not only learn about happiness, but to also reflect on their personal circumstances with more clarity. By enhancing their awareness in theses ways, participants are able to be more conscious in their decision making moving forward.

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This program consists of five fortnightly sessions, each session is 60 minutes in duration. 

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1. Understanding Happiness

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There are two types of happiness; happiness that we acquire from things outside of us, and innate happiness, which is happiness that comes from within when we know our inherent worth. However, acquired happiness is temporary and will always eventually leave you feeling like your cup is only half full. In this session, we will explore your personal relationship with happiness, and why your cup never stays full. 

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2. The Birth of the Unhappy Self (Thoughts)

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In this session we will discuss how the combination of genetics, environment, and experience establish the neural pathways of the brain that become the default for how you relate to life. You will also become familiar with: a) how much of your life is lived on 'auto-pilot', b) three things that get in the way of you taking back the drivers seat, c) the three solutions to these three blocks. 

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3. The Search for Happiness (Desires)  

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Power, status, acceptance, and achievement are the four things that we perceive give us more value in this world. When we have them we are happy, when we don't have them, we aren't. In this session we will explore your personal relationship with each one.

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4. The Destruction of Happiness

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In this session you will learn about the three things that will always trump acquired happiness. And when these three things strip away your progress, the question becomes, what are you left with? 

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5. The Crossroad: Four Options for Moving Beyond Unhappiness

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Each time you find yourself in an unhappy reality, there are four pathways available to you. In this session we will explore each of these four options so that you may recognise them and make more informed decisions moving forward.​​​