# World Happiness Foundation — full content index > Every public page, essay, book and podcast episode of the World Happiness > Foundation ecosystem (Foundation, World Happiness Fest, World Happiness > Academy, Community / Agoras, Observatory), toward 10 billion free, > conscious and happy people by 2050. English URLs are listed; each page > also exists at /es, /pt, /fr, /zh and /hi with hreflang alternates. 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[Fest · Jaipur 2026](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/jaipur-2026) - [Fest · Mendoza 2026](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/mendoza-2026) - [Fest · Tulum 2026](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/tulum-2026) - [Fest · Las Rozas 2026](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/las-rozas-2026) - [Fest · Impact](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/impact) - [Programs](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/programs) - [Ecosystems](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/ecosystems) - [Meta Pets](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/meta-pets) - [Meta Pets · Method](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/meta-pets/method) - [Meta Pets · Cards](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/meta-pets/cards) - [Meta Pets · Meditations](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/meta-pets/meditations) - [Community](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/community) - [P · Heal The Healers](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/p/heal-the-healers) - 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[Topics · Leadership Rouser](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/leadership-rouser) - [Topics · Education Youth Learning](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/education-youth-learning) - [Topics · Pain Trauma Global Map](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/pain-trauma-global-map) - [Topics · Fests Global Gatherings](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/fests-global-gatherings) - [Topics · Planet Nature Regeneration](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/planet-nature-regeneration) - [Topics · Community Agoras Belonging](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/community-agoras-belonging) - [Topics · Technology Ai Consciousness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/topics/technology-ai-consciousness) - [Authors](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/authors) - [Authors · Luis Miguel Gallardo](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/authors/luis-miguel-gallardo) - [Authors · Skye Mckenzie](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/authors/skye-mckenzie) - 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[Fest · Gallery](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/gallery) - [Fest · Paraty 2026](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/fest/paraty-2026) - [P · Iii Congreso Ciencias Contemplativas](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/p/iii-congreso-ciencias-contemplativas) - [P · Enterprises Of Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/p/enterprises-of-happiness) - [P · Educators Of Latin America](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/p/educators-of-latin-america) ## Essays (360) - [Measuring What Matters? A New Paper Reads Fourteen Years of the World Happiness Report — with Special Reference to India](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/measuring-what-matters-whr-review): The second publication of the World Happiness Foundation Research Lab reviews every edition of the World Happiness Report from 2012 to 2026 and asks how much of a country's rank re - [The Mind That Makes the World: a new book on the Supreme Yoga, the healing trance, and the path to Fundamental Peace](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-mind-that-makes-the-world-a-new-book): A new book from World Happiness Press. Eighteen chapters that walk from the story-worlds of the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha, through what a trance actually is, into a path anyone can practise — - [A Home for the Research: Announcing the World Happiness Foundation Research Lab](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/announcing-the-world-happiness-foundation-research-lab): And its first published paper — on the Yoga Vāsiṣṭha, hypnotherapy, and the measurement of peace - [The Integrative Transformation Model: how a glimpse becomes a stage](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-integrative-transformation-model): A state is not a stage. The Integrative Transformation Model places shadow integration at the centre of transpersonal development — five stages, seven mechanisms, and the Shadow-Gi - [The Conversation People Actually Need](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-conversation-people-actually-need): Why I teach transpersonal coaching — and what our training will ask of you. On the moment conventional coaching runs out of road, what transpersonal actually means, and the compone - [Heal the Healers: A Network of Networks, and Three Places Where It Is Needed Now](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/heal-the-healers-nepal-tibet-colombia-venezuela): A network of networks for those who care for others. Heal the Healers opens collaboration in Nepal–Tibet, Colombia and Venezuela — seeking professionals and contributors. - [Who Heals the Healers? A Network of Networks for Mental Health](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/who-heals-the-healers-a-network-of-networks-for-mental-health): Nurses, responders, therapists, teachers, family carers: the people a society leans on carry the weight of others as part of their work. The case for accompanying them — from preve - [The Amber Word: Two Minutes That Change How Diving Feels](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-amber-word): We opened one scenario to everyone — and audited our whole training system so that honesty always wins: ten honesty branches, zero punished. - [Why Mindful Diving](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/why-mindful-diving): Every agency teaches you what to do underwater. Nobody, until now, certified how to be there — the case for presence as the last unmanaged variable in diving. - [The Ocean Within: Two Albums for the Mindful Experience](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-ocean-within-two-albums-for-the-mindful-experience): Eleven guided meditations. Two languages. One arc of a diving life — the Mindful Diving Institute releases The Ocean Within and El océano interior, now streaming everywhere. - [Narcissist vs Psychopath: How to Tell the Difference](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/narcissist-vs-psychopath-how-to-tell-the-difference): Narcissism and psychopathy overlap but are not the same. Here is what separates them, the signs people actually notice, and what conscious leadership does about both. - [Family Scapegoat: How Scapegoating Works in Families and Organisations](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/family-scapegoat-how-scapegoating-works-in-families-and-organisations): What a family scapegoat is, why one person ends up carrying the blame for a whole system, the signs to look for, and how families and teams can interrupt the pattern. - [The Law of Vibration: What It Means and How to Practice It](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/law-of-vibration-meaning-and-practice): The Law of Vibration says everything is in motion, and that your inner state shapes what you notice and attract. Here is what the principle means and four ways to practise it. - [Facilitators of the Return](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/facilitators-of-the-return): Life Between Lives, Fundamental Peace, and the Second Axial Age — reflections for the 2026 MNI World Conference. - [The Sun Set Wearing the Moon](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-sun-set-wearing-the-moon): Witnessing the eclipse of 12 August from Murcia — sun, moon and horizon meeting at the threshold, as we build the Mindful Diving Institute with Fundamental Peace as our compass. - [The Ocean Was Teaching Us All Along](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-ocean-was-teaching-us-all-along): Introducing Mindful Diving™ and the Mindful Diving Institute — the world’s first global wellbeing standard for diving, its open Standard, the five-level Descent pathway, and an inv - [The Transpersonal Coach: the book beneath the coaching hour](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-transpersonal-coach-book): A new book from World Happiness Press completes the Transpersonal Series and becomes the core text of the TransPersonal Coaching Program — the maps, the craft, the formation and th - [The Ocean Is a Meditation Hall: mindful diving and the path to Fundamental Peace](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-ocean-is-a-meditation-hall): Every diver carries a secret they rarely name. Diving trains the four capacities of Fundamental Peace — breath, buoyancy, silence and care — one immersion at a time. - [The Moon Beneath the Water: night diving, rescue and the alchemy of depth](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-moon-beneath-the-water-bali): A first-person essay from Bali — a full-moon night dive, rescue training, and the seven practices the ocean teaches about calm, care and transpersonal leadership. - [The Alchemy Papers: A Complete Architecture for Transpersonal Therapy and Coaching](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-alchemy-papers): Four new papers by Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo bring together the Six Wounds, the Emotional Alchemy Mandala, the 64 Shadows, the Twelve Universal Laws, the koshas, the states of con - [Born from the Spring: Ubud, the two dragons of Bali, and the day the water spoke](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/born-from-the-spring-bali): A first-person essay from Ubud — Tirta Empul, the beringin, the Balinese triads, and what the island returns to us about origin, healing and the ten billion. - [The Happytalist Alternative — GPTM View 9](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-happytalist-alternative-gptm-view-9): From GDP to Gross Global Happiness — the economic and civilizational operating system the GPTM's data makes not only possible, but necessary. - [10 Billion Happy — The Roadmap — GPTM View 10](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/ten-billion-happy-the-roadmap-gptm-view-10): The 25-year path from Shadow to Fundamental Peace to Flourishing — the delivery architecture, the metrics, and the invitation for every reader. - [The Hidden Pain of the United States — GPTM View 1](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-hidden-pain-of-the-united-states-gptm-view-1): How the wealthiest nation on Earth carries some of the deepest invisible wounds — and how a few actors sustain a system of suffering through militarism, dominance and disconnection - [Africa's Hidden Strength — GPTM View 2](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/africas-hidden-strength-gptm-view-2): Why the continent with the highest structural suffering scores the lowest existential suffering on Earth — and what Ubuntu, ancestry and communal life teach the wealthiest nations. - [The Somatic Scream — GPTM View 3](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-somatic-scream-gptm-view-3): The body as battlefield — and how 25+ altered-states-of-consciousness modalities are producing measurable, low-cost, low-side-effect healing across D6. - [The Loneliness Architecture — GPTM View 4](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-loneliness-architecture-gptm-view-4): How civilization engineered the destruction of belonging — the built environment, the labor system and the screen economy that turned social mammals into isolated units. - [The Meaning Crisis — GPTM View 5](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-meaning-crisis-gptm-view-5): Why the rich are spiritually poor — the inverse wealth-meaning correlation and the four generators of existential coherence that no market can manufacture. - [The Violence Machine — GPTM View 6](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-violence-machine-gptm-view-6): Who profits from $16.5 trillion in annual suffering — and how militarism, incarceration and structural violence feed all seven GPTM domains simultaneously. - [The Consciousness Gap — GPTM View 7](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-consciousness-gap-gptm-view-7): Why Plum Village ($0 GDP) outperforms Luxembourg ($125K GDP) on the GPTM — and what the neuroscience of contemplative practice reveals about flourishing. - [The Integration Effect — GPTM View 8](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-integration-effect-gptm-view-8): Why partial interventions produce partial results — the cascade map that shows which domains, when addressed first, produce the greatest downstream improvement across the other six - [Meta Pets World is here — the app is live](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/meta-pets-world-is-here): A 30-day cosmic practice with 64 allies, Felicia the Luminary Whisper, and the FP20 path back to fundamental peace. Free on iPhone, Android and the web. - [A World Happiness Foundation Analysis of the UN High-Level Expert Group Report on Beyond GDP](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-compass-and-the-shadow-map-a-world-happiness-foundation-analysis-of-the-un-high-level-expert-group-report-on-beyond-gdp): The Compass and the Shadow Map A World Happiness Foundation Analysis of the UN High-Level Expert Group Report on Beyond GDP Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo · Founder & President, World - [World Happiness Fest – Tulum 2026 – Where the Sun Is Born](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/world-happiness-fest-tulum-2026-where-the-sun-is-born): On the summer solstice, the World Happiness Foundation gathered in Tulum for the World Happiness Fest — and let the Maya City of Dawn teach us how to begin again. Summer Solstice 2 - [The Meta Pets World App](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-meta-pets-world-app): META PETS WORLD · App Launch EN ES Copy text Now available The app is live Meta Pets World is here. A 30-day cosmic practice. Draw your Meta Pet, sit with Felicia, and follow the F - [Yoga and Hypnotherapy. Two Rivers, One Sea](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/yoga-and-hypnotherapy-two-rivers-one-sea): For the International Day of Yoga — on yoga and hypnotherapy as two roads to a single peace, and a life spent on the bridge between East and West. By Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo On - [From One Nervous System to Eight Billion](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/from-one-nervous-system-to-eight-billion): The inner peace we can now measure in a single person has a civilisational mirror — a different way of organising the world that I call Happytalism. By Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo T - [Knowing Is Not Changing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/knowing-is-not-changing): Why some patterns will not move through insight alone — and the deeper layer where real transformation happens. By Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo There is a particular kind of frustrat - [The Peace That No One Can Sign for You](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-peace-that-no-one-can-sign-for-you): An invitation to peace — beginning, as it always must, with whatever is loudest today. By Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo This week, the word on every screen is peace. A war that filled - [The Inner Instrument and the Outer Practice](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-inner-instrument-and-the-outer-practice): Why conscious leadership begins with a measurable state of Fundamental Peace — and how the ROUSER model turns that peace into a way of leading. By Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo We mea - [PERMA x ROUSER Frameworks Analysis](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/perma-x-rouser-frameworks-analysis): PERMA × ROUSER — A Comparative Analysis · By Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo PERMA × ROUSER OverviewResumenPERMAPERMAROUSERROUSEROverlapConvergenciaIntegrationIntegraciónDifferencesDife - [Repair and Regenerate: The Leadership the Living World Is Asking For](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/repair-and-regenerate-the-leadership-the-living-world-is-asking-for): Why the most advanced leadership is not measured by what we build, but by what we heal — and by what we leave more alive than we found it. By Luis Miguel Gallardo Founder & Preside - [Before the First Breath](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/before-the-first-breath): A reflection from the EUROTAS Symposium in Portugal — on regression, the Integrative Transformation Model, and the path to ten billion free, conscious and happy by 2050. By Prof. L - [The Inner Revolution Leadership Has Been Waiting For](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-inner-revolution-leadership-has-been-waiting-for): Why The Transpersonal Leader and the Integrated Consciousness Evolution Framework Together Mark a New Era of Conscious Leadership By Luis Miguel Gallardo Founder & President, World - [When Transpersonal Becomes Transformational](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/when-transpersonal-becomes-transformational): Reflections from the EUROTAS Symposium in Portugal on the ITM, the Meta Pets Model, Transpersonal Leadership — and the two billion souls who will arrive before 2050. By Luis Miguel - [Our Habits Matter More Than We Think They Do.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/our-habits-matter-more-than-we-think): By Skye McKenzie “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” This timeless insight from Aristotle reminds us that our daily actions shape the qual - [The Witness Within](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-witness-within): A Comprehensive Guide to the Awareness That Frees Us — and the Vocation of Those Who Cultivate It by Luis Miguel Gallardo Founder & President, World Happiness Foundation The Capaci - [25+ Pathways to Healing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/25-pathways-to-healing): Evidence-Based Altered States of Consciousness Modalities Mapped to All 7 Domains of Human Suffering Prof. Luis Miguel Gallardo | World Happiness Foundation | April 2026 PhD Schola - [Beyond The Present Moment.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/beyond-the-present-moment): There are moments when life can feel deeply discouraging. So discouraging, in fact, that the mind begins to believe this is where we will remain forever. The present moment feels s - [The Mothers Who Hold the World](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-mothers-who-hold-the-world): A Celebration in Sixty-Four Voices From the Nine Paths to One / Nueve Caminos Hacia Uno project — Luis Miguel Gallardo, World Happiness Foundation In every village, on every contin - [Siwa: The First Oasis of Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/siwa-the-first-oasis-of-happiness): Why the World Happiness Foundation has named this ancient Berber sanctuary the inaugural Oasis in our Cities of Happiness program There are places that offer an answer, and places - [The Year After the Embrace with the Dalai Lama](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-year-after-the-embrace-with-the-dalai-lama): The Year After the Embrace · One Year From Dharamshala · Luis Miguel Gallardo Luis Miguel GallardoLuis Miguel Gallardo EN ES A Reflection · May 2025 — May 2026 The YearAfter the Em - [An Idea That Became More Than We Imagined](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/an-idea-that-became-more-than-we-imagined): A Soul-Full Journey of Teachers of Happiness in Bhutan Sometimes, the most meaningful projects do not begin with a structured plan. They begin with a simple intention. This one sta - [Walk the Earth](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/walk-the-earth): Over the past few months, the universe has been quietly whispering to me about walking. At first, I thought the messages were about physical exercise — but as they continued, I beg - [The Sacred Geometry of Consciousness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-secret-geometry-of-consciousness): EN ES A Contemplative Practice Una Práctica Contemplativa Universal Intelligence Inteligencia Universal Thirty-three sacred geometries, each tuned to a resonant frequency of - [Happiness Habits and Lifestyle Medicine: A missing link in the mental health conversation.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/happiness-habits-and-lifestyle-medicine-a-missing-link-in-the-mental-health-conversation): Mental health has just become the world’s top health concern. 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As I visit Vietnam to present the philosophy of Happytali - [Swami Vivekananda Ji: A Living Impact on Strength, Service, and Inner Peace.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/swami-vivekananda-ji-a-living-impact-on-strength-service-and-inner-peace): Swami Vivekananda Ji: A Living Impact on Strength, Service, and Inner Peace—and How His Vision Echoes in Fundamental Peace, Nonviolence, and Hypnotherapy Swami Vivekananda Ji remai - [Brennan’s Seven Levels, Koshas, and Chakras: Integrating Energy Models for Whole-Being Leadership](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/brennans-seven-levels-koshas-and-chakras-integrating-energy-models-for-whole-being-leadership): Introduction In today’s transformational leadership coaching, ancient spiritual models are finding fresh relevance. Frameworks like Barbara Brennan’s seven levels of the human ener - [Dialogues for Fundamental Peace: Collective Healing Starts with Venezuela](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/dialogues-for-fundamental-peace-collective-healing-starts-with-venezuela): We are living through a time when pain is increasingly visible—socially, politically, economically, emotionally, and spiritually. And yet, beneath the headlines and the narratives - [Leadership That Starts Below the Surface](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/leadership-that-starts-below-the-surface): How I integrate transpersonal hypnotherapy, ROUSER, and the Five Koshas to build leaders with authentic power. Most leadership development starts in the bright, conscious mind: goa - [Practicing and Promoting Nonviolence: A Framework for Peace and Well-Being](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/practicing-and-promoting-nonviolence-a-framework-for-peace-and-well-being): Introduction: Nonviolence as a Path to Fundamental Peace and Happiness Nonviolence is more than the absence of war – it is a way of life and a strategy for building Fundamental Pea - [Societies free from military tyranny begin with the de-normalization of violence](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/societies-free-from-military-tyranny-begin-with-the-de-normalization-of-violence): From the United Nations to the United People: Respecting International Law as an Act of Love The World Happiness Foundation's response to the ongoing lack of respect for life. 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May the memory o - [Ignite the Fire: A Pioneering Well-Being and Happiness Program at UTampa](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/ignite-the-fire-a-pioneering-well-being-and-happiness-program-at-utampa): In recent years, universities have grappled with a student mental health crisis of unprecedented scale. National surveys indicate that approximately 76% of college students report - [Toward a Global Network of Good: Uniting All Social Impact Organizations for Freedom, Consciousness, and Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/toward-a-global-network-of-good-uniting-all-social-impact-organizations-for-freedom-consciousness-and-happiness): Introduction — A Call We Can No Longer Postpone It’s time to coordinate the world’s do‑gooders. Imagine every foundation, NGO, social enterprise, school, city and community group a - [From Artificial Intelligence to Universal Intelligence: A Quantum Leap to Fundamental Peace](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/from-artificial-intelligence-to-universal-intelligence-a-quantum-leap-to-fundamental-peace): The Evolution from AI to UI Artificial Intelligence (AI) has progressed at an unprecedented rate, but a new paradigm shift is on the horizon – the emergence of Universal Intelligen - [Mapping the 12 Universal Laws to Happytalism’s Goals of Abundance and Well-Being](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/mapping-the-12-universal-laws-to-happytalisms-goals-of-abundance-and-well-being): Introduction Happytalism is a new paradigm proposed by the World Happiness Foundation that reframes global progress around abundance, happiness, and well-being rather than fear and - [Understanding the 12 Universal Laws and Their Role in ROUSER Leadership](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/understanding-the-12-universal-laws-and-their-role-in-rouser-leadership): Throughout history, spiritual traditions have spoken of Universal Laws – fundamental principles said to govern how energy and consciousness operate in our universe. These 12 Univer - [World Happiness Foundation Position on SDG 17: Global Unity and Collective Action](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/world-happiness-foundation-position-on-sdg-17-global-unity-and-collective-action): Fostering a Global Family United by Abundance and Purpose. At the World Happiness Foundation, we envision Goal 17 not merely as “partnerships for the goals,” but as a profound call - [World Happiness Foundation Statement on SDG 15: Interspecies Harmony and Biodiversity](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/world-happiness-foundation-statement-on-sdg-15-interspecies-harmony-and-biodiversity): Introduction: Nature as Our Extended Family Life on land (United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15) stands at the core of a healthy planet and sustainable happiness. 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The coronavirus pandemic has created such unprecedented circumstances affecting everything and everyone, so much so that sudde - [The Catalyst of the Year – Doctors and Nurses Through Pandemic Times](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-catalyst-of-the-year-doctors-and-nurses-through-pandemic-times): From the moment the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the coronavirus a global pandemic, doctors, nurses, and other medical staff have been at the frontlines - [The Best Techniques for Meditation and Mindfulness: 4 experts share](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-best-techniques-for-meditation-and-mindfulness-4-experts-share): Emiliya Zhivotovskaya – Techniques for emotional management There's no right way to feel. But what is important is to feel because we as human beings, feel first. 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The goal is happiness and happiness lies within". – Swami Vishnudevananda So many people o - [Why focus on Contemplative Sciences now](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/why-focus-on-contemplative-sciences-now): Contemplative science is interdisciplinary and aims to clarify such mind/brain/body changes across cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and perceptual domains. These focus on relating - [Albert Einstein and His Quantum Leap for Humanity](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/albert-einstein-and-his-quantum-leap-for-humanity): One of the greatest scientists of all time was the renowned physicist Albert Einstein. He brought us the theory of relativity, the famous formula E = mc2 which every person, from t - [How Happiness Impacts Health](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-happiness-impacts-health): Being happier can boost your immune system. 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At least it will be if we all strive to make our students hap - [The Free Will in our Purpose](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-free-will-in-our-purpose): The will and personal change are the basis of our individual freedom, and if we are to achieve it, we have to radically break away from imposed patterns and programming we have bee - [The Importance of Self-awareness for Improving Well-being](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-importance-of-self-awareness-for-improving-well-being): There’s no one else out there like you, and you are the only one who can honestly know yourself. 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To be genuinely compassionate, ha - [Thich Nhat Hanh – The Importance of Planting Seeds](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/thich-nhat-hanh-the-importance-of-planting-seeds): If we are to spread happiness throughout the world through efficient practices like mindfulness and compassion, we need to include the children as well. That’s precisely where Thic - [How do we live in alignment with our purpose?](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-do-we-live-in-alignment-with-our-purpose): All universe is energy in motion. Your life energy and your physical body are forms of energy. How do you relate to it? The entire universe and everything in creation is energy tha - [In the name of Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/in-the-name-of-happiness): The Science of Happiness & Well-being Philosophers have been pondering about happiness since ancient times. When asked, 'what is the ultimate purpose of human existence?', Aristotl - [Rudolph Steiner – The Wisdom of the Being](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/rudolph-steiner-the-wisdom-of-the-being): The system of education we have today is filled with flaws, and it’s about time we did something to create a positive change, no matter how small or large. We need to do everything - [Carl Jung – The Power of Unconsciousness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/carl-jung-the-power-of-unconsciousness): Everyone at all interested in psychology has heard of Carl Jung – that’s how widely influential his teachings and views are. Modern psychology can hardly exist without Carl Jung. B - [Mother Teresa and Caring for the Poorest Among Us](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/mother-teresa-and-caring-for-the-poorest-among-us): We all know Mother Teresa, a humble frail nun, who has dedicated her life to helping the poorest people of the world. 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Think about it, a writer is a man or a woman who’s not in close contact with their vast audience, a - [Simone de Beauvoir and Feminist Existentialism](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/simone-de-beauvoir-and-feminist-existentialism): With an extensive opus of writings and long-time work as a feminist and philosopher, Simone de Beauvoir is considered as one of the greatest existentialist philosophers. Besides th - [Oprah Winfrey and the Power of Asking Questions](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/oprah-winfrey-and-the-power-of-asking-questions): Most of us, if not all of us know about Oprah Winfrey. She is one of the richest women on the planet and one of the most influential celebrities. She was at one point, the only bla - [Marie Curie and Having Dreams That Bring the Future to the Present](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/marie-curie-and-having-dreams-that-bring-the-future-to-the-present): Marie Curie, one of the greatest female scientists of all time once said: “Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general goo - [Hildegard of Bingen – The Mystic, the Author, the Composer](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/hildegard-of-bingen-the-mystic-the-author-the-composer): Not many know of Hildegard of Bingen, but then again, not everything is known of her with certainty, as she lived in the early 12th century and much about her is lost to the ages. - [Sappho and Transcendence Through Poetry](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/sappho-and-transcendence-through-poetry): How many famous women would you say you know from the ancient times? 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There’s a lot of inequality, violence, and unhappiness. However, we should add that there is still a lot of h - [Healthcare Improvement through Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/healthcare-improvement-through-happiness): Healthcare already works for the betterment of humankind; its goal is to improve and extend the lives of all humans. However, the problem in healthcare today lies significantly in - [The Connection between Employee Well-being, Productivity, and Firm Performance](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-connection-between-employee-well-being-productivity-and-firm-performance): The well-being of employees is confident in itself, but most employers want to know if there are any benefits connected to it – benefits that will serve the employees’ productivity - [Well-Being Interventions Improve Societies](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/well-being-interventions-improve-societies): People place considerable emphasis on the feeling of happiness, and it can thus serve as a significant motive for decisions in education, travel, recreation, profession, health, an - [How a Wearable Can Impact Sleep and Psychological Well Being](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-a-wearable-can-impact-sleep-and-psychological-well-being): Wearables have been on the market for quite some time and have shown to be of great use in many ways. The technology behind them is continually improved, and we will probably get t - [How Virtual Reality Will Shape the Way We Learn](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-virtual-reality-will-shape-the-way-we-learn): Virtual reality (VR) has been in use for some time now and recently has become accessible to a wide range of people with different means. VR headsets are cheaper than ever before, - [How Will Immersive Technologies Leverage Human Physiology and Perceptual Realities to Enhance Experience](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-will-immersive-technologies-leverage-human-physiology-and-perceptual-realities-to-enhance-experience): We all have vastly different experiences of the world. It comes from the diversity among us. Everyone experiences everything distinctly due to their unique selves, their views, ski - [How to Open the Doors to Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-to-open-the-doors-to-happiness): Creating happiness in communities and entire nations is not an easy thing to achieve, but by using specific ways that will carefully work to alter policies, countries can undoubted - [Mahatma Gandhi – Peace and Truth at the Heart of Freedom](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/mahatma-gandhi-peace-and-truth-at-the-heart-of-freedom): We all can agree that Mahatma Gandhi is one of the most exceptional human beings who has ever lived. His fight for freedom in the most nonviolent way imaginable is the stuff of leg - [Helping Girls Navigate their Evolution](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/helping-girls-navigate-their-evolution): According to the United Nations' findings, worldwide, nearly one in four girls aged 15-19 years is neither employed nor in education or training. Because one in ten boys of the sam - [The Importance of Reconnection for Girls](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-importance-of-reconnection-for-girls): "To love your authentic self is to surrender to this idea that who you are is already whole and complete." The reconnection to oneself is a vital part of mental health and well-bei - [The Importance of Mental Health in Women's Sports](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-importance-of-mental-health-in-women-sports): The benefits of sports for people are well-known. For girls, sports is an activity that can teach them commitment, how to concentrate under stress, how to relax, set and achieve go - [Mental Health and Girls](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/mental-health-and-girls): With mental health being a hot topic in today's society, mental illness is now more openly discussed than ever before. This increased awareness has brought with it an increase in m - [Adopting a Well-Being Approach in Central Government – Policy Mechanisms and Practical Tools](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/adopting-a-well-being-approach-in-central-government-policy-mechanisms-and-practical-tools): Leaders need to be honest in their efforts; they honestly have to care for improving the people’s well-being. However, that’s not all. Any national government that attempts to move - [Can We Create a Happy Society?](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/can-we-create-a-happy-society): "Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions". – Dalai Lama Imagine two types of societies. In one society, people are stressed, unhappy, tense, irritable - [Happy and Unhappy](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/happy-and-unhappy): Human emotions are a chaotic mix of tangled, (im)pure, deep, and often contradictory thoughts and feelings, like everything else in our lives. According to one research, positive a - [Finding Happiness in Hard Times](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/finding-happiness-in-hard-times): "If you want to be happy, be." – Leo Tolstoy A lot is going on in the world today. A global pandemic, floods, massive fires, economic crashes, and wars, to name a few. All of this - [Happiness in an Unhappy World](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/happiness-in-an-unhappy-world): For people everywhere around the world, the past year and a half has been a hard one. So hard that many people increasingly started reporting their feelings of depression and anxie - [Happytalism, Key to Reconnection](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/happytalism-key-to-reconnection): Why is Happytalism key to reconnection? We live in a divided world. And not just politically. The world economy is creating winners and losers, with no clear way to prosperity for - [The Unlimited Power of Synarchy](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-unlimited-power-of-synarchy): At the core of human development lies improving human well-being. Not in the sense of having more and more stuff (all for yourself), but in the sense of having a good quality of li - [How Happiness at Work Leads to Increased Productivity](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-happiness-at-work-leads-to-increased-productivity): It goes to show that money can’t make people happier. What’s more, overworking which leads to more money can make people more miserable. It stands to reason that happiness in the w - [How Transformative Technology Improves Our Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/how-transformative-technology-improves-our-happiness): Technologies for human flourishing There are plenty of ways in which many leaders among us try to improve happiness on a broader level. But only through tech can we truly revolutio - [Embodiment – Can We Go Beyond Our Bodies?](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/embodiment-can-we-go-beyond-our-bodies): Unless we embody our thoughts, in coherence with our feelings, we will always be living in the past and reproducing the past in the future. Take a look around you, and you will see - [The World Happiness Awards](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/the-world-happiness-awards): Nominate an Individual or Community that are realizing a world with more freedom, consciousness, and happiness. The World Happiness Awards are an initiative of the World Happiness - [International Day of Happiness 2020 Campaign Theme: HAPPINESS FOR ALL TOGETHER](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/international-day-of-happiness-2020-campaign-theme-happiness-for-all-together): United Nations NWO (UNNWO) Launches COVID 19 Coronavirus Focused Campaign and World Happiness Fest launches the World Happiness Awards recognizing individuals and communities that - [Reaching Exponential Happiness, for all.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/reaching-exponential-happiness-for-all): A new book, in English and Spanish, that explores the seeds and interconnections to exponential happiness and wellbeing. How can we bridge scarcity and abundance, belonging and lon - [Find your wellbeing with practical solutions](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/find-your-wellbeing-with-practical-solutions): It is time for hope. There are hundreds of ways to take care of your health and the wellbeing of your community. From a New York Times bestselling author, to the Stanford CCARE Dir - [Unfolding the Power of Sharing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/unfolding-the-power-of-sharing): Sharing is a true symbol of human willingness to help each other and enjoy a sense of belonging and social inclusion. All across the world, a new wave of peer-to-peer, collaborativ - [Fundamental Peace](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/blog/fundamental-peace): Fundamental peace is a peace that occurs in an individual as well as a society at large, as a unification of its three ‘pillars’ – freedom, consciousness, and happiness. Like a thr ## Books (25) - The Mind That Makes the World — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Fundamental Peace — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - The Transpersonal Coach — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - The Transpersonal Leader — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Nine Paths to One — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Sister Songs · The 64 — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Unlocking Your Light Within — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Meta Pets: The Portal of Integration — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Hypnotherapy: The Essential Guide — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - The Meta Pets Method — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Quién estuviera aquí en este momento — Raúl Varela Barrios (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Unlocking the Hidden Light — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Florecer en el Infierno — Gaspar Contreras (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Desparadigmas: Una filosofía de vida — Paulina Nava Villazón (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Happytalismo — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - The Exponentials of Happiness — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Lara and the Protector — John Lack (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Brands & Rousers — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Flourishing — Essays on Wellbeing — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Lara and the Wishlings — John Lack (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - The Handbook on Forgiveness — Paulina Nava Villazón (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - Conscious Leadership — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - The Path of bē — Luis Miguel Gallardo (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - La Magia del Misterio — Cindy Fonseca (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) - ¿Quién soy? ¿Qué quiero? — José Cueto (https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/books) ## Podcast episodes (44) - [The Frequencies of Awakening: Sound, Resistance, and Healing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#the-frequencies-of-awakening-sound-resistance-and-healing) - [Igniting Greatness: The Power of a Nurtured Heart Approach in Education](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#igniting-greatness-the-power-of-a-nurtured-heart-approach-in-education) - [The Path to Ultimate Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#the-path-to-ultimate-happiness) - [The Unexpected Gift of Trauma](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#the-unexpected-gift-of-trauma) - [Unmasking Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#unmasking-happiness) - [Visualization of Maitreya. The Buddha Of The Future](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#visualization-of-maitreya-the-buddha-of-the-future) - [Unlocking the Power of Manifestation](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#unlocking-the-power-of-manifestation) - [The Power of Gratitude: A Meditation Ritual for Abundance and Joy](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#the-power-of-gratitude-a-meditation-ritual-for-abundance-and-joy) - [The Heart of Compassion: A Ritual for Connection and Healing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#the-heart-of-compassion-a-ritual-for-connection-and-healing) - [The Transformative Power of Forgiveness: A Ritual for Healing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#the-transformative-power-of-forgiveness-a-ritual-for-healing) - [Your power of Manifestation by the Ocean (Hypnotic Session)](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#your-power-of-manifestation-by-the-ocean-hypnotic-session) - [Realizing a World Free of Labels (Hypnotic Session)](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#realizing-a-world-free-of-labels-hypnotic-session) - [Happytalismo. Capitulo Primero](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#happytalismo-capitulo-primero) - [Saamdu Chetri on controlling our mind to control our existence.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#saamdu-chetri-on-controlling-our-mind-to-control-our-existence) - [Saamdu Chetri - Dedicated to Mother Earth](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#saamdu-chetri-dedicated-to-mother-earth) - [Agapi Stassinopolous on the Practice of Prayer for a Calm Mind & Support for Life](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#agapi-stassinopolous-on-the-practice-of-prayer-for-a-calm-mind-amp-support-for-life) - [No Barriers - Contemplating Faith and Forgiveness with Pastor and Author, Nadia Bolz-Weber](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#no-barriers-contemplating-faith-and-forgiveness-with-pastor-and-author-nadia-bolz-weber) - [No Barriers - The Human Connection with Ann Curry](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#no-barriers-the-human-connection-with-ann-curry) - [No Barriers - "Amitabha," Spreading Infinite Light with Burn Survivor, J.R. Martinez](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#no-barriers-quot-amitabha-quot-spreading-infinite-light-with-burn-survivor-j-r-martinez) - [No Barriers - Channeling Pain into Positive: Speaking with Running Man, Charlie Engle](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#no-barriers-channeling-pain-into-positive-speaking-with-running-man-charlie-engle) - [No Barriers - Frontiers of the Mind with Dr. Albert Lin](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#no-barriers-frontiers-of-the-mind-with-dr-albert-lin) - [No Barriers - Harnessing Positivity with Jim Kwok](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#no-barriers-harnessing-positivity-with-jim-kwok) - [Executive Director & Professor Lobsang Tenzin Negi on the Central Tenants and Urgency of Compassion](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#executive-director-amp-professor-lobsang-tenzin-negi-on-the-central-tenants-and-urgency-of-compa) - [Professor Andrew Harman on a Calm Mind, Buddhism and Science](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#professor-andrew-harman-on-a-calm-mind-buddhism-and-science) - [My Fourth Act with Simon T. Bailey on How Do You PIVOT When Life Disrupts Everything You Had Planned?](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#my-fourth-act-with-simon-t-bailey-on-how-do-you-pivot-when-life-disrupts-everything-you-had-plan) - [My Fourth Act with Bobbie Gottschalk on How Do We Navigate LIFE When Our PURPOSE Won’t Let Us Quit?](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#my-fourth-act-with-bobbie-gottschalk-on-how-do-we-navigate-life-when-our-purpose-won-t-let-us-qu) - [My Fourth Act with Sam Yau on How Does a Corporate CEO Emerge as a Poet After Tragedy Upends His Life?](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#my-fourth-act-with-sam-yau-on-how-does-a-corporate-ceo-emerge-as-a-poet-after-tragedy-upends-his) - [My Fourth Act with Bija Bennett on How I Keep Restructuring Myself](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#my-fourth-act-with-bija-bennett-on-how-i-keep-restructuring-myself) - [My Fourth Act with Luis Gallardo on How A Corporate Marketing Whiz Became a Citizen of the World!](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#my-fourth-act-with-luis-gallardo-on-how-a-corporate-marketing-whiz-became-a-citizen-of-the-world) - [From Plum Village. A Cloud Never Dies: The Passing of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#from-plum-village-a-cloud-never-dies-the-passing-of-zen-master-thich-nhat-hanh) - [Saamdu Chetri on the Technology for Peace and Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#saamdu-chetri-on-the-technology-for-peace-and-happiness) - [From Plum Village. From Extraction to Regeneration: Healing Ourselves, Healing Society with Brother Phap Linh](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#from-plum-village-from-extraction-to-regeneration-healing-ourselves-healing-society-with-brother) - [From Plum Village - Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet with Sister True Dedication](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#from-plum-village-zen-and-the-art-of-saving-the-planet-with-sister-true-dedication) - [Amanda Janoo and the Design of Policies for a Wellbeing Economy](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#amanda-janoo-and-the-design-of-policies-for-a-wellbeing-economy) - [Carl Johan Calleman on the Macro Cosmic Quantum Theory to World Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#carl-johan-calleman-on-the-macro-cosmic-quantum-theory-to-world-happiness) - [Mo Gawdat and Dorota Stanczyk on Self-Love, Acceptance and (Re) Connection](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#mo-gawdat-and-dorota-stanczyk-on-self-love-acceptance-and-re-connection) - [Vandana Shiva on (Re) Connection and Healing Throughout Food](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#vandana-shiva-on-re-connection-and-healing-throughout-food) - [Loretta Breuning on 3 Obstacles to Happiness (and how to relieve them)](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#loretta-breuning-on-3-obstacles-to-happiness-and-how-to-relieve-them) - [Tia Kansara on The Epigenetics of Wellbeing](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#tia-kansara-on-the-epigenetics-of-wellbeing) - [Manas Mandal on Beyond Pandemic: (Re)connecting Happiness](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#manas-mandal-on-beyond-pandemic-re-connecting-happiness) - [Saamdu Chetri on Self-Development from an Eastern Perspective](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#saamdu-chetri-on-self-development-from-an-eastern-perspective) - [Philip Kotler and Christian Sarkar on Happiness, Hope and Human Rights.](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#philip-kotler-and-christian-sarkar-on-happiness-hope-and-human-rights) - [10 Billion Happy People by 2050](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#10-billion-happy-people-by-2050) - [Luis Gallardo on the Freedom to Be, "Happytalism", Synarchic Systems for Common Good and Blending Spirituality & Science](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/episodes#luis-gallardo-on-the-freedom-to-be-quot-happytalism-quot-synarchic-systems-for-common-good-and-b) ## Optional - [Media kit and brand marks](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/press/media-kit) - [Editorial standards](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/en/editorial-standards) - [MCP endpoint for agents](https://www.worldhappiness.foundation/.well-known/mcp.json)