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The First International Workshop of the project Happiness – Happiness in Practice: Positive Psychology & Community Resilience  will take place from 19 to 21 January 2026  in Modena, Italy , at Sala Redecocca (Piazzale Redecocca) . This three-day meeting will bring together the European partners of the project to explore wellbeing practices, experience collaborative learning and strengthen our cooperation through creative and experiential methodologies. What will the workshop

We are pleased to announce the release of Newsletter Nº1 of the project Happiness in Practice: Positive Psychology & Community Resilience , funded by the Erasmus+ programme. The first edition introduces the project objectives, the partner consortium (SOLIS SRLS – Italy, ESA – Spain, and PFE – Belgium), and the initial coordination activities, along with upcoming steps including the first international workshop in Modena in January 2026 . T he newsletter is available in Englis

Human beings are inherently social creatures — our brains are wired for connection. Modern neuroscience shows that empathy, trust, and belonging activate many of the same brain regions that signal physical safety. When we feel connected, our nervous system interprets that bond as protection; isolation, by contrast, is processed as a potential threat. This is why loneliness can trigger the same neural alarm systems as physical pain.¹ One of the key mechanisms behind this socia

Laughter is more than a pleasant emotional release — it is a neurochemical reset  that influences our stress response, immune system, and...

Modern neuroscience confirms what positive psychology has long suggested: our brains can be trained to experience more balance,...