Resilience and wisdom to stay happy in the years ahead
Positive news on community responses to disasters We’re clearly in an era of mounting disasters: not just incidents like hurricanes, but longer-term systemic disasters like habitat loss and food supply failures. This is a highly perceptive and reassuring book for our times. Rebecca has thoroughly researched a number of major disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 … Read more
A reflective day With Alan Heeks and Simon Lockett How can we find our steady centre in these uncertain times? Where do we place our faith and our hope? What would spiritual resilience look like, for us and our communities? This day of exploration and support will include times of prayer, meditation and sharing, with … Read more
Exploring meaning and purpose in crisis times These are times of crisis and breakdown, when it’s hard to find a sense of meaning and purpose in our own lives, or in the bigger picture. This is a vision for a place to help people searching at the level of spirit or soul, for a higher … Read more
Reinventing spiritual community We live in a time of impending crisis, when I hear many people urging the need for sanctuary, hospicing, and a deeper sense of community. Implicit in such words, but rarely discussed, is the huge spiritual vacuum in our relentlessly materialistic society. Role models for what we need aren’t obvious, but I’d … Read more
Improving food security and affordable housing supply There’s a widespread view that strengthening local communities will be crucial in the years ahead, to help us all to adapt to increasing levels of disruption, including food supplies, utilities, weather patterns, and more. One way to speed up this process is to create garden hamlets, which would … Read more
A men’s peer group This weekend offers a shared space to explore as a peer group how we harvest the fruits, enjoy the blessings and adjust to the downsides of getting older: a chance to look afresh and consider the future we’d like to help create. How can we serve as elders in these troubled … Read more
Climate change is already impacting food supplies, and is forecast to create much greater disruption in the years ahead. Seeding our Future commissioned research to understand both the threats and the scope for positive adaptation: two versions are available, one for Wales and the Borders, one of the focus areas for Seeding our Future’s work, … Read more
We have a small team of Advocates who can design and facilitate a wide range of events and sessions using Alan Heeks’ Natural Happiness approach, both in person and online. For groups, these are usually participative workshops where people can learn by experience, lasting from 90 minutes to 2 hours, or a full day. For … Read more
Natural Happiness Advocate Welcome to the world of sustainable living and natural happiness! I’m Jesús López, a devoted teacher at the University of Puerto Rico. Inspired by a passion for environmental issues and sustainable development, I’ve crafted transformative workshops in Spanish and English, both on-site (Puerto Rico and the Caribbean) and online, for diverse audiences.As … Read more
Natural Happiness Advocate I am a fully qualified coach, counsellor and psychotherapist, with 20 years ongoing experience of working with groups and individuals. My driving force is always to support others to unlock their potential, in a gentle and caring way that is sustainable, respectful and environmentally responsible. I have facilitated Alan Heeks’ wonderfully crafted … Read more