Be Happy

"Happiness is a spiritual path. The more you learn about true happiness, the more you discover the truth of who you are, what is important, and what your life is for." Be Happy is the follow-up to Robert Holden's best-selling Happiness NOW In this book, Robert gives you a front-row seat on his 8-week happiness program--famously tested by independent scientists for the BBC-TV documentary called How to Be Happy. Step-by-step he introduces you to a set of proven techniques, principles, meditations, and insights that will help you be happy now Key lessons include: Follow Your Joy -- stop chasing happiness and start enjoying your life as it happens.The Happiness Contract -- undo mental and emotional blocks to happiness and success.The Receiving Meditation -- increase your natural capacity for happiness and abundance.The Forgiveness Practice -- give up all hopes for a better past and be happy now.The Gift of Happiness -- use the power of happiness to bless your life and benefit others. "This happiness training not only changes the way you feel; it actually changes the way your brain functions."-- Professor Davidson, Wisconsin-Madison UniversityBBC's How to Be Happy TV documentary

Robert Holden, Ph.D., is the director of The Happiness Project and Success Intelligence. His innovative work on happiness and success has been featured on Oprah and in two major BBC-TV documentaries, The Happiness Formula and How to Be Happy, shown in 16 countries to more than 30 million television viewers.Robert is a consultant and coach to leading brands and organizations such as Dove, Virgin, The Body Shop, and Comic Relief. He gives public lectures worldwide and has shared the stage with Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Patch Adams, and Paul McKenna. He is the author of the best sellers Happiness NOW!, Success Intelligence, and Shift Happens!