IPPA News letter (Volume 1, Issue 5)
Featured Topic: Taking Positive Psychology into Poverty
by Suzie Pileggi, IPPA Newsletter Writer

Taking Positive Psychology into Poverty with Luís Miguel Neto (bio http://www.memberize.com/clubportal/clubportal/clubstatic.cfm?clubID=1521&pubmenuoptID=21783) and Helena Águeda Marujo (bio http://www.memberize.com/clubportal/clubportal/clubstatic.cfm?clubID=1521&pubmenuoptID=21782), members of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) Board of Directors, and authors of Educating for Optimism and numerous books and articles. Together, they have made a marked impact on education in Europe through the use of positive psychology. Neto is a pioneer of applying Appreciative Inquiry (AI) in schools and Marujo currently teaches positive psychology at The University of Lisbon, Portugal.  
 

IPPA Newsletter (Volume 1, Issue 4)
July Featured Topic: Time
by Suzie Pileggi, IPPA Newsletter Writer (bio: http://www.memberize.com/clubportal/clubstatic.cfm?clubID=1521&pubmenuoptID=15630)

Time Perspectives with Dr. Ilona Boniwell (bio: http://www.memberize.com/clubportal/clubstatic.cfm?clubID=1521&pubmenuoptID=21038), vice president of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), founder of the European Network of Positive Psychology (ENPP), and program director of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) at The University of East London. Author of The Happiness Equation, and Positive Psychology In a Nutshell, Dr. Boniwell is currently penning the Oxford Handbook of Happiness.

IPPA Newsletter (Volume 1, Issue 2)

May Featured Topic: Savoring
by Suzie Pileggi, IPPA Newsletter Writer

Have you recently gazed at a glorious sunrise, indulged in a soothing, hot bath, reveled in a personal accomplishment, or counted your blessings?

These are all different types of savoring. To savor something is to enjoy it fully, to appreciate it, or relish it.  Savoring “requires a deliberate, mindful awareness of the present moment,” states Fred Bryant, a social psychologist at Loyola University of Chicago. As a result, our thoughts or activities heighten the effect of positive events on positive feelings.