What people say
"I'm impressed with your ability to present complex and potentially life changing ideas simply and powerfully"
"I find the workshops very calming and relaxing. I've found a creative side I thought I didn't have"
"Coming here has helped me cope with a very difficult time"
Where to find us
The Happiness Project
First Floor
The Galleries Shopping Centre
Broadmead
Bristol
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Tag Archives: creativity
Saturday Link Pick: 27.03.13
Another bunch of lovely links picked just for you, faithful Light Box blog-reader! Whether you’ve come along to one of our workshops, or are thinking about it, we hope you find something intriguing here. Fip radio is a French radio station … Continue reading
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Tagged 365 project, artist, creativity, fip fm, french, Keri smith, light box, link pick, photography, radio, saturday, survival, wellbeing, work
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Saturday Link Pick: 13.04.13
We’re back with another lovely bunch of freshly-picked links for you, we hope you enjoy them! Would you like some tips on how to deflect negativity? We love these DIY bunting jam jars, useful for storing all manner of trinkets. … Continue reading
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Tagged bristol, broadmead, collaboration, creativity, deflect negativity, draw, free beats, happiness, happiness project, job interview, kittens, light box, negativity, new york, ny, resilience, saturday, tags, tea, weekend, well being, wellbeing
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Saturday Link Pick: 06.04.13
Welcome back to the Light Box blog for another of our Link Pick’s put together especially for you… Get clicking: Toys from trash: make something today using nothing much. Bentlily is a blog of daily poetry and ‘the art of … Continue reading
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Tagged architects, art, bent lily, bristol, broadmead, child, creativity, dressing up, fancy dress, happiness, happiness project, light box, mesmerising, pen and ink, poetry, poetry month, resilience, saturday, tags, toys, toys from trash, trash, travel, weekend, well being, wellbeing
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Saturday Link Pick: 30.03.13
We hope you’re having an eggstatic Easter weekend. Here are some links to add to your fun. Here’s an extraordinary story illustrated by Sarah Mensinga. We think you might like Murad Osmann’s Photographs, including a recent project where he photographs … Continue reading
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Tagged airstream, bristol, broadmead, creativity, extraordinary, haiku, happiness, happiness project, jen stark, light box, mind bending, newspaper, paper artist, photographs, recycling, resilience, sarah messing, saturday, tags, travel, weekend, well being, wellbeing, world
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Saturday Link Pick: 23.03.13
Another term is over at Light Box HQ, but we’ve still got plenty to keep you engaged and entertained here on the blog until the new term starts in May. Here’s another super selection of links to inspire you! Check … Continue reading
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Tagged bristol, broadmead, courser, craft, creativity, free, happiness, happiness project, humans of new york, installations, light box, lucky pony, new york, ny, party, people, resilience, saturday, strangers, tags, video, wandering earl, weekend, well being, wellbeing, worksheets
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Saturday Link Pick: 16.03.13
Another weekend is here, hooray! And so another pick of links that we love… An illustrated interview with Maurice Sendak (creator of Where the Wild Things Are) about thoughts on life and getting older. Have you checked out all the … Continue reading
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Tagged bristol, broadmead, creativity, fruit, hamilton house, happiness, happiness project, happy city initiative, happy list, illustrations, light box, productivity, resilience, saturday, tags, thought box, veg, video, weekend, well being, wellbeing
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Article: Make time to play – it’s good for you!
Image Copyright: Ursula Sander A recent article on The Creativity Post titled ‘A More Resilient Species‘ has taken on the topic of building resilience through ‘self-directed play’. The article charts the many benefits of making time to enjoy ourselves in a lighthearted and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, crafts, creativity, games, Humour & Playfulness, intelligence, research, resilience, science, sport, wellbeing
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Saturday Link Pick: 02.02.13
Welcome to a new feature on the Light Box blog: the Saturday Link Pick. Every Saturday we’ll be sharing fun, interesting, silly, insightful and inspirational links on arts, crafts, wellbeing and the science of happiness. Enjoy! Jenni Sparks is an … Continue reading
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Tagged books, bristol, bristol pound, broadmead, crafts, creativity, gouache, happiness, happiness books, happy eating, Inspiration, Jenni Sparks, link pick, links, paint, Pinterest, play, positive news, science, science of happiness, sketchbook, ted talks, webcam, wellbeing
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Outreach at Penny Brohn Cancer Care Community
Good Monday one and all. Last Tuesday Light Box had the pleasure of meeting the new Community group at Penny Brohn Cancer Care. We ran a two hour session exploring Land Art and Mindfulness in the beautiful grounds and gardens … Continue reading
Posted in Appreciation of Beauty, art, away day, blog, creativity, Mindfulness, Support Services
Tagged art, away day, cancer care, collecting, community, creating, creativity, materials, minute, park art, paths, PBCC, penny brohn cancer care, Pill, spiral
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Light Box talks on BBC Radio Bristol
Not one interview, but two… here we are sharing our funding news and talking about what The Happiness Project has in store for Bristol Lucy Duggan talking to John Darvall. Lucy Barfoot talking to Ben Prater on his Drivetime show. … Continue reading
