Center for the Advancement of Well-Being
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Enjoy the second issue of our center's newsletter, "Thriving Together":

Students in our center’s Mindful Living LLC are using the power of well-being practices to optimize their Mason experience. The education they’re engaged in there is bringing positive change to every part of their college life, they said:

Music is energy in the form of sound that can profoundly heal us humans at our core. Students studying music and well-being at Mason are learning about the amazing healing power of music:

Joy is often used as a synonym for happiness, and is commonly treated as a generic positive feeling experienced with other positive emotions. Research suggests however, that joy is a distinct and specific positive emotional response that deserves research attention in and of itself:

Supporting well-being education is vital in today's world, says business leader Kerry D. Kirk, who generously supports our center:

What does research show us about the nature of well-being? CWB Senior Scholar James Maddux presents a brief history of the scientific study of well-being: