Satsang Gathering
Satsang Gathering is an evening dedicated to the exploration of self-transcendence – moving beyond our personal definition of ourselves, and finding a path towards a deep feeling of connection, compassion, and awareness. A gathering of people engaging with truth. During the evening I teach and discuss spiritual and psychological ideas – and answer questions you […]
Yoga Practice: 10 points to increase psychological and physiological wellbeing
Dr Itai Ivtzan Yoga is an extremely popular practice these days. Millions practice it all over the globe, with great benefits. The list below is intended to provide you with support for you your yoga practice. Following these 10 points would enrich your yoga practice, making it more effective and enjoyable. Before you continue you […]
How to Gain Sustainable Happiness?
Dr Itai Ivtzan Why is it that happiness is fleeting? How could it be that you feel great in the morning yet that contentedness fades away by the evening? If I would ask you about your happiest time during the last month your mind will probably wander to an event or a period of time […]
Yoga Meets Positive Psychology
Ivtzan, I., & Papantoniou, A. (2014). Yoga meets Positive Psychology: Examining the integration of Hedonic (Gratitude) and Eudaimonic (Meaning) Wellbeing in relation to the Extent of Yoga practice. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 18, 183-189. Error: Embedded data could not be displayed. This Yoga Meets Positive Psychology it was life-changing experience, filled with joy.
Breaking your Patterns
Dr Itai Ivtzan Why are we trapped in patterns that keep repeating themselves? Past experiences and conditioning have gradually created in your mind a list of rights and wrongs, a series of understandings, expectations, and attitudes that define your Ego Formed Self and shape its building blocks. When you face certain situations – at work, […]
Putting the ‘app’ in Happiness: A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Smartphone Based Mindfulness Intervention to Enhance Wellbeing
Howels, A., Ivtzan, I., & Eiroa-Orosa, F.J. (in press). Putting the ‘app’ in Happiness: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Smartphone-Based Mindfulness Intervention to Enhance Wellbeing. Journal of Happiness Studies. Error: Embedded data could not be displayed. If the greatest mission of positive psychology is to enhace global flourishing, the potential of Smartphone Based Mindfulness […]
Living Life Freely
Dr Itai Ivtzan One major obstacle stands in your way to living your life fully: You are not experiencing life as it really is. You may think this weird: “Of course I experience my life, what else would I be experiencing?” My reply is that you are actually experiencing your personal interpretation of life. The […]
The Yoga Boom in Western Society: Practitioners’ Spiritual vs. Physical Intentions and their Impact on Psychological Wellbeing
Ivtzan, I. & Sivaja Jegatheeswaran (2015). The Yoga Boom in Western Society: Practitioners’ Spiritual vs. Physical Intentions and their Impact on Psychological Wellbeing. Yoga & Physical Therapy, 5(3), 1-7. Error: Embedded data could not be displayed. The Yoga Boom in Western Society may be positively associated with several aspect of Practitioners’ Spiritual vs. Physical Intentions.
The LIFE model: A meta-theoretical conceptual map for applied positive psychology
Lomas, T., Hefferon, K., & Ivtzan, I. (in press). The LIFE model: A meta-theoretical conceptual map for applied positive psychology. Journal of Happiness Studies. Error: Embedded data could not be displayed. The LIFE model contains the right-brained elements of discipleship that produce lasting transformation into the image.
Enlightenment
Dr Itai Ivtzan Enlightenment. The E word. The state of consciousness all spiritual seekers hope for. And yet wishing for enlightenment is a wonderfully paradoxical experience: craving the state of non-craving, trying for effortlessness. There is something fascinating about this conflict between “wanting” and the way it nullifies the state of enlightenment. And yet enlightenment […]