Join the Fun of the Festival 

The Happiness & Its Causes Festival is the focus of activity outside of the conference auditorium. The Festival is a dynamic place for meeting, shopping, fact-finding, and entertainment. Take refreshments at the morning and afternoon coffee breaks and spend your lunch break productively:

• Meet best-selling authors at book signings;
• Browse the Bookshop stocked with hundreds of titles on psychology, mind science and philosophy;
• Visit the Exhibition Stands and purchase anything from Tibetan handicrafts to relaxation aides;
• Join a laughter yoga session.

Special Festival Guests – Gyuto Monks of Tibet   We’ve invited the Gyuto Monks back! Over two days, the Gyuto Monks will create a beautiful sand mandala in the middle of the Festival Hall – the Lotus Mandala of Peace – and lead Harmonic Chanting sessions.   The kindness and patience of the Gyuto monks were a great inspiration to many people at last year’s conference. We’re sure you’ll love them!

Gyuto Monks of Tibet

Cris Popp session leader

Laughter Yoga   Since it began in India in 1995 the laughter yoga movement has spread to more than 3,000 clubs worldwide.   The Laughter Yoga session will run each day in the Festival Hall incorporating deep breathing, stretching and playful exercises to support and encourage natural spontaneous laughing. One minute of hearty laughter is equal to 10 minutes on a rowing machine – and it burns up 35 calories! Come along and find out how – no sense of humor required.   For more information about laughter clubs: www.laughterclubs.com.au

Book singning

Exhibition opportunities The 3rd Annual Conference on Happiness & Its Causes is a large high-profile event that will be a focus of attention of Australian and international media. It will bring together a highly qualified audience of up to 3,000 thinking individuals, concerned with personal and professional development and wellbeing. This is a truly unique opportunity to showcase your brand. There are a limited number of desk-top exhibition stands in the Happiness & Its Causes Festival, an area that will be the focus of attention during breaks, with book-signing, music, refreshments and shopping. For further details on exhibiting contact:         Phone: +61 2 8916 7414     Email: conferences@vajrayana.com.au

Avatar

THE AVATAR COURSE is a powerful and speedily effective course based on the simple truth that your beliefs will cause you to create or attract situations and events that you experience as your life. THE GOAL of the three-section course is to guide you in an exploration of your own belief system and to equip you with the tools to modify those things that you wish to change. THE AVATAR COURSE opens a window to the inner workings of your consciousness. THE COURSE teaches world lessons (experiential) rather than word lessons (intellectual). For this reason it requires a trained AVATAR MASTER to guide you into the actual lessons already contained in your own consciousness.

Christian Science Church

A book that heals…a website that heals. 125 years ago, Mary Baker Eddy discovered through her study of the Bible, the universal laws of Life, Truth and Love and how these laws could be used to heal. She named her discovery Christian Science. Mary Baker Eddy gave this discovery to the world through her book, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” Today the book has sold over eleven million copies worldwide. Millions have been healed…a great number simply by studying the ideas in this book. You can buy the book at the Happiness Conference and check the website www.spirituality.com for healing articles.

Dalai Lama in Australia Limited Dalai Lama in Australia Limited was established in 2000 to facilitate visits by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Australia most recently the 2007 Open Arms Tour. DLIAL maintains a website which is a channel of communication for all the Dalai Lama's friends and supporters in Australia   Hollyhox Positive Resources

Hollyhox Positive Resources is a new and dynamic company inspired by two very positive people working in the field of psychology.  They believe, like many positive psychologists, focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses is the way forward in today's complex society. Hollyhox has produced a range of products that assist people who wish to bring out the best in others by opening up positive conversations and identfying core strengths.This appeals to people of all walks of life from those who are struggling to those who are flourshing. Their signature product called 'Strengths in a Box' has been received well at international conferences and has enjoyed a world wide audience.

Openground - Mindfulness Bases Stress Reduction Openground offers Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs and professional training, in health and workplace contexts in Australia. MBSR provides intensive mindfulness training in a secular, collaborative learning environment of encouragement and exploration to enhance engagement and joy in life and work. Developed by Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, MBSR promotes mental, emotional and physical resilience. It has been widely used and researched for 25 years and found to effectively relieve the suffering of people with a wide range of physical and psychological conditions. Discounts are available for those in financial need. The Happiness Institute

At The Happiness Institute we know life can be difficult for many people.  The good news is, our team of highly qualified, caring professionals has helped 1000’s of these people live happier, healthier lives. Established in 2003 by Dr Timothy Sharp, a highly regarded clinical and coaching psychologist, The Happiness Institute provides a range of seminars, small group workshops, one on one life and executive coaching and organisational consulting. With a focus on the exciting new field of positive psychology, we aim to help individuals and organisations apply specific strategies and actively make certain lifestyle. d happiness.