This month has been all about self-care and being mindful of our environment and experiences. Whether it’s introducing hygge into your life, slapping on a slow watch to help you slow down, or ...

As the snow continues to accumulate, we can find ourselves getting stir crazy, wanting to get out of the house. While it’s easy for us to complain about the weather, we could try to embrace the Danish ...

What could be more relaxing than reading a book about relaxing, achieving happiness and feeling cozy? Not much, I’d say. Author Meik Wiking is CEO of the Happiness Research Institute based in ...

If you haven’t yet learned the definition of hygge, don’t sweat–the world will have moved on twice before you do. Thanks to concepts like hygge, lykke and lagom, bookstore browsing has become an ...

In this modern world of hurry and stress, and especially in this season of hustle and bustle, it is valuable to reassess life’s goals, and to recalibrate toward what allows for true happiness. Meik ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Considering that Scandinavian nations like Finland and Denmark are always rated among the happiest countries in the world, we ...

Hygge (pronounced hue-gah) is the Danish term for making the most of ordinary pleasures at home: cozying up around the fire, snuggling in bed with a good book, taking an extra long bath with lots and ...

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In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents, then you spend the rest of the night in bed reading them and eating chocolate. The tradition is part of a season called Jolabokafload, the ...