Flow the Psychology of Happiness

08 June, 2015

“Flow” happens when heightened focus happens when a person is totally immersed in activities such as art, play and work. People say that they are often when they are doing something when they are at work ("flow"). "Flow" happens when a person's strengths and skills are most challenged.

The yoga tradition of meditation and mindfulness have at their core the training of the mind to produce effortless absorption in what we do. They both put a lot of emphasis in being present in your life and being in the now.

“Flow” is the opposite to negative emotional states. One of the symptoms of depression (a negative emotional state) is self-absorption which is turn makes a person produce more feelings of hopelessness and more sadness.