Join a Local Group

Groups offer the chance to meet others near you who care about happiness, learn more about how to live a happy life and take action that makes a meaningful difference.

Find out how Groups work

Find a Group near you:

Enter your location below to find your nearest group, or feel free to browse the map also.

Slough, Windsor and Maidenhead

Linda & Michelle
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Aberdeen

Jenny & Wendy
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Abu Dhabi, Yas Island

Adelaide, Australia

Meena & Ujjwal
Thursday Feb 6, 6:30 PM

Athens

Vicky & Eleftheria
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Atlanta, Georgia

Monica & Maureen
Friday Jan 10, 12:00 PM

Auckland

Cheryl & Ylan
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:00 PM

Beaumont, Alberta

Pam
Wednesday Jan 8, 1:30 PM

Beccles

Gwen & Andrea
Monday Dec 9, 12:30 PM

Bedford

Quinnan & Saffron
Tuesday Dec 10, 7:00 PM

Bermondsey

Karen & Joy
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:00 PM

Blackburn

Emma
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:30 PM

Bradford on Avon

Anna & Genevieve
Wednesday Jan 8, 7:00 PM

Brighton

Joshua & Undine
Wednesday Jan 8, 6:00 PM

Bristol

Ronnie, Kim & Angela
Monday Jan 6, 7:30 PM

Broadstairs

Sophie & Clare
Confirming next date

Bromley

Xaviere & Emma
Thursday Dec 19, 7:00 PM

Carshalton

Tracey & Sharon
Monday Jan 6, 7:00 PM

Champ Fleurs, Trinidad & Tobago

Raquel, Linda & Vernette
Monday Dec 9, 7:00 PM

Chester

Stephanie & Jack
Thursday Jan 9, 6:00 PM

Chippenham

Rachel & Claire
Tuesday Dec 10, 7:00 PM

Chiswick & Acton

Theya & Hajra
Confirming next date

Copenhagen - in English

Catarina & Kateryna
Tuesday Jan 7, 7:00 PM

Cotswolds

Jo & Tam
Sunday Jan 5, 7:00 PM

Dallas-Fort Worth

Jeannette & Miste
Sunday Dec 15, 10:00 AM

Dublin - in Portuguese

Tatiana, Natashe & Marta
Monday Dec 9, 7:00 PM

Ealing

Deepak & Deborah
Thursday Jan 2, 7:30 PM

East London

Dru, Caroline & Erica
Wednesday Dec 18, 7:30 PM

Edinburgh

Isobel & Mollie
Saturday Jan 4, 11:00 AM

Exeter

Kim
Tuesday Dec 17, 7:00 PM

Fairmont, West Virginia

Farnham

Michelle & Claire
Confirming next date

Fort Lauderdale

Estela & ShinYi
Tuesday Dec 10, 7:00 PM

Germany [in German]

Luise , Marilen & Sandra
Thursday Dec 12, 7:00 PM

Glasgow City Centre

Sharon & Victoria
Tuesday Dec 10, 6:30 PM

Hanoi

Tam, Hoan & Tu
Saturday Jan 4, 8:00 PM

Herefordshire

Rob & Caroline
Saturday Jan 4, 1:00 PM

Hermosillo

Jazmin & Malena
Wednesday Jan 8, 8:00 PM

Hungary

Anna & Rita
Monday Dec 9, 11:00 AM

Illinois

Andy & Patty
Thursday Dec 19, 7:00 PM

Kingston

Mark
Monday Dec 9, 7:30 PM

Leicester

Lynne & Raj
Confirming next date

Lethbridge

Iryna & Diana
Wednesday Dec 11, 6:30 PM

Lincoln

Kiera & Emma
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:00 PM

Local Garden Centre, Woking

Luton

Joe & Penny
Thursday Jan 2, 7:00 PM

Luxembourg

Maria & Olga
Tuesday Dec 10, 6:30 PM

Mauritius

Sumayyah & Lavinia
Tuesday Dec 17, 7:30 PM

Melbourne

Janene & James
Tuesday Jan 14, 6:30 PM

Mexico City

Alejandra & Catalina
Wednesday Jan 8, 6:30 PM

New Jersey

Phyllis & Lisa
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:30 PM

Newquay

David & Anthony
Thursday Dec 12, 7:00 PM

North and Mid Kent

Steve & Bernie
Wednesday Dec 18, 7:00 PM

North Calgary, Alberta

Inderjit & Adam
Tuesday Jan 7, 6:00 PM

North London

Angela, Claire & Philip
Tuesday Dec 17, 7:00 PM

Northampton - Delapre Abbey

David & Debbie
Confirming next date

Northampton - Delapre Abbey London Rd

David, Carrie & Poppie
Monday Dec 9, 7:00 PM

Northeastern Brazil [in Brazilian Portuguese]

Northern Sydney

Justin & Joseph
Wednesday Jan 8, 7:00 PM

Oxfordshire

Tam, Bill, Helen, Jo & Fero
Wednesday Jan 8, 6:30 PM

Paris [in French]

Michele & Sandrine
Tuesday Jan 7, 8:30 PM

Perth and Kinross

Kim & Amy
Wednesday Jan 15, 6:30 PM

Peru

Clara
Tuesday Jan 7, 7:30 PM

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Julie Ann & Christin
Monday Dec 16, 7:00 PM

Plymouth

Hassi
Tuesday Dec 10, 4:00 PM

Poland [in Polish]

Malgorzata & Mira
Tuesday Dec 10, 6:00 PM

Preston

Terry & Anne-Marie
Monday Dec 9, 6:30 PM

Punta del Este - in Spanish

Rugby

Samantha & Helen
Thursday Jan 2, 7:00 PM

Saigon

Sovanlyna , Lan-Vien & Yến
Saturday Dec 14, 6:00 AM

Santiago

Jovy & Cielo
Wednesday Dec 11, 8:00 PM

Sao Paulo [in Portuguese]

Estela & Aline
Wednesday Dec 18, 8:00 PM

Sevenoaks

Christopher & Asha
Thursday Dec 19, 7:30 PM

Shanghai [in Mandarin]

Debbie & Candy
Saturday Jan 4, 7:00 PM

Singapore

Luciana Maria & Yan Lin
Thursday Jan 9, 8:00 PM

South Hampshire

Kelly
Wednesday Jan 8, 6:00 PM

South Toronto

Roxane & Marjorie
Tuesday Dec 10, 6:30 PM

Southampton

Valerie & Céline
Tuesday Dec 17, 7:15 PM

Spain

Hayley & Alvaro
Wednesday Dec 18, 8:00 PM

St Neots

Karyn
Monday Dec 9, 7:15 PM

Teddington

Kate & Nada
Wednesday Jan 15, 7:30 PM

Tennessee

Karen & Courtney
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:00 PM

The Limes Community Garden

Kerry & Jacqueline
Confirming next date

Toronto

Jaber, Thanuja & Zhen
Confirming next date

Trondheim/Vetlanda [in Norwegian and Swedish]

Kathrine Koren & Veronica
Thursday Jan 2, 6:00 PM

Uganda

Najjuma & Genevieve
Saturday Dec 14, 9:00 PM

Ulster

Karolyn, Breandan, Julie-Ann, Gillian & Tracy
Tuesday Dec 10, 7:00 PM

Vauxhall

Katrin & Philomena
Monday Dec 9, 7:00 PM

Versailles

Michele & Kelly
Wednesday Jan 8, 8:30 PM

Warminster

Ciara & Spencer
Wednesday Dec 11, 7:30 PM

Warwick

Ali & Kate
Monday Dec 16, 7:00 PM

Washington DC

Marcie & Bryan
Tuesday Dec 17, 7:00 PM

Watford

Debbie & Helen
Wednesday Dec 11, 10:30 AM

Westminster, Central London

Whitley Bay

Helen & Caron
Saturday Dec 14, 1:30 PM

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Kevin & Leah
Wednesday Jan 8, 7:00 PM

Worcestershire

Clair & Michael
Thursday Dec 12, 7:00 PM

York

Lenaia & Lucy
Tuesday Jan 7, 7:00 PM

Yorkshire

Kathryn , Gemma & Julie-Anne
Wednesday Jan 8, 7:00 PM

How Groups Work

 

Each group is set up by volunteers who want to help people connect, learn and spread happiness locally.
 

Introduction to groups


Groups offer Action for Happiness supporters the chance to meet up with others near them and practice taking action to support their own and other's happiness.


Each month we explore one of the 10 Keys to Happier Living - evidence-based ways to create a happier and more meaningful life.
Currently these groups mostly run on Zoom, and involve a 90 minutes session.


They give you the chance to check in with others in the group, explore the monthly theme and set personal actions to take forward in your own life.


Groups are a great way to meet like-minded people locally, learn more about how to live a happy and meaningful life and find actions you can take to support yourself and others.

Underpinning the sessions are our ‘Five Golden Rules’ which are designed to ensure participants agree to some ground rules to respect and support each other: 

We really listen to each other.
We practice giving each other our full attention and valuing the perspectives, experiences and insights that everyone brings.

We are open about our feelings.
We notice our feelings and practice being open about them, recognising that being a little vulnerable in this way helps us all to connect.

We focus on what is working well.
We practice turning our attention to the positive and valuable, such as the things we feel grateful for and can learn from.

We practice safe boundaries.
We recognise this is not a space with a lot of mental health support. With this in mind, we make wise decisions about how much we open up so we don’t feel too vulnerable or uncomfortable.

We maintain a spirit of kindness.
We find ways to be kind to ourselves and one another throughout the session, and practice this kindness regularly.

 

Group Structure

Each session follows the same format, which has been designed to be inspiring and interactive, including:

TUNING IN
We use mindfulness, checking-in and gratitude to help us tune in to what matters and to focus on what’s good. Tuning in gives us an opportunity to get to know each other, recognise how we’re feeling in a safe space of mindfulness and gratitude.

CONNECT
We get inspired by hearing a reflection on the theme from the science of happiness, sometimes with a short video too, and speak to one another about our own experiences too. Connecting like this gives us the opportunity to learn about this month’s topic as well as putting our own experience in the context of how others live too. 

TAKE ACTION
Inspired by the discussion, everyone commits to an action they’d like to take over the month ahead, which reflects where they are at personally and fits well with their life. Taking action gives us an opportunity to put into practice what we’ve learnt and engage really feel different by doing something different. 

Monthly Themes

Happier January (The 10 Keys to Happier Living)
We reflect on all of the 10 Keys to Happier Living. The start of a new year is a great time to reflect on our intentions and choose a focus that will bring happiness to ourselves and others.

Friendly February (Relating - Connect with people)
We can explore the role of relationships in our happiness and wellbeing. One thing that science has shown is that relationships are critical, not just for survival, but for our sense of connectedness, meaning, and wellbeing. 

Mindful March (Awareness - Live life mindfully)
All about helping us to live more fully in the present moment - rather than losing ourselves in regrets about the past or worries about the future.

Active April (Exercise - Take care of our body)
There is a wealth of research showing the connection between our body and mind and the better we do at keeping our bodies active and healthy the better we tend to feel.

Meaningful May (Meaning - Be part of something bigger)
Whether it comes from our relationships, purposeful work or our connection to the wider world, meaning is something we can all benefit from understanding and developing.

Joyful June (Emotions - Look for what’s good)
Numerous studies have shown that experiencing positive emotions, even just briefly, can result in greater creativity, attention, connection, trust, resilience and resourcefulness.

Jump-Back July (Resilience - Find ways to bounce back)
Life is rich with ups and downs and we find happiness in how we manage both. When difficulties arise, we can learn to lean on our natural resilience and science shows that there are lots of practical ways we can support ourselves through tough times.

Altruistic August (Giving - Do things for others)
Helping other people is not only good for them and a great thing to do, it also makes us happier and healthier too. Caring for others creates stronger connections between people and helps to build a happier society for everyone.

Self-Care September (Acceptance - Be comfortable with who you are)
Focusing on what we’re not rather than what we’ve got makes it much harder to be happy. Learning to accept ourselves and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong increases our enjoyment of life, our resilience and our well-being.

Optimistic October (Direction - Have goals to look forward to) 
Feeling good about the future can be very supportive to our present happiness. Choosing ambitious but realistic goals gives our lives direction and brings a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when we achieve them. A sense of direction can help us relax and feel like things are on-track.

New Ways November (Trying Out - Keep learning new things)
Learning new things exposes us to new ideas, helps us stay curious, gives us a sense of accomplishment and helps boost our self-confidence and resilience.

Do-Good December (Giving - Do things for others)
When we're kind, everything goes better. We help others, we help ourselves and we encourage others to be kinder too. During the festive period, we take our attention off buying things, and back onto helping each other.

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