The Positive Psychology of Music

Dr. John Schinnerer, Guide To Self, Inc.Research is taking off at top universities throughout
Positive psychology is the science behind the pursuit ofthe world - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
a happy, meaningful, thriving life.(Barbara Fredrickson), Claremont Graduate School
Positive psychology has emerged at the beginning of a(Jeanne Nakamura, Mike Csikszentmihalyi), University
new millennium as a movement within psychology andof Michigan (Chris Peterson, Kim Cameron, Center for
other social sciences targeted at augmenting humanPositive Organizational Scholarship), Case Western
strengths and optimizing human functioning. In otherUniversity (Richard Boyatzis, David Cooperrider),
words, how we move from simply surviving to trulyUniversity of Illinois (Ed Diener), University of
thriving. It is influencing how we live, how we work, andPennsylvania (Marty Seligman), and UCLA (Shelley
how we teach our children.Taylor).