On March 15th 2015 ReThink hosted Taking Care of Our Educators, the culmination of our Awakening Joy series featuring internationally acclaimed author, James Baraz and his wife, Jane. The free session targeted educators of Trinidad and Tobago and teachers, principals and school administrators attended the event at the MovieTowne Conference & Banquet Center. Topics included Mindfulness, Joy, Self Awareness, … Continue reading Enlightenment Intervention with James Baraz →

Trinidad and Tobago is a happier country today than in 2016, according to the UN 2017 World’s Happiness Country Report of 155 countries. T&T moved from a rank of 43 in 2016 up to a rank of 38 in 2017. In the first study published in 2012, Trinidad and Tobago ranked 38 on the list … Continue reading T&T moves up to 38 in world happiness rating →

Over 1,000 people converged to the ReThink headquarters in St Clair in response to the random acts of kindness initiative hosted by the organization in commemoration of International Day of Happiness. The trigger was the novel idea of bringing the ever popular Richard’s Bake and Shark from Maracas to Port of Spain. Richard’s was on … Continue reading ReThink celebrates International Day of Happiness →

On Thursday 21st April 2016, 45, Standard 3 students of the Munroe Road Hindu Primary School became ReThink’s most recent group of Happiness Ambassadors. Their journey to this day was longer than most, but it made the occasion even more special. The Project Happiness curriculum for this class actually began in September 2015, however after … Continue reading Munroe Road Students Graduate from Project Happiness Despite the Odds →

by Amanda Fernandes, Project Happiness Regional Director, Caribbean “The International Day of Happiness is an official UN day that “recognizes the pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human goal”. A profound shift in attitudes is underway all over the world. People are now recognising that ‘progress’ should be about increasing human happiness and wellbeing, not just … Continue reading 5 Ways to Celebrate International Day of Happiness →