Mental and Emotional Well-being
The Center for Human Flourishing is an initiative for the transformation, development, and improvement of individual human beings, as well as communities, societies, and the world at large.
Our mission is to help people achieve a greater mental and emotional balance, realize their true potential, and in this way lead a better and happier life.
By working with people first, we hope to ultimately have a positive impact on societies and the world.
How's your mental and emotional balance, and how can you improve, to lead a happier and more fulfilling life ?
We want to help you develop into a better and happier person, with a greater capacity for love, joy, and connection.
This is how:
Programs
Courses, trainings, retreats, workshops, talks, individual sessions, & more!
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Resources
Free education, guidance, and inspiration through articles, guides, videos, & more!
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Community
A place to engage, discuss, and help and be helped by others on the same path!
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Upcoming programs (courses, retreats, workshops, & events)

Cultivating Emotional Balance one-week retreat in the Azores
September 11 – September 19
Latest Blog Posts

Sadness, the Healer Emotion: Understanding and Transforming Grief
Why do we feel sad? Why does it hurt, and people suffer with grief and depression? How can we heal and transform sadness? And can it have a constructive role in our lives?
Begin your path
to
of genuine happiness
Useful guides and resources
- Why did we write "of" instead of "to"?
- How to be happy... and why
- What is meditation and how to practice
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How to begin your meditation practice
and make it consistent -
How to change a bad habit
(and create good ones) -
Why Freud didn't believe in humanity
(and why we do!)
About our founder
Filipe Gonçalves Rocha is the founder and main teacher, trainer, and author of the Center for Human Flourishing. Learn more about him and his purpose for this project.
Help us spread Human Flourishing to everyone!
Most of our courses and programs are paid. This means that those without possibilities don’t have access to them. Thanks to our donors, we are able to allow those with proven monetary limitations to access our offerings at diminished or no cost, as well as continue to provide extensive and comprehensive education and support for free through our many posts, videos, guides, and more. Thank you for becoming a donor!