The Future of Wellbeing with Skychology: Embracing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary
THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY:
The future of wellbeing is looking up
SKYCHOLOGY
Global urbanisation
(WHO, 2016; UN, 2018)
We are disconnecting from nature
(Cox et al., 2017;
MacKerron & Mourato, 2013; Matz et al., 2014
)
Always on
Sky-based interventions
Available to almost everyone
Unlimited by geography & urbanisation
Scientific endeavours
To understand and operationalise
Interactions with the sky
To enhance wellbeing
Seek first to understand, then to be
understood
Stephen Covey (2004, p. 237)
Diagnose before you prescribe
Me (just now)
*Anonymised
“It’s one of my needs.”
Skychology
“It’s one of my needs.”
Skychology
“This is gonna
make me
feel better.”
“It’s one of my needs.”
“Amazement.
Almost every time.”
Skychology
“This is gonna
make me
feel better.”
(1)
Emotional self-regulation
(2)
Immediately calming
(3)
Facilitates mindfulness (clarity & perspective)
(4)
Connectedness (intrapersonal & interpersonal)
(5)
Experience of awe / existential curiosity
(6)
Psychological & physiological wellbeing
(7)
Negates hedonic adaptation
(Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013)
(1)
Emotional self-regulation
(2)
Immediately calming
(3)
Facilitates mindfulness (clarity & perspective)
(4)
Connectedness (intrapersonal & interpersonal)
(5)
Experience of awe / existential curiosity
(6)
Psychological & physiological wellbeing
(7)
Negates hedonic adaptation
Ordinary activity
Extraordinary experience
That makes life better
(Lomas, Hefferon, & Ivtzan, 2014, p. 16).
THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY:
The future of wellbeing is looking up
SKYCHOLOGY
THANK YOU
PAUL@THEGINGERCOACH.COM
Cox, D. T. C., Hudson, H. L., Shanahan, D. F., Fuller, R. A., & Gaston, K. J. (2017). The rarity
of direct experiences of nature in an urban population.
Landscape and Urban Planning
,
160
, 79–84.
Lomas, T., Hefferon, K., & Ivtzan, I. (2014).
Applied Positive Psychology: Integrated Positive
Practice
. SAGE Publications Ltd.
Lyubomirsky, S., & Layous, K. (2013). How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-
Being?
Current Directions in Psychological Science
,
22
(1), 57–62.
MacKerron, G., & Mourato, S. (2013). Happiness is greater in natural environments.
Global Environmental Change
,
23
(5), 992–1000.
Matz, C., Stieb, D., Davis, K., Egyed, M., Rose, A., Chou, B., & Brion, O. (2014). Effects of
Age, Season, Gender and Urban-Rural Status on Time-Activity: Canadian Human Activity
Pattern Survey 2 (CHAPS 2).
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health
,
11
(2), 2108–2124.
Schneider, K. J. (2009).
Awakening to awe : personal stories of profound transformation
.
Jason Aronson.
Schneider, K. J. (2017). The resurgence of awe in psychology: Promise, hope, and perils.
Humanistic Psychologist
,
45
(2), 103–108.
Smith, J. A., Flowers, P., & Larkin, M. (2009).
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis:
Theory, Method and Research
. SAGE Publications Ltd.
United Nations. 2018.
(
2018). World Urbanization Prospects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN92srq5jwg
World Health Organisation. (2015). Urban population growth, global health observatory
data. Retrieved 19 February 2019, from
https://www.who.int/gho/urban_health/situation_trends/urban_population_growth_text/
en/
Hi, I’m Paul, and these are the words of Cielo, a participant in a study I recently completed, on “Skychology”, exploring two central questions:
1. What do people experience when they look up at the sky?
2. What role, if any, does the sky play in the experience of wellbeing?
By the end of this talk, you will know:
• What skychology is
• Why it matters
• How we can experience something extraordinary in something as ordinary as the simple act of looking up at the sky
Skychology explores the impact of sky-based interventions on human wellbeing in the context of global urbanization and disconnection from nature. Through scientific endeavors and the understanding of sky interactions, it offers emotional self-regulation, connectedness, awe-inspiring experiences, and psychological benefits. Discover the transformative power of looking up to the sky for a better sense of self and connection to the world around us.
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THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY: SKYCHOLOGY The future of wellbeing is looking up
Global urbanisation (WHO, 2016; UN, 2018) We are disconnecting from nature (Cox et al., 2017; MacKerron & Mourato, 2013; Matz et al., 2014)
Always on Sky-based interventions Available to almost everyone Unlimited by geography & urbanisation
Scientific endeavours To understand and operationalise Interactions with the sky To enhance wellbeing
Seek first to understand, then to be understood Stephen Covey (2004, p. 237) Diagnose before you prescribe Me (just now)
Name* Sex Age Country Occupation Neil M 45 U.K. Currency Trader Aurora F 23 Germany Postgraduate Student Daphne F 31 U.K. Copywriter Cielo F 41 U.K. Psychotherapist *Anonymised
Its one of my needs. Skychology
Its one of my needs. Skychology This is gonna make me feel better.
Its one of my needs. Amazement. Almost every time. Skychology This is gonna make me feel better.
(1) Emotional self-regulation (2) Immediately calming (3) Facilitates mindfulness (clarity & perspective) (4) Connectedness (intrapersonal & interpersonal) (5) Experience of awe / existential curiosity (6) Psychological & physiological wellbeing (7) Negates hedonic adaptation (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013)
(1) Emotional self-regulation (2) Immediately calming (3) Facilitates mindfulness (clarity & perspective) (4) Connectedness (intrapersonal & interpersonal) (5) Experience of awe / existential curiosity (6) Psychological & physiological wellbeing (7) Negates hedonic adaptation
Ordinary activity Extraordinary experience That makes life better (Lomas, Hefferon, & Ivtzan, 2014, p. 16).
THE EXTRAORDINARY IN THE ORDINARY: SKYCHOLOGY The future of wellbeing is looking up
THANK YOU PAUL@THEGINGERCOACH.COM
Cox, D. T. C., Hudson, H. L., Shanahan, D. F., Fuller, R. A., & Gaston, K. J. (2017). The rarity of direct experiences of nature in an urban population. Landscape and Urban Planning, 160, 79 84. Lomas, T., Hefferon, K., & Ivtzan, I. (2014). Applied Positive Psychology: Integrated Positive Practice. SAGE Publications Ltd. Lyubomirsky, S., & Layous, K. (2013). How Do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well- Being? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 22(1), 57 62. MacKerron, G., & Mourato, S. (2013). Happiness is greater in natural environments. Global Environmental Change, 23(5), 992 1000. Matz, C., Stieb, D., Davis, K., Egyed, M., Rose, A., Chou, B., & Brion, O. (2014). Effects of Age, Season, Gender and Urban-Rural Status on Time-Activity: Canadian Human Activity Pattern Survey 2 (CHAPS 2). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(2), 2108 2124.
Schneider, K. J. (2009). Awakening to awe : personal stories of profound transformation. Jason Aronson. Schneider, K. J. (2017). The resurgence of awe in psychology: Promise, hope, and perils. Humanistic Psychologist, 45(2), 103 108. Smith, J. A., Flowers, P., & Larkin, M. (2009). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis: Theory, Method and Research. SAGE Publications Ltd. United Nations. 2018. (2018). World Urbanization Prospects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN92srq5jwg World Health Organisation. (2015). Urban population growth, global health observatory data. Retrieved 19 February 2019, from https://www.who.int/gho/urban_health/situation_trends/urban_population_growth_text/ en/
