- 4-week Course
Feed Your head
You know what they say: ‘Take care of your body, it’s the only place where you have to live’.
We love this quote and would add — take care of your mind, too.
We believe that our minds have so much power, they hold the key to achieving our goals. But to access this power we need to tap into what makes our minds tick and, in a sense, become its master. This is where a plant-powered, health-driven lifestyle comes to play…
200+ various vegan recipes & meal plan you'll love
Created for You by Professional Chefs
OVER the four weeks you will
Learn to show up for yourself—with compassion and self-respect
Become more at ease with the world, even when things get crazy
Explore the tools of coaching, yoga, breathwork, meditation & nature therapy
Learn how to combine these tools to feel more authentic, joyful & alive
With The Happy Mind Challenge you will get
Each week you will receive recipes, meal plans, educational content, live Q&As & practical videos
Mindfulness
Build a transformative mindfulness routine that fits your schedule with the pre-recorded sessions with Gerry.
Nutrition & Meal Plans
Choose from 200 plant-based, ridiculously yummy recipes to transform your mind & body, your gut microbiome's gonna flip!
Movement
Enjoy the pre-recorded yoga & breathwork classes with Hannah to find comfort in your mind & body.
coaching & Support
Always feel supported by our fantastic online community — and by the weekly live Q&As with our coaches.
Nature Therapy
Indulge in the soothing benefits of the Nature Therapy with Dr Gemma Newman — like forest bathing & more
Online Community
Become part of a moderated community where you can share your struggles, your successes and get support from people in the same boat as you.
When you join the Happy Menopause course, you will get a yearly access our membership platform, Healthy Living. It’s a digital space to learn, to be inspired, to meet like minded people, to discover delicious healthy recipes and to have fun on your health journey.
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?
- Welcome to the Happy Mind challenge
- Happy Mind pillars
- Meet your team
- Live Q&A’s
- Store cupboard ingredients
- Logging your starting point
- Happy Mind with Gerry
- 900 months
- 98 year old self
- 8 year old self
- guided meditation for 8 year old self
- Identifying limiting habits
- Happy Mind Workbook
- D&S Lifestyle
- Your Gut and your mind
- Sleep
- Food
- Movement
- Our Mediation Journey
- Loose connections
- Thoughts on Sucess
- Nature – Gemma
- Importance of nature
- Yoga & Breathwork – Hannah
- Happy Mind with Gerry Hussey
- Presence
- Breaking up with Past
- Becoming the Observer
- Visualisation
- Guided Medidation – Week 2
- Happy Mind Workbook
- D&S Lifestyle
- Sleep
- Morning routines
- Progress over perfection
- Embracing discomfort
- Reconnecting and building community
- Nature – Gemma
- A green perspective
- Yoga & Breathwork – Hannah
- Happy Mind with Gerry Hussey
- Power of freedom of choice
- Redfining sucess
- The 4 Agreements
- The power of gratitude
- Guided Medidation – Week 3
- Happy Mind Workbook
- D&S Lifestyle
- Sleep caffeine and alcohol
- stress
- purpose and passion
- Food and your shape
- The selfish reason we started the HP
- Nature – Gemma
- Power of plants
- Yoga & Breathwork – Hannah
- Happy Mind with Gerry Hussey
- Identifying your why
- Create your future
- Guideded visualastiona
- Making lasting change
- Waht is working
- Guided med. week 4
- Happy Mind Workbook
- D&S Lifestyle
- Digital Minimalism
- Findingyour tribe
- Food and your sexual health
- Giving yourself permission to be happy
- Tips for sleeping better
- Nature – Gemma
- The Blue Mind
- Yoga & Breathwork – Hannah
See what our students have to say
My favourite part was the cooking. I had eaten a lot of vegan food before but it was often quite unhealthy, so it was great to learn how to make healthy plant based recipes. I really liked a lot of the breakfast recipes as there were so many different varieties. I really liked the Q&A's as even though I didn't ask any questions, it was really useful to hear others' questions that I hadn't even thought of and the lads or Gerry's answers.
So much to choose from, meditation, breathe work, yoga on top of all the other content. I really enjoyed it. I was always a bit afraid of going plant based, I was always afraid of thinking I would miss eggs or dairy but it was such a revelation for me to see I didn't. There were so much options and variety. Focusing on less screen time really resonated as well. I learned so much and hope to keep it up.
Going wholefood plant based is the best thing that ever happened to me. For me it's a no brainer. I don't have the lows anymore, my emotions used to be up and down, now I feel far more calm. My sleep is so much better, my mood is so much better, I used to eat so much dairy and it shocks me the difference since giving it up...Everyone is in this together. When you are opening yourself up you need a safe environment and that is what the Happy Mind was.
Learn On The Go
Access the challenge anytime, from anywhere and on any device!
- Apple & Android Mobile "The Happy Pear" App
- Desktop & Tablet Web Version
- Downloadable Materials To Print
Meet Your Instructors
Gerry Hussey
performance psychologist
Coined 'The Soul Coach'. He has been in the human health and performance field for almost 20 years.
Gerry has been at the forefront of building high performance teams and individuals in Olympic and Professional, sport and corporate organisations.
David & Stephen Flynn
Founders of The Happy Pear
Dave & Steve are plant-based chefs with over 40 million views on their recipes on YouTube.
They are bestselling authors with restaurants, shops and a wide range of vegan products on sale across Ireland.
Dr Gemma Newman
Registered GP
Dr Gemma has a specialist interest in women's health and nutrition.
She has worked in medicine for 15 years and is the Senior Partner at a family medical practice. During The Happy Mind Challenge she'll teach you the neuroscience & psychology behind the Nature Therapy — like fractals, forest bathing & more.
Hannah Staunton
Certified Yoga Teacher and training Yoga Therapist
Hannah has practiced and trained in many styles of yoga from Hatha, Anusara and Yin Yoga and is currently taking a two year 580 hour Diploma in Yoga Therapy at The Minded Institute in London, to work specifically using yoga as a therapeutic tool for mental and physical health and wellbeing.
F.A.Q
You will have access to the course content for 12 months from date of purchase, you can complete this course at any point within this timeframe, so you don’t need to follow along live.
Yes, this it is fine. Our Courses are self-led. This means that you can do it when it suits you and you have 12 weeks to complete it.
We generally advise anyone going to the effort of doing this course to eliminate alcohol but it’s not the be all and end all. If alcohol makes you eat more veg then the odd glass of Rioja is fine by us! Just be mindful of the foods you’re craving the day after alcohol intake. Keep them whole-food and plant-based, and you’ll be grand. Two exceptions are rum and dessert wines. These are both high in FODMAPs, so best avoided during the course.
There is a companion workbook which goes along with the challenge to help you answer questions and keep you on track.
Gluten containing foods present on The Happy Mind Challenge can be replaced with gluten-free options or omitted completely.
Disclaimer:
We will do our best to make this experience fun, engaging, and impactful. We hope that you enjoy learning from us and the team of experts that we work with. Please remember that our courses are purely educational and designed for adults who have good general health. Taking part is designed to be a supportive and positive experience, but doing a course is no substitute for seeing your own family doctor or specialist. If you have any ongoing health problems or have symptoms that are worrying you, then please make an appointment to talk with your GP for individual medical advice. This is incredibly important.
As you might expect, food plays a big part in this journey. The meal plans and recipes that we use on all of our courses are designed to be healthy, lower in fat, and higher in fibre. If you are concerned that this type of eating isn’t suitable for you, then please talk to your own doctor or specialist before you make any changes. We are here to support you every step of the way, remember, take it one day at a time. Be kind to yourself, there really is no such thing as perfection.