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The Frequency of Happiness

The Frequency of Happiness
Prologue: the evening the music changed
Reader’s guide: research, assumptions and philosophy
What Is an Inner State?
The Inner-State Cycle
Sound and music: choosing what you hear
Food and the Gut-Brain Axis
The Body and Clothing
Breath and the Nervous System
Light, Rhythm, and Environment
The larger question: what supports your wellbeing?
Polyvagal theory: considering safety
Stoicism: the Dichotomy of Control
Love and the urge for contact
Attachment and Codependency
Buddhism: Detachment Is Not Indifference
Osho: loneliness and being alone
Deida: personal direction within a relationship
Tolle: thoughts and recurring pain
Frankl: the will to meaning
Internal Family Systems: language for inner conflict
The Hedonic Treadmill
Tantra: making room for feelings
Byron Katie and non-duality: examining thoughts
Putting the perspectives side by side
The two pillars in daily life
Epilogue: another evening
Sources and editorial notes
Contents
The Frequency of Happiness
Publication details
Dedication
About the authors

The Frequency of Happiness

What you feel, what you influence and what matters to you

Jeanette & Bastiaan

Luminous · 2026

The Frequency of Happiness · Luminous