Embodied Joy

Embodied Joy is a co-created community practice centered on cultivating intentional joy.

The world is giving us innumerable reasons to be sorrowful, downtrodden, or outraged. 

We need joy to fuel our inner resilience. It’s a courageous act to stare down challenges and adversities and say “I will not let you beat me down.”

I am inspired by my father to offer these workshops. At the core, his life was characterized by his ability to endure great hardship yet maintain a positive outlook.

In the final weeks of his 10 year journey with prostate cancer, I have a treasured memory of him sitting on the apartment porch, looking out on the city below, and singing Glen Campbell’s Rhinestone Cowboy with a smile on his face.

He was literally singing into the face of death itself. How badass is that?

Let’s take a page out of his book and bolster our spirits together.

We’ll share 👬👭

We’ll laugh 😂

We’ll play 🧚‍♀️

(PS: That’s 3 year old me up there in the banner, not a random clip-art kid 😄)

Details

Each session will be structured a little differently, but the core of our practice will consist of:

• Checking in and group agreements

• Thematic guided partner and/or group activities

• Mindful sharing and listening

• Laughter Yoga – The intersection of silliness, breathing practice, and improvisation. An uproariously good time. No, you don’t need to wear stretchy pants - we won’t be doing yoga postures like a typical “yoga class”!

February: Compassion

With so much flying around demanding our attention outwards and downwards, I’d love us to turn our attention towards compassion this month’s session. Not to put our heads in the sand, but rather as a way to more skillfully meet these times.

You have probably noticed. Division. Conflict. Confusion. These are the flavors that define our zeitgeist. I’m not pointing these out to be doom-and-gloom. Rather, I point them out as an opportunity.

Although the world touts division, could we cultivate connection?

Where our culture propagates conflict, could we nurture peace?

While confusion runs amok, could we develop clarity?

These are the questions that have inspired me for this month’s Embodied Joy. If that feels like 🚨WHOA… BIG STUFF! 🚨Don’t worry, I have felt that way too! I’ll be guiding us to make it bite-sized and tangible.

Think about it this way: we aren’t gathering to solve the world’s problems, but instead to calm our own heart-minds. And in so calming, affecting positive change not just in ourselves, but in our communities.

As my mentors have told me repeatedly, these practices are simple but not easy. I will tell you from experience though… They are certainly easier when practiced together!

This session will include:

• Gentle movement, yoga, and practices to calm the nervous system 🧘‍♀️

• Guided meditation ☮️

• Reflection, sharing, and take-away activities 👭👬

When, Where, & What-Not

When

Wednesday February 11, 2026 | 7:00-8:15ish

Where

Wecelium Community Space

4401 Fremont Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103

Investment

Donation based/Pay what you can 💙🌈