Embodied Joy
“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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”!
When, Where & What-Not
December:
Metabolizing and Composting 2025
This month’s session will center around mindful retrospective. Using the 4 seasons as our perspective for discovery, we’ll harvest and integrate insights from the year. This session will primarily lean on small and large group work.
Through our activities we’ll examine questions like:
What did you learn? 🧠
What challenges did you overcome? 🏔️
What are you releasing? 🍂
What seeds will you nurture? 🌱
When, Where & What-Not
When
Wednesday December 10, 2025 | 6:30-7:30pm | Room 1
Where
The Phinney Neighborhood Association Blue Building
6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103
Head into the main entrance of the building - our room will be on the left!
Investment
Donation based/Pay what you can 💙🌈
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