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 of intentional joy.
Think of each session as a group coaching experience that has courage, compassion, and collaboration as its bedrock.
From that foundation, we’ll play. We’ll explore. We’ll make mistakes and celebrate.
Each session will be slightly different, but expect to engage in activities that will give you fresh perspectives, make you laugh, and all around uplift your spirits.
Activities could include: partner/group sharing, movement games, embodiment & mindfulness practices, laughter yoga
Why I built this event
The world is giving us innumerable reasons to be sorrowful, downtrodden, or outraged.
Fuck that.
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 in the face of adversity.
Where When What-Not
Monthly on X day
Tentatively The Phinney Neighborhood Association Blue Building
PS: You might be wondering, who’s that cute kid up top? That’s 3 year old me. :)
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