Raising joy: Micro-interventions for boosting joy

Today I am grateful for attending a session offered by SickKids Center for Community Mental Health titled "Raising joy: Micro-interventions for boosting joy". The session was hosted and coordinated by Alice Wright and facilitated by Dr. Ellen Choi. I appreciate and recognize the significance of today's session for a variety of reasons, for instance:

• The session was proposed virtually, highly convenient to join, no need to travel, take TTC or formally dressed up. You just need to check internet connectivity

• The session was positively interactive and engaging with a variety of prompts, breakout rooms reflection, welcome exercise, questionnaires, reflection activities, gratitude call and singing a song. I was hooked and enjoying the theme of the session

• Today's notion and learning from the session regarding raising joy-micro-interventions for boosting joy and session commenced with a question such as:

• What made you bring here today? People shared their thoughts and perspectives

• Welcome exercise by Alicia Rodriguez. She initiated with a breathing exercise, stretches and body movements 

• Rules of engagement were discussed such as enjoyment before the caution, all feelings are welcome, everyone deserves to be joyful and if you can't talk, can leave breakout room

• What does life look like on step 10 or perfect 10? Reflected on this question in the breakout room

• What emotions did you experience on step 10 or perfect 10? Attendees shared their views and thoughts

• How can you relate that emotion to the physical body? People share their thinking 

• What is joy?

• 50 shades of joy 

• Neurological expression of joy

• Proposal vs Defensive network

• Barriers to joy

• Worry, stress, anger and sadness liked with it

• Social media and news

• Affiliative joy 

• Micro - Interventions

• Share one gratitude, one desire and one bragging

• Music therapy

• Singing stimulates the vagus nerve

• Jen Hui (singing coach) joined the session and everyone sing along

• Expressing gratitude. Someone voluntarily called her coworker for expressing gratitude

• This is my incredible journey with SickKids CCMH, I learned the science behind joy and happiness. Find sessions, training, webinars or lectures that soothes your personal, social and professional needs is the thought of the day

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