Living Joyfully
with Vanessa Zoltan
Thursdays, June 6th - 27th
8:30-10:00 pm ET
Course description
Join Vanessa Zoltan for four weeks of reflection on how to bring more joy to the every day. For the month of June, we will come together every Thursday night on Zoom to consider for ourselves: What is joy? What relationship do I want to have with it? Where am I missing opportunities to bring a joyful spirit to my daily life?
Each week, we'll begin with a journal prompt, followed by a conversation focused on an aspect of joy (i.e. connection, pleasure, satisfaction and ecstasy). We will then do a sacred reading practice to see what meaning we can glean from texts about joy and the week’s more specific theme.
If you know you need this kind of self-reflection, but struggle to hold time and space for it, this class is for you. This kind of internal work is often easier to perform and regard seriously when it’s undertaken with like-minded community. Through four weeks of supportive, collaborative work, Vanessa and your classmates will help you build intention and develop the rituals you need to move towards more joyful living.
The overview
Tuition:
full price: $150
can’t quite afford full price: $100
Registration Details: As soon as you buy your ticket, you will receive an email from programs@notsorryproductions.com confirming your spot and sharing the Zoom link for the class.
Please note that this email address could become lost in your spam folder, so it would be helpful if you add it to your address book.
Dates: Thursdays from 8:30 to 10 pm ET for four weeks, from June 6th-June 27th, 2024.
Recording: Classes will be recorded for later viewing, but the course is best experienced if you attend each session live.
Questions? Email Courtney at programs@notsorryproductions.com with any questions!
More Info
This class follows the structure and spirit of Vanessa’s previous winter class: Living Courageously. In testimonials, participants from that course reflected on their favorite part of class:
“The prompts for journaling and small group discussion were excellent, and I loved the sacred reading practice.”
“Being led through reflection by Vanessa. She’s a pedagogical rock star. Even with 70 Zoom participants I felt seen.”
“Honestly, the best part of this course for me was that I took time for myself. And with that - probably the most helpful parts were the personal times to reflect and write, that really allowed me to bring myself into the opportunities in this course.”
By processing in community, we hope each participant leaves with satisfying reflections and a confident sense of how they want joy to feature in their lives.
Faculty bio
Vanessa Zoltan - Instructor - she/her
Vanessa Zoltan is CEO of Not Sorry Productions. She is the co-host of three podcasts: Harry Potter & the Sacred Text, The Real Question and Hot & Bothered. She is also the founder of their pilgrimage project: Common Ground. Vanessa is trained as an atheist chaplain and has her MDiv from Harvard Divinity School. She also got her Masters in Nonprofit Management from the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a BA in English from Washington University in St. Louis. She worked in the education sector for 10 years. She is the author of Praying with Jane Eyre; Reflections on Reading as a Sacred Practice (Penguin, 2021) and has been published in The Paris Review, Salon and other publications. Her work has been covered on CNN and in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe and many other sources.
Norah Murphy - TA - she/her
Norah is the teaching assistant for "What Matters." She received her BA in English from Harvard College, and her M.Phil in Irish Writing from Trinity College Dublin. She was previously an intern on Hot & Bothered, and she now works in publishing. When she’s not reading for work, she’s reading for pleasure and finding excuses to bake cake.