Anxiety is painful, stifling, and exhausting.

Meditation is an ancient technique, supported by research, that cracks open the window into your stuffy, ruminating mind, allowing in fresh air, a cool breeze, and the spaciousness of possibilities.

Joy is waiting for you on the other side of your anxiety. Let’s take the trip together.

READY TO START YOUR JOURNEY?

This program is for you if…

  • You frequently feel trapped in your own mind, ruminating on things outside of your control

  • You are ready to commit (or re-commit) to a regular practice but it needs to fit your crazy schedule and be accessible and digestible

  • You know you “should” mediate to alleviate your anxiety but you find watching your breath boring and too hard

  • You are seeking a deeper, longer-lasting solution to your relentless anxiety beyond just “taking deep breaths” and/or “letting it go”

Imagine if…

  • You could ground, settle, and find ease with proven techniques on a daily basis

  • You could put yourself back to sleep when your worries wake you up

  • You could move through your day with more spaciousness and joy, no matter what curveballs life throws at you

  • You could “flip” anxious thoughts to explore the potent energy source of your underlying desires.

By using the tools you learn in this experience, you will feel more empowered in the face of your anxiety and have the capacity to meet the challenges in your life with more equanimity and joy.

Program Overview

An online experience utilizing ancient wisdom and evidenced-based tools of mindfulness, journaling, and community to unravel places of stuckness and rewire your mind to experience more joy - each and every day.

  • Practical, accessible techniques to begin or deepen a regular meditation practice

  • How to find space within your mind so that you are less owned by your anxious thoughts feelings

  • What joy and ease actually feel like in your body, and how to cultivate these states

  • How to keep these practices going for the long haul - no matter what arises in your life.

In this experience you will learn…

  • Access to life-changing, bite-sized instructional videos (5-20 mins each) that are digestible, clear, and on-demand.

  • Guided video and audio meditations, utilizing the practice focused on in that week’s lesson.

  • Custom journal prompts to help you go deeper into your self-understanding and practice

  • A lasting community via Whatsapp for accountability and connection - even after the experience is over.

By signing up, you will get:

Program Details

Watch the life-changing short teaching modules on your own time. Modules include audio and visual graphic elements as well as closed captioning and transcripts to match YOUR learning style

Practice with the corresponding meditation videos/audio recordings to bring the teachings into your daily life

Journal in response to the prompts to gain more insights and open up new understandings of the material

$297.00
One time
$160.00
For 2 months

What previous CHOOSE JOY participants are saying

  • "So glad I did this class. Yael explained new concepts in a way that was engaging and accessible and helped me find language for what I've been feeling. It absolutely lived up to its name of Choosing Joy - just choosing to do this class was an exercise in self-care for me and I absolutely walked away with tools to uncover, experience, and practice finding joy."

  • “I LOVED the idea that joy is something that is always there when we pull back the curtain and let ourselves feel it. And I realized that after 5 years of working to name, notice, allow emotions, I had never focused on naming positive emotions.”

  • “Our suffering can feel incredibly isolating at times. I was grateful for the opportunity to better understand the factors and forces that spark and prolong suffering and to realize that they are common to the human experience.”

  • “Committing to more informal practice was powerful and made me notice the endless chatter in my mind. I keep coming back to the question of ‘what am I afraid to feel?’ It is a great reminder in those moments that I am allowing myself to get lost in useless scrolling.”

About your teacher

Hi! My name is Yael Shy, I’m an award-winning author and CEO of the industry-leading Mindfulness Consulting. I have been featured on Good Morning America, CBS News and in Time Magazine and the Harvard Business Review. In addition to my workshops and individual clients, I consult for major corporations and universities, including Proctor and Gamble, Columbia University, and NYU.  Deeply passionate about the transformative power of mindfulness, I have over 20 years of practice experience in Zen, Jewish, and secular meditation contexts.

Why I do this:

Meditation changed my life when I was 19 years old and my anxiety had grown so out of control I was having 2-3 full-fledged panic attacks per week. Social anxiety kept me from making friends, dating or going to gatherings without the excessive use of alcohol and drugs, and yet I was terribly lonely.  I never thought I could find a way out of my pain. Through mindfulness, meditation and therapy, I did. Although I still get anxious and lonely, these emotions no longer control my life or stop me from connecting with others or taking risks. It is now my life’s purpose to support others to uncover their inherent worth and capacity for deep joy through mindfulness. 

I have seen this course change lives and I can’t wait to see how it helps to alleviate your anxiety, stress, and overwhelm and bring you more lasting joy.

CHOOSE JOY CURRICULUM

  • You will explore the WHY behind your decision to sign up for this program and let it motivate you to design and commit (or re-commit) to a meditation/journaling practice path over the next few weeks to nurture and support your growth.

  • You will learn how to create space around anxious thoughts and stories by dropping into the body and the senses. These somatic practices will bring more ease in times of stress and panic, as well as retrain the mind to perceive pleasure and joy more regularly in daily life.

  • You will unpack some of the building blocks of suffering and anxiety in your life. These include pushing away that which you don’t like (and grasping things you do), denying change, and believing that you are separate and alone. You will look inward to see where you engage with these painful mental processes, and begin to use the transformative power of accepting and allowing in order to experience more ease and freedom.

  • You will learn how to process difficult emotions, such as anxiety and overwhelm, without repressing them or being overrun by them. You will learn the liberating method called RAIN (Recognize, Allow, Inquire, Nourish) and apply it to your life.

  • You will map joy in your life and explore the Buddhist conceptions of joy as happiness vs joy as ease. You will identify the full range of practices and approaches that open YOU up to joy, rather than anxiety, in any given situation. You will also be guided through a reflective closing exercise to chart you course to more learning and growing.

This experience is for busy, real people at every stage of life and meditation experience to re-boot, re-charge, and connect to who you really are. You deserve a break from your anxiety.

You deserve to be free.

FAQs

What makes this experience different from other meditation classes?

There are lots of meditation classes out there. Choose Joy stands out because the instruction is rooted in REAL LIFE- with actionable lessons and tools to take into your every day. This class transforms you from being the kind of person who always says you "should" meditate to the person that DOES meditate. Lively teachings, thoughtful journaling prompts, and audio and video meditations will help the material sink in. Plus, even though you are learning the material on your own, you get a supportive community cheering you on and lifting you up as you make these changes in your life. You will learn how to apply the MULTIPLE tools you gain to get off the daily treadmill of stress and anxiety to experience more ease - each and every day.

Is this just for beginners or just for experienced meditators?

This program is appropriate for everyone no matter your meditation background! Beginners will have videos laying out step-by-step instructions, and seasoned practitioners will be given tools and guidance to deepen and expand their practice.

Do you offer financial assistance?

Money can be stressful. And I wonder how much your stress and anxiety have already cost you? Medical bills for stress-related issues? Missed days at work? Purchases for short-term pain relief? I have seen this Choose Joy change lives. I know this is possible for you, too. This is an investment in your well-being, and it will pay dividends.

That being said, we have payment plans and offer financial aid if you are struggling. Please email: info@mindfulnessconsulting.net

Are these teachings based in a specific tradition or lineage?

Much of what Yael teaches has Buddhist roots, filtered through her Jewish meditation experience, but you certainly do not have to be Buddhist or Jewish (or any religion or background at all) to participate! These teachings are accessible and clear with no confusing jargon or previous experience required.

I’m not sure if this experience is for me. Can I try it and get my money back if not?

Yes! We are so sure you will feel inspired and transformed by the content and community that you have 7 days after the course begins to receive a full refund (minus administrative fees). **No refunds are available after 7 days post-purchased date.

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS?

Email us at info@mindfulnessconsulting.net

Embark on your mindfulness journey, today.