Choose Joy Dallas
About this Event
The Choose Joy Dallas experience will be held at Body Jam Essentials, a community space that shares Thea’s desire to create worry-free, heart-centered ecosystems for those seeking to recover, reimagine, and reclaim their right to a joy centered life.
DAY 1 - Saturday, September 5 | 12:15pm-4pm
Through gentle movement, sound, and facilitated conversation we will:
- Define JOY;
- increase joy awareness and embodiment;
- identify and process joy barriers;
- and connect with other joy seekers.
This portion of the CHOOSE JOY EXPERIENCE is curated for you to walk away with a strong intro to joy education and practices that will ripple through your life, sustainably.
The agenda includes:
- A Joy Curated menu by Chef Jenelle for refreshments and nourishment throughout the day
- Somatic Movement Session led by Shannon Louis of Essence of Motion
- Two hour Joy Session with Thea Monyeé (which will include joy swag to keep you focused on your joy journey)
- Sound Bowl Meditation by Jamelia “Jam” Johnson, Founder of Body Jam Essentials
- 20% off your first Joy Session with Thea Monyeé
There will also be opportunities for:
- Connecting with yourself
- Connecting with other joy seekers
- Archiving your experience
- Receiving a sustainable joy starter set for anyone who desires to create a life where joy is their metric.
DAY 2 - Sunday, September 6 | 4pm-6pm
We will narrow our focus to address a recurring joy barrier Thea has encountered in her work with clients and communities: Generational Love Wounds.
How to Feed the Raven: A Conversation about Disinheriting Love Scarcity, will be anchored by Thea’s third and most recent unconventional memoir, To Be (Black), Wild & Loved. Thea and Stephanie Ghoston Paul, recovering lawyer turned internationally recognized speaker, TEDx presenter, racial justice facilitator, leadership doula, and host of the podcast Take Nothing When I Die, will explore the social, generational, and inherited love wounds that keep us from moving into the fullness of our capacity for joy.
Join us for a tender conversation exploring how we can begin to address and surrender those wounds in exchange for a greater capacity for joy.
This agenda will include:
- Signed copy of To Be Black, WIld & Loved
- Q&A with author & guest
- Curated joy refreshments
Investment:
- Full weekend: $333
- Day 1 only: $222
- Day 2 only: $111
About the facilitator:
After years of experience as a marriage and family therapist specializing in diversity and decolonization of mental health, along with her experience as an artist, podcaster, and writer, Thea Monyeé shifted her focus to joy education and advocacy as a path of self and collective liberation through her company MarleyAyo. From The Blacker The Brain, to Shaping The Shift Podcast, to Hold Us Sacred Retreats, her work consistently centers the co-creation of sustainable healing and liberation practices rooted in joy and connection.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 120.16 to USD 360.47
