Contact Rebecca at: thecenterofjoy@gmail.com
For dates of all classes & events, see the center of joy calendar.
Start your
day with the Morning Levity Call!
8am EST (712-432-3900; 6071292#).
Laughter in prison? Watch Rebecca's Pecha Kucha talk (20 slides, 20 seconds a slide): "Laughing for No Reason in Prison".
How does celebration shape our experience of life? (And what does it have to do with prisons, death and latrines?!) Listen to Rebecca on Katie West's "The Levity Life" show.
Want to be your very own Center of Joy? Recieve a copy of Rebecca's "Top 12 for 2012"!
Related Links:
For dates of all classes & events, see the center of joy calendar.
Start your
day with the Morning Levity Call! 8am EST (712-432-3900; 6071292#).
Laughter in prison? Watch Rebecca's Pecha Kucha talk (20 slides, 20 seconds a slide): "Laughing for No Reason in Prison".
How does celebration shape our experience of life? (And what does it have to do with prisons, death and latrines?!) Listen to Rebecca on Katie West's "The Levity Life" show.
Want to be your very own Center of Joy? Recieve a copy of Rebecca's "Top 12 for 2012"!
Related Links:
- "Conscious Dance of Rhode Island" Be part of the spirited, free-form dance community in the Ocean State. Includes calendar of local classes & events!
- "Insights for Outside Yogis" Rebecca's blog re., yoga offerings behind bars.
- "Songs by IX Tortuga" Simple introspective songs for the contemplative journey.
the center of joy
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"If you can't stand in the center of joy,
see if you can stand a little closer to it..."
see if you can stand a little closer to it..."
Divya Epstein-Lubow
Laughter, song, dance and play are four essential ways human beings express and share joy. This site is dedicated to the cultivation of these expressions as a conscious choice to move towards the center of our own joy, the joy which is our true nature.
Grounded in wise hearted contemplative practice, this conscious cultivation of joy becomes not only a celebration of life, but our sadhana (our inner spiritual practice) as well as our offering to the world.
Grounded in wise hearted contemplative practice, this conscious cultivation of joy becomes not only a celebration of life, but our sadhana (our inner spiritual practice) as well as our offering to the world.
I offer this 
site as a place to share my own exploration of a path that joyfully integrates laughter and movement with mindfulness and meditation.
site as a place to share my own exploration of a path that joyfully integrates laughter and movement with mindfulness and meditation.I believe that consciously stepping towards our own unconditional "center of joy" expands beyond the personal. We deepen our connection with others, sharing in the delights and the paradoxes of being alive. We create more space to hold our suffering and that of the world with equanimity. We begin to live more out of wonder than complaint and act more out of love than reactivity.
I am a long time vipassana meditator and a certified teacher in yoga, Laughter Yoga and JourneyDance. While I have degrees in Economics and Public Administration and have worked in a variety of educational, non-profit and international settings, I am a teacher at heart. Mostly I love to laugh, sing, dance, and play. I truly hope you will join me...
-- Rebecca Foster
Providence, RI
Rebecca presenting at the 2010 All America
Laughter Yoga Conference.
Banner Photos
1) RJF & other laughing yogis at the American School of Laughter Yoga Leader Training, NYC, March, 2009. Photo by Jordan Hollender Photography.
2) RJF in Shavaasana in the RIARange Labyrinth, Elk Bend, Idaho, September 2008. Sixty-six foot "Chartres" labyrinth built by RJF in 2005. Photo by Joseph Lusi.
3) RJF & other dancing yogis at JourneyDance Teacher Training, Kripalu, November 2009. Photo by Evelyn Davis.
1) RJF & other laughing yogis at the American School of Laughter Yoga Leader Training, NYC, March, 2009. Photo by Jordan Hollender Photography.
2) RJF in Shavaasana in the RIARange Labyrinth, Elk Bend, Idaho, September 2008. Sixty-six foot "Chartres" labyrinth built by RJF in 2005. Photo by Joseph Lusi.
3) RJF & other dancing yogis at JourneyDance Teacher Training, Kripalu, November 2009. Photo by Evelyn Davis.
New & Upcoming
For dates of all classes and events, see the center of joy calendar.
For dates of all classes and events, see the center of joy calendar.
HOT OFF THE PRESSES:
Top 12 for 2012! This year's list offers 12 ways to be your very own Center of Joy. Enjoy!
Providence Laughter Club! Laugh, breathe and be merry... 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7:30-
8:30pm, FREE, at the Providence Institute (Jewelry District).
JourneyDance at Eyes Experience the spirit of yoga and the soul of dance! Stay tuned for 2012 schedule...
Center of Joy Coaching Powerful medicine for modern times. "Fabulous!"
Certified Laughter Yoga Leader Training Learn to give the gift of laughter! April 14-15
Congratulations to the 7 new Laughter Yoga Leaders from the December 2011 training!
