Zen of Joy Workbook
Congratulations!
…on your decision to access your authentic joy! You have taken the first step.
As you continue to practice and play with the protocols from The Zen of Joy, you will be able to build a solid foundation to build your Inner Home of Joy.
This Zen of Joy Workbook will give you additional tools to support your Sacred Journey of Joy.
Here you will find:
* The Thymus Thump. This simple process helps to boost your immune system and can even help to prevent colds and flus from taking hold.
* The Six Healing Sounds video. This is a qigong practice to clear stagnant energy from the organs. You may choose to incorporate this practice into your daily routine.
* “Laughing Your Way to Joy” video. This is a 10 minute Laughter Yoga session. You can choose to laugh whenever you want.
* The Heart Match De-Stress Kit. This is a 15-page guide with helpful practices to manage stress during challenging times.
* Quotes from The Zen of Joy. These you may choose to print out, carry with you to refer to regularly. Choosing to read a quote a few times a day means you are choosing to strengthen the tie between you and your Authentic Joy.
* The Zen of Joy “How Joyous Are You?” Questionnaire. You may choose to come back to the questionnaire regularly to track your progress.
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The Thymus Thump: Boost Your Immunity, Anytime, Anywhere
This simple process helps to boost your immune system and can even help to prevent colds and flus from taking hold. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNlTn2nn0Ec
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The Six Healing Sounds video. This is a qigong practice to clear stagnant energy from the organs. You may choose to incorporate this practice into your daily routine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORqUg4BAROY
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“Laughing Your Way to Joy” video. This is a 10 minute Laughter Yoga session with me that you may choose to incorporate into your daily routine. (Eventually…don’t get overwhelmed. It is all a step by step process. Do what you can and make it fun.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31qLT-DuNA4
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Heart Math De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times
“We all know that millions of people are experiencing extra stress. Much outgoing care and compassion is needed to help ease the emotional pain that so many are increasingly experiencing. Doc Childre, founder of HeartMath, a leading stress research institute, has written a free booklet De-Stress Kit for the Changing Times that provides a few simple practices to help people intercept and manage stress during this period of challenge and uncertainty.” Click here to get your free copy: http://www.heartmath.org/free-services/downloads/de-stress-kit-for-the-changing-times.html
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Zen of Joy Quotes
Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change. Life’s too short to be anything…but happy. – Anonymous
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Your Treasure House is in yourself, it contains all you need. –Hui Hai
When I am happy, I see the happiness in others. When I am depressed, I notice that people’s eyes look sad. When I am weary, I see the world as boring and unattractive. -Steve Chandler
Don’t move the way fear makes you move.
Move the way love makes you move.
Move the way joy makes you move. -Osho
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you. -Oscar Wilde
If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability. -Henry Ford
This planet has – or rather had – a problem, which was this: most of the people living on it were unhappy for pretty much of the time. Many solutions were suggested for this problem, but most of these were largely concerned with the movements of small green pieces of paper, which is odd because on the whole it wasn’t the small green pieces of paper that were unhappy. -Douglas Adams (Author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
The most wasted of days is one without laughter. -e.e. cummings.
Laughter is an instant vacation. -Milton Berle
The world always looks brighter from behind a smile. -Author Unknown
Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. -Mother Teresa
“A smile can brighten the darkest day.” -Author Unknown
All the principles of heaven and earth are living inside you. Life itself is truth, and this will never change. Everything in heaven and earth breathes. Breath is the thread that ties creation together.-Morihei Ueshiba, Founder of Aikido
“Find patience in the breath of life.” -Ryunosuke Satoro
“Giving is the secret of a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has of encouragement, sympathy and understanding.” -John D. Rockefeller
“Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Einstein
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive. Find a way to be thankful for your troubles and they can become your blessings. -Author Unknown
Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more by giving it away to others. -Brian Tracy
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. –Seneca
One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. -Abraham Maslow
Embrace the unpredictable and unexpected. It is the path to the infinitely creative in you. – Deepak Chopra
Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind. –Rudyard Kipling
Words have set whole nations in motion. Give me the right word and the right accent and I will move the world. –Joseph Conrad
The warrior is never available. Never is he standing on the street waiting to be clobbered.” –Robert S. de Ropp in The Warrior’s Way
“The Angel of Success is a demanding mistress… . In order to capture her, you need to incorporate an atmosphere of ease.” -Chin Ning Chu
“Life was never meant to deprive us of having fun; rather our fear of survival puts us on an endless treadmill of monotonous existence. Give up the desire to survive, so you can know the ecstasy of thriving.” – Chin-Ning Chu.
“The lack of love is a greater risk to our health and longevity than smoking.” -John Robbins
“Questions provide the key to unlocking our unlimited potential. Quality questions create a quality life. Successful people ask better questions, and as a result, they get better answers.” -Tony Robbins
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“How Joyous Am I” Questionnaire
This is modeled after the tests that researchers use to determine people’s happiness levels.
The difference here is we are looking at your level of “Authentic Joy” which is not dependent on outside circumstances.
As Laughter Yoga Founder (The Giggling Guru) Dr. Madan Kataria points out: Happiness is determined by outside circumstances while Joy is internal and independent of anything that happens to us.
In rating yourself, think about how each question applies to you most of the time.
Rate each statement on a scale of 1 to 5:
1 = I never feel this
2 = I occasionally feel this
3 = I sometimes feel this
4 = I feel this most of the time
5 = I feel this strongly almost all the time
1. I often feel a warm glow in my belly that causes an inner smile, like a sweet fragrance spreading all over my body.
1 2 3 4 5
2. I feel ease around money.
1 2 3 4 5
3. I often laugh for no reason. I usually laugh for 10 to 15 minutes daily.
1 2 3 4 5
4. My heart often feels like it is smiling.
1 2 3 4 5
5. I often take deep breaths and feel a release of tension (daily).
1 2 3 4 5
6. I celebrate my accomplishments many times a day.
1 2 3 4 5
7. My posture allows me to feel confident throughout the day.
1 2 3 4 5
8. I forgive transgressions immediately when they happen.
1 2 3 4 5
9. I meditate at least 10 minutes every day.
1 2 3 4 5
10. I have a way to actually enjoy standing in line (grocery store, bank, etc.)
1 2 3 4 5
11. Every day I express gratitude for the many blessing I have.
1 2 3 4 5
12. I feel myself unfolding into my greatest good by following my intuition.
1 2 3 4 5
13. I feel my prayers are answered.
1 2 3 4 5
14. Any negative beliefs I have are being released now.
1 2 3 4 5
15. I often break out into song and don’t care what others think about my voice.
1 2 3 4 5
16. I get a great thrill from daily giving, whether of actual gifts or praise or appreciation of others.
1 2 3 4 5
17. I get great joy from challenging myself often to step out of my comfort zone.
1 2 3 4 5
18. I am getting optimum benefit from my exercise program.
1 2 3 4 5
19. I practice expressing myself clearly and powerfully regularly.
1 2 3 4 5
20. When problems or challenges pop up, I embrace them and love the process of solving them.
1 2 3 4 5
21. I deeply love and appreciate myself and express that to myself daily.
1 2 3 4 5
22. I love and appreciate my family and friends and express that to them daily.
1 2 3 4 5
23. I do not beat myself up. I instead encourage myself all day, every day.
1 2 3 4 5
24. I forgive myself and others for any perceived wrongs.
1 2 3 4 5
25. I am productive in my work and personal lives.
1 2 3 4 5
26. I attract miracles in my life.
1 2 3 4 5
26. I feel my health improving as I age.
1 2 3 4 5
27. I feel vital, energetic and alive.
1 2 3 4 5
28. I live in the moment and feel deep peace.
1 2 3 4 5
29. I am enthusiastic about my life and feel inspired by my life purpose.
1 2 3 4 5
30. I see the good in everyone and look for the positive in situations.
1 2 3 4 5
Rate yourself:
If your score is 120 – 150: You are in touch with your “Authentic Joy” and are enjoying increasing success.
If your score is 90 – 119: Your Authentic Joy plays a large role in your life.
If your score is 60 – 89: Your Authentic Joy is working hard to burst through to you. You are on the verge.
If your score is under 60: Your Authentic Joy is silent and while it is there, you are not feeling its presence as much as you deserve.
The purpose of this questionnaire is to inspire you so don’t be discouraged whatever your score.
It doesn’t matter where you begin. All that matters is that you do begin.
The Zen of Joy has 24 simple practices or “protocols” that literally take only minutes a day.
Minutes a day can give you the joy, energy and health you always wanted.
I invite you to practice the Zen of Joy protocols and come back and do the questionnaire again.
Taking the questionnaire regularly can help you to chart your progress on your own Authentic Joy journey.