Alive with Joy!

Award-winning professor, keynote speaker, and master coach, Dr. Billy Strean takes you on an adventure through the 5 Elements of Joy so that you can Re-Charge, Re-Connect, and Re-Discover. Working together, The Five Elements of Joy will put you on track to becoming fully energized, awake, and exhilarated. Alive With Joy offers practical methods to reconnect to Self, others, and the planet.Explore how to energize your life, revitalize your relationships, be inspired, benefit from the power of nature and the magic of laughter, humour, and pure play.Beginning with a background of awareness and attention, The Elements of Joy draw on things everyone knows, but almost no one does: getting enough sleep and recovery, drinking enough water, eating good food, and getting enough physical activity.The Elements of Joy are: Energy/Attention (including Mindfulness)RelationshipsInspirationThe Power of NatureLaughter, Humour & Pure PlayAlthough we can consider the five parts in turn: there's a synergy when they're seen as pieces of a whole. And this book shows you fantastically simple ways to make that joyful synergy part of your everyday life.PRAISE FOR ALIVE WITH JOY: "Such an important book for where we find ourselves in our world today. And what I love is that Billy Strean provides us with all of the cutting edge research and theories but then shows us how to apply them to up the joy in our everyday lives Yes, the research is fascinating, but now it's part of my life, and it feels great in practice Thank you, Billy " --- D. D. Scott, International Bestselling AuthorABOUT THE AUTHOR: A former three-sport NCAA athlete and coach, Dr. Billy Strean has a doctorate in sport and exercise psychology from the University of Illinois.He is a Master Somatic Coach (Strozzi Institute), Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-500), Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher, and Certified Professional Co-active Coach. It is precisely this eclectic range of disciplines and fields of study - somatics, yoga, sport psychology, laughter and play, and his 30+ years of teaching experience - that is the foundation of Dr. Strean's success both in the classroom as well as outside the classroom as keynote speaker and workshop & retreat facilitator.In 2008, Dr. Strean received the University of Alberta's Rutherford Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. In 2011, Dr. Strean was one of ten Canadians selected to join the prestigious 3M National Teaching Fellowship. His recent book, For Those Who Dare to Teach includes autobiographical tales and tips for teaching effectiveness. His audio book, Humor Me: Lighten Up and Love Life Laughing, explores the benefits of laughter and humour and how to apply them in daily life. Through his former company, Exhilarated Performance, and in his current role as Chief Joy Infuser at Adventures in Joy, Billy has provided over 500 dynamic presentations across North America to help people to Re-Charge. Re-Connect. Re-Discover.