Celebrating our shared humanity & living with Joy in challenging times

November 13-16 | 30+ Speakers & Artists

An Inspired Gift from Two Global Icons

Feeling the pain of the world and recognizing how many are struggling with isolation and despair, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu met one last time before Arch’s passing to create a final gift for us all – poignant, practical, and often humorous teachings on how we can live with more Joy, even during deeply troubled times.

Be inspired by the contagious Joy of these self-described “mischievous brothers” and learn from 30+ spiritual teachers, Joy researchers, visionary change makers, and artists. Join the celebration. Live the Joy.

A 4 DAY Celebration and Exploration of Joy

in collaboration with the creators of:

Mission: JOY

The Inspiring, Hope-Filled Documentary Produced By An Academy Award Winning Team

The Book of Joy

The International Bestseller Which Has Inspired Millions Around The World

Produced By

Kicking Off November 13 With:

Global Community Watch Party
Mission: Joy Movie

Join us as we are brought inside the poignant and laugher-filled friendship of the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who have faced oppression, exile, death threats, cancer, and more, yet came out the otherside as two of the most joyful human beings on the planet.

Their life stories and practical wisdom, remind us that Joy is an inside job, that Joy and sorrow are inseperable, and that one of Joy’s secrets is deep connection with others.

Produced by an Academy Award winning team, invite your friends or make some new ones – you won’t want to miss it!

November 14 - 16:

Inspiring & Practical Sessions, Live Workshops, and Muscial Performances

WITH 30+ RENOWNED JOY SCIENTISTS, SPIRITUAL TEACHERS, CHANGEMAKERS, AND ARTISTS

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

<p>The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, spiritual leader of the Tibetan people; Author, <em>The Art of Happiness</em> and <em>The Universe in a Single Atom</em>.</p>

Mingyur Rinpoche

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Renowned Buddhist Meditation Teacher; Head of Tergar Meditation Community; Best-Selling Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">and</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400"> Science of Happiness</span></i></p>

Reverend Mpho Tutu van Furth

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Episcopal Priest; Artist; Author; Founding Executive Director, Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation</span></p>

Valerie June

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Singer-songwriter; Grammy-Nominee; Author</span></p>

Zainab Salbi

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Founder, Women for Women International; Humanitarian; Journalist; Best-Selling Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Between Two Worlds </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Freedom is an Inside Job</span></i></p>

Ross Gay

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Poet; Essayist; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">NYT</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> Best-Selling Author; 2016 Winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award</span></p>

Rainn Wilson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Emmy nominated actor; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">NYT</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> Bestselling author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">SoulPancake: Chew on Life’s Big Questions</span></i></p>

Thupten Jinpa, PhD

<p>Founder, Compassion Institute; Principal Author, <em>Compassion Cultivation Training Program; </em>Principal English Translator to His Holiness the Dalai Lama</p>

Doug Abrams

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Founder and President, Idea Architects; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">NYT</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> Best-Selling Author and Co-author with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Book of Joy</span></i></p>

adrienne maree brown

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Writer-In-Residence, Emergent Strategy Institute; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">NYT</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> Best-Selling Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good</span></i></p>

Peggy Callahan

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Human Rights Activist; Co-Director and Producer, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times; </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">Co-Founder, Voices4Freedom</span></p>

Lucas Johnson, MDiv

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Executive Vice President, Public Life & Social Healing, On Being Project; Author; Community Organizer</span></p>

Tsoknyi Rinpoche

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Renowned Buddhist Meditation Teacher; Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Open Heart, Open Mind</span></i></p>

Soweto Gospel Choir

<p>African Gospel Choir; Dedicated to Sharing the Joy of Faith Through Music; Three-time Grammy Winners</p>

Tania Singer, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Professor; Head of Max Planck Society’s Social Neuroscience Lab; Expert on Empathy, Compassion, and Mental Training Research</span></p>

Rickie Byars

<p>Singer-songwriter; Music & Arts Director</p>

David Whyte

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Poet; Philosopher; Author, Consolations: <em>The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words</em></span></p>

Mamphela Ramphele, MD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Activist; Medical Doctor; Academic; Businesswoman; Political Thought Leader; Co-Founder, The Black Consciousness Movement</span></p>

The Goodness Tour Team

<p class="p1">A non profit organization dedicated to bringing music and art experiences to people facing adversity all over the world.</p>

Kristin Neff, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Associate Professor, UT Austin; Pioneering Researcher on Self-Compassion; Best-Selling Author,  </span><a href="https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-kristin-neff/"><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Self-Compassion</span></i></a></p>

Rachel Bagby

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Author; Award-Winning Vocal Artist; Social Change Innovator</span></p>

Kelly McGonigal, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Health Psychologist; Leading Expert on the Mind-Body Connection; Best-Selling Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Willpower Instinct</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Upside of Stress</span></i></p>

Chude Jideonwo

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Media Host, #WithChude; Founder, RED; Founder, Joy Inc.</span></p>

Pamela Ayo Yetunde, JD, ThD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Pastoral Counselor; Author, Casting Indra’s Net: Fostering Spiritual Kinship and Community; Co-Editor, Black and Buddhist; Co-Founder, Center of the Heart</span></p> <p> </p>

Dacher Keltner, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Professor, UC Berkeley; Faculty Director, the Greater Good Science Center; Researcher; Best-Selling Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life</span></i></p>

Rodney McKenzie, MDiv

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Vice President of Ally Development, Fetzer Institute</span></p>

Richard J. Davidson, PhD

<p>Distinguished Researcher; Founder, Center for Healthy Minds; Co-Author, <i><span style="font-weight: 400">Altered Traits; </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400">Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Emotional Life of Your Brain</span></i></p>

Michelle C. Johnson

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Yoga Teacher; Social Justice Activist; Intuitive Healer; Dismantling Racism Trainer; Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice to Create a Just World</span></i></p>

Bill Vendley, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Vice President of World Religions and Spirituality, Fetzer Institute</span></p>

Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Science Director, UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center; Neuroscientist; Social Psychologist; International Expert on Well-Being and Prosociality</span></p>

Demond Hill

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Researcher at the Intersection of Black Children, Black Youth, Black Families, and (Im)possibilities of Black Healing, Joy, and Beauty</span></p>

Jamil Zaki, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Professor, Stanford University; Pioneering Researcher on Empathy as a Learnable Skill; Recipient, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers</span></p>

Vanessa Nakate

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Climate Justice Activist; 2021 </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">TIME</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> Magazine 100 Emerging Global Leaders; 2021 </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Financial Times</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> 25 Most Influential Women</span></p>

Elissa Epel, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Professor, UC San Francisco; Researcher of Health Psychology, Mental Health, and Contemplative Interventions; Best-Selling Author, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Telomere Effect</span></i></p>

Benjamin Swatez

<p>International Artist; Executive Art Director; Founder and Director of multiple creative therapy projects</p>

Luc Reynaud

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Musician; singer-songwriter; producer; music therapist; humanitarian; public speaker</span></p>

Darwin Guevarra, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Postdoctoral Scholar, Network for Emotional Well-being at UCSF; Intervention Researcher</span></p>

Jim Coan, PhD

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia; Director, Virginia Affective Neuroscience Laboratory; Researcher</span></p>

Shankari Goldstein

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Yoga Teacher; Regenerative Farmer; Program Manager for Mind & Life Institute </span></p>

Eve Ekman, PhD, MSW

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Contemplative Social Scientist; Clinical Social Worker; Senior Fellow, UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center</span></p>

"YOU SEE, USUALLY EVERYBODY SEEKS HAPPINESS – JOYFULNESS - BUT FROM OUTSIDE. FROM MONEY, FROM POWER, FROM BIG CAR, FROM BIG HOUSE. ULTIMATE SOURCE OF HAPPY LIFE - EVEN PHYSICAL HEALTH - INSIDE NOT OUTSIDE."

– His Holiness The Dalai Lama

Plus a Special opportunity:

DO YOU KNOW YOUR JOY SUPERPOWER?

When you sign up, you’ll have the opportunity to join The Big Joy Citizen Science Project, the largest ever citizen science project studying joy.

With 7 quick, easy micro-acts of Joy you can try at home, you’ll have the opportunity to create more joy for yourself and others, and help advance our scientific understanding of Joy.

Which micro-act of Joy works best for you? (Scientists have discovered that we’re all different.) At the end of 7 days, you’ll receive a free, individually-tailored Big Joy Report that will show you what YOUR joy superpower is!

Summit Schedule

Day 1: Global Community Watch Party

Mission: JOY Movie

Sunday, November 13th

A once-in-a-generation film, with a just-in-time message. 

Produced by an Academy Award winning team. Invite your friends or make some new ones – you won’t want to miss it!

Day 2:

The Inseparability of Joy and Sorrow

Monday, November 14th

Day 3:

Joy is an Inside (Out) Job

Tuesday, November 15th

Day 4:

Interconnection and Ubuntu

Wednesday, November 16th

Online Event | November 13-16

Register to join the FREE Global Joy Summit!

WHEN YOU ARE KIND TO SOMEONE ELSE, YOU END UP BEING JOYFUL, BUT WHY? BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT WE ARE MADE FOR GOODNESS.

– Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Produced By

in collaboration with the creators of:

Mission: JOY

The Laugh-Out-Loud Funny Documentary Produced By An Academy Award Winning Team

The Book Of Joy

The International Bestseller Which Has Inspired Millions Around The World

Event Partners

Online Event | November 13-16

Register to join the FREE Global Joy Summit!

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