EN-JOY 2.0: innovative approaches to strengthen positive emotions

One of the cornerstones of the JOY methodology is based on the valorisation of previously acquired skills. The basic idea is that in order to embark on a path of personal and professional growth, one should not only rely on knowledge acquired in the formal environment...

JOY is only one of the emotions – a basic emotion, however somehow it is the emotion, which all of us tend to try to reach.  In our approach, joy is not synonymous with happiness. Joy is not a universal emotion, rather it is a more complex virtue. In our...

Storytelling, the art of narrating thoughts, emotions, experiences through a process of identification, is a methodology which, thanks to its characteristics, may easily fall under the criteria developed by the Joy Model. In fact, these methodologies allow the person...

Summary of the interview with Rodrigo Balogh Rodrigo Balogh, director-playwright graduated as an actor in 2001 at the Shakespeare Theater Academy, Budapest. During his studies and afterwards till 2006 worked as an actor in numerous theaters, including RS9 theater. He...

Katalin Lábán’s approach The group number is 12, recommended once a week. It can be adapted from the age of 6 until the age of 99. In the Joy project we adapt for the young adults (NEETs). The facilitator is non-judgmental, non-directive, person-centered, open to the...

Dr Virág Suhajda My journey to the area of somatic approaches started several years ago, as a personal journey, however later it turned into a chosen professional way too. During this long journey, one year, in a Contact Improvisation Festival, in the Three Treasure...

ART is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty (aesthetic) or emotional power. It usually is limited to drawing,...

Working in the field of non-formal education involves continuous updates on cutting-edge tools and procedures that can be used during one’s training sessions. Often, choosing a single approach for the duration of an entire educational path can be complex...

Reconnecting with oneself, one’s body, one’s emotions and one’s individuality, is useful and important to begin a path of awareness for the rediscovery and enhancement of one’s skills, and thus for entering or re-entering the world of work. In the past few...

The JOY project continues! During the past few weeks, we have been talking with educators and educators, artists, social workers and other professionals who work to support youth in difficult situations, including NEETs but not only, using experiential and...