Feeling Alive 101

The first in a new series from The Story Circus: Things We Wish We Learned In School, this is a class for people tired of feeling so much stress, scarcity, separation and powerlessness, and ready to feel alive – joyful, curious, connected, agentic – again. Together, we remember what aliveness actually feels like and practice holding those feelings in a system built to make us forget.

Over the course of the six weeks, we’ll practice:

• Remembering what “good” feels like
• Leaning back and letting go
• Being with discomfort and awkwardness
• Enoughness, as an alternative to scarcity
• Recognizing our agency, power, and potential
• Honoring our relationship with Life

Each class incorporates a mix of community check-ins, guided somatic meditations, imagining/visualizations, story-sharing, and practicing with peers. It’s less "sit in a circle and talk about your feelings" and more structured practice with activities you'll be able to use long after the six classes end.

HOLD ON. I know I'm alive, why would I take a class in this?

You’re exactly right – you already have and know everything this class is about. So why join? Because so many parts of our daily lives are designed to pull us back towards stress and scarcity. So many of us feel stuck in some version of a life that’s: Wake up, go to work, be at work, come home, complain about work, do something for yourself if there's time, maybe more caregiving or cleaning, go to bed, repeat. It’s hard to practice noticing and honoring what else life has to offer alone. The class format offers structured time, regular practice, maybe some new insights or ideas, and perhaps most importantly, intentional connection.

The end goal of this class is not to escape your rhythm, blow up your life, opt out. Or to get a certificate of aliveness. It’s about expanding your awareness and skillfulness in a way that helps your daily rhythms feel truly worthy of your life.

If cost is a barrier, please reach out! If you are financially comfortable, consider paying $300 to support others.