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The Joy List: April 7
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Feeling lonely in the big city? You're not alone.
NYC can be exciting—and isolating. It’s easy to get stuck, overwhelmed, or lonely.Madrona’s Loneliness course uses Internal Family Systems (IFS), a powerful method for self-connection, to help you connect with the part of you that feels alone—without letting it define you. Loneliness is just one part of you—not all of you.A few minutes a day can shift everything. Download the Madrona app and start the Loneliness course.
Gatherings
Double check details before you go, and contact the organizers with questions! The Joy List does not run these events.
Wednesday, April 9: PSYCHEDELICS – HEALING THE SELF, COMMUNITY & NATURAL WORLD
Join the evolution of healing with mental health pioneers, climate activists, land stewards, and ceremonial facilitators with Psychedelics for Climate Action (PSYCA). We’ll explore why regeneration is also a path to healing ourselves, bringing internal and external balance, and restoring ecosystems—when we serve the planet, we serve the collective consciousness. As temperatures reach a tipping point, and our administration strikes “climate crisis,” “climate science,” and “clean energy,” from government documents, collective stewardship is more important than ever.
Experience a two-part evening, from inspiring speakers to collaborative sessions, fostering your inspiration, co-creation, and calls to action.
Free. 6 PM. Neuhouse Madison Square. Info here.
Wednesday, April 9: Underbelly: The Art of Slowing Down
Underbelly is a a non-verbal, somatic movement & meditation practice immersed in music for a slower body. We prioritize and center nervous system (co)regulation, emotional metabolization, nourishment, boredom, living in the questions, complexity, rest, subtlety, listening, communion, and attuned relationship over modernity’s urgency, linearity, transaction, instant gratification, polarization, addiction to consumption, and incessant stimulation.
It is a practice that doesn't tell or precisely instruct, but gives people permission to step out of ingrained sociocultural programming so they can actually be where they are, take their time, go their pace, and follow their organic unfoldment through deeper listening/yielding vs. pushing/controlling.Here, we exist in truer presence and intimacy with one another giving rise to our somatic and vital intelligence without needing to look or be "right."
$25. 7-9:30pm. 60 Meserole Ave. Info here.
Thursday, April 10: +1 Matchbox Party [admits 2]
Come with a friend, leave with a match! [Each ticket admits 1 man + 1 woman, late 20's-30's] Met Through Friends is teaming up with Matchbox for a friends-of-friends edition of their signature matching parties. Powered by the technology behind The Marriage Pact that has matched 750,000 people to date, Matchbox will find your best match at the party.Plus, mingle with dozens of other great single friends-of-friends!
$85 (Admits 2). 7-10 PM. 14 W 23rd St. Info here.
Thursday, April 10: Joust <> Golf Lounge Social
Joust is hosting a lil social at Golfzon
Expect: Beginner-friendly mini-games and some driving range action along with our handcrafted assortment of card games.
Dress code: Your best golf fit - why not.
$10. 7:30 to 10:30 PM. Info here.
Thursday, April 10: 57 Salon
A special edition of our salon featuring an intimate conversation with award-winning filmmaker Ari Gold. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from a true creative polymath about his artistic journey across film, poetry, and music.
Free. 7 to 11 PM. Williamsburg apartment. Info here.
Friday, April 11: Tech Pickleball NYC
WE ARE SOOOO BACK!!! It's time to get back in the swing of things. Can't wait to get up early, guzzle hot coffee and pickle up with all of you once again for the unquestioned best way to start your Friday in NYC! See you all there :)
Tech Pickleball was founded by John & Skyler to bring the NYC tech community together in a fun & casual format + bond over our shared passion for Pickleball.
Free. 7:30 AM. McCarren Park. Info here.
Saturday, April 12: ASIA YOGA NYC x The Intentional Muse: Spring Rejuvenation
Join ASIA YOGA NYC and The Intentional Muse for a nourishing afternoon of movement, reflection, and connection as we welcome the energy of spring. We’ve designed our time together to help you replenish your spirit, awaken your inner muse, and realign with what truly fills up your cup.
$40, 11-2pm, 147 W 35th St 4th Floor, Ste 408. Info here.
Healing does not happen in isolation or with one paid professional - it is a collective effort
We love therapy. Yet in our modern world, so many of us experience the same kind of pain. It takes different shapes and sizes, but at its root, much of it stems from the same tree—Capitalism. Seeing a paid professional in private can even reinforce our sense of isolation. That’s why we’re creating a group to address this directly. Let’s join, connect, and bring Radical Aliveness to our daily lives.