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What Your Body Knows About Happiness

  • Ages 18+
  • September 9 at 7:00 – 9:00 pm
  • $18.00
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Happiness isn’t just a state of mind. It’s also a state of body. In What Your Body Knows About Happiness, author Janice Kaplan, explores the startling new evidence showing that our feeling bodies are often smarter than our thinking minds.

6:30 PM: Reception

7:00 PM: Author Presentation

Join us for an inspiring evening as we welcome bestselling author Janice Kaplan, who will present her latest book, What Your Body Knows About Happiness. This special event is part of our weeklong Health and Harvest celebration – a time to nourish both body and mind.

Before the program begins, enjoy a reception with Kosher refreshments at 6:30 PM, a chance to mingle, and connect with fellow community members. Then settle in for a lively and enlightening conversation between Janice and Gianna Vallefuoco, a beloved community member and mindfulness expert. Together, they’ll explore the powerful connection between the body and emotional well-being.

Following the talk, guests will have the chance to purchase books and have them signed by Janice. Don’t miss this joyful and thought-provoking evening that’s sure to leave you feeling uplifted and inspired!

About the Book

Happiness isn’t just in your head—it starts in your body.

In What Your Body Knows About Happiness, bestselling author Janice Kaplan explores fascinating new research that shows how our bodies often lead the way in how we feel. Your heart races before your brain registers fear, and simple physical shifts—like standing tall or smiling—can actually boost your mood.

With her signature warmth, wit, and insight, Kaplan dives into the science behind body-mind connections, talking to experts across fields to uncover how posture, color, environment, and even physical sensations can shape our emotional world. Along the way, she shares practical tips to help you harness your body’s wisdom and find more joy every day.

About the Author

Jan­ice Kaplan spent a year liv­ing grate­ful­ly to write The Grat­i­tude Diaries and she is delight­ed that the book has encour­aged so many read­ers to gain a more pos­i­tive out­look. Her new book What Your Body Knows About Hap­pi­ness brings a new twist to the sto­ry, look­ing at how the pow­er­ful body-brain loop influ­ences us in ways we nev­er imag­ine. It’s full of sur­pris­ing insights on how you can be hap­pi­er and more cre­ative every day. As the edi­tor-in-chief of Parade mag­a­zine and the exec­u­tive pro­duc­er of many prime­time net­work TV spe­cials, Kaplan met and inter­viewed big stars and polit­i­cal fig­ures. In the 15 nov­els she has writ­ten, Kaplan has fun bring­ing her expe­ri­ences in these (sup­pos­ed­ly) glam­orous worlds to her read­ers. In all of her books, Kaplan’s goal is always to make read­ers happier.

For more information, contact Marcie Blackman at [email protected].

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