The 12 key elements that you'll work through in your Joy Lab program are: Hope, Curiosity, Awe, Play, Compassion, Gratitude, Sympathetic Joy, Inspiration, Love, Savoring, Equanimity, and Resilience.

Each month has an element of joy assigned to it. That means you'll jump right into the element assigned for the month you join in.

What if you join at the end of the month? It doesn't matter! You'll work through one, maybe two experiments for that month and then you'll jump right into the next month's element on the 1st of the month.

We consider the best path through the program as a spiral. That means you can start on any element and then make your way through all of them, ending on the element and experiment that you started with. You can then journey through the whole program again, strengthening and deepening your experience. 

Plan to carve out about 30-45 minutes weekly. 

And we hope you'll stick with us and take at least 12 months to move through all the elements. It's the most realistic and effective timeline for the program.

And we get it, 12 months may seem like a long time. The good news is that you don't have to wait 12 months to see the benefits of your effort. In fact, the first experiment you do (your infusion experiment) should offer you a boost pretty quickly.

We also believe it's the continued practice that works to rewire your brain for joy. That's why we encourage folks to complete all of the experiments over the course a one year, and then redo the experiments throughout the years to really anchor and apply the elements of joy through the changes that life throws at you. 

You'll need:

1. Access to the internet.
2. Optional journal or other paper to write on (could also journal on a device if preferred).
3. Optional printer to print out some program materials (these can easily be referenced via your program without printing as well).

There are no cancelations or refunds after purchasing. Why? There are three main reasons we made this decision: 

1. We began the program without a refund policy and found that folks start the program at a much higher rate when no refunds are offered. And because the price of the program is far lower than comparable programs, it seems a no refund policy serves as an even stronger positive motivator for program early engagement. 

2. You'll gain full access to the program upon joining and can keep access to your program for as long as Joy Lab exists (you'll be able to download everything if the program closes). This ensures that if life gets too busy, you can always come back to your Lab.

3. As described above, this full access approach has proven the most successful for our members. The only downside was that when a refund policy was in place, we had too many folks abuse it by accessing and copying all materials and then requesting a refund. To ensure we can keep the program running and keep the cost low as part of our public mental health mission, the most equitable solution to this problem was a no refund policy.