What Is The Joy and Quiet Theory Course?

A foundational online course that delves into the neurological and sociological principles of the Life Model and THRIVEtoday Relational Skills Training. Led by Dr. Jim Wilder, this course explains how the human brain is designed to operate on rhythms of joy and quiet. You will learn how these rhythms are essential for healthy brain development and identity formation from infancy. The course also addresses how trauma and maladaptive patterns can result from disruptions in these early rhythms and highlights the brain's capacity for growth and repair through neuroplasticity.

Who Is This Course For?

  • Individuals or professionals interested in personal growth and development: This course offers a solid theoretical foundation for personal growth and understanding THRIVEtoday training topics such as joy, peace, emotional regulation, and maturity.
  • Anyone preparing to attend Track 1 of Thrive Premier Training: This course lays the theoretical foundation for Track 1 and is part of the required prep work for the 5-day in-person training.

    Note for those not planning to attend a Thrive Premier Training: The Thrive Premier Theory Course 1 makes references to the in-person Thrive training designed to complement this course. These references can be disregarded by anyone not planning to attend the in-person training.

    Note for professionals looking to earn Continuing Education units: If you would like to wait, please do not purchase from this page and instead contact us to stay informed of when the CE version becomes available: [email protected]

Course Objectives

This course prepares participants with the basic theory needed to attend Thrive Premier Training Track 1, the in-person “lab” component designed to complement this theory education on Joy and Quiet. To learn more, visit https://thrivetoday.org/premier-training/.

Upon completion of this course, participants will better understand the following, regardless of whether or not they choose to complete the in-person training:

  • Articulate the five essential elements necessary for humans to thrive.
  • Explain how shared joy and quiet are central to human brain development and health, and learn interventions to cultivate joy and quiet in themselves and others.
  • Understand how to cultivate emotional maturity and brain health in themselves and others.
  • Identify the “Big 6” negative emotions and understand the strategies for returning to joy and quieting them.
  • Differentiate between Type A and Type B traumas and describe their effects.

Course Topics

This course covers a wide range of topics central to brain health and relational well-being, including:

  • The "Five to Thrive": The five essential elements for human thriving, which are a place to belong, receiving and giving life, recovery from trauma, maturity, and knowing our unique heart characteristics.
  • Attachment and Identity: How the rhythms of joy and quiet form our identity and serve as the basis for strong bonds and secure attachments. Includes learning how to Identify attachment styles.
  • Trauma: Differentiating between Type A (absence of needed things) and Type B (presence of bad things) traumas and their effects on the brain.
  • Identify the “Big 6” negative emotions and understand the strategies for returning to joy and quieting them.
  • Emotional Regulation: Learning how to return to joy from the "Big 6" negative emotions. Includes learning to:
    • Recognize high (sympathetic) and low (parasympathetic) energy responses.
    • Recognize overwhelm in self and others.
  • Maturity: An overview of the six stages of human maturity from a brain-science perspective, and how to identify them in yourself and others.
  • Brain Synchronization: Understanding how to synchronize the different levels of the brain's left and right hemispheres. Learn Interventions when the brain is stuck in complex emotions (desynchronized).
  • Relational Skills: An introduction to key relational skills.

What's Included

The course provides a rich learning experience with the following components:

  • 7 modules with 47 lessons and 5.5 hours of video content from Dr. Jim Wilder, including some video content from Chris Coursey.

  • Discussion board to engage with the material with other participants.

  • Supplementary articles and videos.

Course Curriculum

    1. A Short Welcome from Chris Coursey

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. How to Use this Course

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. Before We Begin...

    1. Basic Overview

    2. THRIVE Training Experience

    3. Relational Circuits

    4. Relational Circuit Exercises

    5. The Joy Switch and Relational Circuits

    6. Immanuel

    7. Feeling Appreciation

    8. Five to THRIVE

    1. What is Joy?

    2. Why Seek Joy?

    3. Attachment and a Place to Belong

    4. The Joy Center

    5. Brain Growth

    6. Use It or Lose It

    7. Best Ways to Build Joy

    8. Building Joy for a Lifetime with Bonds

    1. Why We Need Quiet

    2. Principle of Giving and Receiving Life

    3. Good, Bad, or Scary?

    4. Level Two Failure

    5. Rhythm of Joy and Quiet

    6. Quiet: The Low Energy Reset

    1. Amplifying Joy

    2. Too Much Joy

    3. Mutual Mindstate

    4. Joy Smiles

    5. Level Three Skills

    6. Joy Strength and Handling Trauma

    7. Returning to Joy

    8. Returning to Joy with God

    1. Introduction to Maturity

    2. Maturity Stages

    3. The Damage of Immaturity

    4. Growing in Maturity

    5. Regulating Emotions and Capacity

About this course

  • $299.00
  • 47 lessons
  • 5.5 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

Ph.D., Neurotheologian Jim Wilder

Dr. Jim Wilder has been training leaders and counselors for over 30 years on five continents. Jim has extensive clinical counseling experience and is the founder and chief neurotheologian of Life Model Works, a non-profit organization that uses brain science and biblical principles to address solutions for trauma and how to strengthen relationships.

Jim grew up in South America and is fluent in English and Spanish. He is the author of 20 books with a strong focus on maturity and relational skills. His co-authored book, Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You, has sold over 100,000 copies and is printed in 14 languages. Jim has published numerous articles and developed four sets of video and relational leadership trainings. He has served as a guest lecturer at Fuller Seminary, Biola, Talbot Seminary, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, Montreat College, Tyndale Seminary, and elsewhere.

President, THRIVEtoday Chris Coursey

For over 25 years, THRIVEtoday president Chris Coursey has been using the Life Model to work with families, communities and individuals with severe trauma. Learning brain science, creating brain-based exercises and working with Dr. Jim Wilder has brought clarity to effectively serve and equip people who are on a journey of growth and recovery.

Chris is passionate about giving support to counselors and teaching people how relational skills can be applied to the important work of walking with people so they reach their God-given potential. Whether you are a licensed counselor, coach, pastor, or lay minister, there are exciting implications for how we can more effectively use relational brain skills to help people heal, mature and grow.

Course Permissions

Pricing of this course is for individual use only and does not include permission to share the material with others.

If you are attending a Premier Training and your partner is a family member in the same household, you can email [email protected] for a partner discount.

Course Access

You will have access to the course for 5 years starting on the date you purchase. If your course expires and you're still using the content, please email us to extend your access.

FAQs

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