positive psychology from finland
We’ll teach you the knowledge and science of positive psychology so you can help other people, communities, and organisations to flourish. Our home is Finland, the happiest country in the world,* but our services and online training programs are available all around the world.
We started our journey in 2015. We hope you join the ride!
*World Happiness Report, UN, 2021
Here you will find our previous free webinars in English:
Power Your Worklife with Character Strengths (June 16, 2022). Read more and watch the webinar replay here.
Positive Psychology for Difficult Times (April 28, 2022). Read more and watch the webinar replay here.
Relationships and Positive Psychology (February 15, 2022). Read more and watch the webinar replay here.
Leadership and Positive Psychology (December 14, 2021). Read more and watch the webinar replay here.
Self-compassion and Positive Psychology (October 12, 2021). Read more and watch the webinar replay here.
Character Strengths and Positive Psychology (June 16, 2021). Read more and watch the webinar replay here.
“Studies with Joylla revolutionalized my life and how I think. It’s definitely the best training I’ve participated in. With the help of the Positive Psychology Practitioner course, I got the much-needed scientific framework and, above all, the tools and vocabulary for my own coaching, work-life, and self-development.”
— Pia Tenlenius, Sourcing Manager, Neste
All training programs are based on Joylla’s ‘frame of flourishing.'
Our Frame of Flourishing explains the research-based components of holistic well-being, and the framework is inspired by Dr. Martin E.P. Seligman’s PERMA model.
our training programs:
positive psychology practitioner
Positive Psychology Practitioner (PPP) training is an eight-month program run in collaboration with Finnish summer universities. It is the most comprehensive positive psychology study program available in the country, and right now it’s only offered in the Finnish language.
The training program is suitable for anyone working with people, especially as complementary training for professionals within the fields of HR, education, healthcare and social work. Counsellors, psychologists, managers and executives within all types of organizations will benefit from this training program. No previous knowledge or formal study in the psychology field is required to participate; the program is designed to be accessible by anyone with deep interest in the science of well-being.
Positive Psychology Practitioner program offers participants a strong theoretical background, as well as a variety of effective, research-based tools and techniques for applying knowledge in professional and personal life contexts.
Program content is based on Joylla’s Frame of Flourishing, which acknowledges six building blocks to well-being: Positive emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, Achievement, and Vitality. Accordingly, the program consists of six modules.
We offer a version of the training that runs entirely online, featuring pre-recorded lectures accessible at any time.
Dare to Flourish
Dare to Flourish is a six-week introductory course on positive psychology offered in English. The course is for anyone who strives to positively impact the world with research-backed knowledge and tools, from teachers and doctors to business managers, coaches and consultants.
You will learn practical tools to transform your own life and the lives of others, and you’ll earn a course certificate to show your participation. You can apply your new knowledge to enhance your career, while you can also use this as an opportunity to see if you’re interested in pursuing further positive psychology studies.
You will share the journey with like-minded students from all over the world. In addition to pre-recorded lectures, you will meet other participants in live 2-hour online workshops held by our coaches.
Tools for Flourishing
Learn to apply positive psychology, the science of human flourishing, with this two-week course that gives you three practical and scientifically validated tools to use in your daily life or work.
The course consists of two live one-hour online sessions with our coaches and students, three science-based tools to promote flourishing, three video lectures on the following topics: “Introduction to positive psychology”, “What makes us happy”, and “Meaning in life”, and a workbook to facilitate your learning.
for businesses
Workshops
We help your organisation to flourish. Based on research, higher well-being can lead to:
Better work performance
Potentially 3x higher productivity
Decrease in sick leaves
Increase of work safety
Possibly 8 x greater experience of flow at work
4x lower probability to lose capable employees
We customise services for businesses, so reach out to us. The objectives, content, and length depend on your company’s needs.
Contact us today at hello@joylla.com and let’s talk more!
EXAMPLES OF OUR WORKSHOPS:
STRENGTHS WORKSHOP
Is your workplace recognizing your own strengths and your colleagues’ strengths? What would work look like if we recognized, valued, and leveraged more of our own strengths and those of our teammates?
According to research, only one in three of us recognizes and knows how to name our own strengths. Studies tell us that people who use their strengths believe more in their own abilities, and they’re three times more satisfied with their lives. Similarly, research has shown that those who use character strengths experience significantly more work engagement and engagement throughout life in general. In this workshop, we delve into the world of strengths, identifying them, and how we can use more of our strengths at work and other aspects of life.
We carry out our workshops in Finnish, Swedish or English according to your needs.
Who is this for?
The workshop is useful at all levels of an organization, all the way to management.
Contents
- Coaching based on positive psychology and character strengths
- Mind gym exercises
- Discussion and questions
- Tools for everyday life
Duration
Different lengths: 1h, 3h, entire workday, or a series of workshops
Held online or at the customer's premises.
RESILIENCE WORKSHOP
Do you want your company or team to be more agile in situations of change? Resilience brings confidence to life’s constant obstacles. It also helps us to cope better and recover from crises. People have different amounts of resilience, but fortunately this trait can be developed.
There are many ways to strengthen resilience, such as identifying and leveraging one’s own character strengths. Likewise, experiencing one’s life and work as meaningful as well as having good interpersonal relationships reinforces resilience. This workshop is a resilience coaching session that leaves your employees with concrete tools to increase resilience in their daily lives.
We carry out our workshops in Finnish, Swedish or English according to your needs.
Who is this for?
The workshop is useful at all levels of an organization, all the way to management.
Contents
- Coaching based on positive psychology and character strengths
- Mind gym exercises
- Discussion and questions
- Tools for everyday life
Duration
Different lengths: 1h, 3h, entire workday, or a series of workshops
Held online or at the customer's premises.
MEANING WORKSHOP
Do you find your work meaningful? How could the subjective experience of meaning at work be increased? It is important for all of us to feel needed, to do meaningful work, and to feel that our lives matter. Significance is one of the most important factors in our overall well-being. For example, it affects self-esteem, life satisfaction, job satisfaction, and optimism and hope.
Investing in the meaning of one’s work is worthwhile, as it can lead to better performance and commitment to work, self-identification with the organization, increased well-being at work and improved customer satisfaction. In this workshop, we train your employees toward a stronger meaning experience and share tools to boost meaning in everyday life.
We carry out our workshops in Finnish, Swedish or English according to your needs.
Who is this for?
The workshop is useful at all levels of an organization, all the way to management.
Contents
- Coaching based on positive psychology and character strengths
- Mind gym exercises
- Discussion and questions
- Tools for everyday life
Duration
Different lengths: 1h, 3h, entire workday, or a series of workshops
Held online or at the customer's premises.
CUSTOMIZED WORKSHOP
We also tailor workshops to the needs of your company. Contact us to discuss more!
You can reach us by email at hello@joylla.com.
“Positive psychology gave me more than I expected - theory and tools for my personal life and flourishing, and also tools to apply at work. The most fantastic thing was to understand that still, after 18 years of my coaching career, I can learn and realize new things that my coaches will benefit from a lot.”
Laura Braz, Customer encounter coach, DNA Plc
We are Joylla. Positive Psychology training from Finland, the happiest country in the world.
Never heard of us? That’s because we’re growing internationally. We’ve already trained thousands of coaches, leaders, teachers, doctors, athletes, psychology experts, and more in Finland. Our successful learning and continuing education programs have been requested by people like you from all over the world. Now we’re coming to you with this exclusive opportunity to give a taste of what we offer.
Our story began in 2015
Joylla’s co-founders Netta Lehtonen and Paulina Piippo are long-time friends who used to work in IT and banking. After a while, they realized that the people and environments around them needed a stronger focus on well-being for a truly satisfying life. They wanted to make the world a better place, so they decided to find out what science says on the subject. They left Finland for England, where they both gained Master’s degrees in Applied Positive Psychology at the University of East London. Upon returning, they developed a learning course for locals, which grew into the first and largest positive psychology education company in Finland. The course has been so successful that they were encouraged to create a course for English-speaking people like you.
We would love to chat with you. Contact us by email hello@joylla.com, or text us at +358 50 345 1035.
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