My life's mission is to teach people how to be happier, so they can be healthier and more successful - mind, body and spirit. Most of us know what we "should" do. These pages, and my coaching and workshops, teach you the how. I would love to come to your work place, volunteer organization, or religious congregation for coaching, seminars, motivational speaking, presentations, workshops and playshops so I can teach you and your co-workers how to have Serious Fun™. After all, who couldn't use a little more joy in each and every day - especially a work day?!

       This web site has hundreds of pages - a wide variety of educational and inspirational messages based on my workshops, professional coaching materials, seminars, presentations, books and playshops. They are designed to help you find more joy in your everyday life.

        Staying happy and healthy doesn't have to be hard work. It can be fun, as well as rewarding, when you understand the natural ways you move through the world, and choose careers, relationships, and activities that fit with your natural personality type. This simple (but not always easy) approach to life can help you reduce and manage stress, leaving you with more energy, more joy and better mental and physical health.

       Unlike most medical school graduates, I have chosen to focus solely on preventive medicine, and do not diagnose or treat illness. I focus on teaching people how to manage stress, and harness the power of belief (the mind). I work with individuals and groups from an educational point-of-view, using a selective array of mind-body health, personal growth and professional development theories, practices and techniques.

       My major focus is primary preventive medicine (enhancing wellness), and my minor focus is secondary prevention (intervening early in the dis-ease process before full-blown physical or mental illness develops). I am also willing to work with your conventional health care provider to provide ajunct educational programs to assist with symptom management.

       Unlike most holistically oriented practitioners, as a former FDA fraud investigator, I do not embrace the majority of alternative medicine practices, nor do I encourage the use of unproven nutriceuticals and "holistic" devices. These products and devices more often than not falsely attribute the benefits of the placebo effect to their pill or product.

       Above all else, I love to help people get off the fence or become unstuck, through assisting people with changing self-defeating thought and behavior patterns. I am passionate about teaching people of various religious and ethnic backgrounds the secrets of connecting more fully with their personal sense of Higher Self and Higher Power.

       Whether you are seeking assistance with turning your dreams into reality, or are just looking for something fun to learn or do, I hope you enjoy your visit to Shared Paths.

       Not sure where to begin? Here are the most popular choices:

•    Myers-Briggs Personality Type
•    Stress Management
•    Workplace Wellness
•    Life Skills & Tools
•    Affirmations
•    Ice Cream for the Soul
•    Serious Fun™ Workshops
•    Daily Joy

                                        Kind Regards,
                                             
                                        Joy Koenig, M.D., M.S.