This event is presented by Oblong Books in partnership with The White Hart Inn and the Scoville Memorial Library.

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This event will take place at the White Hart Inn in Salisbury, CT

Author Janice Kaplan in conversation with Karen Duffy

Happiness isn't just a state of mind. It's also a state of body. New York Times bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, Janice Kaplan gives us an insightful look at how the body-mind connection can guide you to a happier, more fulfilling life.

Based on groundbreaking research and expert opinions, What Your Body Knows About Happiness will teach you

• How to use your body to spark your creativity
• How to find joy through your senses
• How changing your environment can improve your mood
• The unexpected powers of diet, exercise, and sex
• The ways your brain can resolve bodily pain
• How to create optimism through your body

What Your Body Knows About Happiness explores the startling new evidence showing that our feeling bodies are often smarter than our thinking minds. Talking to experts in a wide range of fields, she brings her distinctive brand of conversation, humor, and storytelling to scientific research, drawing unexpected links that reveal the power of body-mind connections. You'll also get tips and strategies for knowing your body in a whole new way―leading to greater happiness and pleasure every day.

Janice Kaplan is former editor-in-chief of Parade magazine and the executive producer of many primetime network TV specials. She is the bestselling author of The Gratitude Diaries, The Genius of Women and How Luck Happens, as well as the novels Mine Are Spectacular, The Botox Diaries, The Men I Didn't Marry, Looks To Die For and A Job To Kill For.

The White Hart Inn is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on-site van accessible parking. Microphones and speakers will be used at this event. If you have specific questions about the space or how an event can be made more accessible to you, please do not hesitate to contact us: info@oblongbooks.com.