Beautiful Souls Community
May you be available to witness what you've never witnessed before about yourself so that you might heal and grow.
See the Fall CalendarWelcome to a sanctuary created specifically for reconnecting with your heart's wisdom and inner truth. Through our daily practices of meditation, somatic exploration, and contemplative inquiry, you'll develop the capacity to listen to your inner voice with both compassion and courage.
Our community offers the supportive environment where you can safely explore the landscape of your heart, cultivate greater presence, and integrate these practices into your everyday life. Together, we create space for authentic expression, meaningful connection, and transformative growth.
We're grateful you've chosen to join us in nurturing the beautiful soul within. Welcome home.
Much love and light โ Joel
Current Season
Summer 2026: The Practice of Being Seen
From Shrinking to Worthiness
Block 1: Becoming Visible to Yourself
June 22, 2026
The First Mirror: How You First Learned What It Meant to Be Seen
Primary attachment. The eyes of your earliest caregivers, and what they first taught you about being seen, or not seen.
June 29, 2026
The Selves You Tucked Away
The parts you learned to hide to be loved, to stay safe, to keep the peace.
July 6, 2026
Seen, Not Solved
Receiving yourself as you are without the reflex to repair, improve, or become someone else first.
July 13, 2026
Personal Presence
Staying present with your own gaze when the impulse is to turn from what you see.
Integration
July 20 to August 1, 2026
Integration: Meeting Yourself Softly
Lighter pacing. The interior work settles before the outward practice begins.
Block 2: Becoming Visible to Life
August 3, 2026
The Longing To Be Known
The quiet hunger under the hiding, honored as sacred rather than solved.
August 10, 2026
What The Body Knows About Being Seen
The somatic experience of being witnessed. What the body does when another pair of eyes is in the room.
August 17, 2026
Play as Visibility
Joy, playfulness, and the unguarded self as a form of showing up.
August 24, 2026
Taking Up Space
The permission to be a full-sized person in your own life.
Integration & Equinox Closing
August 31 to September 13, 2026
Integration: At Home In Being Seen
Lighter pacing. The season lands. Fall registration opens during this window so new members meet the season in its softer weeks.
September 14 to 20, 2026
Autumn Equinox Closing
Celebration. Wholeness. Carrying the practice forward.
Next Season · Begins September 21
Fall 2026: The Practice of Self-Devotion
From Codependency to Self-Loyalty
Movement 1: Calling Your Energy Back
September 21, 2026
What Devotion Asks of You
Devotion is not a feeling and it is not a good week. It is what love looks like once it has agreed to be non-negotiable. The season opens on the equinox, the last balanced day of the year.
September 28, 2026
Where You Still Leave Yourself
The yes that should have been a no. The rest you keep postponing. Not a list of failures. A map of where your energy is still going out to things that will not carry you through.
October 5, 2026
More Than Self-Care
Self-care is something you reach for when you are already depleted. Devotion is the commitment underneath it.
October 12, 2026
The Most Generous Thing You Do
Turning toward yourself is not what you do instead of showing up for the people you love. It is what makes showing up possible at all.
Integration
October 19 to November 1, 2026
Integration: Slow Enough to Feel It
Lighter practice, at a speed that lets you feel what the first four weeks moved.
Movement 2: What It Takes to Stay
November 2, 2026
What You Need, Without the Apology
Most of us already know what we need. What we do not have is permission to want it without paying for the wanting.
November 9, 2026
Loyal When It Costs You
Staying true to your own values and boundaries on the day it is expensive. Not loyalty in the abstract. Loyalty under pressure.
November 16, 2026
Kind to Yourself in the Hard Weeks
Forgiving your own mistakes and speaking to yourself with warmth when things are difficult.
November 23, 2026
Growing Where It Cannot Be Seen
The deepest growth happens where nobody is watching. Roots keep working long after the canopy has gone quiet.
Integration & Solstice Closing
November 30 to December 13, 2026
Integration: Held, By You
Lighter pacing. A chance to notice who has been doing the holding. Winter registration opens during this window so new members meet the season in its softer weeks.
December 14 to 20, 2026
Winter Solstice Closing
The season lands. Carrying the practice into the new year.
Your Guides
Meet the Team
Meditation
Sybille Heyms
Sybille is an integral coach, teacher, and guide with over 15 years of experience, complemented by 25+ years in law. Her practice centers on guiding individuals toward inner peace, authentic expression, and self-discovery. Through meditation, she creates spaces for experiencing inner stillness and heart-centered awareness. Sybille believes that connecting with emotions, voice, present moment awareness, mental clarity, and physical embodiment are foundational elements for personal empowerment and living with purpose.
Yoga
Naima Mire
Naima is a yoga facilitator and mindfulness coach with a practice centered on guiding individuals toward embodied awareness and healing through intentional movement. Following a transformative hip injury that introduced her to yoga, she discovered the profound connection between breath, body, and mind. Specializing in Yin, Restorative, and Hatha yoga, Naima creates accessible environments where participants explore movement at their own pace. Beyond her formal practice, she brings creativity and warmth as a poet, storyteller, and comedian, creating spaces for authentic expression and resilience.
Qigong
Sharlene Dunk
Sharlene is a certified wellness practitioner with diverse expertise spanning Radiant Lotus Qigong, Relaxation Therapy, Intuitive Energy Healing, Reiki, Crystal & Sound Therapy, and Natural Health Consultation. She extends her services both in-person and online through her passion project, Where Earth & Sky Meets Rock & Water. Her mission centers on empowering individuals with practical knowledge and awareness tools for their personal wellness journeys.
Moderator
Ella Rhoades
Ella is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher through Dharma Moon and US Tibet House, and a community support specialist and meditation moderator who facilitates Saturday meditation sessions and the Beautiful Souls Sharing Circle. With a diverse background in therapeutic recreation, horticulture, and mosaic art facilitation within healthcare settings, she brings a unique perspective to wellness and creative expression. Her approach centers on creating welcoming spaces where authentic connection and artistic exploration flourish, and she carries a genuine joy in witnessing each person's journey toward wholeness.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Welcome to the community, beautiful soul.
Much love and light
