Beautiful Souls Community
May you be available to witness what you've never witnessed before about yourself so that you might heal and grow.
Welcome 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
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.
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.
Quick Help
Frequently Asked Questions
From Laptop: Go to asoulcalledjoel.com/library, click your profile picture in the upper right-hand corner, click "Settings," then scroll down to "Password" to make changes.
From Phone: Go to asoulcalledjoel.com/library, click the 3 lines in the upper right-hand corner, click "Settings," then scroll down to "Password" to make changes.
Simply sign up for the annual membership. This will automatically cancel your monthly membership and any future payments associated with it.
- Log in to your account at asoulcalledjoel.com
- Click on your Avatar in the page header
- Select Settings from the dropdown
- Click Billing Info in the top right
- Scroll down to cancel active subscriptions
- Confirm the option to cancel
For more detailed support, visit our Community Support page or reach out to [email protected]
Welcome to the community, beautiful soul.
Much love and light