Joy D

Joy is a meditation teacher and the creator of Astronaut of Life, a space for exploring the inner world through guided meditation, visualization and spiritual inquiry. She began meditating as an atheist, learning it as a way to cope with anxiety. After about ten years without belief, a "Meet Your Higher Self" guided meditation brought an experience she couldn't ignore. Astronaut of Life grew from the exploration that followed, and from her wish to create the kind of space she wished she'd had back then.

Her work includes a growing collection of guided meditations for relaxation, self-exploration and visualization. It also includes story-driven "Astral Adventures", where listeners choose their own path through their inner cosmos. She hosts conversations about spirituality, consciousness and personal growth, and keeps a community space for people exploring together. She writes a blog on subjects such as moon cycles, solstices and numerical portals. Her free guide, Explore Your Inner Symbolism, helps people notice the images and patterns that appear in dreams and meditation.

Joy works one-on-one through live, guided sessions made in the moment and through personalized meditation recordings. She also offers participatory intuitive meditation sessions, where client and guide compare what each of them experienced. She also creates meditation experiences for groups, retreats and organizations. For her, an astronaut is simply an explorer, someone willing to venture into the unknown with curiosity, courage and wonder. She describes herself as still exploring too.

Her path has included years as an expat in Colombia, where she deepened her spiritual practice and came to trust going inward over following any one teacher.