Try It Free for 2 Weeks!
🎉 Join our weekly live, interactive Joy Circles on Zoom
Gentle, small-group calls where we connect with our Future Self (Reflection Circles) and check in on your joy journey and week (Integration Circles).
🎨 Drop into live Playdates like art, laughter yoga, and games
When you have capacity, you can join Creativity Playground, Laugh & Let Go!, or Cozy Juicy Real for extra fun and human connection.
✨ Explore Weekly Joy Quests, creative prompts and lighthearted joy experiments
💬 Access our vibrant, private joy forum for connection, support, and encouragement (no symptom-talk or advice, please)
🫶 No pressure to share, speak, or turn on your camera
🧠 A soft introduction to modern mindbody healing tools
A place to reconnect playfully with joy—without needing to feel “ready”
Why we exist
mindbodyJOY is the first-of-its-kind chronic joy community:
We understand that living with chronic pain or symptoms can make joy feel like a distant memory.
When everything feels heavy, the idea of doing something just for fun can feel almost absurd.
And too often, you are caught between endless treatment protocols and chronic illness spaces that revolve around venting, advice, or symptom talk, leaving you feeling more pressured than supported.
But science shows the power of play, laughter, and connection in creating real change from the inside out.
So we created a healing playground for you.
mindbodyJOY is a soft space for people navigating chronic pain or persistent symptoms. We are on a mission to add moments of joy and ease back into your life.
No fixing. No pressure. Just small, joyful ways to feel more alive again—together.
Play isn’t self-indulgence. It’s medicine.
Have you ever longingly thought about all the things you’ll do once you’re feeling better? We get it. Fun and Joy can seem out of reach when you're battling chronic symptoms.
But here’s the secret:
You don’t have to wait to start feeling more alive.
In fact, you’ll start feeling better as soon as you begin reconnecting with the things you love.
Joy isn’t a reward for healing—it’s a health intervention.
It's okay to start small. But start today!
How Play and Joy help
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They regulate your nervous system
Play, laughter, and creativity calm your brain's threat response and activate healing pathways.
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They interrupt the pain loop
Engaging fully in meaningful, enjoyable activities disrupts chronic pain cycles, thanks to neuroplasticity.
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They restore social connection
Isolation fuels suffering. Shared fun builds safety, joy, and a sense of belonging again.
At mindbodyJOY, we create safe, supportive spaces to help you rediscover what lights you up.
This isn’t toxic positivity. This is science-backed, joy-fueled healing.
Our full membership includes:
Unlimited access to the entire community, including:
Weekly Joy Circles
Gentle small-group calls where we connect with your Future Self (Reflection Circle) and check in on your Joy Quests and week (Integration Circle).
Playful Joy Experiments:
Move from seriousness to lightness with playful, low-pressure creative prompts and invitations
Live Playdates
Shift from isolation to connection with art, laughter yoga, and online games like Cozy Juicy Real.
Supportive Community
Stop going it alone and explore mutual support—without advice, symptom talk, or pressure to be “more positive.”
2-Week Free Trial
Come as you are. For 14 days, explore a space where healing doesn’t mean fixing—and joy is part of your care.
Opportunities to get involved
Become a Joy Ambassador and help co-shape this space (if and when that feels right to you).
Healing isn’t a one-time event—it’s a process, a rhythm.
When practiced consistently, creativity and connection become part of your joy prescription—a powerful, nourishing way to support your nervous system.
What some of our members are saying:
Allison A.
“It hasn't even been a month yet, but I can already feel the difference. I am so programmed to look to "fix" and "solve", but I am already starting to feel calmer, and feel that healing really can be gentle.”
Sophie I.
“Amazing Healthy & Energized guided visualization yesterday. Thank you very much for the wonderful experience.”
Karen A.
”I think I have always taken life very, very seriously. So I really like this concept of putting more attention to joy and noticing the little prompts that you're putting out. It's like, oh, I wouldn't have thought of that.”
Ready to take your first step?
Start where you are.
Come to one of our weekly community events (on Zoom). Stay quiet, or laugh out loud. You set the pace. We want your experience to feel safe and supportive—right from the start.
That’s why we offer a 2-week free trial—no charge today, no pressure. Access everything mindbodyJOY has to offer during your trial, including our weekly Joy Circles, Playdates, Joy Quests, and community space.
You’ll get a gentle reminder before your trial ends, so you can make the choice that feels right for you
Cancel anytime before the trial ends.
Reconnect with the parts of yourself that have fallen through the cracks
Is mindbodyJOY right for me?
If you’re not sure you belong here, that might be the best reason to stay.
You might be wondering:
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Do I need to be more healed to join?
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What if I’m having a rough day and don’t feel like participating?
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I’m exhausted—will this be too much?
We hear you. This space was built with you in mind - the ones who’ve been holding it all together, managing symptoms, navigating treatments, and forgetting what joy feels like.
You don’t need to show up with energy, solutions, or progress. You just need to show up as you are—even if that means staying quiet and watching.
Who mindbodyJOY is for
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People living with chronic pain or persistent symptoms
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Those who feel isolated, overextended, or creatively shut down
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High-functioning overachievers who’ve quietly burned out
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Caretakers of people living with chronic symptoms
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People with social anxiety
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Anyone who wants to reconnect with themselves, others, and joy, without pressure
It’s also for those who spend most of their energy just managing symptoms and appointments, and long for a moment that’s not about illness.
For those feeling emotionally flat or disconnected, mindbodyJOY offers moments that reignite a quiet sense of curiosity.
mindbodyJOY is the antidote to healing burnout
Many members have spent years trying to “heal right” — approaching recovery with the same intensity, urgency, and perfectionism they bring to everything.
mindbodyJOY becomes the antidote: a space to loosen the grip, exhale, and explore without expecting a specific outcome.
Healing happens when the nervous system feels safe.
Our Weekly Joy Rhythm
Every week, we gather for a few core experiences, each designed to gently stretch your capacity for joy while honoring your need for safety:
🌱 Monday – Weekly Joy Quest
Start the week with one tiny, doable joy experiment you can carry into your real life. No pressure to “do it right”—just a gentle nudge toward more aliveness, at your own pace.
🌀 Reflection Circle – Tuesdays
A guided Future Self visualization and soft sharing space in a small group. This is where you reconnect with the version of you who’s already living with a little more ease, play, and possibility.
💫 Integration Circle – Thursdays
A gentle check-in on your Joy Quest and your week. We talk about what’s feeling hard, what’s working, and choose one tiny next step toward more joy—together.
Playdates: Creativity, Laughter & Connection
Alongside our Joy Circles and Joy Quests, we offer playful pop-up live sessions like:
🎨 The Creative Playground
A sanctuary for creative exploration where the process—not the product—is the point. This is a space to experiment and make some flawsome creations—no artistic talent or experience needed.
😂 Laugh & Let Go
Join us for Laughter Yoga & Yoga Nidra, both science-backed practices that coax the nervous system out of vigilance and into connection, followed by deep rest to integrate the shift.
🎲 The Cozy, Juicy, Real
Ready to connect in a way that's playful and meaningful? Join us for this award-winning game designed to spark genuine conversations and deeper human connection.
Watch Simone's conversation about the importance of Joy in Recovery on Dr. Tovah Golfine's "TMS RoundTable Chronic Pain Recovery"
Love It Here? Lead Here.
As mindbodyJOY grows, we’ll invite members to host their own groups—crafting circles, music shares, travel storytelling - anything you are passionate about sharing. Because one of the most powerful ways to remind your nervous system of its strength is to offer that same safety to others.
For Practitioners:
A Joy Prescription for Your Clients
If you work with people living with chronic pain or persistent symptoms, you know how often joy, creativity, and connection fall away.
mindbodyJOY is a gentle community you can feel good about recommending—one that supports the emotional and social side of recovery, without pressure, performance, or symptom focus.
Think of it as a joy prescription — a place for your clients to explore lightness, nervous system-safe connection, and playful engagement that complements your work.
Help us Spread the Joy
Are you part of an organization, platform, or podcast that shares our mission? Then let's collaborate!
mindbodyJOY is more than a community—it’s the start of a global movement to reimagine how people heal.
We’re building a network of joy-forward care, creative nervous system support, and social reconnection for people living with chronic symptoms.
If you’re a brand, foundation, or podcast looking to highlight fresh voices in mindbody healing, social wellness, or community-based care—we’d love to connect.
📅 Schedule a 15-minute Zoom Call
📩 Reach out via email
A First-of-Its-Kind Healing Space
Be Part of the Beginning
For years, the chronic illness community has had two options: clinical support groups or solitary self-help.
mindbodyJOY is something entirely new—a trauma-informed playground where joy, creativity, and science converge to rewire your nervous system, one light moment at a time.
Right now, we’re small by design: intimate, safe, and co-created.
The first 100 members won’t just join—they’ll help shape what mindbodyJOY becomes. Suggest new events, start traditions, and contribute your voice to a community that’s redefining healing on its own terms.
This is your chance to be part of something rare—before the waiting list begins.
Become a Founding Member
Founding Member Perks:
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Join us at the very beginning for a Special Founding Member Rate of just $39/month (regular: $55).
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Save even more with quarterly billing: $99 every 3 months (regular: $149)
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Look for your Founding Member Badge proudly displayed in your community profile—because you were here when it all began.
