Joy Rigel
Intimacy & Energy Coach
It is my calling and passion to open up the portal of our minds and the garden of our bodies so that we may access our true purpose, limitless potential, and radiant bliss.
I am a healer who uses touch and connection to illuminate the beauty and elemental truth that is the miracle of our being, expressed. Intimacy and energy are innately linked. Beyond sex and physicality, intimacy is the channel that allows us to connect with the deeper emotions and aspects of ourselves. It is an exchange of energy, and energies. It is not something we make happen. It is something we open to. How can we open to the spirit of the moment, and cultivate that energy together? What would our world look like if this was the basis of our interactions? As a fellow traveler devoted in service to unlocking the great mysteries, it is my intention and life's work to guide and partner in the peeling away of our cultural conditioning so we may enter into a space of authenticity and more deeply explore our human connection.
My path for self discovery began to unfold at the age of 13, when a pivotal moment occurred. My aunt and uncle presented me Thich Naht Hanh's transformative book, The Miracle of Mindfulness. Soon after, my father gave me a bedtime relaxation cassette tape that included the practice of body scanning. I was astonished by the immediate impact this simple technique had on my body. These two seemingly coincidental occurrences were the catalysts that ignited the flame of my lifelong spiritual unfolding.
As a teen, I experienced social anxiety so severe that my body would shake around groups of people. The practices of mindfulness and embodiment helped me to learn how to regulate my nervous system. Yoga and meditation further enhanced this process of self-cultivation and discovery, but over time it became clear that the majority of spiritual practices in our culture work from a masculine focus and often lack a feminine framework of awareness. Prolonged stays in India and Thailand offered space to explore and develop my heightened sensitivity. It was here the Sensual Mindfulness program was born.
I learned to navigate and decipher the landscapes of my own physical being. As a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), I initially perceived my heightened sensitivity as a "dysfunction," but over time I learned how to develop this deep feeling awareness into a unique ability. Through introspection, I discovered an intrinsic connection between my body and mind, and the external world, realizing that they were intertwined, each influencing the other in profound ways. Today, I help fellow HSPs and neurotypical folks, learn to calibrate their deep feeling awareness into a powerful ability, empowering them to navigate their sensitivities with confidence and clarity. The findings in my work have been so astounding, I felt compelled to create Qi Haus, a non-profit dedicated to exploring and promoting the profound impact of energetic connection, where we support individuals in harnessing their innate sensitivities to foster healing and growth.
For the past 12 years I have partnered with my clients (and anyone who, like me, is passionate about connection) to explore and cultivate states of oneness and connection to the mystical realms of experience. As I've delved into this exploration of intimacy I have come to see how it intersects with spirituality. This has brought me to the belief that sexuality is the seed and seat of our soul and intrinsically tied to the root of our being. Intimacy creates a container in which deep healing, growth and self realization can take place. In a time when screens, social media, and AI have the potential to distance us from intimacy and genuine connections with ourselves and others, it becomes increasingly vital to nurture states of being that foster pleasure, comfort, and a profound sense of belonging in our bodies, minds, and the world around us.
Joy is the founder of Qi Haus Foundation, Circles of Eden and Dance the New Dream, and the creator of Sensual Mindfulness, Dance Wrestling, Kali Dance and Exploring Joy.
Joy has over 25 years of experience in yoga, bhakti yoga, meditation and has training in mindfulness, tantra yoga, sacred sexuality, Tao Tantric Massage, Somatica Method, Alexander Technique, Positive Intelligence, ISTA Level 1 , Urban Tantra and Art of Living.
Joy holds certifications in Somatica Sex and Relationship Coaching, Surrogate Partner Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Reiki, Vinyasa & Yin Yoga & Mystical Dance.
Tantra, Reiki, Sensual Mindfulness, hypnosis, guided meditations, sound healing and intentional bodywork are some of the practices Joy uses to help men, women, couples, groups and non-binary folks cultivate embodied presence, pleasure, passion and wholeness. These wisdoms offer foundational support in all the aspects of one's life, living, relationships and wellbeing.