Joy Dyanne Stearns
Somatic Guide
&
Integration Facilitator
Where science, soma, and soul meet...
At Tears of Joy, I offer compassionate, trauma-informed guidance for those navigating grief, loss, life transitions, and the integration of profound or transformative experiences.
My approach weaves somatic awareness, embodied practices, compassionate witnessing, and contemplative inquiry to support a deeper connection with ourselves, our innate wisdom, and one another.
Whether you are navigating the death of a loved one, exploring the meaning of a psychedelic experience, or finding your way through a significant life transition, I offer a nurturing space to slow down, listen within, and meet yourself with care.
Through individual guidance and facilitated group gatherings, we explore opportunities for integration, connection, resilience, and growth.
Waves of Emotion
Like the ocean, our emotions ebb and flow. Some arrive as gentle ripples, while others rise like powerful waves, overwhelming the shores of what we once knew.
Grief, joy, fear, and uncertainty are all part of the human experience. Profound loss, trauma, and transformative experiences can awaken emotions, sensations, and insights that challenge what we know about ourselves and the world around us.
Through compassionate presence and embodied self-awareness, we can learn to meet these waves with curiosity rather than resistance, finding moments of peace amid life's changing currents.
We breathe our way through the waves, together.
Caress Sorrow
Having a nurturing container of safety and trust allows us to gently turn inward, to feel and approach our most vulnerable selves with tenderness, compassion, and care.
Like a delicate fledgling resting in the palms of our hands, sorrow asks to be held gently, without judgment or the need to change what we feel.
Within this compassionate space, we can begin to develop a deeper sense of being “safe enough” to be present with whatever arises.
I am here for you, to witness your experience, listen deeply, and meet you wherever you are on your journey.
I offer a safe container where you can explore what is unfolding in your life at your own pace, without judgment, expectations, or the need to have it all figured out.
Drawing upon years of experience and a variety of somatic and contemplative practices, I offer gentle guidance to help you recognize your own resources, listen to your body's wisdom, and discover what feels meaningful and supportive.
Whether you're finding your footing after loss, navigating unfamiliar territory, or making sense of an experience that has changed your perspective on life, together we explore ways to integrate these experiences and bring greater clarity, connection, and ease into your everyday life.
Joy Dyanne offers the following Embodied Exploration in one on one and group sessions:
Illuminance = Hope
Hope begins to emerge as we discover moments of insight, contentment, and peace through our own lived experiences and innate wisdom.
Rather than transforming sorrow into joy, we can learn to make room for both, recognizing that grief and gratitude, pain and possibility, can coexist.
As we reconnect with our resilience and capacity for growth, even the compost of our pain and suffering can become fertile ground for new meaning, renewed hope, and post-traumatic growth.
Reverence
OFFERING DEEP RESPECT FOR ALL LIFE & THE CONNECTEDNESS OF EVERY LIVING BEING.
HONOURING THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CHANGING OF FORM INTO SPIRIT.
ABOUT JOY
Joy Dyanne Stearns is a Somatic Guide, Integration Facilitator, Grief Educator, and Ceremonialist whose work bridges the wisdom of lived experience with the science of the nervous system, embodied awareness, and contemplative practices.
With a background in psychology, the expressive arts, trauma-informed somatic practices, and more than fifteen years of experience accompanying people through grief and life transitions, Joy brings a compassionate, creative, and deeply relational approach to her work.
Her own journey of self-discovery has taken her around the world, exploring diverse cultural traditions, sacred practices, and pathways to healing and transformation. Along the way, she discovered that the most profound journey is often the one that leads us home to ourselves.
As the founder of Tears of Joy, Joy offers individual guidance and facilitated group experiences that nurture connection, cultivate resilience, and support the integration of life's profound and transformative experiences.
This website is designed to offer general information that educates users about grief, loss and trauma resources, programs and services that are available through Tears of Joy. If you are experiencing a medical or mental health crisis please consult your primary care provider, your mental health professional or call 911 Emergency, 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline or NM residents call 1-855-NMCRISIS (Toll Free)