Joyce E. Levy is The Director of Mind & Movement at THE WELL — a modern wellness club, which recognizes both the benefits of Western medicine and the wisdom of Eastern healing. Joyce graduated Magna Cum Laude from Miami University with degrees in Psychology, Linguistics, and Poetry. Perhaps this is why Joyce views Yoga as a language. It is a language of the human body, mind and spirit that Joyce strives to teach her students so that they can become more literate in how to read, enjoy, and heal their own bodies and lives. Joyce has mentored and taught thousands of students over the course of her 20-year career as a yoga and meditation teacher, all with the enthusiasm that comes from loving what one does. As a co-owner of Yoga Shanti from 2013 - 2018, Joyce held open the doors of Yoga for beginners, regulars, and seasoned teachers and learned volumes on the art of community building. Through her life, teachings, and writings - Joyce is on a mission to empower people as leaders in their own health and well-being. In addition to being a seasoned embodiment teacher, Joyce is a mother of two energetic boys, a wife, a New Yorker, and she is currently working on her first book of poetry.
The most important thing I think I have learned from Mary Oliver is this: When you approach something new, something that scares you a little, something complex, something that may not follow predictable rules - you come face to face with life. This is the intersection she encouraged.
I am SO excited to share this article I wrote, which was recently published on Motherly!!