Melody Joyce - Healing Through Pleasure

Somatic Sex Education, Sexological Body Work, Healing Touch

BSJ Wellness, LLC

Body-based learning and healing. Be deeply present, heal trauma, and access pleasure as a healing resource. Expand the joy in your life. Easy access from NYC, upstate NY, CT, PA, & MA.

Beacon, NY

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5.0 of 5 (5)

I am so grateful for my time with Melody and the excellent care and attention I received. Melody and I worked together over the course of more than 4 months, using hypnosis to access relaxation, self confidence, and better body image. Melody is an exquisite listener - grounded, caring, & compassionate. I felt beautifully tended to and supported. Most of all I felt such safety in working with Melody. I have struggled in the past with finding practitioners with whom I’ve felt comfortable, and Melody is truly a gem. She offered such presence to meet me where I was at, and simultaneously gently guided me along to allow for exploration and my learning to unfold. I felt no judgement from her - just acceptance and kindness, ready to hold space for whatever I would be bringing to the session & however I was arriving that day. Thank you Melody!

Audrey B

• May 29, 2021 •

Verified Client

I had the immense pleasure to work with Melody twice over the last few months and both times were illuminating and cathartic. Her melodic voice and calming energy were immediately felt even though our sessions were taking place virtually. We had an instant connection and I learned so much from her both times. Despite the fact that we couldn’t physically touch, she had inventive techniques that transcended the traditional ways we manifest touch and after our sessions, I walked away feeling calm, secure and satiated. I had doubts naturally since this was my first experience doing a virtual cuddling session, but the experience far exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend giving her a try. She is incredibly open, a great listener, responsive to your needs, compassionate and nurturing.

Jamie Diamond

• May 15, 2021 •

Verified Client

Melody’s Healing Touch, combined with Taoist erotic massage session exceeded my expectations! I went in with the goal of opening up about my sexual practices and learning Taoist techniques. In addition to achieving these goals, Melody unblocked my Chakras and aided in relieving chronic pelvic pain. Melody was extremely welcoming. Her warm, friendly demeanor made me feel exceptionally comfortable. I knew I could trust her with my secrets. Melody is incredibly gifted at energy transference. The visceral feeling when she cleared my Chakras was concrete; I felt negative energy leaving and my body opening.

Ashley

• May 12, 2021 •

Verified Client

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License, Credentials & Experience

Melody has been helping people for 3 years

Somatic Sex Educator Association

Integrative Hypnosis

Center for Integrative Hypnosis

Somatic Sex Educator and Sexological Body Worker

Institute for the Study of Somatic Sex Eduction (ISSSE)

American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists

AASECT

ACSB Member

Association of Certified Sexological Bodyworkers (ACSB)

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Complimentary 20 minute consultation

Free initial consultation. The perfect way to talk about what's going on for you, see if we are a good fit, and chat about creating your personal plan for living more fully and pleasurably in your body. Most clients say their learning began in their initial conversation.

20 Minutes • FREE

Somatic Sex Education ~~ Spring/Summer Special!

A place to experience being deeply present and tuned in to your body, noticing your desires and sensations, speaking clearly about touch, and accessing pleasure as a healing resource. Using breath, sound, movement and touch, this transformative work helps desire, joy and pleasure be more present in your everyday life. It is especially effective for trauma healing, letting go of shame and judgment, and reconnection with your core being. Body-based experiences support you in developing presence within your body, opening interior awareness, and learning how your body can feel more and more alive. Breath, movement, noticing, boundary-setting, communication, the anatomy of pleasure, sensate focus, massage, and other body-based teaching provide safe, compassionate support of your intentions. These science-based embodied practices address trauma, support healing, and help you orient toward pleasure as a healing resource. I help to recognize and support releasing shame, judgmental attitudes, and misinformation from cultural and media messages about sexuality. Sessions can also be a safe place for you to experiment with and explore kink/BDSM. There is time for savoring and integration. We'll talk about practices and resources you can use at home (homeplay), to support your desires and intentions. Staying Safe during Covid: Safety is a prerequisite for pleasure! I am fully vaccinated and boosted. I'm only seeing clients in-person who have been vaccinated and provide proof in the form of their vaccination card or Excelsior Pass. Not yet vaccinated? I can support you with a virtual session. For established clients, shorter or longer sessions are available. Discounted session packages are available, to support the amazing healing and unfolding that can happen with a series of sessions. You can read more about this on my website: https://www.bodysouljourney.com/services-8

120 Minutes • $350

Massage for Couples ~~ Spring/Summer Special!

An exquisite, extra special experience for you and your beloved! It brings me great joy to make a contribution to the beauty and wonder that you share. Deepen your intimacy. Learn skills for talking about, offering and receiving touch, and asking for your desires. Each of you will receive a four-handed sensual massage, with my guidance, so that you both experience giving and receiving deep pleasure, and expand your touch skills. Luxuriate in a hot towel rubdown after each massage, to enhance the pleasure for each of you. You are welcome to stay in the space after your 3 hour session, to enjoy private time for cuddling, savoring, and enjoying a delicious snack. You can look at the session space here: https://bit.ly/Session-Room. I recommend you set up a free call first, for us to meet and talk about what you are looking for, so you can feel into whether it feels right to work with me. I accept other payment arrangements than the credit cards through Heal.me. We'll have a check in during the first part of the session. I'm happy to provide snacks and drinks that you would find particularly delicious, and to arrange for just the kind of music or sound background that would delight you. During my Spring/Summer Special, I'm offering this at a $100 discount (normally $600). I would be honored and delighted to share this special experience with you. Blessings, Melody Photo by Felipe Almeida, Unsplash

180 Minutes • $500

Somatic Sex Education / Coaching Online Session

If you're not able to travel to Beacon, NY for an in-person session, or would prefer to get started online, we can meet over Zoom. Erotic education/coaching sessions are tailored to your needs, goals and intentions, and are available not only for individuals but also for couples. Each session starts with a check in and transition from hectic time to the safe container of the session. Your online sessions can include body-based practices such as breath, movement, body awareness, boundary-setting, communication, the anatomy of pleasure, sensate focus, massage, and other body-based teaching, to provide loving, compassionate support of your intentions. These science-based embodied practices address trauma, support healing, and help you orient toward pleasure as a healing resource. I help to recognize and support releasing shame, judgmental attitudes, and misinformation from cultural and media messages about sexuality. There is time for savoring and integration. We'll talk about practices and resources you can use at home (homeplay), to support you in your desires and intentions. I recommend starting with three 90 minute sessions. Discounted package pricing available.

90 Minutes • $180

Stress and Anxiety Reduction Online Session

A compassionate, safe place to learn practical and easy-to-use tools to soothe and calm yourself whenever you need it! The tools and practices are tailored to your needs, and may include an easy-to-use self hypnosis script, tapping (emotional freedom technique), writing and journaling prompts for self reflection, as well as body-based practices such as conscious breathing, movement, sound, imagination and self-touch. After each session, I'll send you an email with a description of everything that we did, so that you can continue to use the practices on your own. This session will not only leave you relaxed and feeling grounded in your body, but also empowered to reduce your anxiety and stress whenever you most need it!

75 Minutes • $150

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Life Coaching

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Chronic Pain

• 3

Aging

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Practice Locations & Hours

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Beacon

Beacon, Beacon NY 12508, United States

Mon: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tue: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wed: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thu: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Fri: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Learn More About Melody Joyce - Healing Through Pleasure

About me

As a coach and educator, I offer you information, resources, and body-based practices that soothe your nervous system and promote living in a more fulfilling way. I fully support and guide you in the expansive and juicy process of healing through pleasure.

Listen and learn more about what I do: https://bit.ly/MJPodcastInterview. It was my pleasure to speak with Tom Fuld on his "Conversations With Healers: the Pandemic Episodes" podcast.

I used to be afraid that sex was always going to be painful, and I'd be burdened by difficult experiences from early life/early adulthood. Somatic sex education, a compassionate, celebratory, trauma-informed modality, changed my life! I'm discovering levels of pleasure and ecstasy that continue to amaze me. I am excited to share this with you, along with other complementary modalities I've learned, including hypnosis, professional cuddling, Neuro Affective Touch, and energy medicine. Kink/BDSM have been a wonderful part of my journey, and I'm happy to provide a safe place for you to learn about and explore kink. I also love guiding couples in massage, where you each receive and give one another the gift of pleasure.

"Melody is a rare combination of extreme intelligence, a loving, compassionate spirit, and the abilities of a talented, highly trained and informed, nonjudgmental practitioner. On a scale of 5 stars, I’d give her 10." ---- Barry C

www.bodysouljourney.com Email: melody@bodysouljourney.com

My Philosophy of Care

My work is grounded in the principles of consent, safety and science. We'll move slowly enough to really notice, stay safe, and feel deeply. Research shows that pleasure is healing, and that neural pathways can be rewired to orient toward pleasure rather than stress, resulting in increased health and happiness and better relationships.

My intake form provides information and questions for you to reflect on before we meet: https://bit.ly/MelodyIntake.

What You Can Expect On Your First Visit

We'll talk about your sexual and relationship history, your health, & your intentions. I'll guide you in using body-based tools (breath, sound, movement, imagination and touch) to support you in being present in your body and increase your capacity for pleasure.

I'll provide body-based experiences (e.g. cuddling/massage/hands on practices) for noticing what's going on in and feel safe in your body. There is time for savoring & integration. I'll provide "home play" resources for you.

My Inspiration

My own healing journey brought me here. I began exploring my sexuality in my 30's. My path wound its way into kink, energy medicine & body-based sex education. My first embodied workshop blew me away. I thought "WOW!! This stuff changes people's lives. THIS is what I must do."

I feel deep compassion for others seeking more for their sexuality, and deep awe & joy as I witness their transformation. I'd love to share this with you!

Blessings,
Melody

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5.0 of 5 (5)

I am so grateful for my time with Melody and the excellent care and attention I received. Melody and I worked together over the course of more than 4 months, using hypnosis to access relaxation, self confidence, and better body image. Melody is an exquisite listener - grounded, caring, & compassionate. I felt beautifully tended to and supported. Most of all I felt such safety in working with Melody. I have struggled in the past with finding practitioners with whom I’ve felt comfortable, and Melody is truly a gem. She offered such presence to meet me where I was at, and simultaneously gently guided me along to allow for exploration and my learning to unfold. I felt no judgement from her - just acceptance and kindness, ready to hold space for whatever I would be bringing to the session & however I was arriving that day. Thank you Melody!

Audrey B

• May 29, 2021 •

Verified Client

I had the immense pleasure to work with Melody twice over the last few months and both times were illuminating and cathartic. Her melodic voice and calming energy were immediately felt even though our sessions were taking place virtually. We had an instant connection and I learned so much from her both times. Despite the fact that we couldn’t physically touch, she had inventive techniques that transcended the traditional ways we manifest touch and after our sessions, I walked away feeling calm, secure and satiated. I had doubts naturally since this was my first experience doing a virtual cuddling session, but the experience far exceeded my expectations and I would highly recommend giving her a try. She is incredibly open, a great listener, responsive to your needs, compassionate and nurturing.

Jamie Diamond

• May 15, 2021 •

Verified Client

Melody’s Healing Touch, combined with Taoist erotic massage session exceeded my expectations! I went in with the goal of opening up about my sexual practices and learning Taoist techniques. In addition to achieving these goals, Melody unblocked my Chakras and aided in relieving chronic pelvic pain. Melody was extremely welcoming. Her warm, friendly demeanor made me feel exceptionally comfortable. I knew I could trust her with my secrets. Melody is incredibly gifted at energy transference. The visceral feeling when she cleared my Chakras was concrete; I felt negative energy leaving and my body opening.

Ashley

• May 12, 2021 •

Verified Client

Melody is The Real Deal! Approachable, non-judgmental, pleasant, nurturing and open-minded, Melody is the the safe space I’ve been searching for to help me with my challenges (e.g. self-love, intimacy, sensuality, pleasure). I am prone to avoidance and resistance to being vulnerable and I am so thankful I kept my initial appointment instead of cancelling out of fear. With Melody, all my preconceived areas of concern never materialized. We did an assortment of different exercises for 2 hours over ZOOM and the time flew by! Melody put me so much at ease that I could have stayed on for another hour or two. Her extensive training in various areas and fantastic listening skills make her an excellent guide. I feel like we are co-collaborators and that’s exactly what I wanted! There is no hierarchy of power. We are equals. Melody followed up our session with an email list of exercises for me to try and insisted I only do whatever feels manageable. No worries about doing anything right or enough or at all. Melody is intelligent, generous and compassionate -- and I am THRILLED I had the courage to let her into my life.

Chris from Canada

• May 12, 2021 •

Verified Client

Melody lead us through a wonderful visual mediation and emotional release session. She is so kind and helpful. Everyone has questions and can benefit from help with relationships and sensuality. Getting another perspective on important issues can make a lasting impact on current and future relationships and self love.

JoN

• February 25, 2021 •

Verified Client