Embody Joy
The Science of Feeling Better
This is an immersive wellness experience personally handcrafted to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and truly understand what is happening in your mind and body when life feels overwhelming. We will explore evidence-based ways to support your mental, emotional, and physical well-being in a way that feels real, practical, and accessible.Through movement, mindfulness, conversation, and community, this event creates space to pause, reset, and breathe.Created by doctorate-trained professionals with backgrounds in mental health, psychology, and human development, this experience brings together neuroscience insights and real-life wellness tools that don’t feel out of reach. We translate the science in a way that actually makes sense in your everyday life.
Expect an experience that feels grounding, interactive, lightly playful, and genuinely restorative all at once.At the heart of this event is a look at the neuroscience of stress. What does it do to the brain and body? Why do we feel the way we feel? What actually helps us move out of survival mode into regulation, ease, and connection? We’ll get to experience what all this means.An exciting component of this workshop will be our interactive session that includes a short, chair yoga and a laughter yoga experience.
It’s part learning, part release, part “oh wow, I needed this.”During the experience, you can expect:
Insights on stress, emotional wellness, and the mind-body connection
Practical tools you can actually use in everyday life
Gentle, accessible chair yoga and breathwork practices
A laughter yoga session designed to release stress and boost mood
Music, movement, laughter, and moments that feel light and freeing
Space for meaningful conversation, reflection, and real connection
Coming soon!
Embody Joy Summit
The Embody Joy Summit is an expanded experience that builds on what we explore in The Science of Feeling Better workshop.More details coming soon.
Meet Your Joy Guides
About Us
Doctorate-trained wellness professionals, educators, and facilitators passionate about helping people feel better in real life.
Dr. Aysha
Dr. Aysha Mabin, Ph.D., CYT-200 is a researcher, educator, wellness consultant, and yoga teacher who helps individuals and organizations improve well-being through evidence-informed practices. With a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science, she brings expertise in research, program evaluation, wellness, and community-based work. Her focus is on translating research on stress, health, and behavior into practical tools people can apply in daily life. Dr. Aysha integrates yoga, meditation, breathwork, and mindfulness to support stress management, resilience, and sustainable self-care. Through consulting, workshops, and classes, she partners with organizations and communities to create accessible and research-informed wellness experiences. She is passionate about empowering people to make choices that support healthier, balanced lives.
Dr. Nakaisha
Dr. NaKaisha Tolbert-Banks, DSW, LCSW, LCAC, CLYL is a global speaker, educator, high-energy trainer, and psychotherapist with a Doctorate in Social Work. She is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Laughter Yoga Leader, Yoga Nidra facilitator, and Integrative Breathwork & Pranayama practitioner. Her holistic approach bridges clinical expertise with healing arts as she empowers individuals through mindfulness, movement, and joyful release. Dr. NaKaisha is an advocate for equitable mental healthcare, especially in BIPOC and under-resourced communities, blending grassroots activism with innovative research. As a published author and keynote speaker, her passion sparks programs that heal from the inside out. Her work invites others to reclaim joy and belong more deeply to themselves, the spaces and communities in which they live and serve. With Dr. NaKaisha, you can expect humor and leadership as transformation follows.
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