Joel Cross

Joel Cross, who works as asoulcalledjoel, is a certified meditation teacher, mindfulness coach and accomplished musician. He helps people come home to themselves through stillness, sound and self-awareness, and he describes his invitation as helping you come home to your heart, one breath at a time.

He is a multi-passionate advocate for mindfulness. He is dedicated to promoting self-awareness as a path to relieving stress, emotional turmoil, anxiety and depression. His offerings draw on more than a decade of research and practice. They aim to help people connect with their authentic selves, honor their past and expand their potential. His approach pairs ancient meditation techniques with a practical, grounded touch.

Joel is the creator of the R.I.S.E. Journal, a practice of meditative journaling that he says has helped many people toward self-actualization. He also hosts the podcast Emotional Evolution, which explores what it means to move from reaction to response.

As a musician, Joel is Grammy-nominated for his collaborations with India Arie as a songwriter and guitarist. Those works include "Just Let It Go," "We Are," "Hour Of Love" and "Worthy." In his own artistic work he weaves together nature, poetry and guitar into mindful music that is both inspirational and grounding.

Through his online community, Beautiful Souls, Joel offers daily guidance and presence. The community rests on the belief that everyone deserves a place to arrive exactly as they are, without performance or pretense. Away from teaching, he loves remote hiking trails, time in the wilderness, a good book, a hot cup of tea and a campfire.