Joel Cross is a certified meditation teacher, mindfulness coach and accomplished musician, known online as A Soul Called Joel. He helps people come home to themselves through stillness, sound and self-awareness.
He is Grammy-nominated for his collaborations with India Arie as a songwriter and guitarist, contributing to works including "Just Let It Go," "We Are," "Hour Of Love," and "Worthy." In his own artistic work, he weaves together his love for nature, poetry and guitar to make mindful pieces that are both inspirational and grounding.
Joel has spent more than a decade in research and practice, and his offerings draw on that real-world experience. He is the creator of the R.I.S.E. Journal, a practice of meditative journaling for self-actualization, and he hosts the podcast Emotional Evolution, which explores moving from reaction to response. Through his online community, Beautiful Souls, he offers daily guidance and presence, with live meditation and a space where people can arrive exactly as they are.
Away from teaching, Joel loves remote hiking trails, books, tea, campfires and travelling in his RV. In his words: "The practice isn't about becoming someone new. It's about coming home to who you've always been."
