For churches, schools, workplaces, and community groups: real stories, practical tools, and a first step everyone takes home.
The best talks keep working on Monday. Every Grounded talk ends with one practice your people take home and use that week.
Every talk is built from real stories from years of chaplaincy, told with warmth.
Simple practices for mind, body, spirit, and relationships, ready to use the next day.
Rooted in The Grounded Way: whole food, movement, rest, quiet, and real connection.
For all faith traditions and everything in-between, shaped to your room.
Chris Joy is a chaplain with years in intensive care, behavioral health, and hospice, a master's degree in theology, and a weekly writer of real stories. He has lived sober since 2008. Kayti Joy is a certified yoga, breathwork, and meditation instructor who has taught in classrooms and studios.
A room of tired people settles in. They hear a story that sounds like their own life, take one slow breath together, and leave with a plan for the week: a walk outside, a meal at the table, an evening unplugged with the people they love. A month later, they are still doing it.
Whole person health in mind, body, spirit, and relationships: nourishing food, movement for every level, morning quiet, rest, and unplugged time together. Everyone leaves with The Grounded Way app and a first step for this week.
For churches, schools, workplaces, and community groups.
See the TalkA clear mind, a healthy body, and a life you are fully present for. Real stories, four simple steps for hard days, and the people and places that help a sober life thrive. Each person defines their own sobriety.
For community groups, schools, workplaces, and families.
See the TalkWhy people need ceremony, especially after leaving a church or family tradition, and how to mark big moments with meaning: a new marriage, a new baby, a new home, a sober year, a fresh start.
For churches, community groups, and anyone who plans gatherings.
See the TalkPractical ways to keep caring deeply while keeping your own cup full: boundaries, simple rituals, rest, and recovery for the people who look after everyone else.
For care teams, teachers, clergy, and volunteers.
See the TalkFor care teams, talks on the end of life and on caregiving are available by request.
A quiet closing, if you would like one. An organizer may add a sound bowl or breathwork closing to a talk or training, led by Kayti or Chris. It is yours to choose when you book.
A keynote, a breakout, a half day, or a full day, in person or virtual, for ten people or a few hundred.
A half day, a full day, a keynote, or virtual: stories, practice, and a plan your team uses on Monday.
See Trainings for Your Team| Community, church, or nonprofit talk | From $750 |
| Half-day training | $1,250 |
| Full-day training | $2,000 |
| Conference keynote | From $2,000 |
| Virtual sessions | 20% less |
Travel is included for the first 30 miles. Beyond that, travel is charged at the IRS mileage rate, plus airfare if needed and a hotel or host home for overnights. See all rates
Everyone is welcome, whatever your budget. Reduced rates and grace spots are available.
Give your people full Membership in The Grounded Way for a year: Grounded Nutrition and Fitness, Meditation, Spirit and Relationships programs, the full growth plan, and Grounded Stories, each on their own device.
For a small group, team, or congregation.
For a growing church, school staff, or workplace.
For a larger community, with room to grow.
Talks and trainings are priced on their own. See For Organizations
Yes. Every talk starts with a prep call about your people and what they are carrying right now.
Yes. From a staff gathering of ten people to a conference of hundreds.
Each talk welcomes all faith traditions and everything in-between. A church may ask for faith woven in, and a school or workplace may ask for plain words. Both are welcome.
A room, a screen if you would like slides, and a sense of who will be there.
Tell us a little about your group and your date. We read every message and reply within two days.
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