Joyce’s Story
After watching her 22-year-old son die, Joyce’s journey to help other trauma survivors was ignited. As she found her way to healing, the TRY method was created.
Joyce and her husband Darwin founded Trauma Recovery Yoga in 2015 and began to train others in the method that helped her escape the relentless symptoms of her own PTSD.
Their organization has since been awarded “The Compassionate Cities Award” by the mayor of Las Vegas after the Route 91 mass shooting for TRY's offering of free classes in locations across the Las Vegas community for those affected, and the “All America Cities Award” for their work to bring these self-regulating tools of to Title 1 schools in Las Vegas through their “Mindful Movement” program.
Joyce is certified in Yoga, T.M. (Transcendental Meditation), and attained CEUs as she traveled and studied at conferences and symposium to earn more certifications in Yoga for Back and Spine Injury/Disease, Trauma-Informed Outreach Certification, and workshops hosted by Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score, Dr. James Gordon from the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and other leaders in trauma informed care.
Joyce also has a passion and talent for public speaking and demonstrating trauma-informed practices and care. Amongst other speaking engagements, Joyce was invited to speak for TEDx. The title of her talk matches her credo, “Turning Loss Into Blessings”.