Visionary Wellness with Joy

Visionary Wellness with Joy Welcome to Visionary Wellness! Supporting people soften, release and reconnect. Some of you may know me as Cat—either name is welcome here.

Buccal Massage | Craniosacral | Structural Integration
Therapeutic bodywork in Point Loma + Rancho Bernardo
visionarywellness.org Hi, I’m Joy—founder of Visionary Wellness and a bodyworker who’s passionate about helping people feel more ease, clarity, and connection in their bodies. These days, I go by Joy, and I’m honored to be doing this work under a name that reflects how I aim to live and serve. I offer Buccal and Face Sculpting Massage, Craniosacral Therapy, and Structural Integration-based bodywork that supports the unwinding of what’s been held—physically, emotionally, and energetically—so your system can return to its natural rhythm. You can find me in:

Point Loma: 3021B Cañon St. (behind Yoga Arts)
Rancho Bernardo: 16776 Bernardo Center Dr., Suite 204A
Clients come to me from all over San Diego to release jaw tension, calm their nervous systems, and reconnect with their innate sense of balance and well-being. This is a space to exhale, soften, and be met with care.

📞 (619) 535-6046
🌐 visionarywellness.org

11/10/2025

Our bodies are fascinating worlds of their own. The cranium holds so many vital functions that shape how we feel and move through life. A beautiful reminder of why Craniosacral Therapy can be so deeply supportive.

Hey hey! I'm noticing there's a lot of foot traffic here, curious people peeping in..Just dropping in to say—YES, I stil...
07/22/2025

Hey hey! I'm noticing there's a lot of foot traffic here, curious people peeping in..

Just dropping in to say—YES, I still use this page!

Mostly to keep a Facebook presence, share updates, connect with clients, and yes… scroll Facebook Marketplace like the rest of us (because who doesn’t love a good deal? 😉)

I also love staying in touch with family and longtime friends here—so if you’re one of them, hi, I see you and appreciate you!

But if you're wondering where I really hang out… it’s on Instagram! That’s where I post more often, share behind-the-scenes, chat in stories, and connect in real-time.

Come follow me there: or https://www.instagram.com/visionarywellness/ — it’s where the good stuff (and fruit pics) live. I’d love to see you there and keep the connection flowing 🌺

If you ever want to reach out, feel free to DM me here or on IG. And if you’ve got my number, don’t be shy—send me a text!

Thank you for following along here. I appreciate you so much. 💖

🌿 A Natural Approach to Facial Vitality + Jaw HealthI’m excited to introduce my newest service: Contour & Release - Bucc...
07/22/2025

🌿 A Natural Approach to Facial Vitality + Jaw Health

I’m excited to introduce my newest service: Contour & Release - Buccal + Face Sculpting Massage

It’s a hands-on, therapeutic approach that works with the muscles of the face—from both the outside and inside the mouth—to support facial tension, enhance lymphatic flow, and bring tone, circulation, and a natural lift to the tissues.

Many people hold tension in the jaw, cheeks, and even the neck without realizing it. This treatment helps soften those patterns and encourages better function, alignment, and ease—not just for beauty, but for overall well-being. When the jaw can relax, the whole body often follows.

This service includes:
🪷 Intraoral (gloved) Buccal Massage to release deep muscular tension
🪷 Face Sculpting techniques to promote tone, circulation, and lift
🪷 Gentle Manual Lymph Drainage to support detoxification and reduce puffiness
🪷 Massage and bodywork for the neck, shoulders, chest, and arms—because tension doesn’t stop at the jaw

This isn’t a spa facial—it’s a focused, therapeutic treatment. While it can be deeply relaxing, the goal of this work is to restore circulation, reduce restriction, and encourage natural ease where the face and upper body have been holding tension, expression, or past stress.

Contraindications include:
* pregnancy
* unregulated thyroid issues
* cancer
* local infections or irritation
* active acne, cold sores or rosacea
* lymphatic disorders
* bleeding gums
* Recent dental work (4–6 weeks)
* Recent botox/filler (wait 2–3 weeks)

This offering is ideal for those curious about a more natural, body-centered approach to facial care and jaw health—The Buccal massage itself can be a beautifully add-on in a bodywork session.

Learn more and book your session through the link in my bio

DM me if you have questions or to schedule a brief intro call.

✨ First-Time Promo ✨
$50 OFF your first session (Regular $175 → Now $125)

Available at both my Point Loma & Rancho Bernardo location

🌿Calling Moms & Kids: Volunteers Needed for Pediatric Craniosacral Workshop🌿We’re looking for moms and their children (a...
05/19/2025

🌿Calling Moms & Kids: Volunteers Needed for Pediatric Craniosacral Workshop🌿
We’re looking for moms and their children (ages 3 months to 12 years) to volunteer as demo clients for an Upledger Craniosacral Therapy workshop focused on pediatric care. I will be there as a student!
📍 Location:
Town and Country Resort
500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108
🗓 Dates & Times Needed:
Friday, June 7 – 10:30 AM–12:00 PM & 1:00–2:15 PM
Saturday, June 8 – 10:30 AM–12:00 PM
✨ Why CST?
Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, hands-on approach that supports your child’s nervous system and development. It may help with: Colic • Sleep issues • Feeding challenges • Birth trauma • Speech delays • Sensory overload • Motor delays • ADHD • C-section birth • Digestive issues • Growing pains & more
Even if your child isn’t showing symptoms, CST can offer valuable support. Many lifelong issues—like migraines, spinal tension, and emotional imbalances—can be traced back to early imprints from birth. Regular CST during childhood can help ease the journey of growing up and support long-term well-being.
Parents who’ve participated in past workshops often share how this brief experience made a powerful and lasting impact on their families.
It’s completely free to participate and often deeply beneficial for both child and parent—supporting relaxation, regulation, and connection.
🔸 A short form is required — You’ll be able to select which day(s) and time(s) work best for you.
📩 To volunteer or learn more: Text or call me, Joy, at 310-922-8956. If leaving a text or voicemail, please include your email address so the form can be sent to you.
Thank you for being part of this beautiful work!

🌿 It’s Craniosacral Therapy Awareness Month, and I’m opening a special invitation for those curious to experience this g...
04/09/2025

🌿 It’s Craniosacral Therapy Awareness Month, and I’m opening a special invitation for those curious to experience this gentle, restorative work.

✨ 15 spaces available in April
✨ $50 per session
✨ Open to first-time clients, or those who’ve only received Craniosacral a few times and want to explore more
✨ Each person may book up to 2 sessions

Craniosacral Therapy is subtle, yet deeply supportive. It meets each person differently—some feel immediate ease or unwinding, others experience a gradual return to balance over time. There’s no one “right” way to feel it… only the way your body is ready to respond.

If this offering speaks to you, I invite you to apply. A short application is required before confirming your session to ensure this work is a supportive fit.

🌀 Click below to apply.

With care,

Joy



Apply below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeF_8arF0hV27L7I-k87GborJiDDB0zqjARGXu7zLUBZKcTAg/viewform?usp=sharing

🌿Craniosacral Therapy Found Me🌿It was 18 years ago, and I was still in massage school. That morning, I walked into class...
04/09/2025

🌿Craniosacral Therapy Found Me🌿

It was 18 years ago, and I was still in massage school. That morning, I walked into class with a low-grade fever and a locked jaw-I couldn't open my mouth more than half an inch.

It wasn't the first time this had happened. Since I was a child, my body would respond to stress and anxiety in this way-fever, tension, and a tight jaw that made it hard to eat or speak.

At the time, I didn't understand what was happening, but looking back, I can see that I was carrying a lot.

Trying to live up to expectations-family, culture, society.
Doing more than I can handle.
Moving through a recent breakup.
And holding so much inside that had never been spoken-silently screaming through my body.

It was obvious I wasn't feeling well in class and a fellow student came over and offered me a session. She had just completed a Craniosacral Therapy workshop and wanted to practice.

I'll be honest—l wasn't someone who believed in what I thought was purely energy work at the time. To me, it felt too abstract, too intangible. I was there to learn sports massage. Give me muscles and fascia, not... whatever this was.

But I was also uncomfortable-and open. So l said yes.
As I laid on the massage table, she placed her hands on my feet and stayed there quietly for a long time. I was so exhausted, so l let go and allowed myself to rest.

Then something gradually began to shift. I found myself in that in-between space-not asleep, but not fully awake either. Aware, yet deeply relaxed.

At one point, I thought her hands were still at my feet, but she was already cradling my head.

I had lost sense of time and space. Eventually, I drifted into the deepest sleep I'd had in days.

When I woke, I was alone in the room.
I slowly sat up and tested my jaw... and to my surprise— It opened... fully!

My fever was gone.
My breath felt deeper.
My posture felt straighter.
Something had realigned inside me.

All from what looked like "nothing."

That experience opened something in me. The modality I once brushed off as "airy.-fairy" had worked its way into my cells, my nervous system, and my heart.

I now offer this work to others.

Craniosacral Therapy isn't about doing more-it's about listening.

It offers space for it to remember its original state of health.
Everyone responds to it differently.
Some feel subtle shifts at first, like a soft unwinding.

Others feel deep relaxation. Some, especially when going through something acute, feel it powerfully right away-like I did that day.

There's no "right" way. Only your way along with the Intelligence within you.

And in honor of Craniosacral Therapy Awareness Month, I'm opening some special spots for those who feel drawn to experience this work.

I'll share more very soon. For now, I just wanted to share this memory-because it still moves me to this day.




Parabéns meu Amor! 💖 May life continue to bless you in all the ways that bring you joy, love and peace in your life! It’...
09/20/2023

Parabéns meu Amor! 💖 May life continue to bless you in all the ways that bring you joy, love and peace in your life!

It’s always an adventure with you. Always down for anything.. a man of many gifts and crafts… of endless wonder, curiosities and playfulness.

I’m so grateful for you ✨ your big heart, all of you and all that you bring and share so generously to the world!

Mahal Kita 💕

On day 3 of mono-fruit feasting oranges. Flying high with steady energy, more focus and clarity. 🤩🍊Having sweet organic ...
06/08/2023

On day 3 of mono-fruit feasting oranges. Flying high with steady energy, more focus and clarity. 🤩🍊

Having sweet organic oranges was my lifesaver during the winter and spring. And soon I get to feast on my favorite fruits: mangoes, berries, melons, grapes, figs, peaches and more (oh my, I’m excited).

Last week, I playfully invited my wifey to join me on this mono-fruit feasting, and to my surprise, she accepted.

She’s the kind of person who’s always down for a challenge, especially if it involves improving her health and well-being. But with work, life and keeping up with her active kids, she wants enough energy to breeze through the day. So going on any kind of cleanse or detox can be challenging to manage with her busy schedule.

To her surprise, the mono-fruit feast was easier than expected. She loved the simplicity and ease of only eating oranges and not having complicated meals to plan and prep. Cleaning up was easy and, most importantly for her, she felt satisfied and never went hangry. She didn’t even miss food and didn’t struggle with cravings. 🙌🏼

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There’s more than one way to powerfully detoxify and heal the body. Depending on your goals, budget or time, it could be as simple as starting a three-day fruit feast like this. Although this just scratches the surface of how deep the body can heal and regenerate, starting somewhere is better than not starting at all. And what better time to start than now and take advantage of all the sweet summer fruits coming in!

A mono-fruit diet, and even just a diet of mostly raw fruits and some vegetables is a great way to dip your toe in the ocean of cellular detoxification.

It simplifies digestion and gives a burst of much-needed hydration. And since fruits are highly alkaline & astringent, they powerfully pull on the lymphatic system… moving stagnant and congested mucus and waste out and clearing the eliminative pathways necessary for true healing to happen.

I’m going on another mono-fruit feast with watermelon soon. And I’d love for you to join me! More details to come…

A lot has been growing, changing and emerging and I want to reintroduce all these parts starting with myself. My name is...
04/09/2022

A lot has been growing, changing and emerging and I want to reintroduce all these parts starting with myself.

My name is Cathlyn Joy, but you can call me Joy!

I was a massage therapist/bodyworker/craniosacral therapist for 15 years until 2020 when I deepened my healing work and am now a certified cellular regeneration specialist, iridologist, health and wellness mentor and coach.

It took a lot of courage to create a new path for myself and it was the pandemic that finally push me over the cliff to dive right into what I now realize is so fulfilling and aligned with my purpose in this lifetime.

It started back in 2017 when I discovered Cellular Detoxification. At that point in my life, I had already accepted that I would have to deal with my health challenges for life. I tried many things from allopathic to holistic to sacred plants from the jungle. I felt so close at times but never got to the actual root of it all.

Throughout my life I’ve suffered from adrenal weakness, cystic acne, menstrual pain and heavy bleeding, chronic fatigue, ulcers, dizzy spells, brain fog, digestive issues, chronic anxiety attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts, candida/fungal issues, tinnitus, migraines, severe seasonal allergies, heavy metal toxicity, toxic mold exposure, premenopausal symptoms, and being bedridden multiple times.

The worst part was I didn’t tell my friends or family. I didn’t know how to ask for help growing up and as a bodyworker I was afraid of losing respect as being in the wellness industry I couldn’t even cure my own dis-eases.

So I went all in on what I thought was pretty radical.. And I felt AMAZING off the bat, hit some bumps along the way as a beginner doing it all by myself but continued to dig deeper and witnessed my body completely transform! I eventually met my mentor Mark Gordan who encouraged me to get my Cellular Detoxification and Regeneration certification with Dr Morse and learned to serve others powerfully in this healing work.

I have never felt this spectacular ever in my life and it just keeps getting better!

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