Designing Sacred Environments That Manifest Themselves
In parallel, she leads Sakred Journeys—initiatory pilgrimages to sacred sites around the world, most notably Egypt—where she has spent over two decades studying and guiding within ancient temple environments. A three-time author, her most recent work, Codex of Light, distills years of lived experience in the Egyptian mystery teachings into an encoded body of knowledge. Across every project, her role remains consistent: designing living systems that translate vision into embodied reality.
You’ve built, scaled, and sold multiple businesses across different industries and countries. How would you describe what you actually do at this stage of your life and career?
At this stage, I see myself as a visionary founder and builder. My work lives at the intersection of land, design, and human transformation. I’m less interested in a single modality and more interested in creating living systems—spaces, journeys, and bodies of work—that allow people to enter deeper states of coherence through direct experience.
Much of your work was built outside the United States. What drew you to Mexico?
We explored multiple locations globally—Thailand, Bali, Peru, Costa Rica—but kept returning to the Yucatán. There’s a living Mayan cosmovision here and a deep relationship with land and water. At the same time, it offered a practical bridge to the United States. What ultimately made the decision was the jungle itself. The land felt ready to be worked with rather than imposed upon. That shaped everything that followed.
What began as Sound Healing Tulum evolved into something much larger. How did that expansion happen?
We built the original glass-encased sound temple with the intention of creating a place where people could regulate and reconnect. Over time, the project expanded naturally as more people arrived and the land revealed itself.
The most defining moment was discovering that the cave on the property was not dry, as we were initially told, but connected to the region’s vast underground cenote system. That discovery changed the vision. Instead of designing over it, we designed around it. The cenote became the energetic heart—what we now call Cenote Sagrado, our water temple.
You describe your approach as “quantum design.” What does that mean?
Quantum design is rooted in my background in interior and architectural design. Long before sanctuaries, I was studying how light moves, how materials interact, and how space shapes human experience.
Over time, I realized I was always listening to what a space wanted to be rather than imposing a concept onto it. Every environment carries frequency. My role is to perceive what belongs and translate it into form. When environment, proportion, and intention align, transformation requires less effort. The nervous system reads coherence automatically.
The sanctuary later expanded into hosting weddings and sacred celebrations. How do you balance reverence with celebration?
The cave, cenote, jungle, and architecture already create a powerful foundation. That allows celebration to feel elevated without being overproduced. We focus on flow—how guests arrive, where moments unfold, how energy moves. Florals and decor are layered onto the environment rather than competing with it. When the space and intention are aligned, joy feels natural and deeply grounded.
Alongside the sanctuary, you guide Sakred Journeys, particularly in Egypt. What does guiding people through ancient temples teach that no classroom could?
Ancient sites are functional environments. The learning happens through direct encounter. I’ve spent more than twenty years returning to Egypt. The temples are designed with geometry, proportion, and acoustics that initiate consciousness. When people enter with orientation and presence, something shifts beyond intellectual understanding. It becomes embodied remembrance.
Your book Codex of Light feels like a culmination of decades of experience. What makes it different?
A codex is a collected body of knowledge. This book brings together years of guiding in Egypt, disciplined study, and lived experience inside the temples.
It’s not instructional in a conventional sense. Each chapter functions like an initiation. There are sigils—encoded visual symbols—and frequency-mapped meditations that allow readers to engage multidimensionally. It’s meant to be entered gradually, not consumed quickly.
This issue centers on manifestation. How do you understand manifestation now, after decades of building in the real world?
Manifestation begins with frequency and vision—the ability to feel what wants to exist before it has form. But vision alone isn’t enough. Action is the bridge.
There’s always a moment where you move without guarantees. Manifestation responds to commitment. When vision, alignment, and action come together, reality reorganizes around that decision.
What has entrepreneurship taught you that spirituality alone never could?
Entrepreneurship taught me consequence and embodiment. Spirituality expands awareness, but building in the world tests integrity. Decisions carry weight. Structure must support soul. Intuition has to be paired with precision. Spirituality opened the door. Entrepreneurship taught me how to walk through it and build something that lasts.
You’ve spoken about leading without over-explaining. How did that shift happen?
For a long time, I felt the need to soften my authority to make others comfortable. Over time, self-trust replaced that instinct. Authority doesn’t come from volume or justification. It comes from alignment. When I’ve listened carefully and committed to a decision, the need to defend it fades. Clarity is kinder than over-accommodation.
How do you know when a project has reached completion?
Completion feels like a shift in relationship. In the beginning, creation requires constant shaping. Over time, if built with integrity, systems stabilize and hold themselves. When the original intention is fully expressed and the structure can stand independently, my role shifts from builder to steward. Some creations are meant to become legacy.
After everything you’ve built, what continues to call you forward?
Listening. Each project refines my ability to hear what’s next. The call doesn’t come from ambition for expansion’s sake. It comes from staying in a relationship with what is emerging. When something is complete, it creates space to receive what is ready to take shape next.
Joey’s life offers a grounded reminder that manifestation is not about wishing something into existence. It is about listening deeply, committing fully, and building with integrity over time—until vision becomes architecture, and architecture becomes experience.
