Joy with Jay
Jay meditating on the rim of Horseshoe Bend at dawn

Sunday Morning Joy With Jay

Eighteen years as a monk. Now we sit together, every other Sunday.

A free, live guided meditation at 9am Pacific. Bring your coffee, your questions and your restless mind. Join from Insight Timer or YouTube, wherever you are in the world.

48k+followers across Insight Timer, Simple Habit & YouTube
1M+views of guided meditations
1.5kmembers in the Joyful Living group
18 yrsof monastic training

Insight Timer 37.1k · Simple Habit 10k · YouTube 1.6k

Meditation library

What do you need today?

Pick a theme, then choose how you like to practice: Audio to listen with eyes closed, or Video to watch and follow along. Everything is free.

Audio listen with eyes closed on Insight Timer Video watch and follow along on YouTube or Insight Timer

Plus six 10-day courses and dozens of video talks. See everything on Insight Timer · Prefer video? Watch on YouTube

Jay meditating with eyes closed beneath pink dogwood blossoms
21days · let go & start over

The 21-Day Meditation Challenge

One short practice a day for three weeks, enough to turn meditation into a habit. Each day explores a theme, from setting intentions to deep healing. Beginners and seasoned meditators are both welcome.

ReflectionIntentionTrustPatienceSelf-parentingDeep healingFocus

In-person gatherings · Bay Area

Come for dinner. Leave with friends.

Loneliness is the quiet epidemic of our time. These small gatherings are my answer: real food, real conversation, and room to be yourself. Seats are limited, so guests are invited from the list below.

Smiling guests gathered around a dinner table in a wood-paneled lodge

Heartful Dinner Conversations

Since 2017Weeknight eveningsMountain View

Feast, friends and inner flourishing. An intimate, gently guided dinner where strangers become friends through meaningful questions and honest sharing.

Guests moving together on a hilltop lawn at sunset in Marin

Zen Dinner Party

A Soul Tribe gatheringVineyard home, MarinAbout 25 guests

An evening of breathwork, meditation and dance, a vegetarian dinner, and a sunset walk through the vines. The last one sold out.

Request an invitation

Join the list for future dinners and get the 21-Day Challenge free. I send an invitation a few weeks before each gathering. No spam, and you can leave anytime.

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Ten years of retreats

Moments from 100+ retreats

From Tuscan lawns to Montana ponds and the Monterey coast. Retreats are resting for now, and the list above is the first place new ones will be announced.

A circle of people meditating on a hillside lawn with Jay
Marin
Candlelit group meditation indoors
Candle meditation
Morning practice on a lawn in Italy
Italy
Jay meditating beside a pond in Montana
Montana
Group watching sunset on the coast
Monterey coast
Jay with a large group of smiling young retreat participants in Bali
Bali
Jay leading a joyful movement session with families in China
China
Jay leading a morning yoga stretch in a sunlit wooden hall in Italy
Italy
Portrait of Jay Chodagam smiling

About Jay

Ancient wisdom, practiced in Silicon Valley

I spent eighteen years as a monk, studied engineering, and have traveled to more than 60 countries teaching meditation. My teaching blends contemplative practice with modern neuroscience, so it works for skeptics as well as seekers.

Today I live the practice in ordinary life: in my work, my friendships and the communities I build. My mission is simple. Help people feel less alone, and more awake to the joy that is already here.

Monk, 18 years→TEDx speaker→100+ retreats→Meditating live, every other Sunday
Jay speaking on stage with a microphone

Kind words

From leaders who sat with Jay

He brings a level of peace and understanding I rarely witness in a high-paced startup.

Armen Berjikly
Founder, Kanjoya

Some of my leaders were reluctant, but Jay built an immediate rapport with the entire group.

Tom Davin
CEO, 511 Tactical

Everyone was very impressed. I give Jay the highest recommendation possible.

Darius Mirshahzadeh
CEO, Money Inc
Jay smiling above San Francisco Bay

Ask Jay privately

For questions you'd rather not post in the group. I read every message, though replies can take a week or so. For community conversation, join the Facebook group.

Jay with palms together in a namaste greeting

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