Welcome to Joyful, your no-BS guide to finding lasting joy—helping you thrive, not just survive.

By award-winning coach, teacher, and writer Chloe Markham.

Joyful: the science of stress, the art of joy

Welcome, my friend. This is the place where we recognise life is too short to be anything less than joyful (and way too short to skip dessert). Joyful is for you if you’re running on stress and coffee, wondering when meditation will start being less boring, if you’ll ever be able to nail a handstand, or if you should really get an ice bath.

I’m Chloe, and it’s my mission to help ambitious, world-bettering folk like you finally stop running on stress and start living more joyfully—in a way that actually lasts.

We talk about movement, mindfulness, habits, and mindsets; hard things, beautiful things, and the things you should be doing that actually make a difference in your life (hint: it’s not crow-barring more self-care into your day at any cost).

This is about shifting from hustle to happy; helping you find more fulfilment, purpose, energy, balance, goodness, aliveness… because when you’re feeling all that good stuff, you can’t help but make the world even brighter.

What you can expect from Joyful

What you’ll find: opinion pieces, how-to guides, thought-prompts, video classes, invites to live movement and stillness sessions, giveaways, and more.

What you’ll get: subscribers get weekly writings, including practical tips, guides, and classes to help you shift from hustle to happy.

Where to start: jump into my welcome post here, or dive into some of the reader favourites:

• How I Broke Free from Burnout

• Nervous System Basics: The Key to Feeling Good

• Interoception: Your Hidden Superpower

• How Good We’ve Got It

When you become a paid subscriber, you're joining the Joyful Membership:

A space designed to help you shift out of burnout, survival-mode, and “fix-me” self-care… and into something softer, deeper, and actually sustainable.

This isn’t just a subscription. It’s a reset. For your nervous system, your mind, and your life.

Paid subscribers get:

The Yoga Revolution’s entire library – 250+ on-demand classes, lovingly organised by how you feel, not how bendy you are. And most come with playlists you can only dream about in other yoga classes.

Themed series + courses – from my signature Couch To Yogi course that builds the foundation for a strong, healthy, totally joyful yoga practice for life, to PMS bundles, slow-down series, and more—all with good music and good vibes.

Mindfulness + breathwork sessions – gentle, science-backed tools for nervous system regulation.

Restorative + meditation classes – real rest, made doable.

Monthly themes + journaling prompts - to keep you focused on what matters most.

Exclusive articles + notes – thoughts I only share with paying subs (think: behind-the-scenes, reflections, joy experiments).

Access to subscriber-only chats + comments – connect, share, ask questions.

Me, in your corner – everything I teach in Joy Unplugged or with my coaching clients starts right here.

👉 Learn more about becoming a paid subscriber here

Your support here helps me keep Joyful going strong. If you love this space and want to help it grow, becoming a paid subscriber is a beautiful way to do that.

Ready to transform your life, feel more joy, and reset your nervous system?

“The best yoga/mental health newsletter in the world!” - K

“I love how you talk like a real person and share real thoughts and feelings. I love that you make me laugh, you laugh at yourself and give such great advice. I feel you accept me as I am, and you offer yourself up as you are.” - Lee

“Big thank you to Chloe, you’ve saved me from upside down life many times.” - Harriet

“Chloe is amazing and has given me a new outlook and lease of life.” - Amy

“An extraordinary writer” - Caroline

“When I log in to read Joyful it feels like my self-care has already started.” - H

Hi, I’m Chloe Markham

Yogi, philosopher, pastry fan, music lover… my mission is to make the world a more joyful place.

At 17 I wanted to connect with the ocean and have some adventures, so I took up surfing and quickly fell in love. 

But, you could say I was a bit of a potato—even getting a wetsuit on was a hardcore workout—so I decided to do something about it.

Enter: yoga.

9 years later, after building my own sell-out, multi-award-winning yoga studio with 900+ 5 star reviews, it spanned way more than just movement; yoga became an experience I used to take people on a journey to total joy (learn more about how I do that here). 

I know what it’s like to think burnout is normal, to be missing out because of stress, and to only dream of living a slower life where health, balance, and happiness are prioritised. 

I believe life’s too short to not feel alive, joyful, and balanced every single day. 

I love yoga, getting outdoors, eating nice things, and listening to good music. I play the piano like an overenthusiastic 12-year-old, and I’ve been attempting to play the violin since 2020 but I still sound like a dying animal, and I think music can better most things (especially yoga and movement).

My idea of success:

- Living a life that feels balanced, where thriving is the norm, not burnout

- Being healthy, happy, slow, and relaxed more often than stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed

- The ability to see challenges as opportunities, and to find peace, even in tough moments

- Living with clarity, contentment, and easy access to baked goods

Some good bits:

• GHP Fitness & Nutrition called me a trailblazer for my significant contribution to health and wellness, and hailed me as ‘the best Joyful Living Coach’ in 2024

• Northern Enterprise recognised my platform The Yoga Revolution as being ‘the best online yoga and meditation classes provider’

• A client with a speech-impairing brain injury hailed me as a big reason she got her speech back (!).

• Countless women with depression, anxiety, and overwhelm have celebrated ‘finding their way back to themselves’ through my sessions.

• Over 900 people on Google, Facebook, and inside MINDBODY have left 5-star reviews, saying lovely things like my classes are ‘more fun’, ‘more impactful’, and ‘better than anything I’ve tried before’. 

• And I’m a proud advocate for shit-but-loving-it surfers everywhere.

Find out more about me and what I do on my website here.

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