October Update + Austin Studio Tour


NEWSLETTER - OCT 2025

Hello Reader

As the parent of a toddler, I am often on the receiving end of the advice “it goes so quickly, make sure you savor it.”

My son is growing in leaps and bounds these days, and I am starting to understand the deep emotional undertone of this advice.

And, no matter how many times I hear it, or how cliché it sometimes comes off - I feel grateful for the reminder:

STAY AWAKE, JOE.

However vigilant I am in my awareness practices, I find I can always use an extra nudge.

So, with this newsletter I just want to offer a quick reminder and an invitation - to take a deep breath and savor where you are in your journey's unfolding.

Just noticing, what a gift it is to be alive - even if it feels a little wiggly right now.

A New Offering - Monthly Integration Circle @Kuya

Starting this coming Wednesday (Nov 5), I will be facilitating a new Integration workshop at Kuya Wellness.

"Integration is where the real work of transformation happens. This experiential workshop is designed to help you bridge expanded awareness into embodied change, using a blend of Bio-Energetics, Gestalt, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) techniques to explore how different parts of us relate to healing, growth, and wholeness."

It will continue on the first Wednesday of every month, 6-8pm. Registration details for the November date here.

Now Accepting New Clients

I love this work. I love sharing the tools I have learned; helping my clients navigate their inner world and then watching that ripple out into their external world in remarkable ways. And I also remember feeling SO NERVOUS to begin my inner exploration. It might not be time. But if you are feeling that call - what the Gurdjieff work calls "magnetic center" pulling you towards working on yourself - then I would love to explore with you.

Virtual or In-Person. For details on package rates and special trainings, visit www.tenoxcoaching.com.

Art Update - Studio Tour

This year I am once again participating in the Austin Studio Tour - taking place two weekends in November, Nov 8th/9th and Nov 15th/16th. The Studio Tour is one of my favorite Austin traditions and I'm so proud to be a part of it. I will be opening up my home and displaying my art from 12-6pm all 4 days, so please stop by and say hello. Stop #203 on the tour.


I'm so glad we get to stay connected in this way and I'm grateful that you are in my life. Feel free to share this with anyone in your life, and I would love to hear how you are doing.

Joseph Mach

Joseph Nicholas Mach is an accomplished musician, visual artist, Gestalt coach and meditation enthusiast based in Austin, TX. He studied for 5 years with Steve Flynn, MA/CMT, training in Gestalt therapy, bio-energetics, Reichian therapy and qi gong. In 2023 he founded InnerWork ATX, an organization dedicated to sharing and teaching these profound tools through private sessions, group workshops and retreats.

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