​​Meet the teachers

Zel Amanzi is the founder of Transgressive Medicine, which offers well-being and spirituality classes and workshops for everyone, including queer, nonbinary and trans people. They are based in Los Angeles.

Alex Artymiak is a yoga, meditation and breath-work teacher based in Los Angeles. He has been teaching meditation for more than a decade and has been a yoga practitioner for more than 20 years.

davidji is a stress-management trainer, mindful performance coach and founder of the davidji Meditation Academy. He is the author of three books, including “Secrets of Meditation: A Practical Guide to Inner Peace and Personal Transformation.” He is based in Carlsbad, Calif.

Ben Decker is the author of four books, including “Practical Meditation for Beginners,” and has been studying meditation since he was 4, when his mother introduced it. He hosts “The Modern Spirituality Podcast” and is based in Los Angeles.

Mwanini Makangira began studying Buddhist meditation techniques in Nepal to better understand the connection between the body and the mind after a diagnosis of Lyme disease. She is based in Amsterdam.

Tracee Stanley is a former film executive who has been practicing and teaching meditation for 21 years. She is the author and host of “Radiant Rest,” a book and podcast about the ancient practice of yoga nidra. She is based in Santa Fe, N.M.

Sherly Sulaiman is a certified clinical hypnotherapist and meditation teacher with more than 20 years of experience. She is the founder of New Stress Relief, a private meditation practice that focuses on helping people “lose themselves to find themselves.” She’s based in Santa Monica, Calif.