John Kennedy

Background:

John Kennedy is a certified energy healer and Reiki Master Practitioner based in Los Angeles. With a background in entertainment and healthcare operations, John has a lively and welcoming approach to ensure a space of healing and acceptance for all. Available for individual and group Reiki, guided meditation, aromatherapy, space clearings and Animal Reiki.

Why I Practice Meditation:

Meditation has opened me up to shifting the way I see myself and the world. Not only has meditation been extremely beneficial for my body and soul, it has helped me accept my past and understand the significance of being present. My decision to practice meditation and energy work wasn't about becoming someone new, but rather connecting the dots within myself to become the person I'm intended to be.

"Healing doesn't mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life". - Akshay Dubey

Why I Teach Meditation:

I teach mediation to allow others the chance to uncover the purest version of themselves. Who we truly are as humans is often hidden under past traumas, anxiety of the unknown and the overall pressures of society. Let’s strip it back, focus on your needs and uncover the many layers of the sublimely unique person that is “you”!

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www.YourReikiGuy.com

Zel Amanzi

Background:

Zel Amanzi (pronouns: they/them) is a queer nonbinary/trans* humxn leveraging the power of spirituality in favor of decolonization, specifically as it relates to Black and Queer liberation. Zel offers public classes, online courses, certifications (Yoga alliance + Reiki), and 1:1 private coaching. They are also a founding member of the Trans Yoga Project. They've earned their M.S.Ed in Social Justice Education, and they are a 200hr Registered Yoga Teacher, a Reiki Healer, and they have completed certification courses in Yoga Nidra and Meditation. They also practice sound healing using crystal bowls and traditional African instruments.

Why I practice meditation:

“I practice meditation to fully understand myself, my motivations, my desires, and my needs; I practice to improve my communication with myself and the world and to support myself in leading a heart-centered and courageous life.”

Why I teach meditation:

“I teach because I personally know the healing effect of feeling fully seen and heard; teaching allows me to offer that experience to others while helping them recognize and step into their power and purpose. I also teach to help people guide themselves toward the freedom of clarity and to cultivate spaces where people feel brave enough to confront their shadows so they can bring light into the world!”

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Mike Lee

Background:

Mike Lee is an undefeated professional boxer in the light heavyweight class. He has mastered visualization and meditation techniques to help him not only win every match in his career and speak to millions, but also to completely heal from an autoimmune disease.

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Rita Black

Background:

Rita Black is an author, clinical hypnotherapist, expert in the psychology of weight management and the CEO of Shift Hypnosis. Her bestselling book, From Fat to Thin Thinking: Unlock Your Mind for Permanent Weight Loss, and meditations over a 30-day process, are designed to help you eliminate the mental barriers that keep you struggling with weight. Her hypnosis and meditation based processes, The Shift Weight Mastery Process, Stop Smoking in One Session, and her online smoking cessation program Smokefree123 have helped thousands by harnessing the power of their subconscious to “shift” past belief and habit barriers, creating powerful breakthroughs that last.

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Sophia Zogopoulos

Background:

Sophia Zogopoulos is a singer-songwriter who stumbled into a Breathwork class only to fall so in love with the practice that she felt called to share this with the world. The release of stagnant energy in her body that occurred after just one session of this active meditation caused her to explore how she could continue to help herself and her loved ones.

She highly encourages anyone walking into her class to consider the two questions: What brought you to breathwork? What are you looking to release? There will be time after the breathwork portion to return to resting breath. During that time, Sophia will allow you to deepen your time within while bringing in her musical side with live vocals that can add to the experience. Her classes create a safe space for participants to focus on releasing suppressed energy and deepening the connection with oneself. Her training in this Pranayama technique is through David Elliott’s Healer Training Program. 

Why I practice meditation:

I practice meditation to deepen the connect with myself, as well as with others. To heal myself so that I can help others heal. To empower myself so I can empower others.

Why I teach meditation:

I teach Breathwork with the hopes of shifting the energy of the collective. I aim to introduce this life-altering practice to as many people as I can so they are then able to add Breathwork to their own healing toolbox that can be accessed at all times.

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Joanna Garzilli

Background:

Joanna Garzilli is America’s Intuition Coach™, a global authority in the field of intuition, conscious business growth and spiritual leadership. Her book “Big Miracles: The 11 Spiritual Rules for Ultimate Success,” published by Harper Collins has been praised by Publisher’s Weekly to, “Help readers remember the love, power, and strength of the soul”.

Joanna teaches her clients and followers the magic of how to, “Lead through service.” She has shared the stage with Sir Ken Robinson, speaking on social impact. Landmark College has used her meditations for their teaching faculty and students with special needs to help them focus.

Joanna has been featured in media including: BBC News, BBC Radio, NPR, Fox News, Coast To Coast, Well + Good, Hay House Radio, Daily Mail.

She lives with her husband, Nick and their son, Dominick in Los Angeles, CA.

Why I practice meditation:

I practice meditation because it increases my intuition. I become aware of the subtle energy around me and attuned to my inner landscape. I feel creative. Challenging situations become opportunities for me to grow. Solutions are now accessible in my mind. I experience clarity and I am compassionate when I meditate. Patience is actionable. I am kinder to my loved ones.

Why I teach meditation:

I teach meditation because it puts me in a state of joy and gratitude. I see with fresh eyes. I understand at a deeper level why I am alive. I love the connectedness that builds between fellow meditators. I witness serendipity. My heart opens wider than I imagined. It puts me in a state of awe. 

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Chris Keener

Background:

Goldenair guide and creator Chris Keener is a dancer, yogi, meditator, surfer, and kung-fu practitioner who believes embodiment is foremost in well-being. As the director and executive producer of the Netflix series ‘We Speak Dance’, he works across borders motivating conscious movements and blowing up dance floors. As host for outlets like National Geographic and Travel Channel, he specializes in educating in a way that is accessible, actionable, and often quite hilarious. Constantly deep-diving into various breathwork traditions and the science behind them, he's on a mission to make these techniques available to everyone.

Why I practice meditation:

Breathwork has been the most valuable embodiment tool to bring more confidence, presence, and self-regard into my life. Through specific breathing techniques, I have access to an inexhaustible source of inner strength, and receive actionable guidance to keep my life on track.  

Why I teach meditation:

I am called to help people bring awareness to our own breath. Not only does that allow access to our subconscious mind for deep healing, but also helps eradicate anxiety, depression, addiction, and crippling self-doubt. I want to make breathwork more accessible to everyone - not just yogis and meditators, but skeptics, bros, CEO's, and the underserved, helping people align with their purpose, and strengthen our communal bonds.

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Jordana Reim

Background:

Jordana spent over a decade in highly stressful environments as a Producer in NYC and Los Angeles. Realizing that her habits and mindset were causing her bouts of chronic illness, Jordana dedicated herself to changing her own life through wellness practices and personal growth. She has trained extensively in yoga, meditation, sound healing and coaching in the US and India.

Jordana works with high-achievers to balance spirit and mind with emphasis on personal presence. She believes that wellness is 360; designing a healthy lifestyle, nurturing relationships and cultivating creativity builds the best self, who easily excels in career and life. She regularly hosts retreats including a yearly transformational journey to the basecamp of Mount Everest.

Why I practice meditation:

As an act of love. To appreciate life. To gain clarity and tap into my inner wisdom. To hit pause and shine light on negative self-talk and habits that don’t serve me.

Why I teach meditation:

I get joy from seeing people at peace with themselves. The pause, the ahhhh, brings ease, clarity and overall more effectiveness. I love guiding people to a place of fulfillment through the wisdom within themselves.

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Unplug Meditation

12401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 101 Los Angeles, CA 90025

(310) 826-8899

info@unplug.com