Breathing and Reading w/ Danny
Meditation teacher and author Danny Angelo Fluker Jr shares a mind body spirit health practice in each episode, followed by a reading from one of his published books.
About Danny
Danny Angelo Fluker Jr. is a meditation teacher, psychotherapeutic yoga instructor, conscious creative, healing justice futurist, and Sankomé ( a living embodiment of ancestral memory and story.) Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Danny has spent over a decade weaving together the practices of yoga, ancestral wisdom, and Black liberation into accessible pathways of healing.
He is the creator of Black Boys OM, an international wellness organization that has created thousands of mind-body healing spaces for Black men and boys. Through classes, retreats, teacher trainings, and written works, Danny's mission has remained clear: to restore wholeness and offer sacred tools for embodiment, especially for those who’ve historically been excluded from wellness spaces.
Danny is also the visionary behind Heal Noir, a publishing and education platform centering Black well-being, and the author of several transformative books including A Healing Journal for Black Men, Reparations & Wholeness: A Path to Healing Justice, and Defining Reparations for Ourselves. His work has been featured in Essence, Forbes, Shondaland, and Afropunk, and continues to ripple through schools, prisons, spiritual spaces, and community centers.
Danny is a seasoned facilitator at globally respected retreat centers such as the Esalen Institute and the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.
With roots in West African cosmologies, non-dual yogic traditions, and Black Southern wisdom, Danny’s work invites readers and students alike to remember: wholeness is not something we earn, it’s something we return to.
Breathing and Reading w/ Danny
Meditation Practices + Yoga and Healing for Black Embodiment
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Episode 3: Breath-Counting Meditation & The Witness Consciousness
In this episode, Danny guides listeners through a foundational breath-counting practice before moving into a deeper meditation exploring the shift from objects of awareness to faculties of awareness, and finally resting in the space of the witness itself. Whether you're new to meditation or have an established practice, this episode offers an accessible entry point and an invitation to go deeper.
The meditation practice is followed by a reading from Chapter 1 of Yoga and Healing for Black Embodiment.
Perfect for those navigating the intensity of daily life and seeking moments of inner fortitude, clarity, and comfort.
Breathing and Reading with Danny offers one mind-body-spirit practice and one of book excerpt each episode, rooted in contemplative wisdom and healing justice. Danny is a 10x Author and seeks to bring awareness to his various published works through this audio offering. Danny lives in a populace area and has intentionally left the noise of his environment in place as an act of care for his own capacity and busy schedule.