Benjamin W. Decker

The Los Angeles meditation studios Unplug and The DEN both count Ben Decker among their founding teachers. He was also founding spiritual director of Full Circle Venice, a centre drawing on many faith traditions at once, and co-founded the Fireside Library and Meditation Center. He calls his own approach awakened theosophy, hosts a podcast on modern spirituality, and leads an annual retreat in Costa Rica. Practical Meditation for Beginners, brought out by Althea Press in 2018, is a ten-day course that introduces a single technique each day, moving through Zen and Vipassana sitting, walking practice and body scans, with step-by-step instructions and reflective prompts throughout. He has since produced Modern Spirituality, Daily Mindfulness and a short guided journal of Christian meditations. Marianne Williamson and Sharon Salzberg both put their names to the beginners' guide.