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First Name

Sydney

Last Name

Reece

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Sydney

Intro

Sydney Reece, M.E.d., is an international educator in social justice advocacy and a mindfulness-based meditation teacher specializing in addiction and trauma resilience. She has over 20 years of experience supporting adults, formally incarcerated women, and homeless youth, as well as the health professionals who serve them.

Reece received meditation certification from InsightLA as well as the Oasis Teacher Training Institute at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine. She holds a teaching credential and master’s degree in Education from Loyola Marymount University. Reece earned a master’s from the African American Studies Department in conjunction with the English program at University of California, Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and Advanced Practitioner Training Program.  Sydney educates on understanding internal systems of oppression and self-regulation based in mindfulness meditation practices. She is particularly attuned to the subtleties of diversity dynamics and needs of People of Color.  In addition to guiding meditation workshops, Reece has offered mindfulness-based resilience workshops to InsightLA, the Meditation Coalition of Los Angeles,  Black Being LA.  Sydney also, brought mindfulness based stress reduction trainings to staff and members at Safe Place for Youth (SPY), HealthRIGHT360 and Prototypes. Sydney worked at A New Way of Life Reentry Project assisting women return home from prison and reunite with their families. While teaching abroad for the Chambre de Commerce Orlèans, France and the Education Nationale; Reece taught cross cultural negotiations and effective communications helping students and executives bridge cultural misunderstandings in times of crisis and conflict. Currently on the board of Black Being LA, Sydney enjoys Pickleball, long hikes and fresh produce at Sunday morning farmers’ markets.