Z. Hamilton Avery

Yoga and meditation teacher exploring movement, breath, awareness, and well-being through accessible, individualized practice.

Tulsa, OK Offers online classes

About Z.

I am a yoga and meditation teacher, bodyworker, integrative wellness practitioner, educator, and speaker with more than 1,000 hours of accredited yoga teacher training (much of which I completed in India). My training spans Hatha, yin, restorative, Kundalini, and trauma-informed yoga alongside meditation and other mind-body practices. I approach yoga as an opportunity to become curious about the body rather than a pursuit of the perfect pose. Bodies, abilities, histories, nervous systems, and needs differ, so I believe the practice should adapt to the person. I encourage choice, experimentation, rest, modification, and attention to what feels useful in the moment. Yoga can involve movement, stillness, breath, meditation, self-exploration, or simply noticing what is happening. My work is informed by more than 15 years of interdisciplinary experience across mental health, healthcare, crisis services, education, bodywork, and integrative wellness. I am a Certified Massage Therapist and Certified Reiki Master trained across multiple lineages. My broader training includes massage therapy, Thai yoga massage, myofascial release, craniosacral therapy, Reiki and energy work, Chinese and Japanese styles of acupuncture, mindfulness, meditation, and complementary and alternative medicine. I am also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and founder of Therapy with Z, LLC. My clinical background includes outpatient psychotherapy, integrated primary care, community mental health, hospice and end-of-life care, mobile crisis services, 911 emergency communications and first response, school-based services, and health education. This experience informs my understanding of trauma, stress, chronic illness and pain, emotional well-being, and mind-body health. My approach to yoga and integrative wellness is person-centered, trauma-informed, inclusive, and grounded in respect for individual autonomy. I do not assume that a particular posture, breathing technique, meditation, or wellness practice will be appropriate for everyone. Participants are encouraged to make choices, ask questions, modify practices, opt out, and pay attention to their own experiences. I want people to develop practices they can make their own. I teach yoga, meditation, mindfulness, body-based practices, and integrative wellness through classes, workshops, trainings, retreats, and speaking engagements. My teaching has taken place in yoga studios, gyms, community centers, parks, colleges, businesses, and wellness clinics. I have led workshops on relaxation, self-care, stress management, mindfulness, and mind-body medicine as well as retreats exploring self-care, holistic health and well-being, and intuitive art. My experience also includes teaching within Yoga Alliance yoga teacher trainings and developing original educational content on complementary and alternative medicine, evidence-based interventions, mind-body practices, and energy work. As an educator, speaker, writer, and curriculum developer, I create learning experiences that may incorporate education, research, reflection, experiential practice, movement, meditation, and practical skill development. I also develop original resources to support continued learning and practice. Whether someone comes to yoga for movement, relaxation, meditation, self-exploration, greater awareness of their body, or simple curiosity, I want the practice to leave room for them to discover what yoga can mean in their own life.