No-BS Mindfulness with Oneika Mays

About this episode

Oneika Mays discusses her experiences teaching mindfulness in correctional facilities and the importance of lovingkindness meditation.

Oneika Mays is a yoga and meditation teacher who was formerly the mindfulness coach at Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York. With roots in Buddhist and Yogic teachings, she specializes in making mindfulness accessible to marginalized and excluded communities. She is the author of Sit with Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation, which explores metta (lovingkindness) as a tool for personal and collective liberation. We spoke about her experience teaching the incarcerated in rough institutions--and what she learned from them, as well the distinction between mindfulness and meditation, and the value of lovingkindness meditation. Make sure you stay tuned till the end, when Oneika leads us in a guided meditation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Oneika Mays

Topics covered

• mindfulness
• meditation
• yoga
• lovingkindness
• marginalized communities
• personal liberation

Keywords

• mindfulness
• meditation
• yoga
• lovingkindness
• Rikers Island
• marginalized communities
• personal liberation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rikers Island Correctional Facility

Books & works: Sit with Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation

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