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Starting in Spring 2026, I'll be visiting cities across the country to practice with you. These events include readings from the book, guided lovingkindness meditation, conversation, and real connection. No perfection required.
If you want to bring this tour to your bookstore, meditation center, organization, library, or community space, let's make it happen.
Danielle Smith speaks to Oneika Mays on Mindfulness, Rikers Island, and Loving Kindness.
Mindfulness coach Oneika Mays shares what she learned teaching meditation at Rikers Island — including why “you don’t have to like someone to love them,” how choice can be liberation, and what hope looks like after grief.
Reinventing at 54: Why Being “Too Much” Was Actually Just Enough.
Hosted by Wendy Battles with Oneika Mays.
In this soulful conversation, Wendy talks with Oneika Mays — meditation teacher, storyteller, and author — about what it really means to bet on yourself in midlife. Oneika shares how she moved from 20 years as a bookseller to teaching mindfulness (including groundbreaking work at Rikers Island), and how grief ultimately gave her the permission to pursue her lifelong dream of writing.