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Starting in March 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.
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Moving With Kindness
These are hard times. The world feels overwhelming, and many of us are asking: what do I do? How do I keep going?
This half-day retreat is a place to resource yourself—to tend to your own heart so you can stay present for what’s needed. Through gentle yoga, mindfulness practice, and yoga nidra, we’ll explore metta (lovingkindness) as something alive in the body.
You’ll learn to notice resistance in your body and develop tools to respond rather than react. We’ll practice the difference between these two—and why it matters. You’ll discover how metta works as a movement practice, helping you stay connected to your heart even when things get hard.
This isn’t about feeling better, it’s about building the kind of strength and fortitude that sustains you and the people around you. Everyone is welcome.
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Starting in March 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.
Dr. Cornel West, Elie Mystal, Dr. Ron Daniels, Oneika Mays, and Trita Parsi join Tavis Smiley
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
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Past Events & Projects
Embodied Philosophy Wisdom School 2026
This year I am proud to be in community with Embodied philosophy's a part of the Wisdom School for 2026.
Embodied Philosophy Meditation Resolution 2026
Vijñānamaya Kośa (Wisdom Sheath): Wisdom As Compass
Day 4 of this 5-day January 2026 meditation challenge.
January 4 — Vijñānamaya Kośa (Wisdom Sheath): Wisdom as Compass with Oneika Mays. Intuition, insight, and inner vision come forward. This day invites you into the deeper intelligence that guides each step of your pilgrimage from within.
Lincoln Center's Summer for the City Series 2025
Explore the benefits of the ancient practice of yoga, which is rooted in the Sanskrit word "yug," meaning "to unite." For a 60-minute class led by Oneika Mays (E-RYT) incorporating yoga, pranayama (breath regulation), meditation, and a live soundscape performed by Raj Makhija. Mays will guide you through a class that highlights the benefits of yoga on gut health, incorporating movements to leave you feeling refreshed and nourished. This wellness session is accessible to all levels and abilities.