Writer and instructor Oneika Mays joins Sharon for episode 291 of the Metta Hour podcast.
For over a decade, Oneika has introduced yoga and mindfulness practices to individuals who have felt unnoticed, judged, and alone— from correctional services to retreat facilities, from Columbia Legislation College to Lincoln Heart. She is the writer of “Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation,” launched by HarperOne in March of 2026, and the co-host of You Good? Podcast with Pamela Stokes Eggleston. That is her first look on the Metta Hour Podcast.
On this dialog, Oneika and Sharon talk about:
• How Oneika’s religious journey started
• Coaching with instructor, Kimberly Brown
• Metta’s impression on Oneika’s present apply
• The challenges of metta for the impartial particular person
• Working at Riker’s Island Correctional Facility (give this context in intro)
• Oneika’s new guide, “Sit With Me”
• The significance of forgiveness
• What impressed Oneika’s new guide
• Loving individuals doesn’t essentially imply liking them
• Lovingkindness for oneself as a place to begin
• Working with the tough particular person
• The present of grieving what’s damaged
• Navigating life inside dangerous methods
• Educating lovingkindness in jail
• The NY Knicks and Collective Effervescence
Extra Assets
The episode closes with a guided lovingkindness meditation from Oneika with added visualization. You possibly can be taught extra about Oneika’s work proper right here and get a replica of her new guide, “Sit With Me,” proper right here.
Associated Metta Hour Episodes
Episode 212: Kimberly Brown’s interview as a part of our Psychological Well being Sequence launched in 2023.
