About this Event
Join Ofosu Jones-Quartey for a Daylong practice and discussion, hosted by Delaware Valley Insight.
The need for self-compassion is increasingly evident in our everyday lives. This retreat will offer practical self-compassion and mindfulness practices that can be applied in daily life. There will be guided and silent meditation periods (in stillness and movement). There will also be a restorative sound bath, a talk, question and answer and a closing music offering. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of why self-compassion is important, as well as practical skills that they can apply easily.
This is a hybrid event, with concurrent in-person and online sessions; the in-person portion will be at the Summit Presbyterian Church, 6757 Greene Street in Philadelphia. The online portion will be via Zoom. Ofosu will be at the Summit Presbyterian Church.
This program is appropriate for both new and experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
Dana (Generosity) will be well received and shared with Ofosu to support him in offering this program.
Teacher Bio
Ofosu Jones-Quartey is a meditation teacher and musician from the Washington DC area. He has been teaching mindfulness and meditation since 2004. Ofosu holds a bachelor’s degree from American University. In addition he is a graduate of the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) and a graduate of the Teleos Coaching Institute. Ofosu is currently the male voice on the Balance meditation app (with over 10 million subscribers to date). He teaches meditation and mindfulness classes and retreats around the country.
Ofosu has taught and led retreats at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, The Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, Brooklyn Zen Center, Cleveland Insight and more. He has led workshops for both educators and students at multiple schools around the country. In 2020, Ofosu co-wrote a mindfulness-based suicide prevention curriculum for teenagers, which has been adopted by the Ryan Bartel Foundation. Ofosu has also offered mindfulness workshops to corporate and government clients, including Grant & Associates and Federal Defenders of New York.
Ofosu is also an accomplished hip hop artist and author. Performing under the name “Born I” he recently released an album entitled "In This Moment" and has performed at the Kennedy Center in support of the project. His live events are considered a hip-hop and meditation experience and he is a member of the DC Chapter of the Recording Academy.
In November of 2022, Ofosu released a children’s book “Love Your Amazing Self”, a collection of lyrical meditations for young people and families via Storey Publishing. An accompanying double album to support the book will be released in Spring 2023.
Learn more about Ofosu Jones-Quartey here.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Summit Presbyterian Church, 6757 Greene Street, Philadelphia, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 81.88
