66 | Sit With Me: Embracing Mindfulness and Metta with Oneika Mays

Ever wonder how to stay kind and grounded when the world feels angry, divided, and unsafee, specially as a woman carrying so much? On The Art of Badassery podcast, Jenn Casseta interviews mindfulness teacher and author Oneika Mays about her book Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation, unpacking metta (loving-kindness) and how it’s practiced by extending care from yourself to loved ones, strangers, difficult people, and all beings, without abandoning boundaries. Oneika shares her path through trauma, grief, career identity loss, and rediscovering herself through therapy, yoga, and meditation, including pivotal lessons on the “middle way.” She also describes teaching trauma-informed mindfulness at Rikers Island, the sensory intensity of jail, and breakthroughs like choosing tree pose instead of violence. They close with a practical 15-second mindfulness reset using the hands as an anchor. Connect with Oneika Mays:Website https://www.oneikamays.com/Instagram @oneikamaysBook “Sit With Me: A No-BS Journey to Mindfulness and Meditation”Substack: oneikamays.substack.comSend us Fan MailConnect with Jenn on Instagram @jenncassetta or her website www.jennifercassetta.com