Join meditation teacher, hip-hop artist, and author Ofosu Jones-Quartey (Born I) for a unique daylong retreat celebrating the release of his new meditative hip-hop album Komorebi and his new book Lyrical Dharma: Hip-Hop as Mindfulness.

This special gathering will include periods of guided and silent meditation—both in movement and stillness—a deeply relaxing crystal bowl sound bath, readings from Lyrical Dharma, and a live performance of songs from Komorebi.

Books will be available for purchase and signing on-site. If you are interested, you can pre-order Lyrical Dharma here.

This experience offers an exploration of the healing and transformative power of meditation, self-compassion, and creativity. We hope you’ll join us.

This program is appropriate for both new and experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.

This retreat is freely offered, and dana (generous donations) may be given, in support of DVI and Ofosu in support of his teaching and guidance.

This is a hybrid event. Attend in person with Ofosu at the Unitarian Society of Germantown or online via Zoom.

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.

Ofosu’s work emphasizes the importance of self compassion and mindfulness in daily life. He enjoys using creativity through music, soundbath and guided meditation to help people learn to be more present, reduce stress and feel at ease.

Learn more about Ofosu Jones-Quartey here.