OFFERINGSI offer meditation retreats, mindfulness classes, and Dharma teachings rooted in Vipassana (Insight Meditation) practice, grounded in the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, as well as one-on-one practice support. I also offer secular mindfulness training, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). All offerings are trauma-informed and shaped by Buddhist, Black feminist, queer, and survivor lineages.
Through my Dharma and mindfulness teaching, I offer meditation retreats, daylongs, multi-week courses, and classes, available in person, online, and in hybrid formats. I also participate in and offer talks, workshops, and events beyond Dharma spaces, including cultural, educational, and community-based gatherings.
For more than three decades, my cultural work, writing, and public scholarship, including my film NO! The Rape Documentary and my anthology love WITH accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse, have been devoted to survivor-centered and informed healing justice. I am available for keynote talks, workshops, presentations, and speaking engagements for universities, nonprofits, and organizations, including on sexual violence, survivor-centered healing, and accountability, integrating this work with more than two decades of mindfulness and contemplative practice.
For the most current offerings, please visit my Linktree (linktr.ee/afrolez), which is updated regularly. Current and upcoming meditation retreats, mindfulness courses, Dharma teachings, and selected public events will also be listed on this page as they are confirmed.
If you are interested in one-on-one meditation practice support or have questions about mindfulness training, MBSR, or Dharma offerings, please feel free to reach out.
To learn more about my background and experience, you may download my full bio or curriculum vitae.
Current and upcoming offerings will be listed on this page as dates are confirmed with retreat centers and organizations.
Residential Retreats:
Embodying Kindness and Wisdom: Insight and Loving Kindness Meditation Retreat
@ Insight Meditation Society. Monday, April 13, 2026 - Monday, April 20, 2026.
More information is available hereSteady Refuge: Annual BIPOC Retreat
@ Insight Meditation Society. Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
This retreat is subsidized - $210 minimum to attend plus free r/t Bus Travel from NYC.
More information is available hereLiberating the Heart: Navigating Seven Gates to Inner Freedom
(Designed for Self-Identified Womxn of Black/African Descent Only)
@ Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Friday, August 21, 2026 - Friday, August 28, 2026.
More information is available here
Community Dharma & Mindfulness -
Daylongs, Events, Weekly and Affinity Sanghas:
Daylong, 10am - 4pm eastern time, Saturday, June 27, 2026 (hybrid)
Compassion at the Pace of Our Capacity: A Path to the Boundless Heart
More information is available hereDaylong 10am – 4pm eastern time, Saturday, September 26, 2026 (hybrid)
Theme: TBADaylong, 10am – 4pm eastern time, Saturday, December 12, 2026 (hybrid)
Theme: TBA
Daylong, 10am - 4pm pacific time, Saturday, July 11, 2026 (online)
The Courage to Be Real: A Retreat with Aishah Shahidah Simmons & nico hase
More information is available here
Wednesday weekly sangha 7pm - 8:30pm eastern time
June 24, 2026, and September 30, 2026, online only
(information forthcoming)Daylong, co-teaching with Bernadine Mellis, 11am – 5pm eastern time
Saturday, October 3, 2026, online only
(information forthcoming)
Insight Meditation Society (IMS)
BIPOC Online Sangha, Mondays 7pm - 8pm eastern time
Monday, June, 15, 2026
More information is available here
Rainbow (LGBTQ+) Online Sangha, Wednesdays, 5:30pm - 7pm pacific time
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
More information is available here
