Weekend with Born I

March 21 — Half-Day Retreat

9am-12pm

Being Enough: Self-Compassion as a Path to Healing Our World

In this half-day retreat, Ofosu Jones-Quartey (Born I) invites participants into a spacious and accessible exploration of self-compassion as a lived spiritual practice. Through a balance of guided and silent meditation, periods of optional gentle movement, and a Dharma talk rooted in Buddhist teachings, we will explore how learning to rest in our inherent worth can become a foundation for personal healing and collective care.

Drawing reflections from his acclaimed book Lyrical Dharma, Ofosu weaves together contemplative practice, lived experience, and poetic insight to offer a retreat that meets participants exactly where they are, whether new to meditation or returning to practice.

This retreat is open to all and designed to support nervous system regulation, self-kindness, and a deeper sense of belonging in ourselves and in the world.

March 22 — Sunday Services & Soundbath Event

Dharma Talks at First & Second Services

Being Enough - Everyday Life is The Way

Across both Sunday services, Ofosu will offer Dharma talks exploring mindfulness, compassion, and the practice of presence in the midst of real life - family, work, struggle, and joy. These talks draw from Buddhist teachings, contemporary experience, and poetic reflection, offering grounded insight for integrating practice into daily living.

Afternoon Offering 1-2:30pm

Hip-Hop Soundbath: Music & Meditation

Join Ofosu (Born I) for a special concert - an experience that blends sound healing with contemplative hip-hop. Participants are invited to rest and receive as crystal singing bowls, ambient sound, and breath open space for stillness and reflection.

Interwoven throughout the soundbath is contemplative hip-hop from Ofosu’s album Komorebi, creating a unique bridge between ancient practice and modern expression. The result is an experience that is meditative, musical, and emotionally resonant, accessible to longtime practitioners and newcomers alike.

A Q&A and Book Signing will follow the concert.

No previous meditation or sound-healing experience is necessary.

Love Offerings accepted.

Ofosu Jones-Quartey, also known as Born I, is a mindfulness teacher, musician, poet, and educator whose work lives at the intersection of Buddhism, hip-hop, and healing. He has been teaching meditation and mindfulness for over a decade in retreat centers, schools, and community spaces across the country, offering accessible practices grounded in compassion and lived experience.

He is the author of Lyrical Dharma, published by Parallax Press, which was recently named one of the Top Spiritual Books of 2025 by Spirituality & Practice and features a foreword by Alice Walker. His accompanying album, Komorebi, translates Buddhist teachings into contemplative hip-hop, offering listeners a musical doorway into presence, healing, and self-acceptance.

Ofosu’s teaching style is warm, poetic, and deeply human, inviting practitioners to remember their inherent worth and to meet life with courage, kindness, and curiosity.