joshua bee alafia’s meditation practice began in 1989 when his mother gave him a mantra to work with. This sparked a rich journey into different styles from the Hawaiian Shamanic, Hindu, Sufi, Dzogchen, Taoist, and Vipassana traditions. Wanting to bring Vipassana practice to the youth, he began teaching mindfulness practice to incarcerated, court involved and system vulnerable youth through New York’s Lineage Project in 2010. He is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders training through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He currently teaches mindfulness meditation with South Side Insight in Chicago and Taoist Meditation with Immortal Arts Chicago. He is the founder of Liberation Center Worldwide, building meditation/wellness centers internationally and the founder and co-executive director of South Side Liberation Center in Chicago.
Returning to the original Metta instructions offered in the Suttas and adding an expanded practice of giving ourselves Metta at different ages, we lean into the practice of radiating the light of the heart inwardly and outwardly to all beings in the Universe.
