<p>What you resist persists. Buddhist strategies for acceptance and equanimity.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://bornimusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ofosu Jones-Quartey</a>, a meditation teacher, author, and musician hailing from the Washington DC area brings over 17 years of experience in sharing mindfulness, meditation and self-compassion practices with the world. Holding a bachelor’s degree from American University and certified by the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, Ofosu is a graduate of the Teleos Coaching Institute and is the male voice on the Balance meditation app, reaching over 10 million subscribers. </p><p><br></p><p>Ofosu leads meditation classes and retreats nationwide, having taught and led retreats at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, The Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, Brooklyn Zen Center, Cleveland Insight, Inward Bound Mindfulness and more.</p><p><br></p><p>As an accomplished hip hop artist under the name “Born I,” Ofosu released the mindfulness-themed album “In This Moment” in 2021. His most recent album is “AMIDA”, a spiritual, Lo-Fi Hip Hop album exploring life, death and his Buddhist faith.</p><p><br></p><p>Beyond music, Ofosu is an author. His self-published children’s book “You Are Enough” debuted in 2020 and his next work “Love Your Amazing Self” via Storey Publishing in 2022. Ofosu’s latest book: “Lyrical Dharma: Hip Hop as Mindfulness” will be released in 2025 via Parallax Press. <a href="https://bornimusic.com/read/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can pre-order the book here</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Ofosu lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife and four children.</p><p><br></p><p>Cara Lai has worked as an artist, wilderness guide, social worker, and therapist before becoming a full time meditation teacher. She teaches teens and adults at Spirit Rock, Insight Meditation Society, and Ten Percent Happier.</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about what Cara does, you can go to her website, <a href="http://www.caralai.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.caralai.org</a> – where she’s got some online meditation classes, including one called Meditate Your Face Off. She also has a monthly class for parents, co-led by Ofosu Jones-Quartey.</p><p><br></p><p>Speaking of podcasts, Cara also co-hosts a podcast called <a href="https://adventuresinmeditating.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adventures in Meditating (For Parents)</a>, along with Jess Morey and Jon Roberts.</p><p><br></p><p>Cara lives in Vermont with her husband and their 2-year-old son.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/cara-lai-265" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Upside of Desire | Cara Lai </a></p><p><a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/cara-lai-612" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Can You Get Fit Without Self-Loathing? | Cara Lai </a></p><p><a href="https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/ofosu-jones-quartey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rewire How You Talk To Yourself | Ofosu Jones-Quartey</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/cara-lai-808" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What It’s Like To Do A Year-Long Silent Meditation Retreat—By Yourself | Cara Lai</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3QtGRqJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Dan on social: </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p><p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p><p><strong>Subscribe to our </strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p><p><strong>Our favorite playlists on: </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Full Shownotes: </strong><a href="https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/cara-ofosu-848" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/cara-ofosu-848</a></p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ht