OFOSU JONES-QUARTEY

 is a meditation teacher and musician from the Washington DC area. He has been teaching mindfulness and meditation to young people and adults since 2004. He is currently the male voice on the Balance meditation app and 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 lead mindfulness workshops for both educators and students at multiple schools around the country.
 
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. 
 
In November of 2022,  Ofosu released a children’s book “Love Your Amazing Self”, a collection of lyrical meditations for young people and families via Storey Publishing. 
 
Ofosu’s philosophy is that everyone is deserving of their own love and compassion and that inner work is the way in which we begin to change the world for the better. All of the work he does in the world is meant to support this idea. Ofosu currently lives in Rockville, Maryland with his wife and their four children. 
 
“As someone who has suffered from anxiety,depression, intrusive thoughts and more, the practice of mindfulness and meditation, beginning with being present and kind to one’s own self, continues to save my life every day.”
 
– Ofosu Jones-Quartey