Sit with Me

By: Oneika Mays

Published by HarperOne, 2026-03-03

Meditation is an effective way to manage anxiety and depression, insomnia, stress, and even some acute illnesses. If you want to become more aware and purposeful about your actions, mindfulness coach and Metta teacher, Oneika Mays can help you heal, develop communication skills, process forgiveness, and discover self-worth. Sit with Me invites readers to learn how to: Incorporate metta, meditation and lovingkindness into your life and discover how to deepen love for others Expand your circles and mind Authentically contribute to personal and societal healing Build bridges to unite people, and learn how to be a better human After spending over a decade volunteering and working at Rikers Island Correctional Facility, Oneika saw what happens to people who feel like they've been tossed aside. And before Rikers, Oneika spent two decades as a bookseller offering new worlds to seekers and language for exploration. She has a gifted ability to take big ideas and distill them down into understandable and relatable learnings allowing her to show up as a conduit for transformation. Oneika is your teacher, your auntie, your friend, and an intuitive soul here for the work of personal collective liberation. Sit with Me is a gift to those who feel disconnected or lost, but know they want something to change. If you've ever felt left out, forgotten, judged, misunderstood or mistreated, this book is for you.