Mindfulness community practice for Black and Brown people in Barcelona

“One of the best things that we can offer is our true presence.

” — Plum Village tradition

True Presence Sangha is a dedicated mindfulness and community practice space for Black and Brown people.

Rooted in mindfulness, compassion, and racial justice, this sangha centres Black and Brown bodies as worthy of presence, rest, belonging, dignity, safety, and connection.

Host & Facilitator:

Hosted by: Sofia at Archer Lab

Facilitated by: Hawah Bunduka (Gentle Manifestation of the Source)

In Barcelona, Black and Brown people may experience invisibility, hyper-visibility, and fragmentation in everyday life. This space offers something simple and radical: a place to pause, breathe, reflect, and reconnect — to self, to body, and to community. You are invited to bring your whole self. To rest. To listen deeply. To be held in collective practice. Whether you are new to mindfulness or retuing to practice, you are warmly welcome.

What to Expect:

Each 1-hour session draws on mindfulness and somatic practices that cultivate awareness, compassion, joy, and connection. Sessions may include:

? Grounding practice

? Seated meditation

? Gentle movement / embodied mindfulness

? Reflection or teaching

? Community sharing

? Closing practice

These practices support both personal wellbeing and the capacity to meet the world with clarity, courage, tendeess, and care. Facilitation is in English with the possibility of Spanish translation.

Lineage & Influences:

This space is rooted in the teachings of Thích Nh?t H?nh and the Plum Village tradition, alongside Black and Brown mindfulness practitioners including Ruth King, Valerie Brown, Kaira Jewel Lingo, Dr Larry Ward, and Dr Marisela Gomez. It is further shaped by liberatory approaches to embodiment, racial justice, decolonial healing, and somatic abolitionism, as well as our lived experiences and ancestral wisdom as Black and Brown peoples.

Hawah is a mindfulness practitioner, facilitator, artist, and social justice practitioner whose work centres healing, embodiment, liberation, and collective

care. In 2025, she completed BIJAH, a two-year training programme for BIPOC spiritual activists led by Kaira Jewel Lingo and Dr Marisela Gomez, she has been practising mindfulness for many years and took the five mindfulness trainings in 2022.

When:

Twice monthly on Mondays from 19:00 – 20:00

Regular attendance is encouraged to support both personal practice and sangha building.

Contribution:

Offered in the spirit of d?na (generosity).

Suggested contribution: €6–€12, according to your means. Contributions support facilitation, space use, and continuation of the work.

If cost is a barrier, please reach out at [insert email] — we will do our best to support your participation.

Please bring your own cushion to sit on.

Registration:

Please register in advance to reserve your place. Spaces are limited, and registering helps us hold the space with care.

Closing / Invitation Line

A space to retu to yourself, and to each other.