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Healing Was Never Meant to Happen Alone.

A 6-week group mindfulness program for the Global Majority — rooted in ancestral wisdom, somatic healing, and the ancient practice of returning to self. Together.

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Virtual and in-person cohorts available

Healing Was Never Meant to Happen Alone.

A 6-week group mindfulness program for the Global Majority — rooted in ancestral wisdom, somatic healing, and the ancient practice of returning to self. Together.

Join the Next Cohort

Virtual and in-person cohorts available

You May Be Here Because…

~ You're carrying stress, anxiety, or emotional weight that doesn't have an easy name

~  You've felt the particular exhaustion of navigating a world not designed for your healing

~  You want a mindfulness practice rooted in cultural truth — not generic wellness

~  You sense that healing requires community — not just willpower

~  You're ready to move beyond coping and into genuine transformation — alongside others who understand

If any of this is true — you are in the right place.

More Than a Program.

A return to the ancient practice of living in truth, balance, and right relationship — with yourself, and with each other.

MAAT is built on the ancient Kemetic principle of Ma'at — a way of understanding harmony, truth, and justice as lived practices, not abstract ideals.

Over six weeks, you will be guided into a mindfulness meditation practice that meets you where you are — in your body, in your lineage, and in your daily life. But unlike individual work, you will not walk this path alone. You will walk it alongside a cohort of people who carry similar histories, similar stresses, and a shared readiness to return to themselves.

This is the power of MAAT as a group experience. Healing that is witnessed by community becomes something larger than personal transformation. It becomes collective restoration.

This program was designed in deep relationship with the Global Majority community — because healing that does not account for racial stress, intergenerational trauma, and ancestral disconnection is incomplete healing.

More Than a Program.

A return to the ancient practice of living in truth, balance, and right relationship — with yourself, and with each other.

MAAT is built on the ancient Kemetic principle of Ma'at — a way of understanding harmony, truth, and justice as lived practices, not abstract ideals.

Over six weeks, you will be guided into a mindfulness meditation practice that meets you where you are — in your body, in your lineage, and in your daily life. But unlike individual work, you will not walk this path alone. You will walk it alongside a cohort of people who carry similar histories, similar stresses, and a shared readiness to return to themselves.

This is the power of MAAT as a group experience. Healing that is witnessed by community becomes something larger than personal transformation. It becomes collective restoration.

This program was designed in deep relationship with the Global Majority community — because healing that does not account for racial stress, intergenerational trauma, and ancestral disconnection is incomplete healing.

Over Six Weeks, You and Your Cohort Will…


~ Develop a consistent, embodied mindfulness meditation practice

~ Build awareness of thoughts, emotions, and nervous system patterns

~ Cultivate tools for stress reduction, emotional regulation, and resilience

~ Practice mindful movement, breathwork, and self-compassion

~ Engage in loving-kindness meditation rooted in ancestral wisdom

~ Learn to integrate mindfulness into daily life — not just the session

~ Experience the healing power of being witnessed and supported by community

You can expect to feel:


~ Increased self-confidence and inner steadiness

~ Decreased stress, anxiety, and emotional reactivity

~ Sharpened focus and mental clarity

~ A renewed sense of connection — to yourself and to community

~ The felt experience of not being alone in your healing

What You'll Receive

6 weekly group sessions — 90 minutes each (virtual via Zoom or in-person, depending on cohort)

Live group instruction, mindfulness practice, and facilitated community inquiry every session

A cohort of 15 to 20+ participants — culturally grounded, community-held

Personalized mindfulness practices and guided meditations for between-session practice

Instruction in mindful movement, breathwork, and loving-kindness practice 


Recommendations for books, recordings, and additional resources


A safe, culturally grounded container designed in relationship with the Global Majority community

Access to Infinity Within resources throughout the program



What You'll Receive

6 weekly group sessions — 90 minutes each (virtual via Zoom or in-person, depending on cohort)

Live group instruction, mindfulness practice, and facilitated community inquiry every session

A cohort of 15 to 20+ participants — culturally grounded, community-held

Personalized mindfulness practices and guided meditations for between-session practice

Instruction in mindful movement, breathwork, and loving-kindness practice 

Recommendations for books, recordings, and additional resources

A safe, culturally grounded container designed in relationship with the Global Majority community

Access to Infinity Within resources throughout the program

  • Marine Veteran
  • CMT-P — Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Practitioner
  • MBSR Facilitator — UCSD Center for Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Trainer
  • IOP Group Facilitator — Charlie Health
  • 30+ Years of Personal Contemplative Practice

Your Guide


Hanif 'Heku' Sa Shekhem is a Marine veteran, contemplative therapist, and trauma-informed mindfulness teacher with over 30 years of personal contemplative practice.


He is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Practitioner (CMT-P), MBSR Facilitator, and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Trainer whose work bridges neuroscience, somatic healing, and the ancestral wisdom traditions of the African diaspora. He has spent decades facilitating group healing spaces — from intensive outpatient programs to community circles — and understands from lived experience what becomes possible when healing happens in community rather than isolation.

  • Marine Veteran
  • CMT-P — Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Practitioner
  • MBSR Facilitator — UCSD Center for Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Trainer
  • IOP Group Facilitator — Charlie Health
  • 30+ Years of Personal Contemplative Practice

Your Guide


Hanif 'Heku' Sa Shekhem is a Marine veteran, contemplative therapist, and trauma-informed mindfulness teacher with over 30 years of personal contemplative practice.


He is a Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Practitioner (CMT-P), MBSR Facilitator, and Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Trainer whose work bridges neuroscience, somatic healing, and the ancestral wisdom traditions of the African diaspora. He has spent decades facilitating group healing spaces — from intensive outpatient programs to community circles — and understands from lived experience what becomes possible when healing happens in community rather than isolation.

Choose Your Cohort

Join a virtual cohort from anywhere in the world — or an in-person cohort for the full embodied community experience.

 

Virtual Cohort

$397

Six 90-minute weekly sessions via Zoom
15–20+ participants


Reserve Your Spot

Early enrollment: $347 (save $50) — limited spots per cohort

RECOMMENDED

In-Person Cohort

$597

Six 90-minute weekly sessions — location announced per cohort
15–20+ participants

Reserve Your Spot

Early enrollment: $347 (save $50) — limited spots per cohort

Early enrollment: $547 (save $50) — limited spots per cohort

Invest in the Wellbeing of Your People.

The most effective organizations are built on people who are regulated, resilient, and present. MAAT gives your team the tools to get there.

Stress, burnout, and emotional exhaustion are not personal failures — they are organizational challenges. When your staff cannot regulate their nervous systems, manage emotional weight, or sustain focus under pressure, the entire organization feels it.

MAAT offers a culturally grounded, evidence-based mindfulness training program that can be brought directly to your organization — for your staff, your leadership team, or your community. Whether delivered virtually across multiple locations or in-person for a cohort of your employees, MAAT provides your people with the tools that no performance review or professional development workshop can: the inner capacity to show up fully, consistently, and with genuine presence.

This is not generic corporate wellness. This is deep, practical, and lasting — rooted in neuroscience, somatic awareness, and over 30 years of lived practice.

Invest in the Wellbeing of Your People.

The most effective organizations are built on people who are regulated, resilient, and present. MAAT gives your team the tools to get there.

Stress, burnout, and emotional exhaustion are not personal failures — they are organizational challenges. When your staff cannot regulate their nervous systems, manage emotional weight, or sustain focus under pressure, the entire organization feels it.

MAAT offers a culturally grounded, evidence-based mindfulness training program that can be brought directly to your organization — for your staff, your leadership team, or your community. Whether delivered virtually across multiple locations or in-person for a cohort of your employees, MAAT provides your people with the tools that no performance review or professional development workshop can: the inner capacity to show up fully, consistently, and with genuine presence.

This is not generic corporate wellness. This is deep, practical, and lasting — rooted in neuroscience, somatic awareness, and over 30 years of lived practice.

Who This
Is For:


~ Human Resources and People Operations teams seeking culturally responsive staff wellness programming

~ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) departments investing in trauma-informed, community-centered wellbeing

~ Healthcare, education, and social services organizations whose staff carry high emotional and relational load

~ Nonprofit organizations serving the Global Majority community and their employees

~ Leadership teams seeking to build emotionally regulated, resilient, high-performing cultures

~ Any organization ready to invest in their people beyond surface-level wellness perks

Organizational
Benefits:


~ Measurable reduction in staff stress, anxiety, and burnout

~ Improved emotional regulation, communication, and team cohesion

~ Culturally grounded programming that honors the full humanity of your staff

~ Evidence-based mindfulness curriculum backed by decades of MBSR research

~ Flexible delivery — virtual cohorts for distributed teams, in-person for co-located staff

~ Facilitated by a Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Practitioner with 30+ years of practice

What Organizational Engagement Includes:


~ A discovery conversation to assess your organization's specific needs and goals

~ A customized proposal outlining cohort size, format, schedule, and investment

~ Six 90-minute weekly sessions facilitated by Heku — virtual, in-person, or hybrid

~ Between-session resources and practices for continued staff engagement

~ A post-program debrief and recommendations for sustaining a mindfulness culture

BRING MAAT™ TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

Begin with a conversation about your team's needs.

Join us in Mindfully Awakening Awareness Together — and experience the peace of living every day for your Greatest Good.

— Heku

The work of healing is personal.
But it does not have to be solitary.

MAAT was built for this — for the community that shows up ready, for the circle that holds what no individual can hold alone. If you are ready to do this work in the company of others who understand the journey, there is a place for you here.

Join the Next Cohort

Virtual and in-person cohorts available.