Welcome
Our Bodies. Our Stories. Our Liberation.
Mindfulness + Storytelling Practices from People of the Global Majority
About Breath Meets Word
Our Story
- Breath Meets Word is a creative and healing space for BIPOC and PGM. Rooted in our respective cultures, we bring together storytelling, mindfulness, and creative arts as a practice for personal and collective liberation. Our founder, a longtime stationary and movement meditator, created this space to share the transformative power of narrative, mindfulness, and artistic expression. We aim to support the radical act of imagining new possibilities—for ourselves and our communities.
Our Approach
- We believe a mindfulness practice is personal and should be tailored to your unique needs and preferences.That's why we offer a variety of guided meditations, Qigong, storytelling workshops, coaching, and an 8-week culturally-rooted MBSR course to help you locate an approach that work best for you.
Our Instructor
- Yvette Angelique, MA-TLA, CMT-P, MBSR-QT, is a poet of presence and founder of Narratives for Change: Breath Meets Word Project. Working with and learning from visionaries rooted in justice, Yvette weaves mindfulness, storytelling, and leadership into a sacred offering. For over 20 years, she’s walked the path of Socially Engaged Buddhism in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh—mindful, rooted, and fierce. Shaped by science-based mindfulness teacher training at Brown University and culturally relevant teacher training Freedom Together, she guides audiences of:
- Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC),
- People of the Global Majority (PGM),
- and artists, activists, and underserved communities toward liberation.