Ayesha Ali is a storyteller, poet, writer, and mindfulness teacher whose work focuses on moving past the internal and external barriers that separate BIPOC communities from their lineage of competence, beauty, and spiritual power. She is one of the founders of the Heart Refuge Mindfulness Community for BIPOC people. She has been engaged in mindfulness practice and work for over twenty years. She is an Affiliate Teacher at the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and facilities the Heartwidth Sangha, an all-inclusive community.