Our Collective
Presence Collective is a growing community dedicated to personal transformation, social justice and collective liberation. We are a collective of practitioners and teachers from diverse wisdom traditions and backgrounds. We are passionate about embodied and engaged contemplative practice.
Most teachers listed here are available for private consultation and support for deepening your practice. To make an appointment with a teacher, see the contact information in their bio. Presence Collective exists as a way to uplift and support fellow teachers committed to our Vision and does not financially profit off the private consultations offered by these teachers.
jylani ma’at (brown)
President
A meditation + mindfulness facilitator is an individual who guides one into their embodied awareness by connecting the body and mind with the breath, sensations and emotions. Most wellness and health professionals can help facilitate the use of the body as the medium for healing, relaxation, rejuvenation, and stress reduction. As a practitioner and student of contemplative arts for over 20 years, for jylani ma'at, this is beyond professional, it's also personal. Read more. Read more.
Grace Song
Treasurer
Grace Song, Won Buddhist Studies Department Chair at the Won Institute of Graduate Studies and Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Pennsylvania, is an ordained Kyomu in the Won Buddhist tradition. Her research interest includes women in Buddhism, Buddhism and social justice, and contemplative studies in higher education. Read more.
Caverly Morgan
Secretary
Caverly Morgan (she/her) is a meditation teacher, author, speaker, and nonprofit founder. She is the founder and Lead Contemplative of Peace in Schools—a nonprofit which created the nation's first for-credit mindfulness class in public high schools. She is also the founder of Presence Collective, a community of cross-cultural contemplatives committed to personal and collective transformation, creating spaces for wisdom exchange and belonging. Read more.
David Perrin
David Perrin (he/him) is a meditation teacher and mentor. Meditation, the contemplative path, and service have been at the crux of his life since his youth. Born in Rochester NY, raised in Connecticut, he attended public and private schools, and a Reform Judaism synagogue. He currently identify as white, heterosexual, able-bodied, with financial and educational privileges, using he/him/his pronouns. Read more.
Rashid Hughes
Rashid Hughes (he/him) is a native of Richmond Virginia. He is a proud graduate of the Howard University Department of Music and the Howard University School of Divinity. Rashid is a certified Mindfulness and Yoga Teacher and a Restorative Justice Specialist in Washington DC. Read more.