a gentle place to come back to.
What we are
What is AWM?
- Community meditation circles that are warm, welcoming, and grounded
- Simple practices for stress, burnout, and everyday overwhelm
- Inclusive spaces where you don’t have to perform wellness
Our Mission
The Vision
To make meditation and mindfulness emotionally, culturally, and financially accessible—through grounded practice and community care.
How it works
Start here
- Join a Monthly Circle - Show up as you are. No experience needed.
- Try a 5-Min Practice - Short, doable meditations for daily life.
- Attend an Event - Workshops + community gatherings with aligned facilitators.
What we hold dear
Values
- Gentleness over force
- Presence over performance
- Rest is allowed
- Representation + belonging
- Simplicity that meets real life
Nonprofit Credibility
Nonprofit-backed
AWM is supported by Asians Who Meditate® (501(c)(3)), helping us offer free and low-cost programming while keeping the work community-first.
Social proof
What people say
"Come Just As You Are
I cannot recommend this experience with Calvin enough. It has been a genuinely transformative process for developing a greater sense of awareness and release. The sessions use gentle movement and presence exercises. The environment Calvin creates is a welcoming sanctuary designed for personal growth. The personalized attention through regular private calls for guidance has made a significant difference in my progress and confidence to practice independently in the future.
This experience offers the perfect opportunity to simply arrive, open up, and grow. It has truly helped me find more stillness and space within myself."
- Tori
"An amazing journey you'll never forget!
Six gentle weeks that changed everything.
The breathwork melted years of held tension, the slow mindful stretches unlocked places I didn’t know were tight, and the somatic practices let my body finally speak. Tears and sweat came, peace followed.
The weekly 1:1 calls were amazing—deeply supportive, never rushed, always exactly what I needed.
I finished lighter, calmer, and actually connected to myself again. The simple daily practices grounds me.
If you’re craving space, miindfulness, and real presence, this is it."
- Wing
“New Perspective
First time ever doing something like this. Calvin was a great teacher, he knew how to guide a new student like myself into a space that was completely unknown to me. In his course you really get to be present and aware of the teachings he brings to each lesson. I learned a lot about controlling my thoughts through the practice of breathing and how controlled breathing can put your thoughts into perspective. If I could improve upon one aspect of the course is to extend each session to one hour.”
- Lawrence