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Alafia & Welcome

Thank you for visiting YeyeLuisahTeish.com
Yeye Teish provides a wonderful range of services, programs, and classes
to 
support you along the path of living a sweet life and fulfilling your destiny.​
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Guess who's going LIVE again? As you know, I am learning my way around this technology thing. Set your notifications and I hope to see you there. Remember that you can register for all of my events HERE
See you soon.
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SUMMER EVENTS

JULY 9TH

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A Raging Peace
with Yeye Teish & Kahuna Leilani
~Aloha and Ashe~
As peacekeepers, how do deal with our anger, rage and grief? In this workshop, we will discuss
and address our anger over the attempts to control our bodies, kill our children,
and embroil us in another World War.  Our focus will be to educate people on gun control,
abortion, and the impact of war on women worldwide.  

We are continuing our journey with Cultivating Kinship: calling those committed to honoring
Mother Earth, the Ancestors, elders, people of color, political activism, and decolonization.

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Sliding Scale: First or Second Session $45-65/All Day-Both Sessions $75-$100
If you can pay it forward for another let us know
Scholarships up to 50% may be available upon written application.
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jambalaya! hooodoo and black women's magic

06/19​
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In celebration of the first year anniversary of IN OUR MOTHERS' GARDENS, Beaucoup Hoodoo in collaboration with Words Across The Water present JAMBALAYA! A Celebration of Old School Hoodoo and Black Women's Magic 
featuring Yeye Luisah Teish.
A Portion of the proceeds benefits Words Across the Water.
Words Across the Water is an #virtualseries of dramatic readings designed to cultivate a global community. Participants are invited to read selected passages from Luisah Teish's #Jambalaya. Proceeds from Words Across the Water support the operations of #Oshun's Palace, Gardens, and Library in Accra Ghana. The Palace is beautifully decorated and has an abundant garden. It houses community events such as workshops for local youth groups, traditional ceremonies, and traveler's accommodations. This #Juneteenth, Words Across the Water is pleased to celebrate in conjunction with Shantrelle Lewis, the creator of the film "In Our Mothers' Gardens" which is currently streaming on #netflix. #inourmothersgardens 
#jambalaya #luisahteish #virtualentertainment #juneteenthevents ​

Message from our mother...I can't sleep. may 17th facebook live


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Yeye's EVENTS

 activities with yeye

NEW DIVINATION DATES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN JULY 2022!!

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spring EVENTS

Women Working For The earth summit
04/21-04/22

Everyone is welcome and the summit is free to join, with the option of upgrading your pass to “All-Access” — when you use my affiliate link.
I receive a commission. So, with your purchase, you’re helping to support me and my work in this world as well! Thank you!
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Alafia good people:
Our relationship with nature is of the utmost importance import at this pivotal time on Planet Earth. We’ve been moving to this point in humanity’s evolution for generations — the ancestors, who came before us is a part of the great tapestry we must now weave together.
Our creative contributions are essential as we shift into new ways of Being and create a more vibrant future.
This is why I am so excited and honored to be a part of the upcoming Women Working for the Earth Summit.
I’ll share my experiences of working with the Water Spirits in the practices of the African diaspora during the weekend of April 21-24.
This Summit will highlight the work of inspired women leaders and create space for sisters from across the globe to present their unique way of honoring Our Mother Earth. Our MotherSense will provide healthy, sane outcomes that serve all of life. We’ll give voice to a growing and diverse community working in co-creative partnership with nature.
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OLOKUN RISING 04/08-04/13


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survey submission below
(April 13 - for ile members only)
"There can be no life without Water.  She is Our Mother."
 
A Praise-singing for the Waters of the World
In person and online worldwide.
Designed by Yeye Luisah Teish. Ile Orunmila Oshun
 
April 8-12, 2022
 
Global Warming, melting icebergs, polluted oceans, dry riverbeds.
These conditions brought about by human misbehavior threaten to end life on this planet as we know it.
 
Time is running out, yet the Water Spirits: Olokun, Yemaya, Oshun, Mami Wata and many others continue to serve us.
It’s time for us to honor them.
 
You are invited to participate in this life saving event from your own location, in your time zone, with your community, or all alone. There is NO FEE for this event.
Your only expenses are:
Transportation if you are joining us in Oakland. Housing for the participants is provided. To save on gas we will travel by carpool. Offerings to the ancestors and the deities as your tradition directs. Sharing food, time, and musical instruments.  
This ritual includes:
 
Friday night:
An elevation of those who have died by water.
Saturday morning:
A visit to a nearby water source. A prayer asking for forgiveness and continued support from the water spirits.
Saturday afternoon:
An education on the conditions in the Earth’s Waters.
Saturday Night:
A Praise-singing the Spirit of Water through drumming, dance, storytelling, and art.
Sunday:
​Oaths to the Earth as Water protectors.

aFRIKAN wISDOM 04/05-04/11

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Although the summit runs from 5th-11th, my presentation, which was recorded last week, will air on April 7th. Also, when people use my affiliate link I'll get paid for anybody who registers for the larger course offering.
SELECT THE DOCUMENT TO SEE MORE!!​

REGISTER HERE

TO INDICATE YOUR LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION PLEASE CUT AND PASTE THE
OLOKUN RISING SURVEY (PAGE 3),
 FILL OUT THEN SUBMIT TO:
YEYELUISAHTEISH@GMAIL.COM

February events

february 27TH

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The only way we shall change long-standing perceptions and limiting concepts of Africa is for us to change the conversation. We must have a vision and we must develop Africa." - Nana Abena Serwaa"WORDS ACROSS THE WATERS" proudly presents the fourth in a series of events designed to reunite us across the African Diaspora.This program honors the mighty Ancestors on whose shoulders we stand! Ibae Egun!The “Words Across the Water” book party and performance series is hosted by Yeye Luisah Teish and Nana Abena Serwaa. Each party in the series consists of music, art, conversation and dramatic readings from Yeye Teish’s book “Jambalaya” and other selected writings. Yeye will elaborate with her wisdom and expertise as an Elegant Elder, which weaves together our common heritage and shared destiny as daughters and sons of Mother Africa.
WORDS ACROSS THE WATERS features readings by Elegant Elders, luminary artists, tradition bearers, and community builders:~ Yeye Luisah Teish is the legendary High Priestess of Oshun and Ifa, Storyteller, and Author of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals. She is globally renown as a ritual leader, artist, and activist who rallies for the interests and sacred well being of women, children, and our environment. Visit www.yeyeluisahteish.com.
~ Nana Abena is an internationally acclaimed, educator, theater artist, storyteller, Akan priestess, and Metaphysical minister. For more than 20 years, she has been bridging the gap between African people, here, in the USA and those in Ghana, West Africa. She currently accomplishes this, through her dynamic, "East meets West" tours of various regions in Ghana, which create a multitude of social/cultural/economic exchanges between Kinfolk on both continents.
Special Guest
Nana Sula Spirit… Woman of Peace is a Singer, Songwriter, Author, Entrepreneur, Artist, Producer, Birth Doula, Professor and Priestess of Light. She was initiated in Ghana, West Africa as a traditional healer in 2007 and has studied African Spiritual Traditions since 1985. In 2014, Sula Spirit authored and produced the Book & CD Project entitled Spirit of the Orisha – a Yoruba Song preservation project. Sula is the former Professor of Sacred Music at the Ifa University in Washington, D.C. and is founding Priestess of the Temple of Light Ile de Coin-Coin - a Temple of power for the elevation of souls located in the Musicians Village. Sula holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with distinguished honors in African Studies and English Literature from Rutgers University in New Jersey (1994). She has traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Caribbean and has been a volunteer with Operation Crossroads Africa participating in community development projects on the Continent since 1991. Sula is a Singer/Songwriter with her bands Coin-Coin & The Maroons. She is a Mardi Gras Indian Medicine Queen with the Mandingo Warriors – the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi. She also serves as a Board Member of the Congo Square Preservation Society .
WORDS ACROSS THE WATERS invites YOU to join this important discussion!
This and future conversations are helping create sustainable family projects and community development initiatives that shall support the education of children and adults, as well as catalyze economic development in the USA, Ghana, and other countries.
Ticket proceeds for these events help to establish Ibukole Estates Library and Gardens project in Ghana. Plans for this project include a literacy program and historical Tours Across the Waters to El Mina Castle. This is being done with the approval of the indigenous elders.
Also, you shall be invited to support by shopping our WORDS ACROSS THE WATERS globally inspired marketplace featuring products and services by women! A share of every sale benefits this good work of connecting hands and hearts in the Diaspora! SHOP YEYE'S PARADISE MARKET
****************************************************************Register for this online for $12.00.IMPORTANT! CHECK YOUR EMAIL! You will be sent the ZOOM link to attend this online program. Please also check your SPAM folder for communication from Eventbrite and/or Words Across the Waters.
****************************************************************Thank you for your support! Medaase / Asante Sana!
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