The constellation
Elders, healers, storytellers, and practitioners from across the continent and the diaspora. Each teaches a tradition they carry from within.
Ifá Priestess & Ancestral Healer
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Initiated into Ifá in the Yoruba tradition, Amara has spent two decades helping seekers read the patterns of their lives and tend the relationship with those who came before.
2 courses
Sufi Teacher & Sacred Chant
Touba, Senegal
Raised in the Sufi lineages of Senegal, Mama Aïcha carries the sacred chant and the science of the breath, opening the heart through remembrance.
2 courses
Adinkra Wisdom Keeper & Master Drummer
Kumasi, Ghana
A keeper of Akan proverbs and Adinkra symbols, Kwame teaches that wisdom is carried in the hands — through the djembe, the cloth, and the daily gesture.
2 courses
Star Lore Keeper & Rites of Passage Guide
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Naledi — whose name means "star" — reads the African night sky as her elders did, guiding students through the seasons of life by the wisdom of the cosmos.
1 course
Contemplative & Coffee Ceremony Guide
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Steeped in the contemplative traditions of the Ethiopian highlands, Tewodros teaches presence through the slow, threefold ritual of the coffee ceremony.
1 course
Sangoma & Dream Interpreter
Durban, South Africa
Called to the sangoma path in her twenties, Zanele works with dreams as messages from the ancestors and guides students toward a life lived in ubuntu — shared being.
2 courses