Find Power and Healing With African-Centered-Wellness Practices (feat. Araba Ofori-Acquah)
Cultures around the globe have their own unique spirituality and traditions, including the ones in Africa. Transcendent and practical, African rituals and wellness practices have the power to transform, cultivate vitality, and expand our consciousness.
After embarking on a spiritual journey to connect with her motherland, my guest Araba Ofori-Acquah found healing and alignment.
In this conversation, she introduces us to the mystical world of her African heritage.
Araba Ofori-Acquah is a healer, DJ, cultural curator and award-winning writer based between Accra, Ghana and London, UK who lives and teaches African-centered wellness, a practice rooted in African wisdom that promotes the wellbeing and empowerment of the global Black population.
Araba gives us an overview of African spirituality and the three African values that can help us cultivate a mindset of success. She also talks about the three seeds of Africa-centered wellness and practices we can incorporate into our lives.
Interview timestamps:
03:00 ︳Why African spirituality has not become as mainstream as other types have
12:18 ︳The association of African spirituality (and other indigenous belief systems) and the Divine Feminine
16:00 ︳An overview of African spirituality
17:37 ︳The three African Values to cultivate a mindset for success and community
19:20 ︳What is destiny based on African spiritual beliefs, and how does it differ from our purpose
25:00 ︳The role of community in African traditions and how to balance it with individualism
28:00 ︳What it means to find harmony within ourselves and the world
32:00 ︳The Three Seeds of African-centered Wellness
37:30 ︳How to select African rituals and wellness practices to suit our wellness routine
40:17 ︳Araba shares how being an educator on African heritage and spirituality changed her life
Learn more about Araba Ofori-Acquah and her book, “Return to Source: Unlock the Power of African-Centered Wellness” at her website.
