At the INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES AND KNOWLEDGE and the Yeyefini/Balanced living Inc family is the season when we come together to spend time connecting to our ancestors. In many cultures October is the time we clean our ancestral shrines/altars, thanking them for the...
Our first in person Full Moon Celebration 2026 was spectacular! The way we followed spirit and created a safe place for each other was indeed quite humbling to me. Our next celebration to grandmother moon will be on Saturday September 26, 7:00 PM - I look forward to...
Classes begin October 18th | Retreat in April 2027 What would change if you stopped allowing fear, insecurity, anger, shame, and limiting beliefs to define your choices? The SEIE is a transformative journey into self-discovery, ancestral connection, spiritual growth, and empowerment, designed to help you uncover and...
Beginning November 17th | 6-Month Journey | 7–8:30 PM EST Have you ever felt a presence, received an unexplained knowing, or sensed that there is more beyond what you can see? This six-month experience is designed to help you develop spiritual sensitivity, strengthen your connection with...
Beginning October 11th | Ages 12–17 | Live Online Classes & Retreat Adolescence is a powerful transition. Teen Rights of Passage gives young people a foundation in African spirituality, ancestral reverence, meditation, Yoruba cosmology, ritual, divination, and spiritual self-awareness. Help your teen develop greater self-knowledge, emotional...
Obatala connects to the part of our spirit that allows us to appreciate that all challenges, obstructions, or problems that we face are an opportunity to recognize the presence of GOD (Oludamare). Obatala is the energy in the Universe that governs the mountains and the...
Yemonja is the great mother Orisha of the oceans, motherhood, family, protection, and nurturing love. Her name is often understood as “Mother Whose Children are like Fish” reflecting her role as the mother of many and the source of life. Yemonja teaches us that true...
Blessed New Month of June. Osun is the energy of imagination. When Osun’s energy comes upon us, it makes us feel like we’re in love with life! Affirm everyday how great you are, compliment people, make them feel good. This is the love that holds...
NEW EPISODE: “Educating the Whole Child: Teaching with Spirit in a Changing World” This powerful conversation features Iyalode (Queen Mother) Yeyefini Efunbolade — renowned spiritual coach, Yoruba Ifa priestess, cultural consultant, author, lecturer, and founder of the International Institute of African Studies and Knowledge (IIASK, Inc.). Ordained in...
For generations, every society has created intentional ways to guide young people from childhood into adulthood. The Teen Rites of Passage Program was designed to do exactly that. Founded by Iyalode Yeyefini Efunbolade in 1992, this transformative experience helps youth ages 12–17 develop emotional awareness, spiritual...