Teaching Tuesday: Women in African Spiritual Practices and Polygamy)

https://www.blogtalkradio.com/yeyefiniefunbolade/2019/04/08/continuation-part-2-women-in-african-spiritual-practices-in-the-diaspora

In this episode we are back by popular demand as we dig deeply again into the role of women in African Traditional Religion past and present. Our guests are priestesses

We will talk about some of the cultural traditions that can influence the role of women in polygamy, priesthood etc

Iya Funlayo E. Wood, PhD is a scholar-priestess of Ifa-Orisa, intuitive tarot reader, traveler, and public speaker whose mantra is “scholarship, service, and spirit!” She earned her doctorate from Harvard University currently at the Center for Black Studies Research at the University of California, Santa Barbara. A 10-year initiate of Obatala, Osun and Ifa, Iya Funlayo  is an avid defender of and advocate for the Ifa-Orisa tradition. She teaches and motivates via her online platform Ase Ire and produces conferences via the African and Diasporic Religious Studies Association.

Oyabunmi is an ordained Priestess in the Ifa tradition. As a child priestess she came of age with a unique perspective on practicing and navigating traditional religion and culture while living in North America. Her educational and professional background in Exercise Science/Kinesiotherapy , Yoga, and West African dance paved the way for her current work as a Wellness Advocate. She has travelled extensively in the world of professional sport while cultivating a family of elite performance athletes. This journey contributed to her passion around nutrition and the importance of whole food nutrition as it relates to performance. She is a certified Yoga Instructor and has studied, performed, and taught West African dance internationally?.