African Traditional Medicine Practices and Herbal Rituals
African Traditional Medicine (ATM) has been mysterious to the world. Being a continent of many nations, people’s and tribes, Africa has diverse Materia Medica for health, wellbeing and spiritual transformation. This class will share knowledge on traditional indigenous herbs used by Africans for common health concerns and important rituals in African based spiritual expression. Participants will learn the botanical names of common African herbs and how their knowledge use has been passed down to us today.
Olatokunboh Obasi…
MSc, CNS, RH (AHG) is the Owner of Well of Indigenous
Wisdom School an online and presencial international program in herbalism and
healing arts. She is a board certified nutritionist, medical herbalist and birth
doula. Olatokunboh Obasi has been working in the wellness field for almost 20 years. She shares her leadership skills in health advocacy, as a guest educator of several school across the United States and the world, and invited as a keynote speaker to health conferences. She finds movement a necessary key to wellness, and therefore has devoted years of study in the following; a forever student and Shiromani in the Sivananda Yoga tradition under her teacher Romi Singh, as well as a certified dance instructor in Synergy Dance, an Elemental Ethnic system, under her South African teacher Charmaine Lee.
Committed to community holistic health, social justice, and education, she works heavily in community service and Afro Indigenous Medicine. Currently, a Board of Director of the American Herbalist Guild, and Chair of the Admissions Review Advisory Committee, she was the 2019 award recipient for her notable work in supporting, diversity, equity and justice in herbalism with the organization. Her commitment to training local and online students in clinical herbalism and healing arts is an important purpose as it represents leaving the earth responsibly for the future generations.
Living in one of her ancestral homes, Kenya, her travels around the world are
extensive as she integrates traditional indigenous knowledge of herbs, with her western education. She received her Master’s of Science from Maryland University of Integrative Health. Olatokunboh is a mother of 3 young adults. She continues to learn from her children through challenge and tribulation as she shares her journey of life with them and the human family.
A Virtual Event Series
Tuesday June 10th 7-9 PM EST
*Please note that these events are for PMS students (enrolled or alumni), and other PMS guest facilitators ONLY!