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Adinkra Yoga pops up at festivals and events around the UK. We’ve previously had stalls at Pop Up Africa, Soul Circus Yoga Festival and Janet’s List Pop Up to name a few. Follow us on Instagram or sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know where we’re popping up next!

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ashewellness

Creating wellness through connection with African practices & ancient wisdom ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพโœจ๐ŸŒ
By @babs_ofori

Instagram post 2189994065471066908_7380784409 And here it is...our debut event! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
After a crazy December in Ghana...come and cleanse your mind, body and soul ready for the year ahead โœจ
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Join the Isis New Year Retreat for an opportunity to breathe new life into your divine purpose ๐Ÿ’จ Taking inspiration from the goddess of transformation, we will connect to our highest selves in order to move forward into a year of more love, more joy, more peace & more abundance ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿงกโค๏ธ
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What will we do?
๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ REFLECT on the year just gone; the good, the bad and the ugly too
๐Ÿ”‹ RECHARGE and replenish lost energy through movement and the medicine of Mother Earth
๐Ÿ”Œ RECONNECT to our highest self through the magick of ritual and music
๐Ÿ”ฎ REFOCUS on what we want to see manifest in our lives
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By the end of the day, you will REMEMBER that you have all the tools and knowledge within you to make 2020 your best year yet ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
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ร€sฬฉeฬฉ!
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Spaces are limited to ensure an intimate space for connection and healing. Please book early to reserve your place - DM for info & booking ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ
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#ashewellness #ashe #ase #africanwellness #africanhealing #lessonsfromtheancestors #africanwisdom #africanknowledge #goddessisis #mothergoddess #kemeticyoga #kemeticknowledge #wellnessexperiences #wellnessretreat #urbanretreat #accraevents #accrawellness #yearofreturn #yearofreturn2019 #yearofreturnghana #decemberinghana #decemberinaccra #newyearretreat #newyearcleanse #tefentrepreneur #femalefoundersafrica
Instagram post 2189310706562535758_7380784409 PILLAR 4 = MAGICK โœจโœจ
Life lessons are interwoven in African mythology and ancient wisdom such as the adinkra symbols ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ and these lessons are integrated through the power of ritual ๐Ÿ•ฏ
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Using ritual and storytelling, we will create magick at each and every ASHE experience โœจ
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#ashewellness #ashe #ase #africanwellness #africanhealing #lessonsfromtheancestors #africanwisdom #africanknowledge #africanmythology #africanfolklore #africanfolktales #africanfolkmagick #adinkrasymbols #magick #wellnessexperiences #wellnessretreat #urbanretreat #accraevents #accrawellness #tefentrepreneur #femalefoundersafrica
Instagram post 2187990495976565572_7380784409 PILLAR 3 = MOTHER EARTH ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŒ
Asaase Yaa has given us all we need to survive and thrive! But weโ€™ve started to lose the knowledge of her healing herbs and sacred foods ๐Ÿƒ
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Weโ€™ve stopped seeing the magic in all that she provides. Our ancestors could commune with the plants and instantly know their use - did you know they even used trees like this one as homes? ๐ŸŒณ
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Many of us are working to regain this knowledge and heal through the gifts so readily available to us ๐Ÿฅฅ every ASHE experience will honour and draw on the healing power of Mother Nature ๐Ÿš
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#ashewellness #ashe #ase #africanwellness #africanhealing #lessonsfromtheancestors #africanwisdom #africanknowledge #asaaseyaa #motherearth #mothernature #healingherbs #earthgoddess #wellnessexperiences #wellnessretreat #urbanretreat #accraevents #accrawellness #tefentrepreneur #femalefoundersafrica
Instagram post 2187229238431565071_7380784409 PILLAR 2 = MUSIC ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ
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Music has the power to heal ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ whether through the vibrations of a gong or the togetherness of group singing, music is medicine
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We all know about the significance and power of African drumming but the continent has so much more than that to share, so each ASHE experience will feature sound healing from only native instruments โœจ
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Whatโ€™s your favourite African instrument? Ours is the kora, played beautifully here by @menayeideas โค๏ธ
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#ashewellness #ashe #ase #africanwellness #africanhealing #lessonsfromtheancestors #africanwisdom #africanknowledge #musicasmedicine #musicasmeditation #soundhealing #soundtherapy #africanmusic #africaninstruments #wellnessexperiences #wellnessretreat #urbanretreat #accraevents #accrawellness #tefentrepreneur #femalefoundersafrica
Instagram post 2186488658924579118_7380784409 PILLAR 1 = MOVEMENT ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ
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Whether through traditional dance, kemetic yoga or Kizomba, movement is and has been at the heart of African wellness for generations
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Moving our bodies helps us to keep our physical body healthy but itโ€™s also a powerful spiritual, emotional and energetic tool โœจ
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Every experience ASHE creates will give you the opportunity to move your body as a way to connect to your soul ๐Ÿ‘ฏโ€โ™€๏ธ
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#ashewellness #ashe #ase #africanwellness #africanhealing #lessonsfromtheancestors #africanwisdom #africanknowledge #wellnessexperiences #wellnessretreat #urbanretreat #danceasmedicine #traditionaldance #movementismedicine #moveyourbody #moveyourbodychangeyourmind #accraevents #accrawellness #tefentrepreneur #femalefoundersafrica
Instagram post 2184177784309410070_7380784409 Introducing...ASHE Wellness ๐Ÿฅณโœจ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŽถ
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We are an organisation that creates African Wellness Experiences. Our name is derived from the Yoruba word ร แนฃแบน (both pronounced ah-sheh), which has two meanings:
๐Ÿ‘Š๐ŸพThe power to make things happen
โœจLife-force energy
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We exist to help you find wellbeing through connecting to the knowledge & practices of your ancestors, and to increase Africaโ€™s voice in the global wellness conversation ๐Ÿ“ฃ
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Each experience will create transformation & healing through our 4 pillars of African wellness - weโ€™ll introduce you to these over the next few days ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ
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#ashewellness #ashe #ase #africanwellness #africanhealing #lessonsfromtheancestors #africanwisdom #africanknowledge #wellnessexperiences #wellnessretreat #urbanretreat #comingsoon #accraevents #accrawellness #tefentrepreneur #femalefoundersafrica
Instagram post 2180721628740012128_7380784409 I came back to Ghana in January for a 3 month visit to reconnect. Reconnect to my culture, my wellbeing, myself. 11 months later and Iโ€™m still here ๐Ÿ™ˆ
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Though I didnโ€™t realise it at the time, I thought that my journey - my quest to rediscover the knowledge and practices of my ancestors - was exclusive to diasporans and returnees. I now see that itโ€™s not a diaspora problem, itโ€™s a โ€˜modern lifeโ€™ problem
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By no means does being on the continent mean you automatically weave its traditions into your wellbeing - or that you even know where to start. The guidance I was looking for is as much needed here as it is in the West, as โ€˜wellnessโ€™ is starting to look much the same here as it is in the West
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But I truly believe that we all find deeper wellbeing in the practices of those who came before us โœจ Itโ€™s harder to meditate in silence when your ancestors used the drum. Itโ€™s harder to connect with yoga when your ancestors connected through dance. Itโ€™s harder to relate to proverbs when you donโ€™t see yourself in them
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So I have created the โ€˜thingโ€™ I was searching for...and it is launching right here in Ghana ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ more to follow ๐Ÿ˜
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#wellnessjourney #wellnesswarrior #africanwellness #watchthisspace #moretofollow
Instagram post 2179014969713948606_7380784409 Over the last few months, Iโ€™ve had the privilege to be part of the prestigious @tonyelumelufoundation accelerator programme ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ
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This has given me the opportunity to refocus on why I started Adinkra Yoga and the space to plan what direction we are going in โœจ
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This was always about more than just (awesome) yoga pants ๐Ÿ˜ it was about combining African wisdom (e.g. the adinkra) with accessible wellness (e.g. yoga) ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ
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After months of reflection and hard work, the mission is still the same but how we achieve it will look different...so watch this space for updates (including a name change ๐Ÿ˜ฑ)
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Thank you to every friend, customer, event, yogi, publisher, mentor, fellow founder and the rest who have supported us so far โค๏ธโค๏ธ big things to come!
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#adinkrayoga #adinkra #yogisofcolor #blackyogis #yogini #yogifounder #blackbusinessuk #femalefounders #tefentrepreneur #tonyelumelufoundation #newdirection #watchthisspace
Instagram post 2140135228467618304_7380784409 So...Iโ€™ve been a bit quiet ๐ŸŒš (okay VERY quiet) but itโ€™s all because Iโ€™ve been working on some exciting new developments ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿพ
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The first of which is Adinkra Yoga in Amsterdam! We will be popping up with @janetslist & @amsterdamblackwomen so now my Amsterdam yogis can get their hands on our goodies ๐Ÿ˜ this beautiful pop up shop is celebrating brands by women of colour and Iโ€™m so honoured to be part of it ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Will you be there? Which brand are you most excited to see?
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#janetslist #janetslistpopup #adinkraontour #helloamsterdam #amsterdamherewecome #amsterdamyoga #amsterdamyogi #amsterdamfashion #africanprint #africanprintfashion #blackmagic #blackgirlmagic #blackbusiness #blackownedbusiness
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