Orisa Lifestyle Academy

Orisa Lifestyle Academy The Orisa Lifestyle Academy is the world leader in isese education and training.

The Orisa Lifestyle Academy was founded by Obafemi Origunwa, MA, who is a world renowned author, public speaker and teacher. Through this experience he has learned strategies & techniques that generate extraordinary results for people from a broad range of backgrounds & philosophies. To date, he has helped over 50 thousand people develop personal rituals that energize their highest aspirations and inspire others to do the same.

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09/08/2026

Oya, the charming
Divine consort of Sango
Gorgeous beauty who grows a beard for battle
Lovely lady who dons pants and charges into battle for her husband

Your beauty is out shined only by your loyalty. Courageous woman of Ira, who dotes on her children. Today on your day of worship, I salute you! Please endow us all with unswerving loyalty to our personal destinies. Help us find the courage to defend the throne of our family lineages.

Mother of nine, where are your devotees? We are here, o!!

Obafemi Origunwa | Orisalifestyle.com

You cannot exercise authority over a developmental process that you have not meaningfully undergone yourself. It is one ...
09/08/2026

You cannot exercise authority over a developmental process that you have not meaningfully undergone yourself.

It is one thing to perform rituals and lead ceremonies. But it is another thing altogether to become a more authentic version of yourself.

The Orisa Lifestyle Academy is built upon the principle of inside out education. While the rest of the world concerns itself with questions of “What do you know?” And “What can you do?”, we want to know “Who are you becoming along the way?”

In this regard, payment does not equal candidacy. Advancement is discretionary. The Orisa Lifestyle Academy evaluates members for personal maturity, psychological readiness and academic ability.

I am looking for leaders who are committed to improving the world through positive influence. If that’s you, find out how Oloye Obafemi Origunwa and the Orisa Lifestyle Academy can help you take your practice and your life to the highest level possible.

Join us: OrisaLifestyle.com

Before pursuing another interesting question, ask: Does this strengthen what I am currently learning? Or: Am I collectin...
09/07/2026

Before pursuing another interesting question, ask: Does this strengthen what I am currently learning? Or: Am I collecting another fragment?

Interest follows whatever is interesting.
Study accepts sequence.
There will always be another video.
Another book.
Another teacher.
Another ceremony.
Another term.
Another question.

The existence of more information does not mean you need to consume it now. Sometimes your next need is not another discovery. IT IS STRUCTURE.

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | Orisalifestyle.com

09/07/2026

How to speak and how to listen to the wisdom of Ifa


Set aside fifteen minutes today.One text.One teaching.One exercise.Remain with it.No scrolling.No hopping between teache...
09/07/2026

Set aside fifteen minutes today.

One text.
One teaching.
One exercise.
Remain with it.
No scrolling.
No hopping between teachers.
No opening six browser tabs because another question suddenly became interesting.
No collecting another fragment.
Read.
Take notes.
Ask what you understand.
Identify what you do not understand.
Return to the material.
That is different from browsing.

CURIOSITY DISCOVERS. STUDY DEVELOPS.
Fifteen deliberate minutes is enough to begin.

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According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 25.4% of Black Americans age 25 and older held a bachelor's d...
09/07/2026

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 25.4% of Black Americans age 25 and older held a bachelor's degree or higher in 2022.

That tells us something about educational attainment. It does not measure intelligence.
It does not measure destiny. And it does not tell us whether an education prepares Black people to understand, practice, preserve, and transmit our own traditions.

So another set of questions becomes necessary.

Where do we learn Ifá?
Where do we learn Yoruba?
Where do we learn Odù?
Oríkì?
Ritual practice?
African philosophy?
Where do we learn how these things fit together?
Who teaches them?
Who evaluates competence?
Who prepares the next teacher?

You can inherit DNA.
You cannot genetically inherit curriculum.
A DNA test can reconnect a lineage.
A SCHOOL MUST TRANSMIT A WAY OF LIFE.
A library preserves information.
A school forms people.

Our ancestors understood that a people needs educational institutions. So do we.

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | Orisalifestyle.com

KNOWING WHERE YOU COME FROM IS NOT THE SAME AS KNOWING HOW TO LIVE.You discover your lineage.Then what?You discover an A...
09/07/2026

KNOWING WHERE YOU COME FROM IS NOT THE SAME AS KNOWING HOW TO LIVE.

You discover your lineage.
Then what?
You discover an African country.
Then what?
You discover an ethnic group.
Then what?

African Ancestry itself makes an important distinction in its educational material: ethnic identity involves social and cultural characteristics including language, beliefs, practices, and religion not genetics alone.
That means recovering ancestry and recovering culture are related. But they are not the same task.

ANCESTRY CAN IDENTIFY A LINEAGE.
CULTURE MUST STILL BE LEARNED.

Language must be learned.
History must be learned.
Values must be learned.
Sacred knowledge must be learned.
Practice must be learned.
Responsibility must be learned.
Someone must teach these things.
Someone must practice them.
Someone must preserve them.
And eventually someone must become capable of transmitting them.

Knowing where you come from is not the same as knowing how to live.

Obafemi Origunwa, MA | Orisalifestyle.com

09/07/2026

Enrollment ends 9/16/26
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We pay homage to the strong man of Ire Kingdom! Ogun Lakaye we give thanks for your support and leadership. We pray not ...
09/07/2026

We pay homage to the strong man of Ire Kingdom! Ogun Lakaye we give thanks for your support and leadership.

We pray not to see the redness of your eyes, baba! Place us on the cutting edge of progress, advancement and conquest.
Àse!

Obafemi Orígúnwà, MA | OrisaLifestyle.com

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