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ORIA School of Ancestral Practice

Curated video courses taught exclusively by Black spiritual practitioners, rooted in the full range of Black ancestral tradition — from continental Africa to the diaspora that the Middle Passage built.

YorubaAkanKemeticDagaraHoodooGullah GeecheeHaitian VodouNew OrleansCaribbean
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16 Courses9 TraditionsOpening December 2027Black Practitioners Only

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What Ori Is

A School. Not a Feed.

Ori is a school built on the premise that ancestral spiritual knowledge is worth paying to receive from a qualified teacher rooted in a specific named tradition. Every tradition carries its own name — Gullah Geechee rootwork is not called "folk healing."

"The wellness industry has monetized Black spiritual practices for decades without crediting Black practitioners. Ori is the corrective."
16
Courses
9
Named Traditions
4
Membership Tiers
Dec 2027
Opening Date
The Tradition Map

What Ori Holds

Every tradition is named. No course is called "African spirituality" without specificity.

Continental African
YorubaIfa divination, Orisha practice and ancestral altar building. West Africa (Nigeria, Benin).
AkanAdinkra symbol system, Sankofa principle and seasonal ceremonial practice. Ghana, Ivory Coast.
KemeticKemetic yoga, Ma'at ethics and vibrational science. Northeast Africa.
DagaraPlant medicine, grief ritual and elemental framework. West Africa (Burkina Faso).
African American and Diasporic
African American HoodooThe oldest continuously practiced African American spiritual tradition, shaped by the American South.
Gullah GeecheeThe most intact African spiritual tradition on American soil, preserved by Sea Island communities of the Southeast.
Haitian VodouRooted in Fon and Ewe traditions of Dahomey — the spiritual system that sustained the Haitian Revolution.
New Orleans TraditionsLouisiana Voodoo, syncretic Creole practice and second-line celebration as spiritual technology.
Caribbean Ancestral PracticesJamaican Kumina, Trinidadian Spiritual Baptists and Maroon ceremonial traditions.

"Continental Africa gave us the roots. The diaspora grew the tree. Ori holds both."

The Course Library

16 Courses

Every course is mapped to the COVERED chakra and seasonal framework. Four to six video lessons per course, a seasonal alignment guide and a downloadable micro-ritual PDF keyed to the daily devotional.

Course 01

Yoruba / Usui Reiki

Reiki and the Chakra Body

All Seven Chakras

Full Year  ·  Foundational

Course 02

Yoruba · Ifa

Ifa Divination and Ancestral Guidance

Crown · Sahasrara

Winter / Fall

Course 03

KemeticGullah Geechee Ring Shout

Sound Bowl Healing and the Ring Shout

Throat & Crown

Summer / Fall

Course 04

Yoruba / Akan

Ancestral Altar Building

Crown · Sahasrara

Winter

Course 05

DagaraHoodoo / Gullah Geechee

Rootwork, Hoodoo and Herbalism

Root & Sacral

Spring

Course 06

Kemetic

Kemetic Yoga & Sacred Movement

Solar Plexus & Root

Summer / Winter

Course 07

West African

Sacred Breathwork

Heart & Solar Plexus

Spring / Summer

Course 08

Yoruba IfaHaitian / Caribbean

Oracle and Divination: The Diaspora

Third Eye · Ajna

Fall

Course 09

DagaraNew Orleans / Caribbean

Grief Ritual: The Diaspora

Heart & Crown

Fall / Winter

Course 10

Pan-African / Chakra

Crystal and Stone Medicine

All Seven Chakras

Full Year

Course 11

Kemetic / Natal Astrology

Sacred Astrology and Cosmic Alignment

Crown & Third Eye

Full Year

Course 12

Somatic / Black Embodiment

Somatic Healing & Body Memory

Root & Sacral

Winter / Spring

Diasporic Tradition Courses  ·  Also Opening December 2027

Course 13: Gullah Geechee  ·  Course 14: Vodou and the Lwa  ·  Course 15: Hoodoo and Conjure  ·  Course 16: Caribbean Ancestral Practice

Membership

Four Tiers

Tier names are drawn from the Yoruba cosmological framework. Each name describes the practitioner's relationship to the knowledge, not a status hierarchy.

Foundation

Ase

The divine power that makes all things possible.

$129

per year  ·  or $13 / month

  • Full video library: all 16 courses on day one
  • Downloadable micro-ritual PDFs and seasonal alignment guides
  • Course progress tracking, bookmarks and completion certificates
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Alignment  ·  Most Popular

Ire

Divine blessing and right relationship with one's Ori.

$229

per year  ·  or $23 / month

  • Everything in Ase, full library and materials
  • 48 live seasonal sessions per year with each of the 16 practitioners
  • Quarterly group call with Dr. Nikka Lemons and priority access to new releases
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Character

Iwa

The quality who a person becomes through practice and alignment between one's choices and one's Ori.

$399

per year  ·  or $41 / month

  • Everything in Ire: full library, live sessions and Dr. Lemons calls
  • Monthly 30-minute practitioner session matched to your focus area
  • Access to the Ori Facilitator Track and name in Ori credits as a founding patron
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Institutional  ·  Ile

For Organisations, Schools and Community Institutions

Faith organisations, cultural centres, community institutions, schools and social service agencies. Starting at $1,499/year for 10 licensed users.

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Complete Set Offer

Already Have the Books? Your First Year Is $99.

Order the COVERED Complete Set and receive Ori Foundation (Ase) for your first year at a reduced rate.

Order the Complete Set

$129 / year

$99

First year  ·  then $129

Opening December 2027

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