Happy Ogun Worship Day, Imagine a time where our people are being enslaved and their is an option to be free and your loved ones don’t take it because they don’t know they aren’t free. Well that time is happening today. Wake up and FREE yourself from the mental and physical chains that we wear everyday. These chains manifest in many forms for example our lifestyle, our food, our media, and most importantly our Spirituality. If you are practicing the religion of your oppressor or not practicing any religion at all you can still experience more freedom than you experience today. Free your mind and Your Soul will follow. Ogun Ye!! Free Us Today! #chiefalaje #256healingarts #ogun #isese #ifa #orisha #lucumi #lukumi #freedom #freeyourmind

Ifa Heepa oo.. the brother hood of the Ifa is sacred. Spiritual Men.. All for one .. Orunmila ! #chiefalaje #256healingarts #ifa #brotherhood #spiritualmen

Ogun Worship Day Blessings! We all feel the desire to put on a mask to move through life some times. Some times we feel that if we show our real self to people they won’t understand us. Everyday we must allow that mask to come of at least one inch and at a time. We must surround ourselves with people that love and except us with out our mask. Most importantly you must except your self with no mask. Take off your mask for yourself, get to know yourself. Take off your mask and allow the world to see you and be sure to see yourself everyday. Ogun allow us all to take of our mask, may we be free today. Ase #chiefalaje #256healingarts #ogun #lucumi #lukumi #santeria #ifa #maskoff #maskon #revealyourself

Your Beauty is Your Culture, we must define our beauty through the eyes of ancestors. Let’s make them proud and teach the youth what true beauty is. #chiefalaje #256healingarts #africanbeauty #beauty

Yemọja Worship Day Greetings, Yemọja is the mother of all fish, she teaches is that strength is in numbers. FIsh can be found in schools, large groups moving in harmony and unison. When ever you feel lonely, when you need hope and support to accomplish a goal or a task, connect to your school, your crew, and your squad.  When you find your crew be loyal, find people with same principals, they same drive, and reach the top of success together. Their is strength in numbers. #chiefalaje #256healingarts #yemaya #yemoja #orisha #lukumi #yoruba #lonely #success

To receive what is due to us we must first open ourself to receive it. If we ask for something from the universe we can’t just sit back and wait for it to come. The next step after asking is opening yourself to receive it, the way you open yourself is to remove anything that you are holding on to that hasn’t brought you what you have asked for. You must first put down your load to pick up another. You must first pour out what’s in your cup before you can refill it. Take the time to pour out your cup today. Pour out all the things that are filling your cup that are not providing you what you want and need. Only when you are open can you receive. The hands you use to take your blessing are the same ones holding on to your pain, sadness, and trauma. Release it today, wrap your body in white cloth and release it today. May Obatala give you all you need and may we all be ready to receive it with Joy and Peace. #chiefalaje #obatala #256healingarts #lucumi #isese #santeria

Use the platform Olodumare has given us and spread the word. Our ancestors left us a wonderful culture don’t be afraid to share it with the world. #chiefalaje #chiefalaje #africanculture #isese #lucumi #natural #santeria #ifa

We are never alone when we stay connected to our ancestors and Orisa, no matter what challenge you face, never feel alone, no matter what victory you celebrate never celebrate alone. You are one of many and at every moment you are surrounded by a spiritual team that’s dedicated to your longevity and success. In the name of Ayangalu.. Success is the only option. #chiefalaje #256healingarts #africanculture #ayangalu #ayan #aña #africandrum #santeria #lucumi #ifa #orisha #natural

The Isese Festival NYC was recognized by Senator Kevin Parker and The New York State Senate for its valuable efforts to raise awareness of African Culture and African Spirituality. This recognition goes to all of the people and organizations involved in making this celebration of African Culture a success. I give thanks to Chief Neil Clarke , Queen Mother Iya Pat Clarke, and Chief Ayanda Clarke for the great work we do for this event every year. I’d like to thank my Apetebi Osunsina Alaje for your dedication and sacrifice.  I’d like to thank Nana Kofi Osei Williams and Asase Yaa Cultural Arts Foundation for all your support. I’d like to also thank all the members of our Ifa Temple Ile Ogundase and our Orisa Temple Ile Osunfikayo for your all your hard work and sacrifice to make this event a reality Iyalode Egbeyemi, Oyanike Alake, Steven Ajisafe Jones, Agyei Ogbonna Moyo , Charles Vincent Burwell, Sade OyaNiiyun Olatutu Adona, Efeya Olaberinjo Sampson, Renee K. Smith, Heather Smart, Kayla Ifaremilekun Jewette,Gladys Martinez,Gwen Ifasegun Tinuawe Bynum,Thandiwe Young,Niambi Sala,Maureen Holliday, Tilishia Bradley, Nakeeba Amaniyea,Chiquita Camille, and Ifagbenga Ogunsegun. Thank you to Akintunde Sangosakin Ajala for your support  and great work. I’d like to thank the administration team of 256 Healing Arts for your organization and great team work. I’d also like to give a special thank you to my Oluwo Agbongbon Fakayode Faniyi for all your mentorship and support, our Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon for all of your leadership and support, and our Iyalorisa Osundara Oyawale Okun Sewa for all your teaching and support. 5 fingers make the fist and through our Unity we can truly keep our ancestors legacy thriving and developing into our wonderful future. Ase ooo

Isese Festival NYC was a great success this year. Thank you to everyone that celebrated with us this year. Happy Yoruba New Year! May this year be filled with abundant blessings! 

 From 256 Healing Arts, Ile Ogundase, Ile Osunfikayo 

Oya Worship Day Greetings, Oya is the Orisa of the wind. Through Oya’s wind she has the power to transform, inspire and defend her devotees. Take the time to focus on what you want to change in your life. Allow her winds of change to transform you.  Change requires letting go of things that don’t support your growth and allow the things that do to be more prevalent in your life. Go with the flow of change and allow Oya to make a new you today. #oya #256healingarts #chiefalaje #isese #lukumk #santeria

Ifa Worship Day Greetings, Ifa teaches us that we must always pull up the next generation with us, as we grow and progress we must assist them in growing and progressing as well. The Chic Will Becme A Rooster One Day. Let’s raise our children in Ifa and watch our Culture Grow! #ifa #africanculture #chiefalaje #256healingarts #orisha

Sango Worship Day Greetings, One thing that we no about life is that it’s full of obstacles and challenges, everyday we are faced with opposition sometimes large and sometimes small. The Orisa Sango teaches us to walk tall and strong when we are experiencing our obstacles and challenges in life. Call upon Sango and stand tall, walk with his royal spiritual presence, face your obstacles and you will be successful. The only way to fail is to run away from the obstacles or challenges. Meet them and Sango will fight for you. #shango, #sango, #victory, #256healingarts #chiefalaje #orisha #ifa #isese

We are hosting another amazing trip to Cuba!  

Osun Worship Day Greetings, Osun's image of being half woman and half fish has been used by cultures all over the world. How ever the knowledge of what the woman fish is has remained secret. Osun and Yemoja can exist as half woman and half fish. Osun is the woman that that lives in the Osun River. She is represented by the fish for many reasons and one of them is Fertility. A fish can produce 100's of eggs at a time and 100,000's of eggs in a lifetime. Osun's ability of bestowing Fertility to her devotes can be related to children of course but it doesn't stop there. Osuns ability to produce in large volumes is equated to Wealth, Longevity, Success and so much more. Take the time and embody the concept of fertility today, your ideas have the power to give birth to more ideas and to more opportunities. Through the power of Osun you have the power to produce what ever you want in large volumes. Call upon the spirit of Osun to fertilize your ideas, produce your visions, and to nurture them for an eternity. Make your fertile dreams become your reality. Ase ooo

Peace is a choice, choose the peace and you choose long life, happiness, great health, wealth, success and all good things of life. Get your Piece of Peace Today. Obatala heepa oooo #obatala, #orisha, #peace #lifestyle, #wealth, #256healingarts

Today is Obatala Worship Day, Focus on your peace of mind today. Clear your mind, clean your space, and clean your heart. Nothing is more valuable then Peace. Peace is Prosperity!  Happy Obatala Day. #obatala #oosa #256healingarts #chiefalaje #isese #orisha photo by Alan Kimara Dixon @sentimentaljournal