Divinations/Readings – Mawiyah Bomani diivinely known as Olorisha Aboyade is an initiated priestess in the Yoruba Tradition of Ifa. She is initiated to Oya, Sango and Ochossi and with such a vast knowledge in African culture Olorisha Aboyade can establish connections to the Other Side through the use of her Psychic and Mediumship abilities and her skill as a Orisa Diviner. She can connect to those elevated Spirit Guides and Ancestors that have crossed over into the land beyond. Olorisha Aboyade’s spiritual readings have helped her clients to get the answers they need concerning their personal life issues related to love, health, work, family, finances, house cleansings, altar building and spiritual growth.
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I’ve been thinking about this question for the past few weeks. What is spirituality? People define spirituality in many different ways. There were many people at the church I used to attend who understood the words “spiritual” or “spirituality” to mean that a person was not willing to take a firm stance on the side of the truth. To them, when a person said. “I’m spiritual,” they were saying that they make up their own way to God, basically refusing to believe in Jesus Christ, which to them is the only way to God. Some people view spirituality as a road to discovery, discovering yourself and discovering who it is you are becoming.

Even while attending church, I began to see spirituality as something of a contrast to “religiousity.” “Religiousity” felt like attaching myself to dogma instead of being open to all that Spirit has to offer. It felt like putting myself into a teeny-tiny little box in order to hold onto “truth” that was created with someone else in mind.

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here is what i wrote. i thought i'd share it further with ya'll. very interesting subject. thanks to QueenJanine for opening the space to share...

i am at work and felt a strong desire to share a little bit of my story.

i've been through the thick with black men. player for a father (r.i.p daddy but you know it's true). cousins, brothers not one can i think of at this moment who is in a nurturing relationship.

in all this, naturally, i've always been attracted to brown skin. native american, afrikan american, latino, island, flavor. just throw some flavor my way, a cute face and a little attitude and that was who i was attracted to throughout my tweens, teen, and twenties. in my early twenties i went through a phase of bad boy addiction. and every man i was involved with intimately, dated, and opened myself to, to receive the hurt they had in store for me, were black and latino men. don't get me wrong a lot of it was age, insecurities, not knowing how to love myself, growing pains if you will and seeking love in all the wrong ways.

baby...
we got that...
nacho love..
how? you may ask...
Cuz I am not yo love!
BOOOOOOO YOW!!

You held me in your arms...
i felt so safe and warm
soothing my mind
like hot chocolate soothes my
taste buds.
i am welcoming to this
friendship turned love
each and every moment
is filled with
memories full of
the fresh scent of gain
i feel cleansed
and renewed..
then the day that i found that it was you
you, being the one who
God made just for me..
*inhale, exhale*
I can remember
way. back. when...
we used to laugh, and hang out on the corner
we was best friends
but now..
we are more...
it just feels right. ..
you know..
like the something that you been
searching for your whole life
has been there...
your whole life
in amazement
by all this love
all this time...
it was worth all the frogs
kissed that never turned into princes
cuz you were my prince all along.
you have been there wth me
through everything.
our love was conceived that
day we met.
and our love seed has been incubated
in God's hands for years.
and now we are ready to give birth to this love
I was presented b4 you
as the me whom you would
love as Christ loves the church..
it was written.
destined that..
our love... this love
would grow into what it is now..

a breath of fresh air
opening my rainy skies
to receive the light
your light.
you.. carry me through all the hard times
and its hard for me not to love you
see.. even in the beginning of this...
you had me.
and though, we didnt start out as...
more,
you had me
you appeal to my senses..
your giving heart...
your creative mind...
you...had... me...
and through our ins and outs...
you still have me
see,
my ears crave your voice...
my skin yearns for your touch...
and my heart...
is filled with so much love for you.

iLoveyou
yeah this is true
see, I couldnt imagine it before
but...
Ev-er-y time you walk through that door..
does something to me.
You are like a multi vitamin..
you have everything I need.
more than I ever wanted...
more than I could dream
its like when I least expected it,
you somehow found me
tapped me on my shoulder
and said, "You got me straight trippin' boo"
and overtime... undertime.. within time...
Love... whispered your name in my ear..
Love... painted your picture in my head..
Love.. wrote your name on my heart..
and from then on..
I knew that.. this was something different.
See, love slipped from my lips previous times
with previous cats..
but this right here...
This right HERE..
aint none of that.
You court me
and woo me
and I cant wait til you
shoop shoop me..
thus us forming one be-ing.
with us being one..
then the deepest that our love flows
will have begun..
iLoveyou...
you Love me..
Us standing firmly together
on God's word in God's love...
together we breathe
together we shall be
One

i want to scream...
to the top of my lungs..
see. there is this guy..
and..
he. gets. on. my. last. nerves.
thoughts of him leave
my skin itching, crawling..
Irritated.. and red.
he is an annoyance
to my life and
I... wish..
I wish...
I wish he woud GO away..
like FAR FAR away...
How obvious does one have to be...
Oy vey

i want to scream...
to the top of my lungs..
see. there is this guy..
and..
he. gets. on. my. last. nerves.
thoughts of him leave
my skin itching, crawling..
Irritated.. and red.
he is an annoyance
to my life and
I... wish..
I wish...
I wish he woud GO away..
like FAR FAR away...
How obvious does one have to be...
Oy vey

It's time to get your dancing groove on.

Your voice is a powerful tool. Allow your Sexy Spirit to express herself through this medium. Have fun and be empowered.

This Sexy Spirit tip speaks to your creative juices. Paint, draw, create beauty!

Time to share the foods to eat for activating the sacral, navel chakra. Yum.

Writing is a wonderful tool of transformation.

This tip is all about setting up your Sexy Spirit Altar.

This is the beginning of a series of tips to embrace, celebrate and maintain your Sexy Spirit Energy. The first tip is a Rainbow Swirl Meditation.

My Diva SiStar Liaya and I enjoyed a wonderful conversation about Vulva Astrology. What's that you say? Listen to the interview and please enjoy.

Hello ladies!

If you're looking for something cute, unique and inexpensive to give your gal pals for Valentine's Day I have it right here for you.

You can find my cupcake bath fizzies in mini cupcake shapes at my online shop. All handmade by me!

Take care! And happy Valentine's day!
~ Jeanee

I have been moving around with this thought that brings me such comfort and clarity, but sounds so strange when I repeat it. It has helped me to process what I've been feeling the past few months. Everything was so very hard, strange, and sad. I felt lost, like I didn't know who I was or where I was going. I kept telling myself and others that I was "fighting off" depression, but it was only recently, after feeling some relief, that I was able to understand how deeply I'd fallen into it. The past couple of weeks I've been feeling like I just woke up, everything feels new, and I'm so grateful and appreciative of every little thing. The thought that came to me is that some withered part of myself--something I was clinging to--has died. And now that I've let that part die, there's a new part of me with more room to blossom.

Intermediate Yoga Flava Winter Warrior 7 class Series

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Feb. 1 - Warrior Poses

Feb. 8 - Warrior Flow Vinyasa

Feb. 15 - Standing Balancing Poses

Feb. 22 - Arm Balancing Poses

March 1 - Yoga Flava Intermediate Flow

March 8 - Yoga Flava Intermediate Flow

March 15 - Yoga Flava Intermediate Winter Warrior Flow

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Peace, light, and love

Frankie Beverly and Maze on the brain, "Back in Stride Again!" That is the theme for me this 69 Moon.

As always, the Mama in me present, and like a gardener I be in that soil trying to maintain them ROOTS with some good ole TLC! That Mama in me FEELS a lot better this Moon. I am slowly learning how to adjust, accept, and alleviate myself of negative energy/vibes.

There are days where situations and circumstances excite and unite as well as bore and destroy the spirit and mood, but alas I continually plow through like a donkey with a smile!

A student in the process of applying some of what's been learned.

I saw a rainbow day after the NM in Sag and on the day of the partial lunar eclipse (New Year's Eve) I saw something I've never seen before - don't know how to explain it other than me being outside with nature and taking note of the elements.

Staring in my cabinet at two cans of pumpkin puree that were left over from my holiday baking, I asked myself, “what can I do with this besides wait until next holiday season to bake with it, or cheat on my New Year’s resolution to cut back on sweets with an attempt at pumpkin cheesecake?” The answer: a warming and slightly spicy pumpkin soup. Leaning on my love of coconut, cilantro and fragrant curry powder, I looked to those ingredients to add full-bodied flavor to this vegetarian and vegan friendly soup.

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Staring in my cabinet at two cans of pumpkin puree that were left over from my holiday baking, I asked myself, “what can I do with this besides wait until next holiday season to bake with it, or cheat on my New Year’s resolution to cut back on sweets with an attempt at pumpkin cheesecake?” The answer: a warming and slightly spicy pumpkin soup. Leaning on my love of coconut, cilantro and fragrant curry powder, I looked to those ingredients to add full-bodied flavor to this vegetarian and vegan friendly soup.

(Read more for the full post and recipe)

Ladies,
Hamstring stretches and exercise are the best way for loosening up the tight hamstrings of our body and those of our man and/or a male friends.

Talk show host and NBA All-Star John Salley practiced yoga when he was playing basketball with the Los Angeles Lakers and recommends it to the brothers to stay up on their game!

These tight hamstrings are basically found due to the heavy stress of our workload or any other work in our routine day to day life. Hamstring is a muscle which starts from exactly under the knee above into the buttocks. It is basically a group of three muscles, which are Biceps femora's, Semitendinosis and Semimembranosis.

Handmade sterling silver Budding Heart Necklace by Cece St Croix

I found myself talking to locs one afternoon while retwisting. It's kind of a quiet meditative time for me, but when I told one loc to "stay still" and another loc to, "get out of the way" I realized that these babies have taken on a life of their own! In a way I am like a mother, a "LOCTOMOM" and these are my babies. As they grow and mature, they are growing personalities unique to their strands.

THE FAT ONE that's the one that sits at the top of my head. I kinda think of it as the cheerleader on the squad who you notice has packed on some weight over the summer, but you don't know how to approach her with the issue. I mean, I didn't plan to have a loc that thick, but alas.

THE THIN ONE The one that sits right about my right ear. It was crying out for help. So I paired her up with the loc next to it and they became siamese twins.

Hello ladies...

I've haven't had a relaxer since September. I'm blessed to have decent hair that does what it is told. I like straight styled hair. I'm going natural to be healthier and to grow my hair out, say shoulder length. And maybe wear it curly in the summer.

Since Christmas I've noticed that my new growth is becoming a challenge.

I teach Zumba fitness 3 times a week. So my roots are getting thick. I use a hair dryer with a comb every morning and evenings of the 3 days I teach class. Since Jan. I've had to use a straightening comb.

I have a hair stylist that does awesome work with my hair. Instead of seeing him every other month. I need to go once a month now.

I got my hair done New Year's Eve.

This is me and my husband New Year's Eve.

And now I'm ready for another hair appointment.

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Peace is what we all seek and peace is only found within
Love is what we all long to find yet love is inside all along
Support is what we are to give all on their journey of life
Truth is what we should hold close, our truth found within
The earth is our support for health and vitality
Life promotes life
Positive thoughts create beauty all around you
The head is not where choices should be made
The heart is the true ruler of our choices
Purification is key to clarity
All is found within
Meditation, purification and creation

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