Orisa 201: Embodiment - Independent Study
Ònà Àmúlò (The Path of Practice)
Course Summary
8-month ritual training course focused on shrine tending, traditional practice, and personal empowerment.
What You Will Learn in Orisa 201: Embodiment
• How Yoruba cosmology functions, including the relationship between Olódùmarè, the Ìrúnmọ̀lẹ̀, Ọ̀run, and Ayé
• How to recite the Yorùbá alphabet from memory with correct pronunciation
• The geographic location of Yorùbáland and a foundational overview of Yorùbá history
• The meaning, memorization, and lived importance of Ìwà Pẹ̀lẹ́ (good character)
• Proper shrine etiquette and priestly protocols, including correct greetings
• How to prepare spiritually, mentally, and physically for divination
• How to receive your Oríṣà determination through divination, including prescribed offerings (course milestone)
• How to perform Àkúnlẹ́bọ̀, including structured prayer and offering protocols
• How to prepare and perform an Orí wash (Ìwẹ̀rì)
• How to prepare and use spiritual baths with clarity and intention
• How to perform a full Orí ritual (Ìbọrí), including feeding Orí
• How to construct and maintain an altar (Òjùbọ̀)
• How to properly feed and honor ancestors
• How to make offerings to Ẹgbẹ́ Ọ̀run through Ìpẹ̀sẹ̀
• How to respectfully make offerings to Ìyàmi
• How to memorize and recite five oríkì for your principal Oríṣà
• How to memorize and recite five oríkì for the remaining major Oríṣà
Following the course, you are encouraged to receive your first shrine, either Opa Iku (Ancestors), Ile Ori (Ori shrine) or Hand of Ifá (Shrine for Orunmila) and begin your practice.
Course Curriculum
Obasina Oosarinu
Originally from St Louis, MO, Baba Obasina is known in many circles, and is a man with many facets. Most people within the African-centered community know him as the teacher of Orisa 101 at Oselogbe Ifa Temple, under the leadership of Oloye Fasola Odunade. They may also know that he is an initiate of Obatala and Ifa under Abgongbon Fakayode Faniyi in Oṣogbo, Nigeria and mainly trains locally under Babalawo Faṣola Odunade here in Atlanta. But Baba Obaṣina has trained with several other highly regarded priests including Babalawo Ṣangosakin Ajala from Oṣogbo, Nigeria and Babaloriṣa Solomon Omojie of Lagos, Nigeria. In addition to being an Ifa practitioner and priest, Baba Obaṣina is a capoeirista since 1999, currently training under Gugu Quilombola of Quilombola de Luz based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Baba Obaṣina also serves on the Leadership Council of Egbe Obatala of Atlanta, and is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. His community work as a teacher and leader is an extension of his economic work as a business owner of his own music school based here in the Atlanta metro area, called Southern Music Academy, where he and his teachers guide budding musicians along their journey learning to play piano, guitar, violin, saxophone, voice, drums and more.
Course Pricing
5 month Payment Plan
5 payments of
$125 USD
per month
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Make 5 installments of $125 for full access. Courses are dripped out over 6 months
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- Over 25 hours of instruction
- Downloadable Slides
- Access to private group chat
- Additional access to Office hours to ask questions and demonstrate
- Student discounts on ritual work
- Access to hands on training (located in Atlanta and St. Louis)
Independent Study One Time Fee
$597 USD
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Receive full course access with updates
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- Over 25 hours of instruction
- Downloadable Slides
- Access to private group chat
- Additional access to Office hours to ask questions and demonstrate
- Student discounts on ritual work
- Access to hands on training (located in Atlanta and St. Louis)
