Nana Sula Spirit… Woman of Peace is a Singer, Songwriter, Author, Entrepreneur, Artist, Producer,  Birth Doula, Sacred Workshop Facilitator and Priestess. She was initiated in Ghana in 2007 as a Priestess of Mami Wata and given the title Nana Okomfo Kokoi Ama Tawiah under the Ga & Ewe systems. Nana Sula was a student at the Shrine of Impohema from 1991 – 2007 under the guidance Nana Obusomfo Ahia & Nana Santrofi.  Nana Sula has studied the IFA system since 1985 and was a member of the Egbe of Orisha in Brooklyn, NY from 1992 – 1996 prior to moving to New Orleans.  She was born and raised in New Jersey.    In 2014, Nana authored and produced the Book & CD Project entitled Spirit of the Orisha – a Yoruba Song preservation project highlighting 38 Yoruba chants.  Her solo project A Journey Within was written and recorded in Tanzania in 2016 and is available worldwide.  Sula is the former Professor of Sacred Music at the Ifa University in Washington, D.C. and is founding Priestess of the Temple of Light Ile de Coin-Coin - a Temple of power for the elevation of souls located in the Musicians Village – New Orleans, Louisiana.     Sula holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with distinguished honors in African Studies and English Literature from Rutgers University in New Jersey (1994).  She has traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Caribbean and has been a volunteer with Operation Crossroads Africa participating in community development projects on the Continent since 1991. Sula is a Singer/Songwriter with her bands Coin-Coin & The Maroons. She is a Mardi Gras Indian Medicine Queen with the Mandingo Warriors – the Spirit of Fi-Yi-Yi and a Master Bead Artist.  She also serves as a Board Member of the Congo Square Preservation Society.  Connect with Nana Sula Website: www.sulaspirit.com FB: Sula Spirit You Tube: Sula Spirit Works: Spirit of the Orisha ‘Book and Songs’ Audible: Spirit of the Orisha ‘Book and Songs’ References: Mermaid Dolls: wierdwonders.com Nancy Freeman  ___________ WWP is produced by The Moon Garden Temple Written, hosted, and produced by Alexandra Loves  Original podcast music, "Morning Love" by Quincy Davis Email: Wokewisdompodcast@gmail.com IG: @wokewisdompodcast Meet/Work with Alexandra Loves: www.themoongardentemple.com ____ The disclaimer for this podcast can be found on our website or at the end of the first episode,"Orientation and Welcome"