Dr. Yewande Okuleye

Yoruba Wise Woman, Transdisciplinary Facilitator

Dr. Yewande Okuleye, a transdisciplinary facilitator, began her activism as a chemist alongside Dame Anita Roddick at The Body Shop. Trained as an Adizes facilitator in the 1990s, she has developed a profound approach to learning and facilitation that combines mindfulness, embodied spirituality, storytelling, and reflexivity, influenced by Jungian psychology. Her PhD research explored the complex interplay of power, authority, and influence in the rise of cannabis and cannabinoid medicine, with a focus on anti-Black racism and health inequities.

Rooted in her Yorùbá heritage, Dr. Okuleye draws on indigenous healing practices, Reiki Sound, and Jungian insights to inform her facilitation work. She believes in the power of collecting the fragments of who we are to bring our whole selves into the different rooms we navigate in life. Dr. Okuleye emphasizes how various social categorizations—such as race, age, gender, and others—often splinter our identities, preventing us from living authentically. By learning to embrace and integrate these parts of ourselves, we achieve personal liberation, enabling us to celebrate our individuality, uplift each other, and thrive collectively.

Dr. Okuleye’s transdisciplinary modality enables her to design and co-create bespoke learning experiences tailored to different inquiries, with a breadth of reach across spaces and continents. Her leadership, anchored in humility, creativity, and spiritual insight, makes her a guiding force for those seeking personal and systemic transformation through the intersection of cultural, spiritual, and academic wisdom.

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