MA Temple/Ascension Madness: African Perspectives on Mental Health

  • $33

Ascension Madness: African Perspectives on Mental Health

  • Course
  • 2 Lessons

1hr Workshop To explore new ways of understanding mental health by weaving ancestral wisdom traditions into contemporary frameworks. Through cultural and spiritual reframing, it challenges dominant narratives of psychosis and highlights the healing potential of altered states. Gogo Ekhaya draws from her own lived experience, sharing how psychosis became a path toward spiritual connection.

Your Guide:

Gogo Ekhaya is a respected African Traditional Healer with a global practice since 2015. Her path into ancestral indigenous healing began through a profound spiritual emergence, initially experienced as a mental health crisis. This transformative journey, navigating both western medical approaches and ancient indigenous healing practices has shaped her unique role as a healer, educator, and advocate. Gogo Ekhaya is dedicated to bridging the gap between modern mental health paradigms and ancestral wisdom, offering education, guidance, and support at the intersection of these two worlds.
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MA Community Healing Leadership Series
This offering is a part of our winter fundraiser series of one-hour workshops led by our community leaders. These beloved community members will be sharing teachings in alignment with ancestral wisdom — carrying forward the light of the temple in their own unique voices.