Preserving the Essence of Tradition
Arelagbayi International Home of Culture is a distinguished organization dedicated to safeguarding and celebrating traditional Yoruba cultural heritage. Serving as a vital bridge for those seeking to reconnect with their ancestral roots, the center provides access to the living customs, philosophies, and daily practices of the Yoruba people. Through an unwavering commitment to cultural preservation, Arelagbayi has established itself as an influential steward of Yoruba traditions on the global stage.
We offer hands-on residencies, structured workshops, and specialized training designed to engage individuals with the depth of Yoruba heritage. From rites of passage and birth customs to traditional dance, drumming, culinary arts, and indigenous craftsmanship, our programming provides a comprehensive, authentic foundation in Yoruba life.
A cornerstone of Arelagbayi’s work is its intensive cultural residency program. Participants spend meaningful time living directly within a traditional community, actively partaking in everyday routines, communal ceremonies, and sacred traditions. Through this firsthand, lived experience, guests gain a profound, grounded appreciation of Yoruba worldview and customs. This participatory learning fosters deep personal transformation while advancing cross-cultural connection, respect, and global unity.
By anchoring its mission in the authenticity of Yoruba ancestral heritage, Arelagbayi Home of Culture ensures that these invaluable traditions are not merely remembered, but vibrantly practiced and passed on to future generations.
PIPE L'AYE N NI IYI AYE
Longevity is the epitome of having a good life
ILERA N'LORO
Health is wealth
OLOMOYOYO
The one with plenty children
OMO TI O SO ILE NU TI SO APO IYA KO
Those who forget their origins are destined to suffer
ABIYAMON
The good ordained mothers
ALAWOYE
The one that nurtures success
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We offer a range of services rooted in traditional spiritual systems and traditional birth work. We are also building the foundation of our Institute — an immersive experience that brings it all together.
Spiritual
Baba Awosoji, known as Adekunle Akangbe Ogun, is the Oluwo of Ika Alaparo — the spiritual home of Arelagbayi hone of international culture. He stands as a bridge, helping people restore balance physically, psychologically, and spiritually through the authentic ways of Ifa and Orisa. Through sacred herbs, spiritual work, and time-tested rites, he supports those facing health challenges, deep trauma, or the feeling that nothing can help, while also offering guidance on relationships and moral wisdom that empowers people to sustain themselves. He does not work alone, but collaborates with many other skilled Awo who specialize in different areas of healing and blessings.
He offers a full range of services through the Ifa/Orisa path for those ready to take responsibility for their lives and for those who have sought help elsewhere without results. Through Ifa divination, he looks deeply into your situation to share the guidance Ifa reveals and prescribe the spiritual work needed to shift things — including Ifa Divination, Orisa Offerings and Ebo of Itadifa, Spiritual Consultations, Traditional Rites, Ancestral Alignment, and Rites of Passage into Yoruba Orisa spirituality.
What sets Baba apart is what happens after initiation. He understands that initiation is not just a ceremony, but the beginning of a new way of living. Many come to save their lives, find clarity, and realign their destiny. Afterward, Baba meets people where they are, walking with them through weekly 2-3 hour classes and building a living community for those ready to learn, grow, and be held accountable — not a one-time ritual, but ongoing training and counsel to help you reclaim your strength and maintain your power.
Birth
Apetebi Ifashikemi is a traditional midwife, birth-worker, and educator dedicated to bridging ancestral wisdom into our lives today.
She offers a range of services for mothers, families, and those in need, rooted in the traditional ways that allowed our people to live healthy and well together.
Her passion is returning to those ways — to the care, community, and reverence that sustained us — and releasing the oppressive systems that have made us short-sighted in how we care for our pregnant women and families.
Her work is a remembrance: birth as ceremony, mother as sacred, family as foundation.
Services may include:
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Traditional Fertility Support & Womb Wellness
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Prenatal Care & Spiritual Guidance
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Traditional Birth Support
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Postpartum Care, Closing & Restoration
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Family Wellness & Education
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Trainings for Birth-Workers with the Agbẹ̀bi in Osogbo
The Institute of Yoruba Healing Arts
The Institute is an immersive, live-in experience in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria — the heartland of Yoruba culture.
Participants can stay for 1 month, 3 months, or 6 months, living within the community and learning directly from elders and cultural custodians.
During your stay, you will have the opportunity to:
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Deepen Your Spiritual Path: Receive direct teachings on spirituality, Ifa/Orisa counsel, and initiations for those who are called.
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Restore and Reconnect: Step away from the fast pace of city life, immerse yourself in nature, and reconnect with your inner self.
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Learn Through Art: Study traditional art forms, including wood carving and Adire textile making, from master artisans.
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Learn Traditional Birth Ways: Train in traditional fertility, birth, and postpartum methods directly from the Agbẹ̀bi and local women — wisdom that has been held for generations
This is an experience. It is a return — to culture, to community, to self.