Author · Iyanifa · Professor · Healer
Chief Dr.Ayele Kumari, PhD
African Spiritual Psychology for healing, purpose & destiny
Internationally respected author, professor, traditional healer, Iyanifa, and one of the leading voices in the emerging field of African Spiritual Psychology. For more than thirty years, she has helped people know themselves, heal themselves, honor their ancestors, and live in alignment with their highest destiny.
Teacher of Ori Bridge of Wisdom Voice for Human Potential
A Life Devoted To
Wisdom, Healing &
Human Potential
For more than three decades, Dr. Kumari has studied, practiced, and taught African ancestral wisdom traditions, indigenous healing systems, women’s traditions, and African cultural philosophy. She is a well respected Yeyelawo (Diviner) in the Ifa Orisa wisdom tradition and has dedicated her life to helping people solve life problems and heal mind, body, and spirit.
Her life’s work helped her to understand three powerful truths:
01We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
02Every experience has purpose.
03Every problem has a solution.
Through psycho-spiritual principles, indigenous healing, nature-based wisdom, and ancestral knowledge, she guides individuals in discovering who they are, why they are here, and how to live with clarity, purpose, and freedom.
Read Her Full StoryPriestess & Healer
A highly honored Chief in Nigeria and Yeyelawo in the Ifa Orisa wisdom tradition with decades of healing practice, divination, and spiritual mentorship.
Author & Scholar
Author of groundbreaking works that restore, educate, and empower readers around the world.
Professor & Teacher
Bringing ancient wisdom into modern classrooms and communities through teaching and leadership.
Songwriter & Producer
Songwriter and producer creating music that heals, uplifts, and connects us to our ancestral roots.
The Written Work
Author, Scholar &
Thought Leader
From Iyanifa: Woman of Wisdom — which reclaimed the voices of women within West African spiritual traditions — to Book of Orí, her writing opens ancient knowledge to readers around the world.
The Culminating Work
Book of Ori
Know who you are. Understand your destiny. Master your life.
In this seminal text of African Spiritual Psychology, Dr. Kumari shifts the focus from external authority to inner mastery — teaching readers how to align with Ori, the divine self within, heal emotional and spiritual wounds, overcome personal limitations, and live with purpose, clarity, and freedom.
This work invites readers into the sacred journey of self-discovery — not as an abstract spiritual idea, but as a practical path for transformation.
Ashe Soul Music
The Healing Power
of Music
Understanding that healing must be experienced emotionally as well as intellectually, Dr. Kumari is also an accomplished songwriter and producer. She created Ashe Soul Music — a genre that blends African spiritual chants with contemporary soul sounds.
Influenced by gospel, soul, R&B, jazz, and African traditional music, her music offers a powerful medium for healing, inspiration, ancestral remembrance, and emotional renewal.
Available on all streaming platforms
Founder & Co-Founder
Institutions of Wisdom & Restoration
Ori Institute
An online African seminary dedicated to personal and spiritual development, offering courses, mentorship, and transformational learning.
Ashe Soul Global Village
An international community committed to ancestral wisdom, healing, and cultural restoration.
“My mission is clear: to help people know themselves, heal themselves, and live their best life.”
Chief Yele