When a woman is interested in taking this step in deepening and empowering herself she would first contact Iyanifa Vassa to review what is involved. A special package has been put together that will be sent out to describe what is required of you as well as what to prepare for and bring. There will also be information about what to expect!

This is a huge step in one's life and it is very important to be well-informed. After reading through this packet you would then contact Iyanifa Vassa in order to have all your questions and concerns answered.

When you are ready we agree upon a special date that works best. The Initiation Ceremony generally takes place over a 4 day period, but with some people's hectic schedules it may need to be cut down to a day. We have creatively figured out the most effective way to handle this successfully and have a plan that can be implemented.

Most of the time you would be initiating with a small group of 2 to 4 more people…this totally depends upon timing and who the Universe brings together.

You can chose to share this with a friend or a significant other, spouse, lover, or soul mate. You can also chose to Initiate with a member or members of your family. Many parents want to include their children in the process and come as a group. We have figured out a wonderful plan in how to best reach each person in achieving their needs and goals.

Many times we have initiated Mothers and their adult daughters…as well as married couples or simply couples for that matter. It is great if you can share it with those you love and care about if they are open to it.

You can come alone and do it as a one on one as well; although we think people get more out of having someone else asking questions that they would not think about and you can co-partner in the learning process. Those that initiate together become very bonded, healthy, life-long relationships form.

The manner in which the Ifa Foundation handles the Initiation process is quite different than what I hear is going on out there. Many people express intense difficulties that occur during the time they are there to move their life forward.generally having to do with a lack of focus on them due to their own life's problems and also people problems. There are also times where language is a barrier especially in Nigeria and Cuba. Many people do not speak Yoruba nor do they speak Spanish.

If someone does speak Spanish or Portuguesewe do have Initiated Priests that will work with us the whole time allowing clear dialogue for our teaching and your understanding. We want to make sure that you get what you need in order to return and begin using the strength from what the ceremonies bring.

We, at the Ifa Foundation, focus on teaching you and bringing you the most positive and self-empowering wisdom possible.

WE WANT TO MAKE THIS THE BEST EXPERIENCE OF YOUR LIFETIME!!! IT IS A LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT AND YOU NEED THE AVAILABILITY OF CONTINUAL GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT AS YOU MOVE FORWARD AND CHANGE.

After the dates have been confirmed…a deposit would be sent and a Pre-Initiation Study packet arrives to your door. Having this ahead of time gives you a huge advantage to study certain aspects that are a bit harder to do after such spiritual shifting takes place. You will have some transition time while rebalancing with your new energy. We want you to have every edge in being able to study at the same time in the days that follow the ceremonies.

A great deal of focus is placed on teaching you how to understand the Odus, Divination and Ebbos. You will be given a complete notebook with everything that we teach typed up for you to refer to at any later date.

You will also be given special access into the Initiates section of the Ifa College as well as daily contact via email and the phone. There is a time period where we will work with you daily until you feel ready to fly more on your own.

These are powerful tools that you receive and you must have the knowledge to know what to do with them. We will also focus on how to use the best of your character and gifts in order to work with this power properly too many times people abuse their power and position with a title.

It is an important and serious job to Initiate someone into Ifa. You must work with people with the utmost of good character that apply the proper intent in the work they do.

We are full time teachers of the path of Ifa. We do not have other jobs. This is our life's work and our chosen Destiny path. Both Oluwo Philip Neimark and Iyanifa Vassa offer the best of their gifts in order to bring you into the proper position of becoming connected to the Truth of an Ifa Priest.

We are devoted to bringing you clear and accurate information that will guide you to utilizing what Ifa can bring one's life. There are a variety of ways one can express themselves with the movement of their Initiation. While there are some people that become active working Priests of Ifa others will bring their strength into their own families and the lives of a few they chose to share it with. In either case…you will be supported by the Ifa Foundation for continued growth.

In becoming an Iyanifa specifically you will be treated as an equal to a male Priest of Ifa. The only difference for you is that you will not be seeing Odu(the Babalawo's tool for connecting to the highest source of energy). For an Iyanifa there is a balancing component in the Iyaami/ Nana Buuken society. This is the real basic difference between the male and female Ifa Initiations.

The Ifa Initiations are done in the Orisa gardens at the Ola Olu Retreat in Central Florida. All initiates live in a beautiful stilt house over looking a nature preserve and lake. It is truly an enriching experience filled with great beauty in all ways.

Feel free to contact Iyanifa Vassa and ask any questions you may have.

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