Niyah's Divine Garden

This was going to be a Live but I needed to really have space to just talk and be vulnerable without having to mince words. Plus I was confident I was going to cry which was correct.

Today's Episode spawned from question I saw on TikTok.

TRIGGER WARNING

My hope is that this episode adds some additional perspective and inspires you to learn more about how we treat black bodies, especially those of black women.

As always thank you so much for listening. If you want to support my work you can send donations to either $niyahsgardenllc on CA or NiyahShalom on Venmo.

You can book services with me at: https://niyahsdivinegarden.com

Trying to decide what poems I'm doing for Juneteenth this year

I've wanted to do this episode for awhile and I'm so excited we were able to finally come together and share our stories in our own words. We have both a collective and individual experience with Orisha and Ifa.

How did we begin?

What brought us to Orisha?

Our experience and more...

Feel free to comment your questions regarding OUR journey collectively or as Individuals.

My new Ifa Spiritual Mentorship program From Self to Source with Ifa kicks off on May 19th. If you haven't enrolled and would like to be sure to reach out to me at iyadaniyah@niyahsdivinegarden.com

Thanks as always for listening!

Have you ever met a psychic? Of course you have! You're a psychic!! You may not have hit the spiritual gym so you probably don't realize it. Or you have but you don't think about the ways the gifts show up in your practical life. 

My intention with this live was to go through the Clairs and how you have all experienced one or some of them, even if you don't consider yourself "psychic"

What gift(s) most resonated with you if you don't identify as psychic? What gifts are most dominant for you if you are psychic?

My 9 Month Practically Spiritual Journey waiting list is open. Doors open to officially join next month. Course and journey begins in April.  Waiting list can be found here - https://forms.wix.com/r/7023088136712355869

Another Bonus Episode from the Archives. Me and My Shadow. Trigger Warning. I mention Assault though I don't dig too far into it.

I actually recorded this months ago in the car. I was thinking about work and how we start talking to our children about work. Can we do it differently?

Just reflecting on my pregnancy with my first born and the lasting impact he has had on my life even after transitioning. 

TRIGGER WARNING - Infant Loss is mentioned

This was an early morning download regarding Ancestor Veneration being a Healing Modality

Today is my first born son's 8th Heavenly Birthday. I realized the weight of his passing wasn't quite there. Sadness for sure. I just wasn't gripped by grief. I decided to share what this journey has been like for me.

I have been listening to a few videos talking about African Americans not being welcomed in certain traditions and not needing initiation in general. Just wanted to share my thoughts and feelings as someone in the Diaspora that did initiatie.

My First Born Son, Gabriel, would have turned 8 this week. Felt like I wanted to do a tribute to him that is also a means to inspire, encourage, and empower some.  Hi I'm Iya Daniyah. I was diagnosed with PCOS in my early 20s. Initially, I didn't want children so it didn't matter much. Then one day I did, and I couldn't.  Then, when I least expected it... he was in my womb. I decided to do a series of story time videos to honor his memory and talk about the healing journey I've undergone as it relates to him.

Happy New Year! Welcome back! It's that time of year again. Time for the conversation around when to set goals and intentions for the new year. What I often hear as the argument is that nothing is growing in winter. Everything is still, resting, etc. 

Well after some research, that is not necessarily 100% true. With that in mind, these are just my thoughts around setting intentions, planting seeds, and why resolutions may work for some and not others.

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I was channeling and wanted to talk about God. Take what resonates, leave the rest. All is well.

As usual I'm driving in the car getting downloads. The mental talk today was spawned by the idea that successful women are operating outside of their feminine energy when Abundance & Prosperity are aspects of Feminine Energy.

I have avoided doing this honestly. However, I decided to go ahead and just say what I was thinking and feeling regarding all this relationship mess... "masculine man" "feminine woman" BLAAAAAAAAAAH

If you don't get anything else - find your match. That's it. Manifest that.

Sometimes you hit that wall and you're like, "I can't do this anymore." What does it mean? What do you do?

I was driving and the thought comes to me how the energy of these 3 Orisha are very prominent in my 3 closest friends. How does it show up and why do I need it? Just some stream of consciousness.

I know you are thinking what in the world. Trust me when it plopped in my head I was too. I laughed out loud. And as it unfolded it was pure genius. I had been binge watching Naruto so I'm sure my Favorite Self felt it an appropriate analogy.

Hopefully my spiritual Blerds will appreciate it. LOL

I heard something on social media related to our (Black and African) ancestors in America. I had been mulling it over when it dawned on me, "You're a whole medium. Why don't you simply ASK" 

After the profound Duh I had the most amazing conversation. Confirmation and education. It's not always about help me with ... Sometimes it's about the wisdom you can glean. 

This morning I was reflecting on harmony and balance. I was also considering whether or not someone could be a person of vision and still make time to be with someone they love and care for.

Here's the blog I was writing earlier - https://www.niyahsdivinegarden.com/post/greatness-is-found-in-harmony-balance

I was having a conversation with a gentleman and this is what he told me. My Aries moon had words but I was calm and cool headed. Instead I listened. And there was one question I never got an answer to. What is it about being a man that a woman can't teach?

See I have a strong believe that children of all genders need their mother and father (assuming their parents are healthy influences in their life). If you listened to episode 2, this one is from that same morning as well.

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Just thinking about the power of a name. I'm going to do a numerology series on my social media NiyahShalom (TikTok and IG) around Personality numbers and the energy of the vibrations of your name.

This episode came up in a stream of ideas. I recorded them all one morning. This one talks about redefining what an act of worship looks like in your life.

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The tickets for my ancestor veneration workshop are available and early bird pricing will be ending tomorrow morning. Get yours today

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I was listening to a pick a card on YouTube and omg... loud. I was the "cool girlfriend". Sitting and realizing that was just a cover for people pleasing. 

I called this episode reflections because that's pretty much what I was doing at the time. Just reflecting on my journey up to that moment. The first episode of the new season will be on the first Wednesday of August. 

It is such an honor to be a medium in which these stories are shared. This is the 4th in episode in the series and I am still learning new things.  

Nikwonn is a very dear friend and I was honored when she agreed to come on my podcast and share her story. I even learned things about her that I didn't know.  

Why am I hosting these series? 

It pains me to think that my people still believe that we had no relationship with the Creator prior to colonization. This deep seeded belief has those in organized religion judging their brothers and sisters for breaking a way to experience a more traditional and authentic relationship with the Most High.   My intention is for these conversations to bring these journeys out of the shadows into the light. To illuminate the various aspects of these journeys that are common among us and unique.   

I would love to talk to more of you. If you are interested in sharing your story please reach out to me niyahsgardenllc@outlook.com and put Awakening Story in the subject.  If you would rather not be on video but you want to share I don't have a problem reading your story.  

Get in Touch with Nikwonn or get you some custom waistbeads or bracelets 

Facebook - Nikwonn Robinson Cooke 

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This witch daughter wants to honor her writing mother. 

My mom is an amazing writer and I simply want to share her art with everyone. This series is dedicated to short stories and tales that she's written over the hears. This is perfect as we gear up for her most recent novel starring the amazing Dashira Coffin, a cartomancer that saves the day.

"Heads or Tails" is a short tale by Sybil Ward that stars Lena and the, ever pleasant, Jarred. It's a snippet of a much longer story.

Enjoy it!

This is the first in a series of episodes dedicated to learning why people of color, specifically black people in the States, have begun tapping back into their traditional spiritual roots and away from organized religion. My intention is to show the various nuances of the journeys and educate those that aren't on a similar journey as to why this journey is even happening within our community.

I'll feature a different guest each episode with a different practice or take on spirituality outside of organized religion.

This episode features the author, public speaker, metaphysician, minister, and so much more... Ricky Prestige Leverett, Jr. author of "Mind Alignment| Wake Up Your Stolen Greatness through Mind Power" and his newest book "Mind Alignment 2.0 Paradigm Shift of the Black Mind". Ricky is a specialist when it comes to mind science, haven spoken, taught, and studied the topic for over ten years.

I was very honored to speak with this brother. He has a wealth of knowledge. I can't wait to get his second book. 

You can connect with Ricky:

His website: https://www.mindalign369.com

Buy His Book here - https://mindalign369.com/collections/books/products/mind-alignment-2-0-paradigm-shift-of-the-black-mind

Instagram and TikTok @prestigespeaks

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Are you black with an awakening journey that you want to share? Send an email to niyahsgardenllc@outlook.com and we can look at having you as  a guest speaker in the future.

The Melanated Meadow is my summer vendor event on June 18th (right in time for Juneteenth) in Augusta, GA showcasing the melanated and indigenous spiritual community. Send me a message if you are interested in being a vendor.

This special episode around my ancestral practice centers on it and my relationship with my first born son, Gabriel Alexander Haynes. How did he influence my practice? What have I learned of our connection? How does it help my healing?

I was goofing off and learned a friend doesn't observe Valentine's Day and shared a video about how it was pagan. My response was that I'm aware it has pagan roots, as do most holidays, but I have a very different relationship with The Most High. The urge to go deeper was overwhelming. I had been wondering what message I was meant to share today and he was apparently the muse I needed. 

I decided to do a special on ancestor veneration. I started with the basics on this episode to lay a foundation. Tomorrow I will do a special one around having a child as my ancestor.