https://www.windandwarrior.earth/home daily 1.0 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1456696848445-Y2INX23RBHVRCQY99OBM/Large+Redwoods.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1456696898208-8CTT0XP86UCY36LZ1O92/Large+Redwoods.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1552793854459-FPS3TJLFQAYMD8MUYAVQ/image-asset.jpeg Home - Wind & Warrior From Spirit to Practice and Beyond https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1526918529623-H24BVCR04WM6Z1UFM4X5/wspondCapture.PNG Home - wind & warrior founders We cannot speak on who we are without acknowledging the call of the Ancestors, Abosum, Orisha and Spirit Guides for such a coming together in this particular moment in history. As activists and as initiates of indigenous spiritual systems, we asked ourselves what, in addition to our current work as community organizers, can we offer to the larger fight for systemic change? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/69b10df9-0bfc-411d-839f-098300939461/COPYIMG_0186.png Home - The Wind & The Warrior was founded by a group of long-time cultural organizers who responded to an inner Call in 2015 to organize The Wind & The Warrior, while a larger circle of Spiritualists and Activists provide consultation on a variety of issues. https://www.windandwarrior.earth/community daily 0.75 2025-06-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1694284014877-ONY9CSAF309Y1W5Z9E8W/gye-nyame-medium.jpg Gallery - The Black Rock The Wind & The Warrior are seeded by the Black Rock. We honor the shared symbols of the infinite divine among many spiritual systems. We bow to the Oneness of All and to the Creator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1694284014877-ONY9CSAF309Y1W5Z9E8W/gye-nyame-medium.jpg Gallery - The Black Rock The Wind & The Warrior are seeded by the Black Rock. We honor the shared symbols of the infinite divine among many spiritual systems. We bow to the Oneness of All and to the Creator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1559176712534-56P5W7QFU68O9O6TFWOK/IMG_4302.jpg Gallery - Sacred Waters We honor the sacred waters that cleanse our minds, bodies and spirits and open our hearts to radical acceptance, surrender and release. The Wind & The Warrior seek communication with the sacred waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1694283624042-OVXQVJJX3BS1QLTIZKLT/gye-nyame-medium.jpg Gallery - The Black Rock The Wind & the Warrior is seeded by the Black Rock. We honor the shared symbols of the infinite divine among many spiritual systems. We bow to the Oneness of All and to the Creator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1559177405618-3JTV00WA14ZK1WZ7TSEC/amber+moon.jpg Gallery - Circle & Spiral We honor the wisdoms of circles and spirals that unify the past, present and future generations through patterns and cycles, evolutions and revolutions. The Wind & The Warrior embrace infinite movement across time and space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1559177283351-MN982Z9ZRQK05N6YXZ0O/IMG_4374.jpg Gallery - Release We release that which doesn’t serve us, including shame, fear, oppressive thought systems and dispiriting energies. The Wind & the Warrior let it go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1496722134394-LUK3ABEZXVLWAH3IG5T5/akofena_adinkra.jpg Gallery - The Sacred Number Seven We search for underlying meanings and hidden truths - with intelligence, intuition and spiritual discipline - to understand current realities, reject scarcity paradigms and create new possibilities. The Wind & the Warrior embody the mystic number 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1592926429535-LGWH62UIFA5SOGPZYOTS/_DSC6013headwaterscolor.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331029759-ZPW52HQ3S9U9WQA9DIS9/BIANCA+PP+IMG_3353.JPG Gallery - BIANCA MITCHELL Bianca is a singer, performer, writer, and community advocate on an intentional journey toward generational liberation. She resides in Washington DC but is originally from Ohio and has roots in Mississippi. Through spiritual practice she wishes to uplift herself, her ancestors, loved ones, and all those she encounters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331029405-KKCTVPSJISOOMABWD1JB/MERCY+PP+IMG_2495.JPG Gallery - MERCY VIOLA Mercy Viola is an Afro-Indigenous community strategist, Interdisciplinary visual and performance artist from Brooklyn, NY. Mercy is an educator, writer, historian, painter, mixed media sculptor, theatrical storyteller, dancer and singer. Mercy grounds her work in Black and Indigenous cultural technologies for intergenerational healing and reconnection to God’s kaleidoscopic promise. https://mercyviola.wixsite.com/official https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331362637-3SV4X1CNPXAO30JMPBXI/MARIASHA+PP+IMG_4619.HEIC.jpeg Gallery - MARIASHA SUSSMAN-HALL Mariasha is a lifetime learner who knows the power of the body, mind, and spirit’s innate healing abilities. Her work seeks to validate this knowledge in every member of our human community. Harnessing the powers of elements surrounding us, Mariasha develops and facilitates inclusive spaces that fortify these connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331030440-9WMTA8WYT37IUCUXJSQ9/NIA+PP+IMG_0014.JPG Gallery - NIA KILIMANJARO Nia is a healer dedicated to holistic wellness and artistic expression as tools for transformation. With a foundation in mental health, spirituality, and creativity, she aspires to lead by example, fostering growth and healing within herself and her community as they journey toward greater well-being and collective evolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331362815-7M86CTGW6M9KK8SGS0EZ/TDJIRI+PP+image_50427137.JPG Gallery - TDJIRI YAKINI Tdjiri Yakini hopes to be a catalyst for women to dismantle subconscious identities not of their own making. Using somatic movement and dance, Tdjiri is a creative who weaves her own healing journey into her art, daring to cultivate space for women to alchemize their trauma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331365445-8IFLYT0SAPIOEYP34GV8/ALEXIS+PP+IMG_5554.jpeg Gallery - ALEXIS YEBOAH-KODIE Alexis connects Spirit, memory, community, and advocacy towards individual and collective liberation. Her work seeks to foster interdependence between people, the natural world, and the Spiritual world. Leveraging her legal and organizing skill sets, Alexis defends, empowers, and mobilizes BIPOC communities globally against white supremacist colonial projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732334971988-409NSZF1Y02RQFGNT9ME/fire+of+release+71184141-AAE9-4591-9159-E90FB498BEE3.jpeg Gallery - Release We release that which doesn’t serve us, including shame, fear, oppressive thought systems and dispiriting energies. The Wind & the Warrior let it go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732338714185-O1TAFO9NBCSEENNE1C0R/paint+playjoyIMG_6630.jpeg Gallery - Joy & Pleasure We invite into our lives joy, play and all the good things that are in alignment with our greatest good, our highest destiny. The Wind & the Warrior calls upon the principle of pleasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732340081700-KT8T5RV29UPGRQF32C0H/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - DIVINE LIGHT We call upon that which contains and reflects all to connect us as light workers to each other and to our ancestors. The Wind & The Warrior conduct divine light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732340543675-RI3I2Z88ORUS1VHF4YI0/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - The Divine Light The Wind & The Warrior conduct full spectrum divine light. We call upon that which contains and reflects all to connect us as light workers to each other and to our ancestors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732341894928-LZ4MRATEZKOOE1GSN91T/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Sacred Waters We honor the sacred waters that nourish and cleanse our minds, bodies and spirits, and open our hearts to radical acceptance, surrender and release. The Wind & The Warrior seek communication with the sacred waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732420461761-16VBK92X8EZQXHKLYTZJ/rainbow+brick+mosaic.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732420595464-TDH1KP2TV2YZZ31PHIJX/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Joy & Pleasure We invite into our lives joy, play and all that is in alignment with our highest destiny. The Wind & The Warrior dance with the principle of pleasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732422283871-LHS9BGEJ27M5OWWCLJKQ/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Sacred Waters We honor the sacred waters that nourish and cleanse our minds, bodies and spirits, and open our hearts to radical acceptance, surrender and release. The Wind & The Warrior seek communication with the sacred waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732422786058-7CYXI3HSHIQFR1MZ77ZC/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Release We release that which doesn’t serve us, including shame, fear, oppressive thought systems and dispiriting energies. The Wind & The Warrior let it go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733449219584-7A2CMNGVR7UH8JFOXZF3/image-asset.jpeg Gallery Wind & Warrior Institute for Liberatory Healing Inaugural Cohort and Core Faculty at Akwaaba Inn, PA, Autumn 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733989082729-26D5DEDUSD7MUSXLSNQ2/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - FRE WUHN From immersive sonic journeys to collaborative projects with transdisciplinary institutions, Frewuhn's artistic practices ignite self-discovery and imagination. She empowers through liberatory design and alternative learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733569815281-GLJO61ETQ7QZON4SU2DC/image-asset.jpeg Gallery - Gratitude On the second leg of our SWP Journey in 2020, we were gifted the use of this glorious Chief’s tipi by our family from Native American Coalition of Quad Cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733567389556-06G4OM0USDCBMQZ3V4Z0/IMG_0144.jpg Gallery Click to hear a fun young folx version of the Ojibwe ancestral story of the Moccasin flower. 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Ephesians 6:12 L: Unita Blackwell (1933-2019),SNCC activist; first Black woman mayor in Mississippi; mayor of Mayersville from 1976-2001. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964. 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Our work with grassroots activists, young people, and elders across cultures integrates strategies for creating a just world with the life-affirming traditions of our ancestors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1572040850771-MS5AS62XYIV7BATWZPJB/ww2019medicinewalk.JPG From Spirit to Practice A walk with our youth to gather medicine leaves was a highlight of our 2019 time at the historic Highlander Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1694284014877-ONY9CSAF309Y1W5Z9E8W/gye-nyame-medium.jpg From Spirit to Practice - The Black Rock The Wind & The Warrior are seeded by the Black Rock. We honor the shared symbols of the infinite divine among many spiritual systems. We bow to the Oneness of All and to the Creator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1559176712534-56P5W7QFU68O9O6TFWOK/IMG_4302.jpg From Spirit to Practice - Sacred Waters We honor the sacred waters that cleanse our minds, bodies and spirits and open our hearts to radical acceptance, surrender and release. The Wind & The Warrior seek communication with the sacred waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1559177405618-3JTV00WA14ZK1WZ7TSEC/amber+moon.jpg From Spirit to Practice - Circle & Spiral We honor the wisdoms of circles and spirals that unify the past, present and future generations through patterns and cycles, evolutions and revolutions. The Wind & The Warrior embrace infinite movement across time and space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1559177283351-MN982Z9ZRQK05N6YXZ0O/IMG_4374.jpg From Spirit to Practice - Release We release that which doesn’t serve us, including shame, fear, oppressive thought systems and dispiriting energies. The Wind & the Warrior let it go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1496722134394-LUK3ABEZXVLWAH3IG5T5/akofena_adinkra.jpg From Spirit to Practice - The Sacred Number Seven We search for underlying meanings and hidden truths - with intelligence, intuition and spiritual discipline - to understand current realities, reject scarcity paradigms and create new possibilities. The Wind & the Warrior embody the mystic number 7. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1592926429535-LGWH62UIFA5SOGPZYOTS/_DSC6013headwaterscolor.jpg From Spirit to Practice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331029759-ZPW52HQ3S9U9WQA9DIS9/BIANCA+PP+IMG_3353.JPG From Spirit to Practice - BIANCA MITCHELL Bianca is a singer, performer, writer, and community advocate on an intentional journey toward generational liberation. She resides in Washington DC but is originally from Ohio and has roots in Mississippi. Through spiritual practice she wishes to uplift herself, her ancestors, loved ones, and all those she encounters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331029405-KKCTVPSJISOOMABWD1JB/MERCY+PP+IMG_2495.JPG From Spirit to Practice - MERCY VIOLA Mercy Viola is an Afro-Indigenous community strategist, Interdisciplinary visual and performance artist from Brooklyn, NY. Mercy is an educator, writer, historian, painter, mixed media sculptor, theatrical storyteller, dancer and singer. Mercy grounds her work in Black and Indigenous cultural technologies for intergenerational healing and reconnection to God’s kaleidoscopic promise. https://mercyviola.wixsite.com/official https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331362637-3SV4X1CNPXAO30JMPBXI/MARIASHA+PP+IMG_4619.HEIC.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - MARIASHA SUSSMAN-HALL Mariasha is a lifetime learner who knows the power of the body, mind, and spirit’s innate healing abilities. Her work seeks to validate this knowledge in every member of our human community. Harnessing the powers of elements surrounding us, Mariasha develops and facilitates inclusive spaces that fortify these connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331030440-9WMTA8WYT37IUCUXJSQ9/NIA+PP+IMG_0014.JPG From Spirit to Practice - NIA KILIMANJARO Nia is a healer dedicated to holistic wellness and artistic expression as tools for transformation. With a foundation in mental health, spirituality, and creativity, she aspires to lead by example, fostering growth and healing within herself and her community as they journey toward greater well-being and collective evolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331362815-7M86CTGW6M9KK8SGS0EZ/TDJIRI+PP+image_50427137.JPG From Spirit to Practice - TDJIRI YAKINI Tdjiri Yakini hopes to be a catalyst for women to dismantle subconscious identities not of their own making. Using somatic movement and dance, Tdjiri is a creative who weaves her own healing journey into her art, daring to cultivate space for women to alchemize their trauma. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732331365445-8IFLYT0SAPIOEYP34GV8/ALEXIS+PP+IMG_5554.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - ALEXIS YEBOAH-KODIE Alexis connects Spirit, memory, community, and advocacy towards individual and collective liberation. Her work seeks to foster interdependence between people, the natural world, and the Spiritual world. Leveraging her legal and organizing skill sets, Alexis defends, empowers, and mobilizes BIPOC communities globally against white supremacist colonial projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732334971988-409NSZF1Y02RQFGNT9ME/fire+of+release+71184141-AAE9-4591-9159-E90FB498BEE3.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Release We release that which doesn’t serve us, including shame, fear, oppressive thought systems and dispiriting energies. The Wind & the Warrior let it go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732338714185-O1TAFO9NBCSEENNE1C0R/paint+playjoyIMG_6630.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Joy & Pleasure We invite into our lives joy, play and all the good things that are in alignment with our greatest good, our highest destiny. The Wind & the Warrior calls upon the principle of pleasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732340081700-KT8T5RV29UPGRQF32C0H/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - DIVINE LIGHT We call upon that which contains and reflects all to connect us as light workers to each other and to our ancestors. The Wind & The Warrior conduct divine light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732340543675-RI3I2Z88ORUS1VHF4YI0/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - The Divine Light The Wind & The Warrior conduct full spectrum divine light. We call upon that which contains and reflects all to connect us as light workers to each other and to our ancestors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732341894928-LZ4MRATEZKOOE1GSN91T/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Sacred Waters We honor the sacred waters that nourish and cleanse our minds, bodies and spirits, and open our hearts to radical acceptance, surrender and release. The Wind & The Warrior seek communication with the sacred waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732420461761-16VBK92X8EZQXHKLYTZJ/rainbow+brick+mosaic.jpg From Spirit to Practice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732420595464-TDH1KP2TV2YZZ31PHIJX/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Joy & Pleasure We invite into our lives joy, play and all that is in alignment with our highest destiny. The Wind & The Warrior dance with the principle of pleasure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732422283871-LHS9BGEJ27M5OWWCLJKQ/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Sacred Waters We honor the sacred waters that nourish and cleanse our minds, bodies and spirits, and open our hearts to radical acceptance, surrender and release. The Wind & The Warrior seek communication with the sacred waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1732422786058-7CYXI3HSHIQFR1MZ77ZC/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Release We release that which doesn’t serve us, including shame, fear, oppressive thought systems and dispiriting energies. The Wind & The Warrior let it go. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733449219584-7A2CMNGVR7UH8JFOXZF3/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice Wind & Warrior Institute for Liberatory Healing Inaugural Cohort and Core Faculty at Akwaaba Inn, PA, Autumn 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733989082729-26D5DEDUSD7MUSXLSNQ2/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - FRE WUHN From immersive sonic journeys to collaborative projects with transdisciplinary institutions, Frewuhn's artistic practices ignite self-discovery and imagination. She empowers through liberatory design and alternative learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733569815281-GLJO61ETQ7QZON4SU2DC/image-asset.jpeg From Spirit to Practice - Gratitude On the second leg of our SWP Journey in 2020, we were gifted the use of this glorious Chief’s tipi by our family from Native American Coalition of Quad Cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d36b37ab48de06e17d224b/1733567389556-06G4OM0USDCBMQZ3V4Z0/IMG_0144.jpg From Spirit to Practice Click to hear a fun young folx version of the Ojibwe ancestral story of the Moccasin flower. 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