Ep.22 Nutrition & Holistic Unschooling feat. Moji Yai
Hey friends! When using a holistic approach to education, we should always consider our children as people that are growing everyday and not just focus on the specific learning goals. Holistic homeschooling speaks to the development of emotional, social, spiritual, nutritional skills and community connectedness. Tune in this week as our host chats with Moji Yai, an accomplished and respected West African unschooler, doula, nutritionist and philosopher to discuss the importance of nutrition in holistic homeschooling.
Moji Yai shares ancestral healing ways with African and African American women who want to create a lifestyle of thrive while shedding habits rooted in capitalist and colonial schooling. Her holistic journey started over a decade ago and began unschooling six years ago. Moji is the host and curator of Wise African Woman Retreats in Ouidah, West Africa. The retreat is full of immersive ethnobotany learning for African and African American women and birth workers to learn how the West African community preserves fertility and healing of the womb.
In This Episode
In this episode we discussed holistic approaches to both homeschooling and birthing. Connect with Moji Yai and the Wise African Woman Retreats online. Moji shares why she chose to unschool in West Africa due to the culture and values of the land that holistically supports families. She shared her views on the current state of the public education system in the United States and why families are choosing to leave. She believes children can receive more knowledge and benefits in natural learning spaces. Moji also shares insights about fertility issues that may arise and how African and African American mothers can advocate for themselves and their families during labor and postpartum.
What We Mentioned
How to listen to our bodies
Healthy food choices for children
Practicing discipline
Herbal medicines for fertility
Education in the US. vs West Africa
Practicing farm schooling
Educating people on fertility
Community support
Moji Yai leaves us with wise words for restorative healing for ourselves, our children and our communities. She encourages us to support our children with practicing their freedom of choice. Moji encourages us to know our bodies and find freedom to protect your natural rights in education and fertility.
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