Akoma and Soul, 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes, DE (2025)

08/13/2021

We created Akoma & Soul two years ago with the mission of finding a way for women of color to connect and build community. Our original vision involved creating in person spaces for us to retreat and rejuvenate.

The pandemic gave us the opportunity to pivot and create a virtual community. We have been privileged to meet so many of you online, to dance, laugh, breathe, and move together. We are so grateful to have shared space with each and everyone of you.

This past year has been enormously challenging. We have not been able to navigate the many demands placed on us and maintain a small business. In the spirit of radical self care, we have made the very difficult decision to dissolve Akoma & Soul.

Thank you for supporting us and being a part of our community.

As always please take good care of you,

Tangai and Unoma

05/13/2021

What are you carrying that really isn't yours to carry? What would letting go of what does not serve you look and feel like? What would it mean to give yourself grace? ❤

12/31/2020

Holiday Self-care Tip
What are you grateful for? We talk about this a lot right? Finding gratitude as a way to move ourselves forward. Finding gratitude does not have to mean searching out the largest thing you are grateful for, it can be as simple as gratitude for the cup of tea that brought you peace, the nuzzle a pet gave you, the enjoyment you get in being a plant parent, or that no one got on your nerves today. Give it a try.
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10/30/2020

Join us for an online workshop and conversation on how we nourish our bodies with food with a presentation, question & answer session and discussion.

In this conversation, we will discuss historical origins that determine the ways we talk about nutrition and body, general nutrition guidelines, mythbusting misconceptions about diet rules, and evaluating sources of information when looking for personalized nutrition advice. Kymber will also be providing practical solutions to overcome your obstacles in your journey to a peaceful relationship with food, nutrition, and health.

We are so excited to have Kymber Stephenson a Registered Dietician Nutritionist living and working in the Greater Denver area. Her experience began with a love of food which led her to pursue a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University. As her love of science and helping people wove with that initial path, she continued on to a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Nutrition with a dual concentration in clinical dietetics and culinary food science.

This workshop is a safe space for womxn of color to connect not only about nutrition but to build community.

⁣ Registration Link in bio! Grab your spot now! Pay what you can with $5 suggested.

10/26/2020

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10/26/2020

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10/09/2020

Register now for this amazing workshop with ! Workshop participants will have the opportunity to win a free design consultation!

This online workshop is focused on learning how to create a space that brings you the energy you need, whether that is one that helps manage stress, bring peace, all while on a budget. Get design gems, ideas for designing on a budget and so much more design goodness!

Registration Link in bio! Grab your spot now! Pay what you can with $5 suggested.

10/07/2020

We are so excited for our designing wellness workshop this weekend featuring

Habiba is a native New Yorker with a passion for all things design. With experience in residential, retail, and event design, she has honed the capacity to create beautiful, textured and soulful spaces. Habiba enjoys collaborating with clients, loves a great before and after reveal, and adores chasing her son Miles.

This online workshop is focused on learning how to create a space that brings you the energy you need, whether that is one that helps manage stress, bring peace, all while on a budget.

Registration Link in bio! Grab your spot now for this amazing workshop. Pay what you can with $5 suggested.

10/05/2020

Akoma & Soul is excited to present the next workshop in our self care series “Designing Wellness”

This online workshop is focused on learning how to create a space that brings you the energy you need, whether that is one that helps manage stress, bring peace, all while on a budget.

We are excited to feature interior designer Habiba Koroma ()whose work is featured in this post and the one prior.

This workshop is a safe space for womxn of color to connect not only about design wellness but to build community.

Registration Link in bio! Grab your spot now for this amazing workshop. Pay what you can with $5 suggested.

10/03/2020

The spaces that we live in hold energy that can shape our moods. In the past few months we have spent so much more time in our home spaces. Akoma & Soul invites you to join us to learn about designing your space for wellness. Get design ideas and tips, strategies for designing your space for the energy that supports you.

We are delighted to have interior designer Habiba Kroma joining us this month for our self care series. Habiba is a native New Yorker with a passion for all things design. With experience in residential, retail, and event design, she has honed the capacity to create beautiful, textured and soulful spaces. Habiba enjoys collaborating with clients, loves a great before and after reveal, and adores chasing her son Miles. Check her out at http://www.bibakdesign.com/
This workshop is a safe space for womxn of color to connect not only about design wellness but to build community.
Registration Link in bio! Grab your spot now for this amazing workshop. Pay what you can with $5 suggested.

See you soon!

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09/24/2020

We are as black women are incredible, we are beautiful, we are strong, we are supple, we are delicate, we are fragile and at the same time tempered like steel. The black woman is everything and the black woman is worthy of unconditional love with the primary source being from ourselves.

The heart lies heavy as the infrastructure set up by a white supremacist culture seems to negate that however here is where our power lies. Finding light in the midst of pain is an act of resistance. It is an act of self-love. It is soul care. In the middle of this swirling storm, hold on to your light in whatever form it comes, in the little moments scattered throughout the day that remind us of our humanity.

We offer this TwerkCare Sunday a light filled practice, we will dance, we will twerk gyrating our hips, liberating ourselves and finding light in our movements and breath. We will find each other in community holding ourselves up as only we can.

We hope you join us.

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09/23/2020

What type of twerker are you? Come find out with us. TwerkCare Sunday is back! A space for womxn of color to bring release to those hips, throw it back, let go of what your holding onto and find your joy. Don’t worry no inversions will be performed at our yoga class 😉Grab your spot now! Registration link in bio. ⠀

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09/21/2020

TwerkCare Sunday is back! Akoma & Soul is excited to bring back TwerkCare Sunday. Are you ready to move those hips, open up your pelvis, pop the b***y in twerkward facing dog?

Akoma & Soul invites womxn of color to join us for our upcoming TwerkCare Sunday Yoga Session. We invite you to move with us, move your waist and explore all the ways you can add a twerk to your yoga practice with this juicy hip opening flow! You'll form connections on and off the mat. Registration is open now. Hurry before spots fill up!

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09/04/2020

What does self-care mean during an uprising? How do you make space for your mental well-being amidst the constant devaluation of Black lives? From the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and Brown communities to racial violence, it is okay to not be okay. Akoma & Soul invites womxn of color to share space with us on September 13th, 4pm EST for a Mental Wellness Workshop.
This workshop is a safe space for womxn of color to connect not only about mental wellness but to build community. Participants in this workshop will:

Learn about the impact of stress, race-based stress, and chronic stress on our bodies and psyche;

Understand how to delineate what is self-care vs consumerism and how to develop a sustainable self care practice;

Get information on an evidence supported self-care model that is adapted to the particular stressors/conditions that Black womxn face.

The workshop is Pay What You Can with a $5.00 suggested donation. Registrants will be provided with Zoom Meeting instructions and password. Click link in bio to register! Be sure to reserve your space in this timely offering.

08/31/2020

The world continues to move around us at a dizzying pace. Events happening that affect our heart almost at a pace that seems unsustainable. This meditation is an invitation to find stillness, come home to ourselves to find the grounding that keeps us going.

08/31/2020

The world continues to move around us at a dizzying pace. So much is happening that affects our heart. This meditation is an invitation to come home to yourself for a few minutes and find stillness.

07/31/2020

We get one beautiful body in this life. Honoring it by taking care of its, understanding what is necessary to maintain her, preventing dis-ease and prolonging our lives is a gift.

Join us this Sunday for the latest workshop in our Self-Care Series. “Adjusting Your Crown, Making the Most of Your Physical Health” Our invited expert Dr. Eloho Ufomata will be leading us in an intimate conversation regarding women’s health and wellness covering topics such as
What should you regularly be screened for at your doctor visits? Understanding our vaginal and womb health and so much more. We invite you to bring questions you have, have always wanted to ask and join us in learning how to honor our body temple this Sunday.

Link in Bio to register! You don’t want to miss this!

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