In Louisiana, there are trees that root in the middle of the swamp — no solid ground, just water. MawuLisa has been doing the same thing her whole life. From a Jehovah's Witness childhood to somatic healing, Orisha priesthood, and a commitment to resourcing liberation warriors — this is a woman who finds her ground wherever she stands.

A conversation spanning spiritual lineage, embodied healing, ancestral veneration, and the African and Indigenous roots of practices the Western wellness world rarely credits. What it means to trust your own knowing.