…founder of Wellspringwords and a human deeply engaged in a love affair with life. Having traveled and lived all over the world, she likes to say she’s sensationally journeying her way through life, meeting resonant souls and learning what it means to be a full-flavored human. Nkem is an all-around artist and spiritual guide who has found purpose in supporting people through their authentic creative expression and embodiment. She’s an international writer, artist, teacher + creative entrepreneur specializing in holistic wellness and creative embodiment, fascinated by all things language, self, and human relationships. As her ongoing goal in life is to help people see themselves, she created Wellspringwords, this space, a Literary Anthology and Creative Enrichment Studio that prioritizes the untold narratives of women of color, writing from a deeper place — the depth of the inner wellspring.
Nkem’s journey with artistic expression in this lifetime began with drawing and painting as a child; soon after she found herself designing clothes and studying fashion at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. Somewhere along the way, she became fascinated with words and their ability to create, reflect, and influence life, though this fascination is merely a remembrance of past lifetimes of living and working with words. Her passion for written expression took her to South Korea to teach English, then to Abu Dhabi to learn more about writing pedagogy, rhetoric and composition, and critical analysis as a writing instructor at New York University Abu Dhabi.
At some point in her journey as a university-level writing teacher, she felt the energy of the heart calling for more attention. The mind had served its purpose; when was the heart — the soul — going to be able to live fully and find the peace it deserves in this overly mind-oriented world? From there, and through the many souls placed on Nkem’s path to help usher this vision to reality, Wellspringwords was born.
Through her work and passions, Nkem sincerely hopes other humans will gain a deeper relation to themselves, a sense of community, and more access to ‘aha’ moments leading them to greater personal and spiritual enlightenment. And because she is a person devoted to learning, and is a teacher by design and by training, wherever possible, if she has information or insight, she will share.
Wellspringwords rests on the foundations of community and vulnerability, so Nkem deeply respects community values, keeping a safe and confidential space, uplifting one another through honesty and empowerment, and sharing resources. She’s committed to serving and sharing wherever is most useful with the intention of bringing about a higher degree of confidence, self-compassion, and clarity for herself and others.
Along with her 12 years of experience as a writing teacher, some of Nkem’s training and coursework in body + spiritual guidance include:
Soulful Doula Diploma | KMRT® Kinaesthetic Listening through Conscious Womb Birthing School (in training)
200 hours Yoqi Qigong Flow training through Yoqi Yoga + Qigong (in training)
Living the 8 Limbs through stONE Yoga School (in practice)
RYT-200 hours Yin Yang YTT through Rise & Shine Yoga
50 hours Goddess Yoga Nidra Teacher Training through Rise & Shine Yoga
Path of Alignment psychic development course through Minka Brooklyn
Medical Intuition psychic development course through Minka Brooklyn
60 hours Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy certificate through The Embody Lab
Nkem is also the author of the poetry collection Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces, Check it out here.
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