A Ministry of Freedom
Sacred. Rooted. Witnessed.
When Life Calls for Ceremony
There are moments in life that ask to be held differently—transitions that deserve more than a checklist, celebrations that long to be rooted in something deeper, passages that need to be witnessed with intention and care.
Uhuru Ministries offers sacred ceremony for the thresholds that matter most.
We create bespoke blessings and rituals that honor your story, your lineage, your land, and the specific moment you're stepping into. Whether you're joining lives in love, welcoming a child, blessing a new home, honoring an elder's transition, or marking any of life's profound passages, we craft ceremonies that are both deeply personal and universally resonant.
This is not performative spirituality. This is ceremony as medicine. As memory. As freedom.
Our Ceremonies
Explore our range of services designed to help you move forward with confidence, wherever you're headed next.
Sacred blessings that complement (or stand as) your union ceremony. We honor the land where you gather, the ancestors who walked before you, and the intentions you carry forward together. Whether you're seeking a full ceremony or an intimate blessing to frame your officiated wedding, we design something uniquely yours.
Welcoming a child is one of life's most profound thresholds. We create ceremonies that honor the new soul arriving, the parents stepping into their role, and the community gathering to witness and support. These can include naming rituals, ancestral invocations, and blessings for the journey ahead.
Coming of age. Career shifts. Healing journeys. Retirements. Divorce. New chapters. Life doesn't always give us clear markers for the passages we move through. We help you create intentional ceremony for moments that deserve to be honored, witnessed, and held.
Whether you're moving into a new home, opening a business, stewarding land, or simply wanting to clear and reconsecrate a space—we offer blessings that acknowledge the ground beneath your feet, the history it holds, and the future you're building there.
Death is not an ending but a return—a homegoing. We offer ceremonies that honor the life lived, support the grieving community, and hold space for both sorrow and celebration. These services can be interfaith, secular, or rooted in specific spiritual traditions as requested. We believe that how we say goodbye matters, not just for those who have transitioned, but for those who remain, carrying their memory forward with love.
How We Work
Our ceremonies often include:
Every ceremony begins with listening.
We hold 1-2 pre-ceremony consultations with you to understand your story, your intentions, your spiritual landscape, and what you hope this moment will hold. From there, we design a fully custom ceremony. No templates, no generic scripts.
Invocation and spoken blessing
Embodied and energetic holding
Acknowledgment of the land and its indigenous history
Integration of your personal lineage, values, and vision
Ritual elements that feel authentic to you
We bring ceremony to you, whether that's your home, a sacred site, a family gathering place, or anywhere else that holds meaning.
Who We Are
Dr. Shani OM
Dr. Shani Ojukwu Mantenso (Dr. OM) is a somatic philosopher, embodied movement theorist, and founder of HEWA — a soul-rooted yogic movement form centered on Black women's liberation and embodied healing. She holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from NYU and brings decades of embodied research to every ceremony.
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Rev. Oni OM I
Rev. Oni Ojukwu Mantenso I is an ordained minister, spiritual guide, and systems architect whose work integrates ancestral wisdom, contemplative practice, and strategic clarity. Her ceremonial work is rooted in the belief that ritual is a living technology for transformation, presence, and liberation.
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Together, we co-facilitate ceremonies that are both spoken and felt, intellectual and intuitive, grounded and transcendent.
Every ceremony is custom-designed based on your needs, location, and the scope of the work. We craft proposals that reflect the depth of preparation, travel, and presence required.
To inquire about rates and availability, please reach out directly.
The Investment
A Ministry of Freedom
Sacred. Rooted. Witnessed.
Let’s Begin.
If you're sensing that a moment in your life is asking to be held ceremonially — whether it's a wedding, a transition, a blessing, or a homegoing — we'd be honored to explore what's possible together.
We'll schedule a brief conversation to understand your vision and see if we're the right fit for what you're creating.
Uhuru (Swahili): Freedom. Liberation. The state of being unbound.