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Welcome to the Academy: Who Am I?

Week 1 · 60 min · Free preview

The opening class. We set our intention for the journey, meet the facilitators and ask the first question every Tiv person must answer: who am I?

In this lesson

  • Opening and reflection
  • Teaching from the facilitator
  • Questions and discussion
  • Practice for the week

Facilitator note: replace this outline with the full lesson notes, and paste the class recording link in the “Video” field after the live session.

Reflection for the week

Write down one thing you learned, one thing you remembered and one thing you will practise this week.

Who am I? The composition of a Tiv spiritual being

Chart: the composition of a Tiv spiritual being

A Tiv spiritual being exists in two layers, the spiritual being (Jijingi u Tamen, Uma u Ken shima, Uma u Ken iyol) and the physical being (Jijingi, Shima, Iyol), working together as one complete being. Explore each aspect.