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Breathwork (Ndidi Breathwork™)
An Igbo healing practice — African-centered breathwork sessions for individuals, orgs, retreats, schools and communities. Rooted in ancestral wisdom.
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No more shrinking.
I'm Nnemoma — a cycle breaker and unshrinker. I help healers, medicine women, and anyone done playing small reclaim their inner power, strength, and joy.
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About Essence of Freedom™
Essence of Freedom™ is a wellness platform helping people reconnect with their deepest selves and step into their power — through ancestral, African-centered breathwork, coaching, and energy clearing. We clear the stagnant energy blocking your light, so your vitality, power, and joy can finally move. This is your unshrinking.
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Meet the Founder
Nnemoma Chukwumerije, LMSWI'm the firstborn daughter of Nigerian immigrant parents, raised to achieve and stay easy to manage. I followed that script through degrees at Howard, Columbia, and a career in non-profit and tech — and was quietly burned out the whole way. Getting let go from my job in 2024 was the wake-up call to pivot into the fullest, freest expression of my life.
I'm now a medicine woman, liberating others through African-centered breathwork, coaching, and energy clearing. Not because I read about it — because I lived it.
Read my full story →"I was the golden child of Nigerian immigrant parents — straight A's, Columbia, the whole resume — and I was dying inside the entire time."
Our Practice in Action
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Find Your Pathway
A way back home to your core self.
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Energy Clearing (30-Minute 1:1 Session)
Sessions to release blockages and quiet the noise, so you can hear your own next step and move on it with confidence.
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Coaching: Unshrink Your Dreams
A 1:1 mentorship for soul-led women ready to stop sitting on their dreams and finally take action, with the accountability to see it through.
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Coaching: Breathwork CEO Mentorship
A 3-month mentorship for breathwork guides ready to go from hidden healer to well-paid practitioner — building a real, respected practice around your medicine.
Learn More →What It Feels Like From The Inside
"My whole relationship to my work has shifted — I trust what I carry now, and I know the money is coming. I filed my LLC and I'm now hosting monthly somatic dance workshops in the city."
"Nnemoma's breathwork session in Costa Rica was absolutely life transformational. Her energy is light, divine, a breath of fresh air."
"During each energy clearing session I felt stagnant energy release — I uncovered depths I didn't know existed. I felt whole, and eternally grateful."
"The breathwork session with Nnemoma was nothing short of transformative. I felt safe, held, and supported."