"Teish, Luisah"@en . "American writer" . "Luisah Teish is a teacher and an author, most notably of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals. She is an Oshun chief in the Yoruba Lucumi tradition. She is an African-American native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a resident of Oakland, California. Her original ancestry is Yoruba (West African). Teish began teaching in 1977.One author said she was the \"perhaps the most well known.. Yoruba priestess.. of the [San Francisco] Bay Area\" (2010)."@en .