Luisah Teish (/tiːʃ/ TEESH;[1] also known as Iyanifa Fajembola Fatunmise)[2] is a teacher[3] and an author, most notably of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals.

Her father, Wilson Allen, Sr. was an African Methodist Episcopal whose parents had been two-generation servants and only one generation away from slavery.

[7] In the late 1960s, Teish was a dancer in Katherine Dunham's group, where she learned and performed traditional African and Caribbean dances.

In 1969 she joined the Fahami Temple of Amun-Ra, and it was here that she took the name "Luisah Teish", which means "adventuresome spirit".

[11][12] Teish has said, "My tradition is very celebratory - there's always music, dance, song, and food in our services - as well as a sense of reverence for the children.