Our Inspiration
Nduka Maisha Wellness Retreat is committed to fostering holistic well-being not only for our guests but also for the planet and the communities we serve. Sustainability and social responsibility are at the core of our values, guiding every aspect of our operations. Here's how we are making a difference: A transformative self-care experience for individuals around the world, in Africa and in the diaspora, both locally and globally. Through diverse therapeutic approaches, we endeavor to guide you through a path of self-love, self-discovery, forgiveness, rest, healing from ancestral wounds, and reconnecting with one's higher power and roots. This empowerment journey helps you reclaim your power, mandate, and embrace your distinctive identity from Yahweh.

Dr. MarQuita Carmichael
About Founders
Reverend Dr. MarQuita Carmichael Rev. Dr. Carmichael is the author of “A Drop of Oil”, published by Blackwoman Press, and is a contributor to Dr. Ella Pearson Mitchell’s “Those Preaching Women Volume 5” published by Judson Press. Additionally, her submissions to Dr. Katie G. Cannon’s “Womanist, Feminist, Mujerista Ethics Seminar Journal” were published by Dr. Cannon in May 2009. She is a 2005 graduate of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University and has completed a clinical residence in pastoral care and counseling at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. Her sermon entitled, “The Silence We Keep” was awarded first place in the Faith Trust Institute’s National Sermon Contest for 2010. Rev. MarQuita Carmichael earned a doctoral degree, in 2012, at the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology. She is currently pursuing her coaching certification through Vibrant Faith Coaching School. MarQuita is known for her sensitivity and commitment to others. She embraces the challenges and joys of coaching business professionals and clergy leaders in ministry with grace and care. Dr. Carmichael seeks to empower leaders to “Pause” and take time to work through and talk out their places of “stuckness”. Dr. Carmichael uses strategies specifically tailored to your expressed needs, goals, and desired outcomes. She will actively listen, challenge, honor, and respect you and your confidentiality. It is her sincere hope, that we engage God and each other in ways that lead to restoration of health for ourselves and our communities. She has created Serenity’s Waiting for just that purpose; Creating the pause for leaders' desire to re-center re-focus, re-invent, and renew their vision, direction, intention, and Spirit.
