Imani Sorhaindo
Imani Sorhaindo is a holistic health practitioner and intentional wellness space curator devoted to helping individuals reset, regulate and realign. Rooted in the lush, elemental landscapes of Dominica, her work bridges ancestral wisdom, embodied practice and modern mindfulness to create deeply restorative experiences that nurture both inner stillness and sustainable growth.
Her philosophy is simple but powerful. Healing is not something added to life, it is something remembered. Through immersive nature-based environments, Imani creates spaces where overstimulated nervous systems can soften, where mental noise quiets and where individuals reconnect with their bodies as sources of intelligence rather than tension.
At the core of her approach is nervous system regulation. Drawing on mindfulness, meditation, energy optimisation techniques, somatic awareness and therapeutic touch modalities, she supports clients in releasing chronic stress patterns and restoring physiological balance. Her work recognises that true wellbeing is multi-dimensional, physical, emotional, energetic and subconsciousand must be addressed holistically to create lasting change.
As a womb-wellness coach, Imani offers a deeply intentional pathway for feminine healing.
She supports women in reconnecting with the womb as a centre of intuition, creativity and generative power. This work can be transformative for those navigating hormonal imbalance, trauma stored within the body, emotional suppression or disconnection from self. Through guided practices, embodied awareness and safe relational space, women are invited back into sovereignty over their own bodies and rhythms.
Imani’s retreats are an extension of this philosophy. Experiences such as ‘Exhale in Paradise’ are designed not as temporary escapes, but as recalibration points. Participants engage in guided nature walks, somatic workshops, meditation, Chi Gong, yoga, eco-art and holistic health conversations, all within Dominica’s untouched rainforest and waterfall landscapes. The environment itself becomes co-facilitator, inviting participants to exhale fully, sometimes for the first time in years.
Beyond retreats, Imani offers personalised sessions and immersive wellness journeys for those seeking deeper integration. The result is not merely stress reduction. It is clarity. It is grounded creativity. It is sustainable wellbeing that can be carried back into daily life.
In April (2026), Imani is hosting Exhale in Paradise, a two-day wellness retreat in Dominica, with extended stay options for those desiring a longer reset. Designed as a sanctuary for restoration and renewal, the retreat offers participants a chance to step away from constant output and into intentional restoration. Early booking is encouraged, with flight guidance and accommodation support available.
For those feeling the quiet call to pause, breathe and return to self, this may be the invitation to retreat.
Early bird tickets available
Booking link: https://www.767events.com/exhale-in-paradise-2-day-retreat
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5 Mar 2026
You describe your work as creating intentional wellness spaces. What does an “intentional space” mean to you and how does it shift the nervous system differently from everyday environments?
I define an ‘Intentional Space’ in nature for healing as one shaped by KMT Rising with care of how a guest is going to feel short-term and long-term as a result. Such wellness spaces are not rushed or accidental, that is why I took over 9 months to plan. Nature, rhythm and boundaries are chosen to signal safety, freedom and permission to be authentically you.
In these spaces, no-one is being to perform or produce, I am inviting them to arrive and just BE. Unlike everyday environments that keep the nervous system alert and braced, intentional spaces soften vigilance. They reduce sensory noise, restore choice and allow regulation to emerge naturally. The body shifts from guarding to orienting, from urgency to presence, remembering that safety can be felt, not forced.
Dominica’s landscape is central to your retreats. How does nature itself function as a healing partner in your work?
Dominica’s amazing landscape is central to my wellness retreats because just being here participates in the healing process.
As a holistic health therapist, I work with nature as a co-regulator Paradise Valley in Bourne, with the lush 60 acre green and floral landscape helps soften breath to invite release, volcanic earth grounds the body and the vibrational frequency helps to create calm.
The land reduces cognitive effort and supports bottom-up regulation, allowing guests at the retreat to feel safety somatically. Nature here is not a backdrop, it is an intelligent partner in restoring balance, resilience and embodied trust.
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Many people live in chronic stress without realising it. What are the subtle signs that someone’s nervous system is dysregulated?
Many people live in chronic stress without realising it. As a Black woman and practitioner, I recognise dysregulation through subtle cues. Shallow breath, clenched jaw, guarded posture, restless hands and difficulty settling. Speech may be rushed, flat, or overly controlled. People feel constantly tired yet unable to rest or sense hunger or pleasure.
Touch can feel overwhelming or numb. My own years living in the UK, navigating racism and micro-aggression, taught me how vigilance hides in the body. As a mindfulness teacher, massage therapist and energy healer, I read these signs as survival patterns asking for safety, slowness and care. This is one of the reasons why I created ‘Exhale in Paradise’ in Dominica, as well as my Time to Exhale UK events.
Your womb-wellness work is deeply rooted in feminine embodiment. How do you guide women to reconnect with their wombs in a way that feels safe and empowering?
At the retreat, my stall offers womb-wellness as a gentle, embodied invitation to chat and browse the range of products that help with heavy cycles, fibroids, PCOS and more. At the retreat, along with a range of holistic health talks and wellness activities, there is space for one to one conversation, massage-based guidance and energetic practices, I support women in reconnecting with their womb or womb-space with safety and consent at the centre.
My work is rooted in feminine embodiment, honouring lived experience, African and Caribbean ancestry and cyclical wisdom. I guide women to listen first, rather than react to fix using breathwork, somatic grounding, visualisation and mindful presence to restore trust.
There is no force or expectation. Each person sets their own pace. The womb becomes a place of awareness, creativity and regulation, supporting emotional release, self-agency and a felt sense of power within themselves.
In your experience, what is the biggest misconception about holistic healing today?
For me, the biggest misconception about holistic healing is that it is passive, indulgent, or “soft” compared to conventional route, yet it compliments it perfectly.
In reality, it is disciplined, personally guided to each client, relational and deep embodied work. Holistic healing does not bypass pain or replace responsibility, it builds the capacity to meet life with regulation and free choice. To me, it is empowering and works with the nervous system, lived experience and natural environments, not just the presenting symptoms. True holistic healing asks for presence, honesty and patience. It is not a quick fix, but a long-term practice of learning how to live safely, fully and in connection with oneself. It becomes a livity!
Wellness retreats are often seen as luxury experiences. How do you ensure that participantsleave with tools that create sustainable change long after the retreat ends?
Retreats are often seen as luxury experiences, but my intention with ‘Exhale in Paradise’ and the team supporting me is for lasting integration, not temporary escape alone. KMT Rising Holistic Health designs retreats and any of my events so that guests leave with embodied tools they can use in real life, under real pressures.
Talks and workshops are practical, accessible and grounded in nervous system education, helping guests understand why their patterns exist and how to work with them. We translate experiences into simple daily practices, breath, boundaries, body awareness and self-regulationthat fit into ordinary routines. I emphasise choice, repetition and self-agency rather than dependency on the retreat space. Reflection, discussion and take-home resources support this integration.
The retreat becomes a learning environment where insight meets embodiment. Guests leave informed, empowered and equipped to move forward with clarity, confidence and tools they can realistically incorporate into their day-to-day lives long after the retreat ends.
For high-performing women who struggle to slow down, what would you say to someone who feels guilty about taking time to reset?
‘Exhale in Paradise’ Wellness Retreat in Dominica is an ideal get-away for high-performing women who hold complex lives, multiple roles and constant responsibility, yet struggle to slow down without feeling they are falling behind. Many are capable, driven and outwardly successful, but internally live in a state of chronic bracing. This retreat offers a reset that does not require burnout or breakdown first.
Through intentional wellness spaces, nervous system education, embodiment practices and deep rest, I support women to soften safely, restore clarity and reconnect with their internal rhythm.
For anyone who feels guilty about taking time to reset, I offer this reframe: rest is not a luxury or a reward, it is foundational. In Dominica, the land itself supports regulation, helping the body release vigilance without effort. This time away is not avoidance, it is strategic care and ought to be part of one's annual schedule. When we regulate our nervous system, we return with more space, vitality, capacity, focus and resilience and can be even more productive. ‘Exhale in Paradise’ is not about stepping away from your life, it is about learning how to sustain it with integrity, presence and longevity.
If someone arrives at ‘Exhale in Paradise’ feeling overwhelmed and disconnected, what transformation do you hope they walk away with?
If someone arrives at ‘Exhale in Paradise’ feeling overwhelmed and disconnected, I hope they leave feeling grounded, embodied, empowered and seen. Through nature, mindful practices and intentional wellness spaces, their nervous system can release chronic tension and they can reconnect with their body, intuition and inner rhythm.
Guests walk away with clarity, calm and practical tools to carry this presence into daily life, leaving behind overwhelm and stepping into ease, confidence and self-trust and I will be there to support after the event through a range of Holistic Health Modalities and support tools.
What advice would you give to women who want to transform their daily habits and life to perform on a higher frequency to propel them to success in all areas of their lives.
I would guide women to start with the body, because nervous system regulation underpins everything. Prioritising sleep, diet, mindful movement and/or exercise, grounding in nature and intentional breath cultivates presence and clarity. I encourage daily pauses for reflection, journaling, or embodiment practices to reconnect with intuition and values.
Energy hygiene, boundaries, selective stimulation for example and conscious media intake, prevents depletion. I also support integrating ritual, rhythm and self-compassion, so high performance does not come at the cost of well-being. By combining awareness with practical habits, women can operate from a regulated, empowered state, enhancing creativity, focus, resilience and success in all areas of life.
What becomes clear through speaking with Imani is that her work is not simply about wellness, it is about restoration of rhythm. In a world that constantly asks women to accelerate, perform and produce, Imani offers something quietly powerful. Permission to return to the body, to breath and to a pace that sustains rather than depletes.
Through Exhale in Paradise and her wider work through KMT Rising Holistic Health, she creates spaces where nature, ancestral wisdom and modern nervous system awareness work together to help individuals release chronic tension, reconnect with intuition and rebuild their capacity for clarity, resilience and joy.
For those who recognise the signs of overwhelm or simply feel the need to pause and recalibrate, this may be the invitation your body has been waiting for. Sometimes the most powerful step forward begins with a single, intentional exhale.
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