Bio

Imani is a coach, facilitator, and embodied leadership practitioner working at the intersections of education, social care, organisational leadership, impact and justice. Over the last decade, she has moved between roles; from youth worker, community engagement lead, programme lead and coach — supporting individuals and groups to align their values with how they actually show up in moments that matter.

Her roots in justice work were shaped through youth justice and education spaces, where she witnessed firsthand how systems of harm live not only in policy but in bodies, relationships, and culture. This led her to integrate somatic and body-oriented coaching into her leadership practice. Imani believes transformative social change requires more than strategy — it demands embodied leadership: the capacity to stay grounded in conflict, interrupt internalised oppression, connect with emotion, and act with clarity and care.

Imani works one-on-one with leaders, community organisers, and change-makers who want to expand their range of response and lead without burning out or disconnecting from themselves. She also facilitates group spaces, which she often frames as dojos for embodied leadership, where participants practice relational skills in real time, strengthen their nervous system resilience, and build collective capacity for equity, care, and accountability.

She has led a consultancy, Imani Academy & Co. centered on youth participation (2016-2025), supporting young people to influence systems and decision-making. Imani is also a Coaching Lead at Act Build Change, a Community Organising School. She was recently a a guest shadow coach for Teaching Fellows delivering Marshall Ganz’s People Power and Change curriculum. Across her work, she weaves together somatics, experiential education, and anti-oppression practice.

Imani is committed to creating spaces where people can confront harm, practice accountability, and build the relational and embodied skills needed for collective liberation. She continues to learn alongside the communities she serves, holding space for courage, grief, growth, and transformation in these complex times.