Imani Allen Collective

Hey! I'm Imani and I have many skills and passions but overall I enjoy assisting others find their inner peace and serving as a Doula for expecting mothers.  Many ask how I came upon this path.  Simple, the path chose me and I listened (most of the times).  I believe in receiving messages from my ancestors, spirit guides, dreams and following through with them.

From a young girl I always had an interest in astrology, understanding dreams, tarot cards, moon cycles, etc. YOU NAME IT!  The natural elements and mystery always had my attention even if I had no clue what they meant, but little did I know I would start to find out in my early 20s.  

In high school I started interpreting my own dreams with a dream book my mother gave me and tried to make sense of reoccurring dreams.  It was fun and exciting for me since I can still remember certain dreams I had when I was 2 years old. I also enjoyed to interpreting my friend’s dreams even if they wanted my input.  This was also the time when I got into zodiac signs and started to understand the meaning of my own wonderful sign....Scorpio if you were wondering. 

I mean anything dealing with metaphysics, I was tapping the surface intensely.  Along with writing down my dreams, taking brief notes on how the moon were connected to menstrual cycles and googling natural remedies.  This was also the time where I was fully aware that there was a realm beyond the physical when I literally felt my grandfather’s spirit touch my hand while was sleeping. He told me bye before he passed the following day.

But when I went to college everything started to change, I went with the intent of getting a degree, getting a job, and starting a family.  You know typical traditional yadda yadda. After college I learned my first lesson in “life doesn’t go as planned.” This lesson was so pivotal in my development because I soon learned that I was abandoning gifts that were meant to be shared.  Before I graduated, I made the decision to start eating healthier, I mean I BURIED myself in all types of holistic information from fasting, vegan diet lifestyle, herbs, crystals, meditation and juicing. I started incorporating all these practices and started preaching to my family as well (poor them as I look back).   I was excited and eagered to share all that I was learning, no matter how slightly annoying I may have been.

After graduating, I learned that it wasn’t easy to get a job and start this "wonderful career" that the college education promised.  During this time, which I now call a “void period” was a time to create something completely new for my life path.  One day one of my friends asked me to create a personal health plan for her and I put it together effortlessly in a short amount of time because honestly, I forgot I told her I would do until I had 3 hours before we met for lunch.  My  friend was so excited and encouraged me to get a certification or some sort of training to build my skills and knowledge.  The next day I googled Natural Health Certifications and I paid my deposit immediately. I loved to study and thought my friend was on to something, so I received my certificate as a Natural Health Consultant (NHC) from A Life of Peace Wellness Institute within the next 3 months.   During this training, I was introduced to natural family planning and the words midwife and doula peaked my interest.

Upon completing my NHC I started creating personalized health plans for clients that wanted to transition into a healthier lifestyle.  I built my client base while I was STILL looking for a job while working at the mall.  It was a very humbling experience where I rebirthed my entrepreneurial spirit.  While working at the mall I decided that it was time to pursue doula training because I was having vivid dreams of delivering babies.  Then my sister in a divine timely fashion had me watch the documentary “The Business of Being Born” and my fate was sealed once again. 

In order to fund my Doula training, I started selling earrings to my closest friends and family members with “earring parties”.  The money I raised, was spent for my travels and training from The International Center for Traditional Childbearing (ICTC) in Portland, Oregon.

After working with expecting mothers, I discovered that I loved to take people to a place of relaxation whether that was through touch, sound or meditation.  I eventually started hosting meditation webinars focused on different topics of self-care.  This furthered my quest to assist with self-care practices, I started creating journal challenges, spiritual baths, yoni steams and self-care intensives to assist with self-transformation from within.

I have my B.A. in Journalism and Promotional Communication from Cleveland State University and have obtained my Natural Health Consultant Certification from A Life of Peace Wellness Institute.  I love to create, travel, eat Mexican food, get hype from trap music, read and binge watch Netflix series.