Hello beautiful soul, I’m Heemali.

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I’m a trauma-informed yoga facilitator, corporate wellbeing consultant, and holistic health coach for women, rooted in Ayurveda. My work is about helping people regulate their nervous systems, release trauma, and reconnect with their bodies and cycles in ways that feel safe, supportive, and deeply human.

And here’s the truth I’ve seen again and again: you can eat the “right” foods, work out every day, meditate diligently, and still feel anxious, exhausted, or disconnected. Because health isn’t only about what you put into your body, it’s also about what your body is still holding onto.

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Most of us were never taught how to feel emotions safely. We dip our toes in, then shut them down the moment they get overwhelming. But emotions that go unfelt don’t simply disappear. They live on in the body, in the tightness in your chest, the knot in your stomach, the ache in your shoulders that never quite eases. This is what trauma really is: not only the event itself, but the unprocessed feelings that remain stuck in the body until we meet them with compassion.

Science is now catching up with what Indigenous and Eastern traditions have always known. Long-term emotional suppression fuels inflammation, illness, burnout, and pain. Somatic practices such as movement, breath, sound, and presence are powerful ways to finally release what has been locked inside. This is not “woo-woo.” It is biology. It is healing.

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I came to this work through my own lived experience, not from a perfect path but from struggle. Movement was always part of my life, but over time the pressure, comparison, and disconnection led me into body dysmorphia, irregular cycles, panic attacks, and eventually autoimmune illness. My body had been whispering for years, and when I ignored it the whispers grew into a roar I could no longer bypass.

That was my turning point. I began training in trauma-informed approaches, working with practitioners who held space without judgment, and learning to feel my emotions somatically rather than suppress them. It was not easy, but it changed everything. I stopped living on autopilot. I stopped battling my body. I built a relationship with myself rooted in safety, honesty, and trust.

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This is why I am so passionate about the way I now hold space for others. The wellbeing world is full of “good vibes only” bypassing and, sadly, even harmful appropriation, where deep ancestral practices are repackaged into trends or where people call themselves shamans after a weekend training. True healing is not a performance, a brand, or a certificate. It is humility, lineage, respect, and deep, embodied care.

 

How I Hold Space for You
When we work together, I guide you gently back into your body, helping you release what has been stuck for too long:

• Movement, not as “exercise” but as a way to loosen emotions that words cannot always reach.

• Somatic body check-ins, noticing where emotions live in you and what shifts when they are given space.

• Sound, using vibration, tone, and voice to help feelings rise and move instead of staying locked inside.

 

This is not about fixing you. You are not broken. It is about creating a safe, non-judgemental space where your body can finally exhale, where emotions can be released, and where healing can unfold in its own time.

If any part of my story resonates with you, it would be an honour to walk alongside you. You do not have to do this alone.