Aligned as life and business partners, Dr. Imani and J. Bernard Ma'at Kynes bring over four decades of combined experience in public health, psychotherapy, ministry, education, and wellness coaching. Dr. Imani's Harvard, MIT, and CDC background blends with Bernard's long-standing work as an LMFT, ACPE psychotherapist, minister, and Army Chaplain. Together, they hold space for deep healing, creative learning, and spiritual grounding so individuals, families, and organizations can experience meaningful, sustainable transformation.
Since forming Sankofa Institute for Wellness in 2022, our journey has included opening the private Energy Wellness Suite with Trifecta Red Light Therapy and the Synchronicity Wave Photon Light System, expanding the Healthy Haiku method through books and teacher trainings, and launching the Progressively Yours Health and Wellness Podcast. These milestones reflect a steady commitment to pairing science with spirit, advancing creative wellness education, and equipping communities with practical tools that support resilience, clarity, and whole-person renewal.
Sankofa means "go back and fetch it," and this guides everything we do. We honor ancestral wisdom and cultural memory while drawing on evidence-based counseling, natural health services, and energy wellness technologies. Our work attends to mind, body, and spirit together, recognizing that healing happens in relationships, communities, and everyday choices. We create spaces where stories are heard, stress gently unwinds, and people learn practical ways to align their lives with their deepest values and purpose.
— James Bernard Kynes