Hi, my name’s Nour. If you cherish connection, movement, yoga, cyclical living and adventure… you’re in the right place.

Whether you’re learning about yourself, creating better habits, or in the process of building self-discipline, I’m a big believer in the value of having fun along the way. I take a playful approach to the way we grow. The way that we find compassion for ourselves and others, the way we begin to understand that we don’t need to understand it all, the way we build a deep, intimate and consistent sense of self-love.

As a certified Yoga Teacher and Menstrual Cycle Coach, I am entirely devoted to helping forward-thinking individuals shift from feeling disconnected, into embodied presence – and from inconsistency into a meaningful flow, where actions align with intention. 

Learning about the power of the menstrual cycle in my own journey, as well as its struggles, and listening to 200+ period-related stories from clients, yoga students, those who attend my menstrual wellbeing circles, not to mention close friends – ties into my long standing and ever-growing passion for cultivating connection between mind-body-soul,  WITH cycle awareness included.

I’ve always been fascinated by the human mind, curious about what actually exists outside of our brains. I grew up with a younger brother, who is autistic with limited verbal ability, and always used to wonder: what is happening in his brain?! I love learning about different cultures, as well as my own as a British Arab. I’ve yet to discover further nuggets of wisdom in my own ancestral stories. This all led me to study Psychology (MSc) and Counselling, work in the NHS, manage a mental health service and later train in Holistic Health and Lifestyle Medicine. It was years later that I completed my Cycle Coach Facilitator Training and Yoga Teacher Training.  

I first discovered yoga in 2016, and learned the value of mind-body connection, and regulating my nervous system. After years of practice, I eventually qualified in 2022 as an integrative-hatha yoga teacher under Lura Shopteu, a student of T.K.V. Desikachar, and my journey has been deeply influenced by Hatha Yoga through long-term practice with my teacher Rosario Ferrer (Shivananda Vedanta School). Hatha means force or effort, reminding us that we will need to apply effort if we hope to advance in our practices, and that effort is a normal, natural part of the process. But in my teaching, we balance effort with playfulness, rest, and surrender.

In 2018, after coming off the contraceptive pill, I “lost” my period for three years and was battling an eating disorder. In my journey to healing this, I struggled with irregular cycles and pain, showing imbalance in my system, despite practicing yoga. It was through learning more about what a healthy menstrual cycle looks like in 2021 (big up Olivia Hickman from New World Woman!), that I began my healing journey and eventually, overcame my ED. This became the catalyst for discovering how empowering tuning into our cycles can be. Since then, I’ve gone on to work 1:1 with those who are struggling with all sorts of period-related problems, from PMS to mental health challenges, burnout, and irregular cycles.

I believe that energy management is one of the most important tools we can learn for our wellbeing and quality of life, and this includes understanding our hormones. These experiences inspired me to build Kayalin Yoga and create holistic offerings that honour the natural rhythms of the body – whether through yoga, coaching or embodiment practices. I want you to have experiences of sessions which promote honouring your cycle, mind body connection, and which consider both inner and outer cycles, like the seasons and phases of the moon. Yoga classes that include gems which you can take off the mat, too. If you’ve taken the time to read up until here, I hope you’ve found something in my story that can help you in yours. Big love, N