Yoga With Nour, Gianjar (2025)

17/08/2023

🌙 Nightlights in Istanbul and I travel lightly.
Lightly across it all, big cities and tiny towns.
I carry the weight of my own heart and I make sure that everything I touch glows a little brighter.
Lightly, slowly, gently and thoroughly keep moving, never stagnate.

A reminder to lighten your load, fill your lungs up and release it all out.

Adventure awaits those who travel light.

🌙

07/08/2023

Here’s a heartfelt and vulnerable long one for you:
As my Lebanon trip nears its end I notice that I got the chance to physically and emotionally revisit parts within myself that I thought I had lost in heartbreak over the last years.

They say that making it into your 30s unharmed is unlikely; but I caught myself saying to a friend the other day:
Ive been married, and divorced, I survived one of history’s biggest nonnuclear explosions, and a world wide pandemic stuck in India, studied at a top tier university, worked at a top tier job, became a yoga teacher, started a business and traveled to opposite sides of the world all before my 32nd birthday.

As you might expect, I am extremely disillusioned by the world, it’s dangerous and cut throat, but I am not bitter. I’m actually all the more excited and in love with the future.

Because I have been initiated early on to the paradox that is living fully, authentically and wholeheartedly, which entails positives and negatives.

To my beautiful surprise, heartbreak no matter what form or shape or size it comes in is true and real and will always be there. However, to heal is to acknowledge the mere pain of being human, to sit where it is sore and mend the pieces, not to pretend that it doesn’t fu***ng hurt most days, to watch life take away people we love, things we are attached to and ideas we believe. To sit with it all and still manage to go on.

So look to friends, family and teachers, mentors and allies. Beautiful projects and places, wonderful ideas and arts, coffee and tea and music are important.

We all need people on our team, but the one and only absolution is that we are ALONE - TOGETHER, which means we feel and experience and think ALONE, but everyone else does too.

So, honor yourself, live wholeheartedly and when it hurts feel it, allow it and remember this is your journey, alone and with all of us too.

23/07/2023

This is a reminder for those of us who refrain from saying what they actually want to say.

Maybe it’s a confession of love
Or a confession of pain

Maybe it’s a compliment
Or a complaint

Maybe it’s a soft sigh that says a lot
Or a deep breath

Maybe it’s a simple request that feels like a little too much.

And if it’s difficspeak,
Maybe write it down for yourself first.

And if you’ve read this far, maybe send this to a friend to remind them that they can always use their words and simply begin with something like hi, let’s talk 🤍

07/07/2023

🦋 Don’t waste your time.

If you are trying a million different things to add meaning, richness and passion to your life and are constantly being disappointed. You are going about things the wrong way.

🦁The first thing we learn how to do in the BRAVE PROJECT mentorship sessions is how to be tender with ourselves.

TENDERNESS with yourself first is the biggest and BRAVEST revolution you could ever do.
But, Tenderness is really difficult.
And to be tender you have to accept your own vulnerability.

💪Living a life filled with passion, meaning and richness is the byproduct of BRAVERY.

☀️The Brave Project might be exactly what you need to start your year right.
إذا كنت/ي عم تحاول/ي مليون شيء مختلف لإضافة معنى وثراء وشغف لحياتك وبعد في خيبة أمل مستمرة. أنت ماشي/ة بالطريقة الخاطئة.

أول شيء منتعلمه بجلسات إرشاد مشروع 🦁BRAVE PROJECT هو كيف نكون رقيقين مع أنفسنا.

الرقة مع نفسك أولاً هي أكبر ثورة يمكن أن تقوم/ي بها على الإطلاق.

بس الرقة صعبة كثير.
ولنكون رقيقين علينا أن نتقبل ضعفنا.

اذا بدنا نعيش حياة مليئة بالعاطفة والمعنى والثراء ضروري الشجاعة

Reach out and let’s chat if you resonate.

With love,
Nour

05/06/2023

Embrace True Confidence 💥

True self-confidence is an INSIDE JOB.

Cultivate confidence in your body, your intellect and emotions, your social skills, and spiritual fortitude.

Remember, when it hadn't been given to you externally, it can never be taken away.

If you are wondering how to feel more confident in one or more areas of your life, reach out; let's talk! 💫💫

With love,
Nour

29/05/2023

Do not be afraid of the changing meaning of things.
Do not dwell on past meanings.

To make meaning and remake it in our lives is a SKILL. It requires such an open mind and a mindset of growth, let alone a deep trust that life happens FOR YOU, not AGAINST YOU.

I became an expert at shifting perspective and meaning simply because I decided that life events don't dictate the meaning of my life. I dictate meaning as life unfolds.

You are supposed to change, evolve, and rethink your choices even.

That's why we learn to make value based decisions and connect with people who recognize that growth implies a potential change in meaning.

👉🏻 I dive into that in my mentorship sessions and the new group online course I'm putting together.

So stay tuned, and dm 'meaning' to be the first to know when it's launched.

💫 The more skilled you get at changing the meaning of things in your life, the more fulfilling everything becomes. You will have more aligned and authentic relationships and projects.

Be open to the changing meaning of things, and you'll be surprised.

With love,
Nour

**racoaching

14/05/2023

Are you afraid of pain? So you deny it? And then you toughen up, become colder and rougher around the edges so that no one can touch your softness anymore?

Well, that's not a life, my friend. And, I'm here to remind you and guide you through.

This is what I teach my students and clients:

Feeling the pain is a form of courage.

Live despite your pain, learn to travel more lightly, and find the courage to love every part of yourself.

Soften your mind, soften your grip, and soften your heart.

When was the last time you needed to be brave?

With love,
Nour

04/05/2023

I was wrong to believe that coldness and numbness to pain were superpowers. Now, I mostly want to be warm, kind, open hearted, and honest.

Qualities that could be considered 'weak' but those are my absolute favorite qualities in myself and in others. Fully being feminine and not running from that fundamental softness in all of us. ❤️‍🔥

Coldness is not a virtue. Cold and motionless people are boring.

So dont be boring 🙃 and dive deeper into what warms your heart and inspires your soul ✨️

With love,
Nour

30/04/2023

I learned very early on in my life that when I spoke, people listened. And so I got scared and decided that it's safer to be quiet.

I learned that I had a voice that felt dangerous, challenging to the norm, and impactful. So I became quieter.

I then, however, learned that I couldn't stay quiet when other people were impacted by any form of injustice. My voice was loud for others. Especially other women. This is why I worked on humanitarian issues.

My personal journey growing into womanhood then took me to the depths of hell that I never spoke about, not sure I ever will; though I might.

But that journey reinforced for me the necessity of my voice and how crucial it is for me and for others.

I marvel at the woman staring back at me today because I molded her from fire and pain and unconditional love. Wiser beyond my wildest imagination, and more loving than I thought could be possible.

So this long post is about becoming this healthier, mature, and brilliant feminine force that is lacking in this world.

Thank you for ALL the women and men who have reached out and shared their vulnerable histories with me and invited me into their lives to support and guide them through yoga and coaching.

I am still learning about the impact of the empowered feminine voice and not the feminist one. There is a difference.

If you read this far, thank you for being here, and I hope you remember how powerful your voice can be, too.

With love,
Nour

16/04/2023

SELECTIVITY is a vital skill in creating your best life. What are your thoughts on this?

Share this with someone who isn't very selective and would benefit from the reminder 👀👉🏻

With love,
Nour

12/04/2023

If you were an X-Men, who would you be? 👀

I've been fascinated by the concepts of mutation and metamorphosis since I was a little girl.

Here's the thing:

We all mutate with life, we grow and change and take on multiple rounds of metamorphosis if we do life correctly.

So fear not change, in yourself and in others. Be here for it all. Love yourself through your mutations and phases of becoming yourself.

It's always ok. All is fair in change.

Also, I'd definitely be Professor X 🤓

With love,
Nour

🌱

03/04/2023

"Life is so subtle sometimes that you barely notice yourself walking through the doors you once prayed would open."

Just a sweet reminder 🖤

With love,
Nour

31/03/2023

I believe in luck and miracles, do you?

I also believe that the universe is non-biased and that nothing is personal.

I believe that we are the masters of our response to life. We just need to understand the workings of mastery.

Would you do things differently if you didn't take life's events so personally?

Maybe then, you'd catch your luck and your own little miracles in plain sight.

With love,
Nour

Ps: If you are fasting this Ramadan, delicious virgin cocktails are 💥

**raphilosophy

25/03/2023

Little changes to our attitudes and perceptions help us enjoy our relationships, work, and daily life so much more.

Do you see where you might need to clear space in your life?

Book a session, and let's figure that out together using the principles of Ta**ra and spiritual philosophy.

With love,
Nour

**racoaching

17/03/2023

The list of lives I've lived and roles I've played keeps getting longer.

I love being 31. I love my past. I love that I left Beirut with nothing and traveled and lived in New York, Rishikesh, Tulum, Mexico City, and now in Bali.

I'm proud to have survived everything that had been thrown my way, from wars and natural disasters to unkind people and abuse situations.

I love that I once loved and believed so much in commitment that I got married. I love that I respected myself so much when I was mistreated that I got a divorce and carried the social and financial consequences alone.

I love that I still believed in people and love to fall in love again and again after that.

I love all the work I've done on my mental, emotional, and sexual health.

I love that I still believe in service that even though I don't work with the UN anymore, I transformed my work into soul driven service of yoga and coaching.

I have become so proficient at living from heart and soul, and the people in my life are all representations of that deep love.

"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible be found in us"- Pema Chodron

Just a reminder that you'll be ok, no matter what's going on.

With love,
Nour

**racoaching

15/03/2023

Where we direct our attention is where our energy goes.

Attention is raw power that can be either invested in growing something you care about or wasted on distractions.

That is a major part of the Ta***ic path to true fulfillment in love and life.

🌱 **racoaching **raphilosophy **ra

07/03/2023

What makes some people stand out from crowds positively? Or have the power to innovate and create and thrive outside the norm? What makes some people trendsetters and visionaries?

They learn this imperative lesson and abandon the shadow of domestication.

Want to work on this? Reach out.

With love,
Nour

**racoaching

06/03/2023

"Whenever someone creates something with all of their heart, then that creation is given a soul." *

I've learned that when we infuse our hearts into our relationships and our actions, our words, and our aspirations, then true beauty is revealed to us, and we wouldn't need to look away from our lives ever again.

Because everything will be given soul.

And soul...is what we all need more of.

With love,
Nour

*quote from The Cat Returns/ Studio Ghibli
**racoaching

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