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my story
Yin & Yang Lineage
I am the love child of an unlikely, rebellious Aquarius couple; a man from Nabatieh, South Lebanon, and a woman from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. This Yin & Yang mix lives in every part of me, and in everything I offer the world. Blending the salt of the earth authenticity from my maternal lineage with the spirituality & mysticism from my father's lineage.
I grew up in a small northern town, happy in many ways, yet growing up half Lebanese, raised Muslim, in a place where I rarely saw anyone like me came with its own layers of shame, racism, and the feeling of never quite fitting in.
The Unraveling
"By 16 I was finding my own way: youth hostels, dingy flats, toxic people... and a deep numbness I didn’t yet know how to face."
As I grew into a young woman, I rebelled against the religion that felt like it restricted the very womanhood I longed to express. The disconnect widened, leading to estrangement from what once felt like a warm family unit.
By 18, I had a criminal record for criminal damage. I was so angry at the world. My late teens and early twenties were spent blaming, numbing, working soulless office jobs, drinking, partying, surrounding myself with people who mirrored my pain. I was filled with trauma and had no tools to hold any of it.
I lived entirely in my masculine as a shield, so disconnected from my body, my softness, my femininity. My worth was built on the independence I fought for.
And then,
I found yoga.
My first class was in 2016 at a local gym. It didn’t click straight away, but something in me kept going back. At my lowest point drowning in depression & crippled by social anxiety, feeling lost, & SO desperate for “purpose”, I turned inward for the first time. I put down the coping strategies and picked up a spiritual practice instead.
My awakening started with The Secret, then crystals, meditation, journaling, and the one thing that anchored me the most: yoga. With only one studio in my hometown, my practice lived online. It began as a way to soften my tight, exhausted body from weightlifting and long shifts as a carer. But soon, it became the way I remembered my truest self.
A Path I Chose For Myself
The Move & The Struggle
I moved to Sheffield, craving evolution. I imagined myself in every yoga studio... but my car broke down. Instead of replacing it, I sold it and put the money toward my teacher training. I worked intense rotating shifts supporting children with disabilities. Yoga became essential, before shifts, after shifts, even during night shifts.
The Call
Deep meditation and consistent practice shifted my entire life. My self-worth rose. I followed the call to Bali to become a teacher. There, amongst embodied women, I knew my work wasn't just asana, it was women's circles, liberation, embodiment.
Depth & Healing
Because I wasn’t part of a “yoga scene,” I had no style allegiance. I booked my 200 + 300 hour trainings together. After returning, I dove deeper into shadow work and started my womb healing journey.
My Why
Reclamation
Yoga reconnected me to a body I had abandoned after years of trauma, suppression, and shame, especially around my feminine energy. This is why I share women’s offerings: to help you reclaim your body & your truth.
Safety & Depth
After my training, I explored stronger physical practices and made plenty of mistakes - the kind that led me into deeper anatomy training so I could guide others safely, sustainably, and with a long-term view of the body's health in mind.
I want to help you meet yourself.
Your truest self.
(What yoga calls Atman.)
I want you to feel at home in your body, even if that means meeting some discomfort on the mat so you can live with more comfort, clarity, and groundedness off of it. Yoga changed my life physically, mentally, spiritually and I want it to do the same for you.
I went from a toxic, angry, self-pitying human to a healthy, loving, embodied woman. And it is my mission to help you remember that you have all the power within you. Not in me. Not in anyone else. In you.