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counseling
There is a place within untouched by shame or story. When we listen from there, the whole being begins to breathe again.
— Nancy Zabaneh
Nancy’s counselling and mentoring work is grounded in deep presence, emotional intelligence, and embodied awareness. Drawing from over two decades of integrative study, lived experience, and cross-cultural facilitation, she creates safe and powerful spaces for individuals to meet themselves honestly and move toward lasting transformation.
Her sessions are not formulaic; they are alive, responsive, and attuned to each person’s unique story and season of life. Whether you are navigating inner conflict, relationship dynamics, burnout, or spiritual awakening, Nancy supports you in reconnecting with your deeper truth and capacity.
There is a place within untouched by shame or story. When we listen from there, the whole being begins to breathe again.
— Nancy Zabaneh
Nancy’s counselling and mentoring work is grounded in deep presence, emotional intelligence, and embodied awareness. Drawing from over two decades of integrative study, lived experience, and cross-cultural facilitation, she creates safe and powerful spaces for individuals to meet themselves honestly and move toward lasting transformation.
Her sessions are not formulaic; they are alive, responsive, and attuned to each person’s unique story and season of life. Whether you are navigating inner conflict, relationship dynamics, burnout, or spiritual awakening, Nancy supports you in reconnecting with your deeper truth and capacity.
COMPASSIONATE INQUIRY
Nancy Zabaneh is a visionary coach, counsellor, and wellness educator with nearly three decades of experience in self-inquiry, somatic healing, and conscious leadership. She is a founding practitioner of Compassionate Inquiry®, the psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, and serves as its Arab Country Coordinator across the Middle East and North Africa.
A true pioneer in holistic education, Nancy was the first certified Kundalini Yoga teacher trainer in the Arab Gulf and is widely recognized for bringing transformational yoga and embodied practice to the region. Through her platform, Darshan, she has trained thousands of practitioners and leaders, developed programs that blend personal growth with professional and organizational development, and facilitated international initiatives including recovery programs in India, wellness festivals in Saudi Arabia, and social outreach projects across Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
Based in Dubai for over 25 years, Nancy combines her corporate, diplomatic, and therapeutic experience with her role as a mother of three. She guides individuals, leaders, and communities to cultivate resilience, emotional intelligence, and authentic presence, modeling how personal growth, professional excellence, and family life can coexist in harmony. Her work transforms lives and organizations, fostering meaningful impact regionally and globally.
WELLNESS MENTORING
KARAM KRIYA NUMEROLOGY
Karam Kriya is a yogic system of applied numerology that uses the intelligence of numbers to illuminate life patterns, karmic tendencies, and soul-aligned decision-making.
Trained under the gifted spiritual teacher, Shiv Charan Singh, Nancy offers Karam Kriya consultations as part of her counselling and mentoring work. These sessions reveal archetypal themes across time cycles and relational dynamics, serving as both compass and mirror for those seeking clarity, timing, and deeper resonance with their path.
WOMEN’S EMBODIMENT & VITALITY
Nancy supports women in returning to the wisdom of their bodies and the strength of their inner knowing. Her work honours the full arc of the feminine experience; sensual, emotional, cyclical, and deeply intuitive. Drawing on yogic teachings, somatic inquiry, and naturopathic frameworks, including the Healthy Breast Foundations Program among others, she guides women in cultivating long-term vitality, body literacy, and emotional resilience.
Her offerings include private mentorship, therapeutic circles, and immersive workshops that explore conscious sexuality, life transitions, feminine leadership, and the layered wisdom of the body. She holds space for women across life stages, including those navigating hormonal shifts, menopause, fertility journeys, and the desire to conceive, offering support that is both tender and empowering.
ADDICTION RECOVERY
Nancy is among the first to work with the internationally renowned Beyond Addiction program in the Arab world. Her recovery work weaves together Compassionate Inquiry®, Kundalini Yoga, somatic regulation, and lifestyle practices to support sustainable healing and freedom from self-defeating patterns.
Her approach helps clients rebuild internal trust, reframe longing, and awaken the strength needed for change, meeting each person with compassion, accountability, and presence.
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION & SOMATIC INTEGRATION
At the core of Nancy’s work is the nervous system; the foundation of how we feel, respond, relate, and heal. She supports clients in developing body-based tools for grounding, regulation, and emotional fluidity, particularly in the face of stress, trauma, or disconnection.
Sessions may include breathwork, somatic tracking, movement, or stillness practices.
CONSCIOUS RELATING & EMOTIONAL INTEGRITY
LIFE TRANSITIONS & PURPOSE REALIGNMENT
In times of upheaval, endings, or reinvention, Nancy supports clients in finding clarity, meaning, and inner orientation. Her work is especially resonant for those moving through spiritual awakening, career shifts, grief, or identity evolution.
Rather than rushing to fix or redefine, Nancy helps clients pause long enough to hear the deeper invitation, so what emerges is true, integrated, and alive.
COMPASSIONATE INQUIRY
Nancy was the first certified practitioner to introduce Compassionate Inquiry®, to the Arab world and now serves as Arab Country Coordinator for the method. Developed by Dr. Gabor Maté, Compassionate Inquiry is a gentle, trauma-informed psychotherapeutic approach that helps uncover the unconscious patterns and emotional imprints that shape how we live, relate, and adapt.
Nancy brings this approach into all aspects of her work, from private sessions and group intensives to retreats and leadership development. Rooted in presence and curiosity, her facilitation supports a return to inner truth. Clients are guided to meet themselves with compassion, integrate parts that have long been hidden, and reconnect with a sense of wholeness that has always been there.
WELLNESS MENTORING
KARAM KRIYA NUMEROLOGY
Karam Kriya is a yogic system of applied numerology that uses the intelligence of numbers to illuminate life patterns, karmic tendencies, and soul-aligned decision-making.
Trained under the gifted spiritual teacher, Shiv Charan Singh, Nancy offers Karam Kriya consultations as part of her counselling and mentoring work. These sessions reveal archetypal themes across time cycles and relational dynamics, serving as both compass and mirror for those seeking clarity, timing, and deeper resonance with their path.
WOMEN’S EMBODIMENT & VITALITY
Nancy supports women in returning to the wisdom of their bodies and the strength of their inner knowing. Her work honours the full arc of the feminine experience; sensual, emotional, cyclical, and deeply intuitive. Drawing on yogic teachings, somatic inquiry, and naturopathic frameworks, including the Healthy Breast Foundations Program among others, she guides women in cultivating long-term vitality, body literacy, and emotional resilience.
Her offerings include private mentorship, therapeutic circles, and immersive workshops that explore conscious sexuality, life transitions, feminine leadership, and the layered wisdom of the body. She holds space for women across life stages, including those navigating hormonal shifts, menopause, fertility journeys, and the desire to conceive, offering support that is both tender and empowering.
ADDICTION RECOVERY
Nancy is among the first to work with the internationally renowned Beyond Addiction program in the Arab world. Her recovery work weaves together Compassionate Inquiry®, Kundalini Yoga, somatic regulation, and lifestyle practices to support sustainable healing and freedom from self-defeating patterns.
Her approach helps clients rebuild internal trust, reframe longing, and awaken the strength needed for change, meeting each person with compassion, accountability, and presence.
NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION & SOMATIC INTEGRATION
At the core of Nancy’s work is the nervous system; the foundation of how we feel, respond, relate, and heal. She supports clients in developing body-based tools for grounding, regulation, and emotional fluidity, particularly in the face of stress, trauma, or disconnection.
Sessions may include breathwork, somatic tracking, movement, or stillness practices.
CONSCIOUS RELATING & EMOTIONAL INTEGRITY
LIFE TRANSITIONS & PURPOSE REALIGNMENT
In times of upheaval, endings, or reinvention, Nancy supports clients in finding clarity, meaning, and inner orientation. Her work is especially resonant for those moving through spiritual awakening, career shifts, grief, or identity evolution.
Rather than rushing to fix or redefine, Nancy helps clients pause long enough to hear the deeper invitation, so what emerges is true, integrated, and alive.
