About Me
I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. I started meditating at twelve, not because anyone taught me to, but because I was fascinated by this inner world of ours, especially in the moments when every other stimulation was cut off. That fascination never really left, it just took a long detour through numbers before it found its way back.
I spent 17 years in insurance and actuarial work, reading risk for a living, while a second path was growing alongside it: humanitarian work. Eventually, I made the 180-degree turn.
That turn took me into some of the most demanding contexts there are: training breathwork and nervous system regulation with refugees, survivors of abuse and of war, and communities living through crisis.
Twenty years of that work, across an unusually wide range of people, from CEOs to prisoners, from freelancers to NGO staff, taught me the same thing again and again: regulation isn't a luxury. It's the foundation everything else stands on.
That is when I went through my own perimenopause without warning and without the right guidance: I lost hair, I had digestive issues which affected my fatigue and my immunity, and it put real strain on my relationship.
None of that needed to happen the way it did.
It's why I made it my mission to educate, guide, and support other women through this transition, so theirs is smoother than mine was.
That's what became Shift2light: the idea that this isn't decline, it's recalibration.
My approach bridges twenty years of nervous system and breathwork training (a Vedic approach through my Art of Living Foundation trainings) with what's actually happening in the body and mind during this transition, always routed back to something you can do today. More on women's health.
I live in Brussels and work bilingually in French and English (and Spanish occasionally). Over the years, my practice spanned 1:1 and group coaching for women, corporate training for HR and L&D teams on menopause and mental well-being at work, my studio, workshops, women's retreats, and keynotes at women's health summits and webinars.
Today, I'm focusing on sharing that work through my book, Still Building: A Menopause Guide for Women who Lead, published under my author name, Nina H. Noorali.
Organisations I've worked with
SAP Belgium · DKV Belgium · Belfius · SAP France · Projective Group · FSMA · Hôpitaux Iris Sud · Equinet AISBL · Institute for Economics & Peace · Triple A Risk Finance · Seas at Risk ASBL · Green European Foundation · University of Kent