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Understand what shaped you.
Choose who you become next.
SPEAKER · EDUCATOR · SUBCONSCIOUS MIND SPECIALIST

Through cultural storytelling, transformative education and subconscious mind work, I explore how identity is formed, disrupted and reinvented - helping people understand where they come from and move forward with greater clarity, courage and purpose.
Ways to work with me
From powerful stories shared on stage to personal transformation and immersive cultural journeys.
Speaking
Talks, lectures and interactive workshops exploring identity, culture, resilience, belonging and how we reinvent ourselves after life changes us.
Subconscious Mind Work
Private transfomrational work to uncover the beliefs and emotional patterns shaping your life and consciously choose what comes next.
Altyn Journeys
Immersive journeys that bring people together through culture, adventure, reflection and meaningful human connection.
SIGNATURE TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Talks, lectures and participatory workshops exploring identity, culture, belonging, personal reinvention and the stories that shape how we understand ourselves and one another.
  • THE TABLE OF BELONGING
    A cultural storytelling experience exploring food, assimilation and what immigrants carry, hide, lose and eventually reclaim while living between worlds.
  • WHEN LIFE CHANGES WHO YOU ARE
    An exploration of how immigration, illness, loss, divorce and other major transitions disrupt identity—and how we can consciously participate in who we become next.
  • THE LAST DAYS OF THE SOVIET UNION
    A personal account of growing up in the Kyrgyz Soviet Republic and witnessing the beliefs, contradictions and everyday realities of an empire approaching its end.
  • KYRGYZSTAN: WHERE NOMADIC TRADITIONS MEET MODERN LIFE
    A journey through Kyrgyzstan’s history, landscapes and living traditions—from nomadic heritage and Soviet influence to hospitality, identity and contemporary life.
ABOUT NURGUL

I know what it means to begin again.

Born and raised in the Kyrgyz Soviet Republic, I immigrated to Canada in 2005 and experienced firsthand what it means to rebuild a career, identity and sense of belonging in a new country. Later life disruptions challenged me to redefine who I was once again.

Today, I am a speaker, cultural storyteller, educator and Subconscious Mind Specialist. My work brings together lived experience, cultural storytelling and an understanding of the subconscious patterns that shape our choices and identities.

I have presented at the UBC Faculty of Medicine’s Transforming Health Symposium, developed and taught courses on Kyrgyzstan and the final years of the Soviet Union, and supported people internationally through significant personal transitions.

Across everything I do, one question remains central: What shaped you—and who will you choose to become next?

LET’S CREATE SOMETHING MEANINGFUL
Whether you are planning an event, moving through a major life transition or interested in an immersive cultural journey, I would love to hear what you have in mind.
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