Masa Kateb

Masa Kateb is a Syrian-Canadian storyteller, leadership & growth coach, and activist for peace and justice from Sham/Damascus—humanity's oldest capital city. She holds a Neuroscience of Change certificate from Coaches Rising, a Purpose MBA through 108 Coaching, and co-founded the neuroscience-based Quantum Care coaching practice. Since seeking refuge in Canada in 2018, she has rooted herself on the shores of the Salish Sea in Vancouver, BC. From Mother's Day 2024 through late October 2025, she traveled across Canada for peace—with the Peace Caravan & Walk4Peace in Mi'kma'ki—to amplify voices for addressing root causes, nuclear disarmament, and collective healing. A former professional basketball player & journalist, Masa is a Shami culinary artist, poet, cultural experience facilitator, and carrier of ancestral wisdom. She brings deep lived experiences to cultural bridge-building and advocacy work. She teaches Arabic through stories and offers Shami Food & Storytelling Experiences—inclusive gatherings that transform relationships to produce, holistic health, and people. On Insight Timer, she seeks to guide listeners through meditative sleep stories, sacred chants, and sound journeys inspired by Islamic Sufi traditions; weaving storytelling with breath, gratitude, and connection to the natural world toward nervous system regulation and deep rest. Masa brings ancient wisdom to modern practices, honours land before borders, and considers all living beings as her relatives

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