"What you think, you become. The nature of yoga is to illuminate the darkest places of the mind and body. When we support women through life's transitions with evidence-based tools that support their wellbeing—not just isolated symptoms—we create ripple effects that transform families, teams, and entire organizations. This isn't just wellness programming; it's strategic investment in sustainable leadership and systemic change that meets people exactly where they are, when they are, as they are."
Whole Person Support = Whole Organization Success
Women over 40 represent the fastest-growing segment of the workforce, projected to increase by nearly one-third by 2040, making targeted burnout and menopause support a critical business imperative.
One-third of working women report performance impacts from symptoms, including fatigue, cognitive fog, and mood shifts, that specialized workplace wellness programming can directly address
Burnout rates among women reach 59% compared to 43% for men -Â creating leadership pipeline gaps. 12% of women poised for leadership roles dropped out between 2022 and 2023.
Missing work days cost organizations significantly - 25% of women miss work due to menopause-related challenges, while proper care improves work performance for 50% of participants.
Proper menopause support creates dramatic improvements - 70% experience better professional relationships, 54% see improved emotional well-being, and retention rates increase significantly
Psychological safety directly impacts performance - teams with strong wellness cultures demonstrate higher motivation, creativity, and ability to navigate change while maintaining sustainable productivity
Organizations investing in comprehensive wellness see measurable ROI through improved productivity, reduced absenteeism, lower healthcare costs, and enhanced employee engagement and retention
Evidence-based wellness programming meets ESG criteria while addressing regulatory pressures and investor expectations for comprehensive workplace health and safety standards
Why Niya?
As a keynote speaker and international workshop facilitator, Niya brings a unique combination of skills and experience that fills critical gaps in traditional employee assistance programming. With over 1000 hours of specialized yoga therapy training, narrative medicine training, and two decades of cross-sector professional experience, she bridges ancient wisdom with modern healthcare understanding. Her lived experience as a burnout survivor and training in menopause care go beyond generic wellness initiatives to provide therapeutic-level support that actually works.
What sets this leadership speaker apart is her ability to translate complex research into immediately actionable practices while working collaboratively to develop an experience that meets your audience where they are.
As a recognized continuing education provider for yoga therapists and a workplace wellness speaker with extensive lived experience navigating burnout, perimenopause, and chronic pain, Niya offers evidence-based compassion in every session. Her approach addresses all eight dimensions of wellbeing—not just isolated symptoms—creating sustainable change that supports both individual healing and systemic transformation.
Book Niya for your next event
Make your next event unforgettable with a conference and retreat speaker who transforms hearts and minds through evidence-based storytelling and immediately actionable tools. As a keynote speaker specializing in burnout prevention and menopause navigation, Niya delivers experiences that give audiences the nervous system regulation techniques they need to lead well while staying well.Â
Each workplace wellness keynote combines current scientific research with inspirational stories and sustainable habit-change prompts, ensuring participants leave with practical solutions they can implement immediately to boost energy, strengthen focus, and improve relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.
get in touchWhat Audiences Are Saying
"The menopause workshop you provided was amazing—short, sweet, concise, practical, and structured in a very digestible way. I rarely find corporate seminars this beneficial but your wellness keynote in Toronto changed my mind. The examples and strategies you provided will make the changes I've been stressing about attainable and simpler."
"Thank you for your engaging burnout workshop during our townhall with over 230 staff in attendance. Your discussion on sustainable self-care through the eight pillars of well-being was both insightful and enlightening. The topic resonated very well with our team, and you proved your worth as a workplace wellness speaker who understands our culture."Â
"You’re the first Toronto wellness workshop facilitator who created a wonderful experience that I really enjoyed participating in. All aspects were very well thought out and encouraged supportive engagement that I felt comfortable with as someone seeking a speaker with women's health expertise."
"As someone attending the global workplace wellness summit, I found your session very inclusive with good opportunity for sharing and quick acknowledgement of comments—well organized and well delivered with practical tools I can use immediately."
"I'm grateful for participating in this program led by such an experienced conference speaker. I've learned so much to benefit me professionally and personally, and I've been sharing tips with my team, family and friends.”
Customized
Workshops
Experience engaging, thought-provoking learning with a workshop facilitator who designs sessions where participants reflect, practice skills, and create action-oriented implementation plans. Each interactive menopause workshop and burnout workshop utilizes evidence-based, learner-centred content that contextualizes the latest research while empowering participants with concrete tools and actionable takeaways. As an experienced workplace wellness workshop facilitator, Niya creates meaningful individual and cultural change through programming that supports sustainable self-care, improves psychological safety, and prevents burnout through both personal and organizational transformation.
Interactive Virtual Learning
Access rich, engaging experiences with a workplace wellness facilitator who taps into comprehensive digital education and engagement tools for global audiences. These interactive virtual sessions provide highly participatory learning through webinars, workshops, and masterclasses that maintain the same therapeutic integrity and evidence-based approach as in-person programming. Virtual learning becomes an accessible pathway for organizations seeking wellness summit speaker expertise that can reach remote and distributed teams while delivering measurable outcomes and sustainable practice implementation.
Speaking Topics & Formats
Engaging conversations that inspire change, foster resilience, and spark transformation
Niya delivers thought-provoking sessions on a range of topics tailored to her audience. These can be offered as keynotes, interactive workshops, or virtual sessions to suit your event and objectives.
The Burnout Blueprint
Understand your unique burnout profile and implement evidence-based prevention and recovery strategies immediately.
Burnout isn't one-size-fits-all, and recovery shouldn't be either. Your unique profile includes three key markers: exhaustion from being overextended, cynicism creating distance from your work, and professional efficacy affecting your satisfaction with accomplishments. This burnout workshop helps you understand your personal profile. You will learn simple practices for individual recovery and organizational culture change that prevent future instances.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand burnout science and determine your individual burnout profile through evidence-based assessment
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Explore addressing burnout through nervous system regulation, communication, accountability, and emotional intelligence practices
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Apply practical, research-informed solutions and strategies supporting recovery while preventing future burnout through organizational culture shifts
Practical Psychological Safety Strategies
Protect purpose-driven performance with research-informed tools that increase psychological safety, performance, and sustainable engagement.
Understanding your "why" at work increases motivation, productivity, and ability to thrive through change by triggering dopamine and oxytocin—neurochemicals driving motivation, energy, and connection. A psychologically healthy and safe workplace protects this purpose. This session helps you assess your team's psychological safety level while implementing practices that support people bringing their full selves to work without fear of shame, burnout, or retaliation.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the purpose of science and the connections between psychological safety and performance through neurochemical research
- Explore overcoming barriers and challenges to maintaining a psychologically safe team and organizational culture
- Apply practical, evidence-based solutions, cultivating a performance culture that supports thriving instead of surviving
The Menopause Map
Navigate menopause as a period of growth and empowerment using evidence-based mindfulness and yoga practices.
What if menopause weren't miserable but a period of growth, empowerment, and reconnecting with purpose? This menopause workshop shares the latest research insights while guiding participants through accessible practices from yoga and mindfulness to manage symptoms. You'll map your meno-pause journey, exploring the transformative nature of this life experience with strength and self-awareness through bilateral perceptual practice and chair yoga.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand how mindful approaches can improve menopause experience through nervous system regulation and self-compassion
- Apply concepts from yoga and mindfulness to determine your menopause experience starting point with confidence
- Explore bilateral perceptual practice through chair yoga sequences, improving physical, intellectual, and emotional well-being
Sustainable Self-Care
Move beyond bubble baths to evidence-based practices addressing all eight dimensions of wellbeing for lasting change.
Take self-care beyond superficial solutions to sustainable practices that address body, breath, mind, and the five additional wellbeing dimensions, including occupational, financial, and environmental health. Explore differences between SMART and SWEET goals to determine which approach suits you through reflection and guided discussion, then build sustainable implementation plans you can maintain throughout the year with confidence and joy.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the science behind the eight wellbeing dimensions and how yoga supports comprehensive health through integrated practices
- Explore which dimensions need attention and identify future practices improving wellbeing through personalized assessment
- Apply practical, evidence-based habit-change solutions and strategies, scaffolding implementation with confidence and sustainable joy
Thriving Through Change
Navigate uncertainty with grace using research-rooted practices in communication, accountability, resilience, and emotional intelligence.
Transform change from threat to opportunity for learning, growth, and relationship-strengthening through accessible, implementable practices beyond buzzwords. This session shares key practices in communication, accountability, growth mindset, and emotional intelligence that help participants flourish in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous experiences while maintaining wellbeing and performance.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand thriving science in VUCA states through nervous system regulation and strong relationship building
- Explore growth mindset implementation, clear non-violent communication tools, and accountability practices for managing stress effectively
- Apply practical, evidence-based solutions cultivating personal and team wellbeing, growth, and purpose-driven outcomes
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As an experienced conference speaker and workshop facilitator with expertise across multiple disciplines, she can create tailored programming that meets your specific audience's needs while maintaining the same evidence-based, whole-person approach that characterizes all her work.
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