Niya Bajaj

Advisor

Niya Bajaj, is a best-selling author, award winning mental health champion, mentor and philanthropist. Her ideas have been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Yoga Therapy Today and the book "Are We Friends or Coworkers?".

As an internationally certified holistic yoga therapist, narrative medicine facilitator and public service professional, she is deeply invested in Unsinkable's mission to help Canadians tell their mental health stories and create spaces where these stories become a lifeline for others.

In her private practice at Holistic Yoga Therapy, she supports women navigating body image, burnout, boundaries, and menopause. She also delivers wellness-centred leadership programs to improve employee psychological safety, engagement and performance for organizations including Accenture, Brookfield Investments, BMO, Toronto Metropolitan University, and the University of Toronto. She also holds executive and governance positions at organizations committed to improving social determinants of health for systemically excluded populations.