Liquefying solid stories

Nia O is a meditation alchemist, sound guide, entrepreneur and wellness facilitator based in Toronto, Canada. Her journey to becoming a wellness guide is rooted in experiencing what it is to be covertly unwell, while needing to operate at a high-level for much of her life - a story far too many Black bodies share.

Having moved through deep adversity, she understands the crucial need for culturally relevant, body-based healing practices. Nia makes it her life’s work to transform her story into practical and accessible healing experiences for those around her.

Nia believes that wellness should not be defined by the agendas of commercial industries, but by the voices of those seeking it. Wellness to her is the experience of trauma informed guidance, bodily autonomy, freedom of expression and being welcomed, wholeheartedly in community.

Values

Continuously aligned with the unconventional, Nia’s approach to life is centered in non-judgment, authenticity and compassion. Her embodiment of these values allows those she guides to experience safety in sharing their experiences and showing up as their whole selves.

Vision

To co-create transformative, de-stigmatized spaces equipped with choice, resource & collective liberation.

Mission

To be a vessel of healing.

Education

  • Life. (Currently in training)

  • Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University.

    • Currently certified as a Registered Nurse (RN) with the CNO.

  • 200 hr Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training, The Lab of Meditation

  • 100 hr ITD Mindfulness Teacher Training and Mentorship Program, Dora Kamau

  • 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training, IAM Yoga

  • Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Course, David Treleaven

  • Releasing Sexual Shame as Liberatory Practice CEU Training, Inclusive Therapists

A Few Past Collaborators & Partnerships…

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Focused on Impact

Grassroots

  • ‘A Return to Self’

    • A free, series of 3 wellness gatherings for women (trans, cis) and non-binary folks of color in July & August 2024. The purpose was to foster community connection amongst women of colour in Toronto through activities that explore wellbeing in a culturally relevant and trauma sensitive manner. We welcomed over 60 attendees.

    • Funded by the City of Toronto through the Local Leadership Grant

  • ‘Sacred Rest’

    • A free restorative yoga and sound bath gathering for 15 Black Mothers in the Toronto Area. It provided an opportunity for rest and healing in community along with the accessible takeaways for daily regulation. The central theme was ‘Rest as Reclamation’ - an act of reclaiming time, space and energy that Black mothers are often denied.

    • Funded by a grant provided by Weston’s Frontlines Centre

  • Led 4 community initiatives in 2020, funded by a youth micro grant, focused on COVID relief for Single Black mothers and Black households.

Business

  • Worked with many health and wellness brands under her previous consulting business, helping founders from all walks of life raise funding, grow revenue, streamline their operations and thrive in today’s modern healthcare landscape. In 2025, she has merged my consulting business with her personal wellness venture and continues to maintain long-term relationships with clients.

  • Helped founders raise institutional, private and non-dilutive fundraising

  • Completed several business plans, with 3 raising institutional investment.

Awards and Recognition

  • Blueprint Funding, AMEX

  • Gordon & Helen Love Entrepreneurship Award, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Irving Arnold Award for Innovation & Invention, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Nursing Award, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Akua Benjamin Award x2, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Social Venture Prize, Toronto Metropolitan University

  • Female Founders Grant, Enterprise Toronto

  • Rise Up Pitch Competition Winner, BBPA, CASA, BDC & BMO