nisha ahuja is a Certified Intimacy Coordinator whose screen credits include Never Have I Ever, Mayans MC, and The Drop: A Snowfall Saga. A guest teacher with CINTIMA and Intimacy Coordinators Canada, an IPEC Certification Board Member, and a Cultural Sensitivity Reader and Media/Script Consultant, nisha brings expertise across race, gender, LGBTQ+ identities, disability, kink, and polyamory. Grounded in trauma-informed practice, nisha’s collaborative approach cultivates creative environments where artists can thrive and tell authentic stories with care, clarity, and confidence.

nisha’s work draws on more than 20 years of international experience creating, performing, and teaching in physical theatre. Acting credits include the National Acting Company of the National Arts Centre of Canada, Canadian Stage, Buddies in Bad Times, Native Earth, and Factory Theatre. A published playwright, nisha’s works include 30 People Watching, Un-Settling, Cycle of a Sari, and Yoga Cannibal. nisha also works as a voice actor and brings more than a decade of experience as a trauma-informed Ayurvedic Medicine Practitioner, with a focus on mental health and nervous system support, Ayurvedic Somatics and Yogic Medicine, and Embodied Racial Healing + Equity.

Committed to the power of small acts to create social change, nisha centers playfulness, compassion, and joy in both life and practice. Dancing, singing, songwriting, meditative practice and study, meaningful connection, community care, spirituality, and ceremony sustain nisha’s commitment to collective joy and liberation.