Nikita Thakrar

Nikita Thakrar is an award-winning author, keynote speaker and mentor, recognised for her work guiding high-achieving professionals from unconscious patterns into purposeful leadership. As the Founder of Journey from Karma to Dharma®, Nikita is best known for translating ancient wisdom into practical insight, helping audiences align success with wellbeing and clarity.

Nikita’s early career was rooted in movement, creativity and discipline. She spent over two decades as a dance performer and dharma educator, forming and leading her own Indian classical dance company which later became an award-winning studio. A significant health diagnosis in her mid-twenties marked a turning point. Forced to step away from full-time performance, Nikita began exploring mindfulness, meditation, energy healing and spiritual psychology, not as theory but as lived practice. This period became formative, transforming challenge into direction and laying the groundwork for her later work in conscious leadership, resilience and personal transformation.

Over time, Nikita evolved into a globally respected voice in wellbeing and purpose-led performance. She is the author of ‘Meditation Through Poetry’, a widely acclaimed work that won an International Impact Award for its contribution to personal development. Nikita is also the creator of proprietary frameworks such as Reiki Ritual™ and the Dharma Diploma, blending science, spirituality and embodied learning. Her signature keynote Dance with Your Dharma uniquely combines storytelling, mindfulness and live performance, setting her apart as a speaker who delivers both intellectual and experiential impact. In 2025, Nikita expanded her reach further with the launch of her digital library and podcast, which ranked among the UK’s Top 50 podcasts for spirituality, bringing her work to a global audience.

Nikita is hired by organisations seeking meaningful change without abstraction. She speaks on purpose-led leadership, mindfulness for high performers, resilience in times of change, emotional and energetic wellbeing, and transforming adversity into strength. These topics are increasingly vital as pressure, burnout and disconnection affect both people and performance. Nikita brings credibility through lived experience and clarity through practical tools, enabling audiences to pause, reset and lead with confidence. One corporate audience described leaving her keynote with renewed focus and tangible strategies they could apply immediately. For conferences, leadership programmes and wellbeing initiatives, Nikita offers depth, presence and lasting impact, inspiring people to move forward with intention rather than momentum.