Nisha Purushotham
she/we
Nisha Purushotham is a queer femme, liberatory coach, cultural facilitator, network weaver, writer, musician, and ritualist. She is the founder and principal of Kriya Coaching and Consulting, which specializes in 1:1 coaching for women of color and LGBTQIA+ people of color and liberatory leadership training and retreats for movement leaders who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. In Sanskrit, kriya means effortless flow.
Within Nisha’s divine audience are artists, creatives, healers, activist scholars, spiritual leaders, cultural workers, ritualists, and social impact entrepreneurs who seek deeper attunement with their embodied wisdom, intuition, erotic power, imagination, and authentic voice. Nisha’s coach partners are often empaths and highly sensitive people who want to connect more intentionally with their wise, well, and vibrant ancestors and Spirit. Nisha integrates somatics, parts work, ancestral lineage healing, guided visualization, inquiry into needs and values, and voice-based sound healing to support her coach partners in embodying their purpose with more courage, freedom, and joy.
Nisha became a Certified Liberatory Coach in 2021 through CHJL’s inaugural cohort. She joined CHJL’s Wisdom Council in 2024 and became a CHJL coach mentor in 2025. Nisha is also an affiliate consultant, network weaver, and certified trainer of the Interaction Institute for Social Change, which works with individuals, organizations, and networks committed to collaborative, transformational, and long-term change for social justice and racial equity. One other role Nisha holds with care is being a mama to Nishant, a musical gamer who loves anime, soccer, and mythology.
To learn more about Nisha and what she is reflecting on and experimenting with, please visit her blog.
📍 LOCATION: Lenapehoking (also known as Nyack, NY)
✨ INTERESTS: Poetry, song channeling, drumming, writing, long walks, meals with loved ones, being with Nishant, listening to rivers and birdsong, and daily communion with Ma Durga.
🌎 LANGUAGES: English
