about our team

Kavita Maharaj

Kavita is the owner and operator of Red Door Yoga® in Nanaimo, BC. She is an internationally certified Senior Yoga Teacher, as well as a nationally certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition & Wellness Specialist. Kavita’s introduction to yoga began over 25 years ago when her father, Krishna Maharaj Sharma, a traditionally practicing yogi, introduced her to Kriya Yoga. Since this time, she has become both a well-respected and accredited Yoga Teacher and Yoga Teacher Trainer.

Kavita approaches her clients and students from the perspective of wholistic health; with the understanding that true wellness comes from nurturing Peace of Mind, Health of Body, and Vitality of Spirit. She has authored and implemented a number of unique and highly successful rehabilitative and preventative programs which have made her known within the Nanaimo medical community as highly knowledgeable, genuinely caring, and integrity-based. She has been a Health and Wellness presenter for various private and public organizations both within British Columbia and Ontario. Kavita’s undergraduate training at Queen’s University as an Honours Degree Bachelor of Fine Arts has allowed her to effectively aid her clients in releasing their own creativity and thus enabling the growth of spirit. She is a natural-born teacher with a genuine love of passing along knowledge and helping others.