Areas of Expertise: Alternative Education, Arts, Business, Camps, Community Development, Employment, Health, Health Promotion, Iwi, Leadership Development, Mental Health, Mentoring, NEET, Pasifika, Rainbow, Refugee/Migrant, School, Social Entrepreneurship, Social space, Social Service, Tertiary Education, Whānau Service, Volunteer, Youth Health, Young Parents
My kaitiakitanga (supervision) is mana-enhancing and grounded in Te Whare Tapa Whā. I was honored to become a Member of the NZ Order of Merit for my youth mahi and I'm dedicated to empowering others to approach rangatahi & mahi challenges with the right tools and skills.
“Kristina is skilled at ‘holding space’ for a broad range of people. Her passion for her work and desire to share it is the real deal. I can’t think of a single person who wouldn’t benefit from working with Kristina. If you would like to have a little more freedom in your life and thoughts, I would highly recommend having a session.”
He whangai ahau, kāore au i te mohio i tōku whakapapa. Tōku pepeha e hono ana kī tōku whānau.
Nō ngā hou e whā Te maunga mō te hononga ā wairua ki Maungakiekie
Te awa mō te hononga ā wairua ki Waima
Te moana mō te hononga ā wairua ki Te Manukanuka o Hoturoa
Te wāhi mō te hononga ā wairua ki Hokianga me Te whenua Tominika
Ngā tāngata mō te hononga ā wairua, ko te whānau Atawhai
“Kristina has helped me to relax and gain peace of mind. It’s not hyperbole to say that the time spent with Kristina has changed the way I live my life for the better. Kristina has an amazing energy and ability to put anyone at ease. At first, I was very sceptical at first but once we’d done a few sessions I saw that it was an amazing tool. It’s helped me to relax and be less judgemental in my day-to-day to life.”
— Dominic, Youth worker
“I’m a walking cliche - too busy, too tired, too stressed and too highly strung. At times, I’ve struggled to sleep and get enough downtime into my life. Then I found Kristina Cavit and learnt how to stop, relax and concentrate on the important things in life via Mindfulness and meditation. Now I have balanced out my work with more yoga, more relaxation and more quality time. And I’ve ceased having sleep troubles.”
- Kirsten, Company director.
Experience & Expertise
Qualified supervisor (NZQA, Level 5 Supervision). Supervising since 2013. Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Finalist for Young New Zealander of the Year (2018) & recipient of a Local Hero Award (2014)
Founder of The Kindness Institute and NPH NZ. Co-Founder of Fat Yoga NZ & Co-founder of TAIORA, Mental health trainings for youth workers, educators & health professionals
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Mind body medicine, University of Massachusetts) & The Work of Byron Katie (200+ hours facilitation)
Mindfulness and yoga training for marginalized youth with the Holistic Life Foundation (Baltimore, USA). Certified yoga teacher.
Te reo Māori Level 5 Diploma graduate (Te Wānanga Takiura) & Bachelor of Arts (University of Hawaii, University of Salamanca, University of Auckland).