I believe that healing is not about chasing perfection. It is about restoring connection.
Sarajean Rudman
Sarajean Rudman
M.S., M.A., MAVIM, DHSc (ABD), E-RYT-500, CAP (NAMA), CDN (CT)
Integrative Nutritionist | Ayurvedic Practitioner | Health and Wellness Educator | Yoga Teacher
Core Faculty, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
For nearly two decades, I have studied, practiced, and taught across nutrition, integrative health, Ayurveda, health and wellness coaching, behavior change, and yoga. My work has evolved through years of clinical practice, university teaching, yoga education, and working directly with people who want to understand their health in a more complete way.
I hold a Doctor of Health Science degree and three master’s degrees spanning nutrition, integrative health, Ayurveda, and health and wellness disciplines. I am a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist (CDN), Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner (CAP), and E-RYT 500 yoga teacher. I serve as Core Faculty at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and have taught graduate and undergraduate students in integrative health and wellness for the last decade.
Over the years, I have become less interested in separating these disciplines and much more interested in the places where they meet. Nutrition affects energy, mood, and how we age. Stress affects digestion and sleep. Relationships affect health. Movement changes how we feel. Our environment shapes our behavior. And knowing what supports us does not necessarily mean we know how to live it.
That understanding is at the heart of my work today and the foundation of Connection Is Purpose™, the CONNECT™ Method, UPSTREAM™, and Harvesting Awareness™.
Mission
My mission is to help people understand their health more fully, reconnect with the intelligence of their bodies, and make meaningful changes that can live inside their actual lives.
I bring nutrition, Ayurveda, coaching, yoga, behavior change, and human connection into one thoughtful approach rather than asking people to navigate each of them in isolation. I want people to leave this work knowing themselves better, understanding what supports them, and feeling more capable of living in a way that reflects what matters to them.
Vision
My vision is a more connected understanding of health.
One that respects science and traditional wisdom. One that recognizes that food, movement, sleep, stress, relationships, environment, behavior, and purpose are not separate pieces of a person.
I want to create work that helps people move upstream, listen more closely to themselves, nourish their bodies well, and become more present in their own lives and with one another.
This is not about pursuing perfect health.
It is about being more fully connected to the life you are already living.
TEDx Talk: Protect Yourself from Crimes Against Wisdom
Watch my TEDx talk on the Ayurvedic concept of Prajnaparadha, or "crimes against wisdo
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