I believe that healing is not about chasing perfection. It is about restoring connection.

Sarajean Rudman

M.S., M.A., MAVIM, DHSc (ABD), E-RYT-500, CAP (NAMA), CDN (CT)

Founder of Connection Is Purpose™

I am Core Faculty at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and an adjunct professor at Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Integrative Health and Maharishi International University, where I teach integrative health, yoga, Ayurveda, nutrition, wellness, and behavior change.

My academic training includes graduate degrees in health and wellness coaching, clinical nutrition, and Ayurveda and integrative medicine. I am currently completing my dissertation for my doctorate in Health Sciences with a focus in clinical education.

I am a licensed Nutritionist in the state of Connecticut and a Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), with a clinical focus on whole-person health and a salutogenic approach to digestion, metabolism, hormones, and beyond.

I am also a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, E-RYT 500-hour Yoga Teacher, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, and Health and Wellness Coach. I work integratively with complementary and alternative practices rooted in tradition and conventional biomedicine rooted in research. My approach is evidence-informed and relationship-centered, and I treat every client with deep respect, cultural competence, kindness, awareness, and love.

I have been a speaker on the TEDx stage, have taught at festivals including Wanderlust and Yoga Journal Live, and am a contributing author to textbooks and other publications.