SPRING 2026
Learn the Art of Self-Healing Through Ayurveda & Yoga
Wednesdays 3/4/26 - 4/15/26 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
You've tried cleanses, supplements, and wellness trends. Some help temporarily, but nothing seems to address what's really going on in your body.
What if you could:
Understand the root causes of your imbalances and common pathologies
Read the signs your body is constantly giving you (tongue, skin, face, digestion, energy)
Recognize which foods and practices support YOUR unique constitution
Cultivate the insight to make informed choices about your health
Healthwise Spring 2026 is an Ayurvedic deep dive for those ready to truly understand the art of self-healing, work intimately with the physical and energetic bodies, and develop the discernment to understand dis-ease at its roots.
How digestion (agni) determines what becomes nourishment vs. accumulation (ama)
How the quality of your food and your digestion shapes your blood, tiasues, energy, mood, and hormones
The seven dhatus as a living map of how nourishment becomes structure, stability, vitality, and joy
How to recognize signs of depletion, stagnation, or excess in your own body through daily self-observation (lakshana)
How stress and quality of metabolism, sleep, and hormone pathways are reflected in different tissues over time
Simple Ayurvedic practices to support each tissue — from digestion and circulation to nervous system health and reproductive vitality
How imbalance develops gradually (samprapti) — and how to interrupt it before symptoms become chronic
How to cultivate resilience, confidence, and trust in your body’s innate capacity to heal
Join us for Healthwise Spring 2026 and begin a journey that honors your whole self.
Are curious about the root causes of chronic patterns rather than just symptom relief
Want to develop genuine understanding, not just follow protocols
Are drawn to study the pathology of dis-ease and how balance is lost and restored
Seek to cultivate wisdom about your own health journey
Are ready to work intimately with diet, nutrition, and physical healing
Are a yoga teacher, health coach, or wellness practitioner seeking to understand the body more deeply
Prerequisites: While anyone committed to learning is welcome, this course assumes basic familiarity with Ayurvedic concepts (doshas, agni, ama). New to Ayurveda? Consider starting with our foundational Healthwise course (offered in the fall) or reach out to discuss if this is right for you.
7 weekly livestream sessions (recordings available for 90 days if you miss one)
Simple home practices and self-care rituals each week including guided constitution and imbalance assessment processes
Companion guide and journaling pages included
Resource library of yoga classes, meditation, and nidra classes
Chat Support M-F 9-5 during the course
Community space for questions, insights and ongoing learning
A 1:1 coaching call with Suzanne
Wednesdays 3/4/26-4/15/26
via Zoom from 1:00-2:30pm
In this 7-week journey, we explore how digestion transforms food and experience into the seven tissues (dhatus) that build your body, energy, and vitality. By understanding how these tissues form—and how imbalance begins—you’ll learn to read your body’s signs and interrupt dis-ease at its root.
Class 1 — Agni (digestive fire), Ama (toxic morbid waste) & How Food Becomes You
What you’ll learn:
The concepts and importance of agni & ama.
Why digestion matters just as much as what we eat, if not more so.
An introduction to the seven tissues of the body.
A basic introduction to the first tissue formed in the body: rasa or the plasma/lymph.
How to observe the tongue in relation to agni, ama, and rasa.
Class 2 — Rasa & Rakta The Plasma/Lymph and the Blood: Building Faith, Nourishment, and Confidence.
What you’ll learn:
The physical and emotional significance of rasa, the plasma or lymph, and rakta, the blood.
Signs of depletion vs. stagnation vs. excess in these tissues and what we can do Ayurvedically using food and lifestyle.
How to examine the quality of these tissues in relation to the skin, tongue, eyes, and emotions.
Class 3 — Mamsa & Meda Dhatu, Muscle and Adipose Tissue: Stability, Storage & Metabolism
The functions of muscle and adipose tissue in the body, physically and psychologically.
Meda or adipose tissue as a form of love.
Doshic tendencies in relation to how we store and burn fat as well as build muscle.
The role of insulin, glucagon, and exercise in metabolism and energy and their effect on these tissues.
Why eating healthy fats and protein is so important.
How to perform abhyanga or self-massage.
Class 4 — Asthi Dhatu, Bone Tissue: Stability, Boundaries & Longevity
The role asthi plays for us at the physical and mental/emotional levels.
The significance of the bones in relation to Vata dosha and the aging process.
The connection between colon health and the health of our bones.
How our bones relate to our ancestors.
Signs and symptoms of imbalances in the bone tissue, including the joints, teeth, and hair.
Foods and exercises that support healthy bones.
Class 5 — Majja Dhatu, Bone Marrow: The Nervous System, Depth & Repletion
Majja or bone marrow + nerve tissue and its role in sleep, energy, creativity, and mental clarity.
The necessity of the ether element or space in relation to the mind and nervous system and how to build it into your day.
How our diet and lifestyle can tilt us towards burnout and why that matters.
How to identify worry and adrenal fatigue on the face.
The role of the eyes as the access point of this tissue.
Tips for getting to bed early and how to achieve deeply restorative sleep.
Class 6 — Shukra & Artava Dhatu, The Reproductive Tissues: Vitality, Creativity & Joy
The subtle importance and functions of the reproductive system (apart from reproduction).
Why depletion here often follows long-term stress and leads to premature aging and weakened immunity.
How to identify if these organs are under stress by observing the face and ears.
Doshic correlations to menses and/or menopause and how to support those concerns Ayurvedically.
How to access joy and the ability to create at any age.
Class 7 — Integration: Samprapti or the Pathology of Dis-ease and How to Interrupt It
Introduction to samprapti using the tissues or dhatus that you now understand so well!
How imbalance moves from the subtle → gross and always begins in the gastrointestinal tract.
Where you are in the pathology of dis-ease and which of your tissues are involved.
How to connect different signs and symptoms you experience to the different stages of samprapti.
How seasonal cleansing interrupts this process of dis-ease, and how to do it in a way that meets you where you are.
Increased energy
Improved gut health
Balanced hormones
Balanced blood sugar levels
More ease and joy
More resilience
Heartfelt and intimate relationships
Empowered and confident
Purposeful living
Friendships that inspire and a supportive community
Read more results in the testimonials below…
Testimonials
Healthwise has greatly improved my Health, self care routine, and overall well being. I am feeling better, managing my chronic autoimmune illness, and mental health. My outlook on life, work, and family has also improved. Suzanne is very knowledgeable and very encouraging along your journey towards better health. I highly recommend signing up and joining for the year!
Nutritionist NYS
"I am a creature of habit, as are we all. Every year I make plans to give up old habits and start new ones. I always fail, and quickly. It is not just a matter of will. Anyone would tell you I am strong-willed to the point of stubborn. Suzanne gave me a new approach. She helped me to examine my daily routine, embrace my inner clock, and modify my behavior to incorporate new, healthy habits by understanding my personal, physical needs. And Suzanne did not create my new schedule alone, a testament to her loving, giving nature. She also provided me a community of like-minded women who nurtured and encouraged me. Thank you, Suzanne. I can’t wait for the next quarter."
Musician
Breathe.....for so many, today is bringing significant anxiety. This class, Healthwise, working with Suzanne, has helped me develop habits to counter days like today... and develop habits to improve my life. Still a work in progress but just finished watching some of Suzanne’s videos ... the only social media that will help me get through today peacefully. Check it out. Namaste.
Retired, Former Political Director at Rensselaer County District Attorney's Office
Revitalize with the Ancient Wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga
Alex Rice graduated from the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque, NM as an Ayurvedic Practitioner and began working for AyurPrana right after graduation. It has been one of the greatest blessings of her life to work alongside Dr. Vasant Lad, B.A.M.S., M.A.Sc., world-renowned Ayurvedic physician, author, teacher, and founder of the Ayurvedic Institute, as she supported him in his consultations both in NM and after the move to Asheville, NC. She also assisted him in his webinars and immersions the last six months in ABQ.
Most recently, Alex was the primary onsite practitioner at SoHum Mountain Healing Resort supporting clients before, during and after their panchakarma (PK) experiences, providing initial consultations to non-PK guests, and supporting Dr. Vasant Lad with his PK clients. Meanwhile, she was also seeing her own clients, moderating AyurPrana’s seasonal Home Cleanses, teaching the second year students at the Ayurvedic Institute, and supervising in the Student Clinic.
Suzanne Martin is a devoted practitioner and teacher of Yoga, Ayurveda, and Vedic wisdom whose life journey has been guided by a deep longing for truth and healing. Born in Germany and raised in the U.S. by her Korean mother, she has explored spiritual traditions across the world—from temples and cathedrals to ashrams and yoga centers—cultivating a rich path of study in Christianity, Buddhism, Tantra, and the Vedic sciences. With academic degrees in fine art and philosophy, and lived experience healing from physical injury and trauma through yogic and Ayurvedic practices, Suzanne brings both lived insight and compassion to her teaching. She received her foundational yoga trainings with teachers Jennilee Toner and Lauren Jay Toolin and later went on to study with a variety of living masters including Ram Lev and Devi. Her work has spanned from creating artwork for and co-publishing the book The Perfect Chaturanga: A Guide to Injury Prevention in Vinyasa Yoga to founding a nonprofit that brought yoga to inner-city teens, and supporting organizations like AyurPrana, The Wild Temple, and the American Meditation Institute. Today, she offers yoga health coaching and teaches classes, workshops, and trainings in service to the light of consciousness that lives in all beings.
While this program has the depth appropriate for YTT graduates and Ayurvedic practitioners, you do not have to have a certification to take Healthwise. This program is appropriate for anyone that wants to feel healthier, more grounded, and connected to their Highest Self.
Healthwise is for anyone who wants to make Self-Care a priority. It is for anyone that want’s to:
lose weight, eat healthier
meet fitness goals
create healthy morning and evening routines
get better sleep
have more energy
establish/deepen their meditation practice
build confidence
understand the purpose of life and how to live it
attune to Spirit
be more in touch with nature
heal and/or strengthen your immune system
experience less stress and more ease
have more fulfilling relationships
Students come from all walks of life. Some have been practicing yoga for 30 years some have no experience whatsoever. This is for anyone wanting to live their practice with integrity.
In a given week you might:
-Join the live coaching call for 90 minutes. Live preferred but recording can be listened to on your own time.
-Connect with your dharma buddy on your own time.
-Read supplemental materials for 10-30 minutes.
-Enjoy livestream and prerecorded yoga videos (optional).
-Work the habits into your life (variable).
This program is designed with full-time employees and parents in mind. You set the depth and the pace at which you transform. Generally we are spending 1.5 hours together and then there’s the doing of the habits/lifestyle changes recommended by yoga and Ayurveda.
Yes, Healthwise is 11 contact hours and 11 noncontact.
To submit your virtual hours as contact hours, simply follow these steps:
Go to www.yogaalliance.org and log into your account.
To Click “Teacher Dashboard” at the top right.
Click “Add Hours” under “Training Hours” on the right.
Scroll down to select the type of course you completed.
Select “In person with someone who is not a YACEP.”
Select “Some Contact Hours”. Click “Yes” when the system asks if your provider met the qualifications.
Then your next question it will ask for the instructor’s name.
Click the check box for “I assert that my Continuing Education Provider meets the above requirements”.
Input in your “Start Date” and “End Date”, as well as the “Continuing Education Activity” and the “Location” of the course.
You will then enter in your hours of completion of the course in the educational category chart.
Click “Assert” and “Save” when finished.
