SPRING 2026
Learn the Art of Self-Healing Through Ayurveda & Yoga
Wednesdays 3/4/25 - 4/15/25 | 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
Become fluent in the language of your own body
Cultivate the insight to make informed choices about your health
Healthwise Spring 2026 goes deeper than our foundational course. This is for those ready to truly understand the art of self-healing, work intimately with the physical and energetic bodies, and and develop the discernment to understand dis-ease at its roots.
This isn't Healthwise 101 - this is a Healthwise Deep Dive
While our fall/winter cohorts introduce all five koshas (body, energy, mind, wisdom, bliss),
Spring 2026 focuses intensively on the first two layers where most imbalances begin:
✨Annamaya Kosha (Physical Body) - Deep dive into nutrition, dhatus (tissues), lakshana (symptoms/signs), and how nutrition builds or depletes health
✨ Pranamaya Kosha (Energy Body) - Advanced work with prana, understanding the patterns of vitality and depletion, and practices for sustainable energy
You'll Learn:
Lakshana - The art of reading signs and symptoms (what your body is telling you)
Tongue Diagnosis - How to read your tongue daily to track imbalances
The 7 Dhatus - Understanding tissues (plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone, marrow, reproductive) and how they are built, maintained, or depleted
Ayurveda meets Modern Science - Bridging ancient wisdom with contemporary understanding of physiology
Root Cause Exploration - Moving beyond symptom management to understand the deeper patterns of dis-ease
Personalized Insight - Learning to read YOUR body's unique signals based on YOUR constitution and current state
Join us for Healthwise Spring 2026 and begin a journey that honors your whole self.
You understand Ayurveda foundations or have completed Healthwise before and want to deepen your understanding
Are a yoga teacher, health coach, or wellness practitioner seeking to understand the body more deeply
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
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
The koshas are the five interconnected layers of our being according to ancient Vedic wisdom. By working with all five layers as one integrated whole, we create transformation that touches every aspect of our lives. In Healthwise Fall we explore foundations, in Spring we dive deeper with more Ayurveda and clinical studies so you can understand your body, the causes of imbalances, and awaken your inner healer.
Week 1: Foundations of Self-Healing & Awakening the Inner Healer
The concept of the "inner healer" - cultivating svadhyaya (self-study) for health
Introduction to Lakshana - learning to read signs and symptoms as information
Tongue diagnosis basics - daily self-observation practice
The 5 Koshas as your map for understanding health holistically
Clinical Study: Reading tongue signs in real-time
Week 2: Annamaya Kosha Deep Dive Part 1 - Agni & the Foundations of Digestion
Understanding digestive fire (agni) and its role in health vs. dis-ease
The types of agni and their manifestations
Food as nourishment vs. ama (toxins) - understanding the transformation
Seasonal and constitutional nutrition
Clinical Study: Assessing your agni through observation of signs and symptoms
Week 3: Annamaya Kosha Deep Dive Part 2 - The 7 Dhatus (Seven Tissues)
How nourishment becomes tissue: the dhatu transformation sequence
The seven dhatus: rasa, rakta, mamsa, meda, asthi, majja, shukra/artava
Reading patterns of dhatu imbalance through signs and symptoms
Supporting strong dhatus through diet and lifestyle
Ayurveda and modern science: understanding tissues through both lenses
Clinical Study: Dhatu assessment - recognizing patterns of imbalance
Week 4: Pranamaya Kosha Deep Dive Part 1 - The 5 Vayus & Movement of Prana
Understanding the five currents of prana (prana, apana, samana, udana, vyana)
Recognizing vayu imbalances through their unique manifestations
Pranayama as support - specific practices for specific patterns
Cultivating sustainable vitality through energy awareness
Clinical Study: Identifying your primary vayu patterns
Week 5: Pranamaya Kosha Deep Dive Part 2 - Ojas, Tejas, Prana (The Subtle Essences)
The three vital essences and their interrelationship
Recognizing patterns of deficiency, excess, or imbalance in each
Practices that support resilient energy and immunity (ojas)
Understanding how energetic imbalances manifest physically
Clinical Study: Assessing your subtle essence patterns
Week 6: Manomaya & Vijnanamaya Kosha - Mind & Wisdom in Understanding Health
How mental-emotional patterns influence physical well-being
The role of stress, unprocessed emotions, and thought patterns in dis-ease
Accessing inner wisdom (buddhi) to guide your health journey
Distinguishing between mental activity and intuitive knowing
Meditation and contemplation as tools for insight
Clinical Study: Exploring the connections between your mental-emotional patterns and physical manifestations
Week 7: Anandamaya Kosha & Integration - Cultivating Wisdom for Ongoing Self-Care
The role of joy, purpose, and spiritual connection in sustained well-being
Devotion (bhakti) and meaning as foundations of health
Integration: Weaving physical, energetic, mental, wisdom, and spiritual understanding
Designing your personalized self-care sadhana
Seasonal rhythms for ongoing balance
Recognizing when to seek additional support
Clinical Study: Your complete self-assessment and integrated understanding
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.
