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

Sarajean Walsh Rudman (Sj) is Core Faculty at the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, where she completed her professional yoga teacher training in 2009. At Kripalu, she leads immersive programs in yoga, Ayurveda, integrative wellness, fitness, cooking, and personal transformation, helping students translate ancient wisdom traditions into practical tools for modern living.

A yoga educator and practitioner, clinical nutritionist, Ayurvedic practitioner, and health educator with more than two decades of experience, Sarajean’s work bridges contemplative traditions and modern health science to support sustainable well-being and meaningful behavior change. Her teaching is rooted in relationship between teacher and student, body and mind, and the individual and the larger community.

For the past decade, Sarajean has also served as an integrative healthcare professor, teaching undergraduate and graduate students in integrative health, health and wellness coaching, Ayurveda, nutrition, and holistic lifestyle medicine. She has led yoga teacher trainings across several institutions and is known for her relationship-centered approach to education and her ability to translate complex science and traditional wisdom into accessible, embodied practice.

Sarajean holds an M.S. in Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health, an M.A. in Health and Wellness Coaching, and a Master’s in AyurVeda and Integrative Medicine (MAVIM). Having completed her doctoral coursework, she is completing her dissertation for a Doctorate in Health Sciences (DHSc), with anticipated graduation in December 2026.

She is a Kripalu-trained E-RYT-500 yoga teacher and Kripalu Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, a NAMA-credentialed Ayurvedic Practitioner (CAP), a board-certified Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS), a licensed Certified Dietitian Nutritionist (CDN) in Connecticut, and a certified health and wellness coach. She also holds additional certifications in fitness and coaching modalities.

Across her work as an educator, practitioner, and teacher, Sarajean is guided by a simple philosophy: we are all in this together, only as separate as the fingers on our hands.