Susan Weis-Bohlen

Susan Weis-Bohlen, the former owner of Breathe Bookstore Café in Baltimore, is an Ayurvedic consultant, retreat leader, and meditation and writing teacher. She is the author of the best-sellers Ayurveda Beginner’s Guide: Essential Ayurvedic Principles and Practices to Balance and Heal Naturally (Sourcebooks); Seasonal Self-Care Rituals: Eat, Breathe, Sleep and Move Better According to Your Dosha (Simon & Schuster); and The Beginner’s Guide to Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Ancient Healing for Modern Life (Quarto). She is also a contributor to the Llewellyn Eight Chakra book series Energy Centers Simplified and Applied. Susan also writes for the AARP online publication The Ethel and in her Substack newsletter @susanweisbohlen.substack.com

Susan began practicing, studying, and teaching Ayurveda after a profound personal experience with the Ayurvedic cleansing technique of panchakarma in 2007 at the Chopra Center. She has studied with many teachers, including Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. John Douillard, Dr. Vasant Lad, and Amadea Morningstar, in India and the United States. Susan was on the board of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA) from 2018–2023.  

Susan has been leading retreats and workshops for nearly 20 years, including traveling regularly to India and introducing Ayurveda to hundreds of people. She now leads Write and Roam retreats to Iceland and Bhutan.  

She lives in Reisterstown, Maryland, with her husband Larry and their dogs Ella, a rescue from West Virginia, and Joonie, a rescue from Pune, India.