Dr. Sunyata Shyam, PhD

Dr. Sunyata Shyam has been studying and practicing natural healing for over a quarter of a century. With both formal and traditional training in natural medicine, her studies culminated in a PhD in Holistic Health Education, a healing modality combining ancient wisdom with modern science and application.

An expert in optimal nutrition, body detox, and herbal and Yogic therapies, Dr. Shyam specializes in chronic disease reversal and optimal health achievement. She offers a wide range of healing expertise.

She is certified as a Vegan Chef, mastering the art of cooking delicious and nutritious food; a Birth and Postpartum Doula, helping mothers welcome their babies happily and healthily; and a Yoga Acharya (teacher) in the lineage of VaShi Yoga. She is also a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) with decades of dedicated experience.

Along with her bustling healing practice in downtown Farmington, Maine, Dr. Shyam currently lives and operates at a Yoga and healing retreat center in the western mountains of Maine, where she guides her clients to reach a state of true, flourishing health.

Upcoming Programs by Dr. Sunyata Shyam, PhD

Eat to Live: Cooking for Your Biology

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June 5 - 7, 2026

Every living being on Earth has a diet nature intended for it. A lion eats meat. A cow eats grass. A hummingbird drinks nectar. If they eat anything else, they weaken, lose their health, and eventually die. Even our cars are the same—put diesel in a gasoline engine and it won’t run. Humans are no […]

Ashram Adventures: A Family Weekend of Yoga & Discovery

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July 31 - August 2, 2026

Nestled on 140 forested acres in the mountains of Maine, Sat Manav Yoga Ashram offers a rare weekend designed to restore, inspire, and unify your whole family. Step away from the noise, scattered energy, and screen-filled days and return to something real, time-tested, and deeply fulfilling. Here, Yoga isn’t just a class—it’s how we live. […]

Eat to Live: Cooking for Your Biology

Also With Jaya Yogini

August 7 - 9, 2026

Every living being on Earth has a diet nature intended for it. A lion eats meat. A cow eats grass. A hummingbird drinks nectar. If they eat anything else, they weaken, lose their health, and eventually die. Even our cars are the same—put diesel in a gasoline engine and it won’t run. Humans are no […]

Eat to Live: Cooking for Your Biology

Also With Jaya Yogini

October 30 - November 1, 2026

Every living being on Earth has a diet nature intended for it. A lion eats meat. A cow eats grass. A hummingbird drinks nectar. If they eat anything else, they weaken, lose their health, and eventually die. Even our cars are the same—put diesel in a gasoline engine and it won’t run. Humans are no […]