Susie Colles is a dietitian turned natural health practitioner on a journey. During her thirty-year career she completed a Bachelor of Science in human movement; a Master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics; a PhD that examined links between weight management, eating behavior, metabolism, and psychology; more than twelve hundred hours of formal Āyurveda study under experienced Indian and Western Ayurvedic doctors; and pub- lished a dozen peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Susie has worked as a fitness expert; a clinical dietitian specializing in diabetes, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders, cystic fibrosis, and aged care; a weight loss counselor working with people one- on-one and in groups; a health researcher; university lecturer; Susie Colles is a dietitian turned natural health practitioner on a journey. During her thirty-year career she completed a Bachelor of Science in human movement; a Master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics; a PhD that examined links between weight management, eating behavior, metabolism, and psychology; more than twelve hundred hours of formal Āyurveda study under experienced Indian and Western Ayurvedic doctors; and pub- lished a dozen peer-reviewed scientific papers.
Susie has worked as a fitness expert; a clinical dietitian specializing in diabetes, kidney disease, gastrointestinal disorders, cystic fibrosis, and aged care; a weight loss counselor working with people one- on-one and in groups; a health researcher; university lecturer; public speaker; health writer; international volunteer in women’s health; yoga therapist, and Ayurvedic practitioner.
At the personal level, Susie has lived the diet mentality, and suffered debilitating sinus pain, inflammatory bowel disease, and migraines—all partly aggravated and healed by diet. Experiencing people’s struggles and frustrations, she has reflected deeply on what, how, and why people eat; what causes disease; and ever-broadening definitions of health.
Having trained and worked in the West, it was only after moving to India and formally studying Āyurveda, that the science and art of nutritional healing truly resonated for Susie. Personally, she found therapeutic answers, established a profound relationship with food, a naturally comfortable body weight, and ever-deepening sense of health.
Today she works as a yoga therapist and Ayurvedic health practitioner, with entire beings, within social settings and natural cycles, offering ideas and practices to guide balanced health, self-knowledge, and spiritual freedom.
Susie grew up in Australia; has lived in Europe, Africa, and Asia; and currently lives in the hills of Southern India. Find her website at susiecolles.com....more
This is the final blog in a four-part series to explore the Ayurvedic view of drinking, and the qualities of common beverages. The first post considered just how much fluid we each need each day. The second took an in-de...