BIO
Natalie Martin
Integrative Health Practitioner, Yogini, Educator, and Writer
Behind the scenes of Sacred Perennial, you will find Natalie. An incredibly passionate soul when it comes to holistic health and other complementary and alternative modalities.
Natalie is an alumnus of the American College of Healthcare Sciences and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Integrative Health Sciences with Herbal Medicine Specialization with Honors in 2021. In addition, she earned a diploma in Holistic Health Practices with Honors, a diploma in Herbal Studies-Master Herbalist with Honors, a certificate in Natural Products Manufacturing with Honors, and a certificate in Iridology Consulting with Honors. Natalie is a published writer in the Aromatherapy Today International Journal, and her work has been cited in the European Journal of Casse Reports in Internal Medicine.
In addition to her academics, Natalie is a disciple of her Guru Swami Nikhilananda of JyotirmayAnanda Society, and Paramaguru Swami Jyotirmayananda of Yoga Research Foundation who is the last living disciple of the world-renowned Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, India. Through this guru-diksha relationship within a lineage of true Self-enlightened sages and saints, she was blessed with the name of Yogini Urmila Devi. The deep understanding of Vedantic wisdom and personal experience of applying Integral Yoga practices to her daily life (and witnessing the changes within herself) drives her passion to share this knowledge, combined with her academic knowledge, with others so that everyone can discover the light within and become the best version of themselves in this lifetime.