Sudha Suthanthiram
Working as a network security research engineer at Bell Labs in her early 20s, she was enjoying the worldly success but feeling a deep longing for something more fulfilling. One day she quit her job and started a journey into many unknown spaces. She left behind her philosophical questions and took on life as a playground and laboratory to understand the human experience and to get to her true self.
She dove into the world of performing arts--modeling, dancing and acting—in the creative capital of the world, New York City. She studied film and theatre acting at The Stella Adler Studio for Acting and soon found herself modelling for Fashion Week, hosting a radio show through ImaginAsian and acting in a Tamil film.
After a life-transforming stay in India learning at a dance school and different ashrams, meditation centres and healing spaces, she returned to the US in 2008 and founded DiscoverSwasth, a non-profit organization dedicated to Art and Healing. Later, upon moving back to India, she delved into theatre, art therapy, permaculture and teaching yoga, movement and drama in schools for children and eventually into Dhrupad music.
In 2018, she started sharing her perspective and insights through Breathe with Sudha videos and holding space for others through holistic wellness coaching sessions. She was once told that all the questions that she had asked and all the answers that she had received were not meant for her. They were meant for others. She felt the truth in those words. Her offering had to be her wealth of experiences and insights.
In 2022, life gave birth to A Sunlit Path through her. The center is inspired by her reverence for the spiritual knowledge in her homeland of Tamilnadu, guided by her rich and varied experiences and a result of her longing for a holistic life immersed in song, dance, prayer, nature and healing in community.
Her training includes:
Dance - Kalakshetra Foundation, Chennai, India
Music - Drupad Sansthan, Bhopal, India
Acting - The Stella Adler Studio for Acting, New York, NY
Art Therapy – The Studio for Movement Arts and Therapies (SMArT), Bangalore, India
Yoga - Sivananda Yoga Dhanwantari Ashram, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Meditation - Vipassana Meditation, Bangalore, Chennai, Massachusetts, Virginia, Tiruvannamalai
Improv Comedy – Magnet Theatre, New York, NY
As an engineer, she worked for over six years in the Telecom Industry on top-secret research projects for Bell Laboratories in the field of Network Security. Her technical training includes:
Masters in Electrical Engineering – Columbia University, New York, NY
Bachelors in Electrical Engineering – UT-Pan American, Edinburgh, TX