She worked as the clinical director of The Fertile Soul, an Oriental medicine fertility program geared to both patients and practitioners. She was one of the founders and main educators of the Clinical Excellence in Fertility Program, an international community of Oriental medicine practitioners dedicated to understanding and practicing integrative fertility treatment. Completing her Master’s degree in 1995, then her doctorate in 2005 she completed a randomized clinical placebo controlled trial involving herbal medicine and menopause. She worked as a faculty member in both the masters and doctoral programs at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in the USA, and is a visiting faculty member at Qing Bai Institute in the Netherlands.

Her deep and practical understanding of Chinese Gynecology and her emphasis of Chinese Medicine as an art form make her a popular teacher. Saraswati believes that the first step toward healing is to return to the laws of nature and encourages her patients to begin longevity practices in order to enhance fertility. She is currently writing a book about Yang Sheng and Fertility enhancement that weaves together Taoist, Yogic, and Contemplative practices as a methodology for healing infertility. Her newest program is Fertility Yoga, with a DVD launch set for autumn of 2011 and patient workshops already scheduled. Saraswati uses telemedicine to work directly with individual patients worldwide, teaches intensive workshops on the subjects of Gynecology to practitioners of Chinese medicine and Yoga, and she holds patient retreats to help women reclaim and revitalize their health and fertility.

When she’s not practicing yoga, or traveling teaching about it, Dr. Markus happily serves as founder and clinical director of Nourishing Life in Asheville, NC. Some of her passions include music, calligraphy, tea ceremony, ikebana, travel, tennis, basketball, and long walks with her husband Raghu and her dogs.