PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hi, I’m Dr. Devi Sundar—an Integrative Mind-Body Medicine Consultant, Public Health Strategist, and Independent Public Health Researcher. I specialize in chronic and complex conditions, particularly chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) and their common co-morbidities, including mental health disorders, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), using an integrative framework connecting breath, brain function, metabolism, immunity, and emotional well-being.

In August 2021, I founded Lung Rehab Voyage, later renamed Tele-Therapies in 2023, where I currently serve as Clinical Director. In 2025, I also founded MindBody Synergy CIC, where I serve as Director, advancing integrative mind-body community health programs through creative arts and public health education initiatives. Through these organizations, I have produced educational resources, hosted webinars on respiratory and mental health, supported charities including Anxiety UK, COPD Foundation, Cancer Research UK, Nelson Trust, Age UK, and Caring for Communities and People, and fostered stakeholder relationships to enhance service delivery and collaboration. I contributed as a reviewer for the COPD-Research Advisory Group, emphasizing my commitment to evidence-based care.

Prior to Tele-Therapies and MindBody Synergy CIC, I spent three years at Cardiff University as a Lecturer in Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy, designing engaging hybrid team-based learning programs, leading modules in Health Promotion, Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Motivational Interviewing, Health Economics and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research. My work on hybrid team-based learning was published and accredited, culminating in recognition as a Fellow of Higher Education.

My clinical foundation was built over nearly a decade at St. Michael’s Hospital, Dublin, as Senior Respiratory Physiotherapist and Pulmonary Rehab Coordinator, where I led transformative pulmonary rehabilitation initiatives, mentored students and healthcare professionals, and published research advancing quality improvement. I further honed my expertise as Clinical Lead for Home Oxygen Services at Lancashire Teaching Hospital (2016–2018), ensuring person-centered care prescribing and supporting commissioning oxygen for chronic respiratory patients.

Throughout my career, I have presented at prestigious forums both as a guest speaker (key note) and poster, including the Irish Thoracic Society, Irish Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, International Lung Health Workshop, Respiratory Disease Forum, Community Cultural associations and the European Respiratory Society, where I continue to contribute to ERS Assemble 9 Allied Health Professionals, particularly in the Psychologist & Behaviour Scientist section. My early work across primary and secondary care in Ireland and diverse physiotherapy roles in India strengthened my clinical and managerial skills, underpinning a career dedicated to education, research, and patient-centered innovation.

With a multidisciplinary foundation spanning respiratory physiotherapy, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, neuroscience, Ayurveda, leadership, research, and project management, I translate complex science into practical, evidence-based strategies. I am the author of 30+ publications, including peer-reviewed research and eight self-help books, most recently Breath Beyond Illness: A Mind-Body Approach to Living with Lung Conditions. My work focuses on trauma-informed, culturally responsive care, integrating breathwork, neuroscience-informed coaching, creative arts, hypnotherapy, and Ayurveda to improve health outcomes and quality of life.