Maya Tiwari is an Ayurveda Matriarch, Peace Leader, Humanitarian, and a best-selling author of multiple books. She has been in the field for more than 35 years.
Fondly called Mother Maya, or Maa, she established the first Ayurvedic school in North America in 1981 (the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda) and founded the Mother Om Mission, a charitable organization that works in the at-risk communities of New York.
Among the many gems she has restored to the earth-based education of Ayurveda are the sadhana of food, breath and sound; the earth therapies of Pancha Karma, and the long-lost lunar education for women’s healing.
Maa has been meticulously trained in the Vedas, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Vedic Chants, and also in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.
A life-threatening ovarian cancer survivor at age 23, she has personally helped thousands of women to heal from devastating disorders.
Maya served for two decades as a Vedic monk, belonging to India’s prestigious Veda Vyasa lineage.
In 2010, Maya made the radical decision to renounce her monastic title to be of wider service to the populations in need.
Through her global work, Maya promotes practices that invite inner peace, ancestral wellness and that which creates harmony with Mother Earth.
Spiritual pioneer, Maya is a regular Featured Speaker at the Parliament of the World Religions.
Maa is also the recipient of the Dhanvantari Award and AAPNA’s Rishi Award for her outstanding work in Ayurvedic medicine.
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Path of Practice
Ayurveda: A Life of Balance
CONNECT WITH MAYA:
Website: http://mayatiwari.com
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