<p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Maa has been meticulously trained in the Vedas, Vedanta, Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Vedic Chants, and also in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra.</p>
<p>A life-threatening ovarian cancer survivor at age 23, she has personally helped thousands of women to heal from devastating disorders.</p>
<p>Maya served for two decades as a Vedic monk, belonging to India’s prestigious Veda Vyasa lineage. </p>
<p>In 2010, Maya made the radical decision to renounce her monastic title to be of wider service to the populations in need.</p>
<p>Through her global work, Maya promotes practices that invite inner peace, ancestral wellness and that which creates harmony with Mother Earth.</p>
<p>Spiritual pioneer, Maya is a regular Featured Speaker at the Parliament of the World Religions.</p>
<p>Maa is also the recipient of the Dhanvantari Award and AAPNA’s Rishi Award for her outstanding work in Ayurvedic medicine.</p>
<p>BOOKS MENTIONED:</p>
<p>The Path of Practice</p>
<p>Ayurveda: A Life of Balance</p>
<p>CONNECT WITH MAYA:</p>
<p>Website: <a href="http://mayatiwari.com">http://mayatiwari.com</a></p>
<p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MayaTiwari">https://www.facebook.com/MayaTiwari</a></p>
<p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wiseearth/">https://www.instagram.com/wiseearth/</a></p>
