Maya Tiwari

Maya Tiwari is an Ayurveda matriarch, best-selling author, and thought leader working in the field for more than 35 years. She established the first Ayurvedic school in North America in 1981, the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda. Tiwari is also founder of the Mother Om Mission (MOM), a charitable organization in at-risk communities in New York that transforms disease and despair into wellness and joy.

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Finding Inner Stillness and Healing with Ahimsa
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Finding Inner Stillness and Healing with Ahimsa

The first cosmic law of ahimsa, the practice of non-harm, teaches us that to fulfill our humanity as a person we must strengthen our capacity to gain awareness.

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Maya Tiwari belongs to one of the oldest known ancestral lineage of Veda Vyasa. An ovarian cancer survivor at age 23, she has personally helped thousands of women to heal from devastating disorders.

Through her global humanitarian work at Living Ahimsa, World Peace Mandala, and Honor Ancestors' Conferences, participants are taught to spread practices that promote inner peace, ancestral wellness, and create harmony with Mother Earth.

Maya is a regular Featured Speaker at the Parliament of the World Religions and other inter-faith and holistic health conferences worldwide. Tiwari is also the recipient of the Dhanvantari Award and AAPNA's Rishi Award for her outstanding work in Ayurvedic medicine.