Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 2025
Renowned Spiritual Leader Maya Tiwari Launches Powerful New Book: “I Am Shakti”
A call to reclaim feminine power, inner healing, and global harmony
New York, NY – World-renowned spiritual teacher, healer, and peace leader Maya Tiwari—hailed for her four decades of transformative work in interfaith healing and wellness—announces the release of her latest book, I Am Shakti: Reclaiming Women’s Innate Power to Heal Themselves and Restore Balance, Health, Love, and Joy for All Beings.
A survivor of terminal cancer at 23 and communal violence at 73, Maya Tiwari embodies the resilience, wisdom, and compassion she teaches. Her new work, I Am Shakti, is a bold and timely manifesto that empowers women to reclaim their inner Shakti—the Vedic principle of the divine feminine—and use it as a force for healing, justice, and peace in a fractured world. Maya writes: “World peace and wellness are entirely dependent on awakening individual awareness for inner harmony.”
A Global Voice for Peace and Inner Medicine
For over 40 years, Maya Tiwari has been a prominent voice in the global wellness and spiritual community. She has served as a keynote speaker at more than 100 international conferences—including the Parliament of the World’s Religions, where she spoke alongside the Dalai Lama; the Global Peace Congress of Women’s Spiritual Leaders in Geneva; and the UN Millennium Peace Summit in New York.
Maya is the founder of the Wise Earth School of Ayurveda, the first school of its kind in North America, established in 1981. She pioneered the global Living Ahimsa: The Power of Peace movement, embarking upon a 10-year world tour that inspired more than 250,000 people to take the Vow of Ahimsa—a commitment to nonviolence in thought, speech, and action.
She has received numerous honors, including the Dhanvantari International Award and the Rishi Award for her groundbreaking contributions to Ayurveda education.
A Life of Devotion, Simplicity, and Service
For over 25 years, Maya served as a Vedic monk in the esteemed Veda Vyasa lineage. In recent years, she chose to renounce her monastic title—Her Holiness, Sri Swami Mayatitananda—to walk a simpler path and remain accessible to those in need.
She continues to lead the Mother Om Mission (MOM) in Guyana, a charitable organization that brings healing education to at-risk communities, transforming poverty, despair, and violence into wellness and empowerment.
About the Book: I Am Shakti
Rooted in ancient Vedic wisdom and modern-day urgency, I Am Shakti is both a personal and collective call to action. Maya weaves her own powerful story with spiritual insight, practical healing practices, and historical context to explore how patriarchal systems have suppressed the feminine—and how reclaiming Shakti energy is essential for global healing.
“I Am Shakti is the bold and powerful manifesto our world needs now more than ever.”
With compassion and clarity, Maya offers a sacred blueprint for women—and all beings—to awaken to their inherent healing power and restore balance, love, and joy in their lives and communities.
Media Contact & Inquiries
For interviews, book reviews, podcast features, or speaking requests, please contact:
Vijaya
mothermaya@gmail.com
718-314-2954
www.mayatiwari.com
IG: @wiseearth
FB: facebook.com/mayatiwari
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For Wellness & Spiritual Media Editors
Maya Tiwari is a world-renowned spiritual teacher, Ayurvedic pioneer, and peace leader, available for:
- Interviews and expert commentary on holistic wellness, Ayurveda, feminine healing, and Vedic wisdom
- Podcast guest appearances in the wellness, spirituality, and self-healing space
- Features and op-eds on reclaiming feminine power, trauma recovery, and conscious living • Event speaking engagements (live or virtual)
Suggested Media Angles:
- “I Am Shakti: The Feminine Power Revolution the World Needs”
- “Healing from Within: Maya Tiwari’s Journey from Cancer to Consciousness”
- “The Vow of Ahimsa: A 250,000-Strong Global Peace Movement”
- “Ayurveda for the Soul: The Legacy of a Spiritual Healer”
Podcast Spotlight:
Maya Tiwari’s podcast, Women’s Power to Heal Mother Earth, reaches over 20,000 monthly listeners on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other major platforms—an ongoing source of wisdom, healing practices, and spiritual insight for a global audience.