A Guide to Authentic Spiritual Practice or Sadhana with Mother Maya Tiwari

What Is True Sadhana? Mother Maya Tiwari on Ahimsa, Healing & Ancestral Wisdom

n this powerful episode, we sit down with renowned Vedic scholar and teacher of Ayurveda, Mother Maya Tiwari, to explore the deeper meaning of spiritual practice. From her early years in Guyana to the height of New York’s fashion world, through cancer and into monastic life, Maya’s path is one of radical transformation, ancestral healing, and unwavering devotion to the sacred.

We explore the essence of true sadhana—beyond routine or performance—and how ancient Vedic tools such as chanting, ritual, and ahimsa can restore our connection to inner medicine. This is a deeply personal and universal conversation on lineage, self-love, and walking a path of peace in modern life.

Highlights from the episode:

• Ahimsa as an active principle of compassion in a turbulent world
• What true sadhana means and why performance isn’t the path
• The journey from fashion and illness to monastic life and global service
• The role of ancestral memory in personal and collective healing
• The power of Sanskrit chanting, breath, and daily ritual

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