| Bookshelf The Path of Practice ~ Bri. Maya Tiwari |
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As a fashion designer in New York, diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer at the age of 23, Bri. Maya Tiwari rejected her doctor's advice: painless death with heavy doses of morphine. Instead she undertook an inner journey to heal herself through meditation, reconciling her ancestral heritage and renewing herself through Vedic healing practices. In the process, she became a practising Vedic monk devoted to sharing her knowledge of healing techniques. Her methods incorporate the healing nature of sound, food, and breath and are easy to understand and follow to be in tune with natural rhythms. |
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The book details well-known Vedic practices of pranayama that creates balance and harmony to body and mind resulting in a state of deeper awareness. The few mudras and asanas suggested are also explained with remarkable simplicity and lucidity. She introduces concepts of Ayurvedic healing expanding on the importance of mantras to include the positive impact of sound energy and its healing potential. A major portion of her book concentrates on the vitality and energy that is derived from particular foods and from an awareness of practising 'food sadhana'. The book provides helpful tips to garner the energy of the Earth through the food we cook and eat, and has several healthful recipes.
The Path of Practice is an honest sharing of Bri. Maya Tiwari's own experiences, where she has studied Ayurvedic healing and Vedic techniques of promoting health and rejuvenating the mind and body. Hers is not the dry path of academic learning, but reflects her individual experiential journey, which necessarily expands horizons by incorporating personal learning on the foundation stone of existing ancient knowledge.
Bri. Maya Tiwari's book is one of the simplest introductions to a step-by-step practice of sadhana for the uninitiated. It is a woman's perspective, natural and easy to relate to, but in no way does it preclude men. It's simplicity lies in the wealth of knowledge and the depth of experience that preceded it.
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Tiwari's own practices include the invocation of the Divine Mother to nurture, to heal and to protect. For the lay reader, she has simplified the concepts of Shakti - the primordial energy that exists in all creation, from its esoteric and sometimes feared dimensions to emphasise on the healing, rejuvenating and energising aspects of the feminine energy to reach a larger audience who can then benefit from her own much deeper insights and wisdom born of conviction and experience.