Dr. Iyanla Vanzant
New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of “Iyanla Fix My Life
From welfare mother to New York Times best-selling author, from the Brooklyn projects to Emmy Award winner, from broken pieces to peace, lyanla is one of the country’s most celebrated writers and public speakers. She is among the most influential, socially engaged, and acclaimed spiritual life teachers of our time. Dedicated to facilitating the growth and evolution of human consciousness, lyanla’s body of work spans over three decades and includes 19 published books, six New York Times best-sellers (translated into 23 languages and with sales exceeding ten million copies), CDs, television, radio, and stage performances. She has an Emmy for the NBC/Bunim Murray daytime drama Starting Over; holds 4 NAACP Image Awards; 3 Gracie Awards; 3 Honorary Degrees and was recently awarded The Walden Award by Unity Worldwide Ministries as a Socially Conscious Leader
making the world a better place through Mind, Body Healing.
In her foundational years, lyanla attended Medgar Evers College and Virginia Union University. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from the City University of New York School of Law; and a master’s degree from the University of Santa Monica (USM), Center for the Study and Practice of Spiritual Psychology. She is a certified Hypnotherapist and is also a certified practitioner of Progressive Emotional Freedom Technique.
A woman of passion, vision, and purpose, lyanla embodies a holistic approach in her message and teaching style. Transparent, truthful, and wise, she is a living testament to the value in life's valleys and the power of acts of faith. On stage, as
she tours the country, lyanla uses humor and straight talk to deliver her consistent message of love, forgiveness and living your best life.
Iyanls’s role as executive producer and host of the critically acclaimed, award-winning unscripted series “lyanla: Fix My Life” became the No. I reality show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. There, lyanla goes behind closed doors and deep inside people’s lives where she applies spiritual principles to help people gain inner peace and healing by learning to “do the work” There is no better arena in which to experience lyanla’s dynamic presence as teacher and spiritual guide than in one of her retreats at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development. As Founder of Inner Visions World Wide, she is actively engaged in personal development courses and on-going training programs for spiritual life coaches, and ordained ministers. Iyanla’s intention in her life’s work is to transform lives “One Mind . . . One Heart . . One Life . . . One Spirit at a time” for the purpose of creating a better world for al people.
For booking, please contact Zakiya@iyanla.com
