Iyanla Vanzant

Iyanla Vanzant has been called an American treasure. Known as an inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, spiritual life coach, and television personality, she is lovingly called "auntie" by the thousands who follow her on social media and publicly. The founder and Executive Director of Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development, she is known primarily for her books, her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and her stellar showing on the award-winning,...See more

Iyanla Vanzant has been called an American treasure. Known as an inspirational speaker, lawyer, New Thought spiritual teacher, author, spiritual life coach, and television personality, she is lovingly called "auntie" by the thousands who follow her on social media and publicly. The founder and Executive Director of Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development, she is known primarily for her books, her appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and her stellar showing on the award-winning, unscripted reality show, Iyanla: Fix My Life, on the Oprah Winfrey Network. (OWN). She has penned 19 titles, 6 of which were New York Times bestsellers. She has received an Emmy (for the NBC/Bunim Murray daytime drama Starting Over), 4 NAACP Image Awards, and 3 Gracie Awards; holds 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. Her latest endeavor is Awakening One Million, a movement designed to support humanity in awakening to our inherent divinity as the path to peace, loving compassion, and abundance. See less