Iyanla Vanzant Preacher and Teacher Bio Page

Inspirational speaker and best-selling author

lyanla Vanzant is an inspirational speaker and best-selling author devoted to showing others how to transform their lives. Her personal experiences have given her profound insight into life. After she left her abusive husband, she went to Medgar Evers College and City University of New York School of Law. She moved to Philadelphia with her children and practiced as a public defender for three years. She later became an ordained minister, committed to a message based on the principles of divine power and self-determination. She currently serves as a national spokesperson for Literacy Volunteers of America.

Vanzant's books include "Tapping the Power Within," "Acts of Faith," "The Value in the Valley," "Faith in the Valley," and two new guides to self-awareness and spiritual fulfillment: "In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want" (Simon & Schuster) and "One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength" (Fireside Books). The mother of three and grandmother of four, Vanzant lives in Silver Spring, Md., with her husband, Adeyemi, and Mr. Coco, the cat.

Visit her website, Inner Visions

Tapping the Power Within
Iyanla Vanzant



In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want
By Iyanla Vanzant




One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength
By Iyanla Vanzant