MaryAnn Iyer, MD

From the Diary of a Doctor

Mary Ann Iyer — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 20:42:32 +0000

Many patients tell me they awaken at 3 in the morning and can’t get back to sleep. Most want a sleeping pill to help silence the incessant yammer of voices that plague those early morning restless hours. I’m familiar with these morning hours and their demons. With the conscious constant stream of busy thoughts subdued […]

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A recent Interview

Mary Ann Iyer — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:36:45 +0000

This is a recent interview I did for the Center for Spiritual Wisdom: From Rob Field, the Director: “And if you’d like to hear my full 30-minute conversation with Dr. Mary Ann Iyer, you can enjoy it here”: Cheers! MA

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Heart of Healing Interview

Mary Ann Iyer — Wed, 29 May 2024 17:46:57 +0000

For additional information, please see: https://presenceisherenow.com/session/the-heart-of-healing-interview-2/

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Upcoming Interview

Mary Ann Iyer — Thu, 23 May 2024 13:47:28 +0000

I would love to see you at this upcoming event, by zoom: Sheela is a dear niece who is building a mindfulness practice, and I love our connection on this. Please join us in June, to share in our ongoing conversation!

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Ode to Saren

Mary Ann Iyer — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 14:45:44 +0000

I just got a call from Saren’s husband. She’s dead. Which is why she hasn’t answered my phone calls these last number of months. A nasty fall. A broken hip. A decline. Hospice. The plight of so many older women. My dear Saren. I’ve been flashing on bits of our past ever since. […]

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Meditation

Mary Ann Iyer — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 19:03:00 +0000

Greetings! I recently gave a talk on meditation which my husband recorded; we have it posted as an audio and — you may enjoy this:

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Divine Will

Mary Ann Iyer — Mon, 10 Apr 2023 17:35:00 +0000

One of my greatest interests is embodying Spirit as a known reality. To simply discuss or learn about theological doctrines and history is to keep it intellectual. All head-stuff. To translate the laws of God as written and learned into action is the next level of absorption. We put into action and make relevant what […]

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Aging Poem

Mary Ann Iyer — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 18:38:17 +0000

The recent workshop I led on “Aging as a Spiritual Practice” was so delightful. The shared wisdom in the group reverberated. I realized how very much I love sharing time with elders who are invested in growing in self-understanding – and to do this as a group was delicious. I wrote a poem, on the […]

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Aging as a Spiritual Practice

Mary Ann Iyer — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 19:59:25 +0000

I am teaching a 3 week workshop on Aging as a Spiritual Practice at the Center for Spiritual Wisdom in Brevard. We have an amazing group of elders who are so wise and engaged in this process, I am truly humbled and in awe. I think some of you who are readers of my blog […]

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Vipassana Meditation

Mary Ann Iyer — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 18:41:29 +0000

Vipassana (aka “Mindfulness” or “Insight””) Meditation originated in Burma in the Theravada or Hinayana Buddhist tradition. Vipassana is based on the premise of Insight which recognizes that it is only by pausing to look within that we can notice our motivations for what we are doing and the stuck patterns of thought that keep us […]

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