Maria Aparis is the Founder and CEO of Lotus Rising International, a non-profit organization that advocates for the wellbeing of children who have been exploited by sex trafficking and organ harvesting. Her mission is to support rescue operations, to provide tools for recovery for survivors, and to help survivors reclaim their lives through scholarships, training and education.

 

A Bestselling Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur and Visionary whose focus is creating radical transformation in life through Health and Wellness. 

 

Maria was the Founder/CEO of Spa On Location, a luxury mobile day spa that brought decadent spa services to various locations including DreamWorks, Warner Bros., Paramount, Universal, Sony and South Bay Studio’s. Her clients included productions such as: Jupiter Ascending, Franklin & Bash, The Social Network, Nip/Tuck, The Office, CSI Miami, Dancing with the Stars, Numbers, Til Death, Close To Home, The Closer, HBO, WB and the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (14 years). 

 

She is a certified Life Coach, Kundalini Yoga & Meditation Instructor, Reiki Healer, Belief Clearing Practitioner, Massage Therapist, Raw Food Chef, Crystal & Gemstone Healer, as well as a gifted businesswoman and entrepreneur. Her #1 bestselling book The Essential Gut Awakening – Mastering Hashimoto’s and other Autoimmune Diseases is the courageous and inspiring account of her personal journey with Hashimoto’s disease, and how she embarked on a quest to reclaim her life by questioning the traditional approach to treatment.

  

In 2018, she became aware of how massive the global issue of sex trafficking of children truly was and she made the decision to take a stand, dedicating her life to the rescue and recovery of these children and to help them reclaim their lives. 

 

Maria’s vision is that this generation will see a world free of dis-ease, free of dis-harmony and free of crimes against humanity. She believes that when we uplift and inspire others and lead by example we can create a tipping point for the realization that we are all connected and that our divine right is to live amazing thriving lives.   MORE....