She received her education in the transpersonal field from a variety of Eastern and Western sources, having started her studies in Comparative Religions and philosophy when she was 19.
Her writings reflect a practical blending of popular in-depth methods of modern psychology and the ancient traditional teachings of metaphysics and philosophy.
In 1952 Mrs. Keyes founded Overweight Overcomers International, one of the first self-help groups dedicated to problems of obesity, and wrote the book How to Win the Losing Fight, a weight-control guide that helped thousands to better health.
Keyes' work has inspired VibrationsHeal, an ongoing support and toning study group based in Burlington, Vermont.
The 2nd edition however, published with Don Campbell as co-author, does widely not reflect Keyes original words, but offers a distorted version of "Toning".