Guys, I’m doing a workshop this Sat 19th at Macy Ikano, 11am-1pm. It’s FREE on a first come, first serve basis but you have to email rsvp@macy.my or myra@kyanite.tv to register your attendance. By, the way, Macy is kindly giving everyone who comes a free pillow worth RM79 Hope to see you there!

When I was a speaker at the Star Health Fair last month, where I launched my inaugural Guided Audio Relaxation CD called “Letting Go”, I had time in between my workshops to explore the diverse plethora of participating health brands. I was literally spoilt for choice but I found myself wandering into the Samkkya Ayurveda Read the rest →

(Source: KGS Berlin) My first meeting with Amma, the ‘Hugging Saint’ (Published in The Star, Friday April 13th 2012) I have never met a ‘Saint’ in real-life. I thought it was just a concept you read about in ancient books, until I was enfolded in the arms of what the world lovingly refers to as Read the rest →

I HAVE always wondered why people say, “Green with envy” Why green? When I think of green, I think of trees in the forest, not jealousy. As it turns out, in the seventh century B.C., the ancient Greek poet Sappho, used the word ‘green’ to describe the complexion of a stricken lover. ‘Green’ and ‘pale’ Read the rest →

I used to admire people who were so ‘in love’ because it must be incredible for two people to come together with such a deep connection between them. Loving someone with all your heart is brave and it takes guts. Years ago, this concept was a little too scary for me to entertain. It reminded Read the rest →

It is hard to believe that outrageous exhibitionist Lady Gaga was once described as painfully shy by her former manager, Bob Leone. What on earth happened? Well, radical results often require dramatic changes so out went ‘shyness’ and in came bizarre outfits with gravity defying platforms, going to baseball games in her underwear and producing Read the rest →

I was strolling through a shopping mall last month and feeling puzzled that Christmas carols were playing over the airwaves. The same thought always flashes across my mind, “What? It’s Christmas already? How did another year just fly by so fast?” My instinctive reaction is to reflect on the past year, the highs and the lows Read the rest →

I KNEW there were places on Earth where technology was completely absent and the mobile phone we all take for granted was an alien device, unfathomable to the human mind that you could hear the voice of another person in a totally different location coming out of the receiver, right into your ear. Now, I Read the rest →

MANY of us have a love-hate relationship with reality TV shows. We love to hate them and we hate to love them but the bottom line is, we are still watching them. When the Big Brother series came to an end in 2010 after being on UK’s Channel 4 for a decade, people thought it Read the rest →

I was the last sibling in my family, born almost 10 years after my sisters. To this day, I’m sometimes still referred to as “the child” because my older sisters used to help change my diapers. Some people assumed I was the favourite child because I was the “baby” of the family. I asked my Read the rest →