MURFEST 2017 @ Le Méridien, Putrajaya (3-5/11/17)

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MURFEST 2017 - Malaysia Urban Retreat Festival @ Le Méridien, Putrajaya (3 - 5/11/17)





Malaysia's Number one Wellness, Music & Dance Festival- MURFEST returns for its 4th year to Le Meridien Putrajaya as Official Venue Partners to this amazing event. Bringing a buffet of over 80 workshops, the best facilitators and artists from all around the world and hosting an full on Organic & Wellness Exhibition, the Festival promises not to dissapoint. Come try out the variety of workshops and Masterclasses for Beginners or Novices to Intermediate & Advance students. There is something for everybody-even KIDS! Take off and come spend a weekend away for the ideal "URBAN RETREAT"!


About MURFEST

The Malaysia Urban Retreat Festival (MURFEST) started as a concept to bring in a different feel in the Festival scene in Malaysia by integrating “Wellness, Music & Dance” into a 3 day event that would bring over 80 world class Facilitators, Musicians and Artists and become Asia’s number one platform in the Health & Wellness industry. MURFEST was born with one objective in mind- to burst a bubble, and to remove layers of misconception from the general public that in order to stay healthy you just have to take care of your physical body. With MURFEST, it’s all about addressing the needs of a healthy Body, Mind and Soul which we often neglect.

An Urban Retreat of such a nature is here today for the future generations of young Malaysians and our International Guests, to change the climate of health and wellness in this country as well as educate the young adults to take the wellness concept more seriously in a Fun and Exciting way. MURFEST is for all of YOU! For communities to come together forgetting race, colour or creed and being part of a conscious movement for all to feel and share. This is MURFEST! Come Explore & Experience at MURFEST.

Prepare to be spoiled with our experts coming from the 4 major continents of Asia, Europe, Australia and America, with over 80 workshops to choose from ranging from Fitness, Yoga, Music, Dance, Healing, Lectures and Stories. Listen carefully… Practice wisely… and Always Be Present!


Line Up:



Yoga:

Atilia Haron, Flow n Glow - Malaysia



Atilia Haron, a singing tinker bell and 200 RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) and is also the Oracle at Yogaonethatiwant Studios.

Her teaching style varies from Vikasa Flow (her Yoga School in Koh Samui Thailand) to power flows to to her own yoga style; Cowabangga Chatturanga Crazy Flow. She is fun and a 14 year old at heart. Always with a huge smile. You can go to her if you want to practice your running man, robot dance or your egyptian dance moves.

Ambassador for Under Armour Malaysia.

Workshop Description: Flow n Glow

Yoga for Your Dosha A Congestion-Clearing Kapha Yoga Sequence:

If you’re feeling congested, this sequence of twists, sidebends, inversions, and heart-opening backbends can help clear your lungs and brighten your mind.

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Les Leventhal, Vinyasa - USA



Les has a unique gift of using the practice to mirror and reflect those truths you hold deep inside yourself and then challenge you on those truths…sometimes all in the one pose! A teacher who speaks directly from the heart of experience taking you on wonderful journey deep inside.

Les owes his new life to yoga. It is because of this he gifts his yoga, and his life to others. A life that journeyed Les from rock bottom to a world of endless possibility, he infuses fun, laughter, inspiration and transformation into all of his classes. His appreciation for all that is, radiates in all that he does.

Les’ studies are steeped in Forrest tradition, having completed Ana Forrest’s teacher training. Les has also assisted Ana’s teacher training and studied many additional hours with her as well as completing several trainings with Tias Little. Les’ yoga will give you an opportunity to heal your heart and laugh, cry, dance and just let go.

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Tymi Howard, Vinyasa Flow & Yin Yoga - USA



TYMI HOWARD 500 E-RYT is an International Yoga Teacher, Certified Holistic Health Coach and Owner of Guruv Yoga Studios in the United States. Pioneering the Vinyasa Yoga movement in Central Florida, Tymi is dedicated to inspiring people to discover their life’s purpose through the art of yoga. Her introduction to yoga began in NYC in 1993 as a professional ballet dancer with several nagging injuries and she found her way into an Ashtanga class. Receiving her BA in Theatre and Dance from Rollins College and Masters Degree from NYU/ Circle in the Square, and too many Yoga Teacher Trainings to list, she continues to be influenced by so many gifted teachers.

Tymi is known in the yoga community as a “Teacher of Teachers” and a skillful graceful practitioner. Students fall in love with her dynamic, playful style of teaching, artistic sequencing and music! Self proclaimed travel junky, blogger and animal rights advocate, she is a lover of God, Life and Yoga. Tymi is forever a student and grateful to all of her teachers, students and family who continue to inspire!

You can catch Tymi teaching and presenting at The Yoga Journal Conferences, Wanderlust, Bali Spirit Fest, Bhakti/Shakti Fest, Sedona Yoga Festival, India Yoga Festival, Telluride Yoga Festival, Namaste AZ Fest, and on the regular teaching schedule at Guruv Yoga Studios and online classes at www.yogavibes.com

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Kosta Miachin, Vikasa Yoga - Germany/ Thailand



Inspired by the notion of personal integration and evolution, our founder, Kosta Miachin developed the Vikasa Method to reflect his deeply held belief that yoga can be a tool of transformation: a means to helping individuals evolve physically, mentally, emotionally, energetically, and spiritually. Kosta resides and teaches yoga in Koh Samui most of the year when he is not otherwise training or teaching in other countries. Born in Eastern Europe, with extensive time spent in Canada, Europe, America and Asia, Kosta is very much a global yogi with a global vision. The vision for Vikasa yoga was born on Koh Samui with Kosta’s realization that the deeper dimension of yoga is a spiritual journey and a conscious evolution of the individual. Seeing this as the ultimate human endeavor, he committed his life to supporting others on this path. With his wealth of knowledge and experience came the understanding that yoga is an ever evolving process and unfolding of one’s own nature. “You cannot do yoga, Yoga of is your natural state.”
All levels are welcome. Come with an open heart, mind, and body.

Workshop Description:

1. Vikasa – Balanced. 100% practice. (Level – intermediate)

A classic Vikasa practice based on rules and principles of Ha-Tha yoga designed to create a deep meditative effect and balanced state at the end of practice. As always, challenging on a physical level, highly concentrating on mental level and leading to deep savasana/relaxation and meditative state as a final result at the end. Level is intermediate, so do not expect an emphasis on alignment. Rather, the goal will be to stay in continuous flow and experience the “state” of yoga.


Jojo Struys, Pranayama, Empowerment & Sleep Yoga - Malaysia/Singapore



Jojo Struys is a renown Wellness Personality and the founder of a beautiful yoga and wellness space called Ohanajo Studio named after the Hawaiian word ‘Ohana’ which means family. Jojo is also the Regional TV Host of Jojo’s Diary of Asia on Discovery Channel, as well as an accomplished Speaker and Certified Yoga Instructor. She checked herself into an ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas in Rishikesh, India at the end of 2015 to complete her 200-hour TTC in yoga. She started learning how to meditate in her teenage years, where she discovered the true power of silence and going inward. By the age of 19, she became a certified practitioner in ‘Reiki’ and then went on to become an accredited Reiki master with more than 15 years of experience.

She has always had a deep interest in spirituality and she strongly believes that “we are what we think”, which is why she feels our thoughts can make or break us. She has been conducting deeply relaxing sleep yoga classes at OhanaJo as well as teaching pranayama breathing techniques to release stress alongside her other flow yoga classes.
She has studied numerous breathing techniques around the world to combat the effects of stress and completed the foundation course at the London College of Clinical Hypnosis (LCCH) where she learnt how to tap into the power of the unconscious mind to break negative thinking patterns.

She is also a Government accredited HRDF Corporate Trainer but in her own studio, she has been conducting more soulful, intimate classes and workshops with members of the public to help them let go of whatever might be holding them back from realizing their true potential in life.


James Wong, Vinyasa Yoga & Yoga Anatomy - Malaysia/New Zealand



Known as the “YOGA ANATOMY & POSTURAL STUDIES GURU” in Southeast Asia, James has been travel all over Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand to spread his teachings. James comes from an in-depth knowledge on Anatomy and Post Rehabilitation Therapy background where he spent years of studies and research on the human body biomechanics and postural studies. He applies the structural aspects of the spine and the functionality of the body anatomy into developing yoga practices in a safe and effective way. He always emphasize in class and teachers training that it is not about forcing ourselves into a pose but it is the joy and journey of understanding our human body and limitations and how we work towards minimizing the limitation in our body without injuries. Some of us maybe born flexible but lack of control and some needs to work their way into flexibility. All requires time to cultivate, both strength in the mind, wisdom and physique in doing a yoga pose.

James passion of sharing his knowledge today came from his ups and downs in his life which started from his teenage life as a contemporary dancer and stage drama in New Zealand and shares his past experiences to inspire the light in others. Although he has stopped his passion in dancing and stage drama for so many years due to his injuries in the past; his gracefulness from his dance background shows it in his yoga poses.

For the past years, James has been watching the worldwide birth, growth and sequential rapid spread of yoga with fascination – how all these started from the Eastern and Western influence. Over the decades, James have been resorting to several therapeutic modalities such as Yoga, Pilates and massage, spinal manipulation to help in his injuries from dance. From several studies and years of compilations of methods and experimentation on his healing journey; he came with a formula to help others who suffers the same pain he went through.

He has based his Training Motto in these 4 words – ARTE™ (Anatomy, Re-Alignment, Therapy & Energy!)

Anatomy – Understanding one’s overall postural misalignment and each segment of the body involving the spine, shoulders and hips area and identifying which category do they belong to. Once postural assessment has been made, each individual will be clear with what shortfalls they may have when performing certain movements in yoga or any types of exercises. James teaches 7-Days of Yoga Anatomy & Postural Assessment as part of his 200 Hours Yoga Alliance Teachers Training.

Re-alignment – Realigning the posture with several techniques and methods from JW Wellness School which includes structural work on thoracic spine opening to allow many gateways of yoga poses to be achieved; realigning the scapula-humeral mobility and hips mobilization to move with ease into a yoga pose. Along the years he has also developed 2 new modalities “Spinal” Wheel and Airflow Yoga (Anti-gravity Yoga). He has been introducing the benefits of the “Spinal” wheel on thoracic spine opening and have been conducting many workshops during 2016 and his upcoming Spinal Wheel 50-Hours Yoga Alliance Teachers training in 2017. As for his Airflow Yoga (Anti-gravity Yoga), James shares the essence of his spine traction and spinal mobility benefits using the hammocks. He already conducted 3 Teachers training for Airflow Yoga in 2016 with 30 new breeds of Airflow teachers over the region and 2 new branches of Airflow Yoga licensed centres in Klang and Bangsar. A very interesting year ahead!

Therapy – Therapy section includes Myofascia Release Techniques which James adopts trigger points to release tight or injured areas of the body from either sedentary postures or wrongly aligned postures from yoga asanas. Many a times, students will tend to force into shaping a yoga pose just to look good into a pose or more often so using external forces from overly engaging their muscles to shape into a pose when in fact their posture are not ready for a particular pose; instead of allowing themselves to breathe into a yoga pose. Muscle memories of overly engaged “external” forces causes muscles to be tightened up muscles from repetitive misaligned techniques. James is a certified Myofascia Trigger Point Remedial Therapist from Perth Western Australia; affiliated with IICT (International Institute of Complementary Therapist). He conducts intensive trainings for Myofascia Release Therapy.

James teaches students to rehabilitate their muscle memory system with motor control functional yoga exercises in order to allow it to work in its maximum efficient level with injury prevention. James also took his his spinal manual therapy certification under Dr. Toby Hall and Kim Robinson from Perth Australia and incorporates into his work and training.

ENERGY & QI – Once a person goes through the A-R-T process, their bodies will go through a miraculous change to be able to feel the energy of their bandhas, breath and the Vayu energy while performing vinyasa yoga flow. He explains in details on the importance and movements of Vayu energies and how important to bring the balance of our Yin & Yang energy in our yoga practice.

He is also a Stott Pilates certified teacher. His teachings in yogas emphasizes a lot of breaths and inner core muscles engagements (bandhas) which will allow us to experience a yoga pose in a much lighter and tension free on other muscle groups.

James has more than 15 years of yoga practice & more than 15 years of teaching experience. He is a ERYT200 Certified US Yoga Alliance teacher & trainer. James is fun loving, gentle but can also be dynamic in his yoga classes; accompanied with his creative sequencing and good coaching skills. His classes emphasizes a lot of foundational and functional anatomy aspects of yoga which he adopts his teachings from various yoga backgrounds such as Vinyasa Flow, Iyenger, Asthanga, Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga, Pranayama Yoga and many more. From his wide background he loves funky poses in classes!

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Amanda Koh, Kalari Yoga - Singapore



Amanda Koh advocates a joyful practice that is safe, informed and loving. She encourages her students to be unapologetically strong, spiritually-rooted and self-loving through classes that enable the exploration of yoga in intuitive freeform movement that responds, rather than restricts the body’s natural rhythms and gestures, raising consciousness with one’s personal anatomy and alignment in both traditional and non-traditional asana practice. She has been teaching yoga for 14 years, and is well sought after in the fitness and yoga scene in Singapore and now internationally as well. She has taught at the Bali Spirit Festival, Soulscape Singapore and the Jakarta Yoga Festival, and conducts multiple yoga retreats, workshops and immersions annually. She has collaborated with international recording artistes Desert Dwellers, Jim Beckwith and Liza Lilinthal who have accompanied her Kalari Yoga sessions with live music.


Jade Wood, Biodynamic Craniosacral / Mindful Touch - United Kingdom



Jade specialises in teaching Yin Yoga. She offers the practice to help people rediscover their mind-body connections and find solace. She studied with the School of Sacred Arts and Paul Grilley and continually evolves her practice incorporating chi kung, somatic movement, Feldenkrais and Craniosacral therapy. She teaches Yin Yoga trainings globally. Jade offers Yoga and embodiment practices to improve awareness and vitality and to broaden the spectrum of traditional Yoga asana. She has a quirky and kind inquiry-based approach to teaching that is focused on liberation through personal awareness principles. Her style is influenced greatly by her passion for all things movement, Traditional Chinese Medicine and healing through touch and presence. She fluidly incorporates classical and modern theories into her classes with an approach that is accessible to all. Jade’s teaching is body-honouring and mindful with a resonance rooted in reclaiming our innate wisdom.


Deep Kumar, Pranayama & Yoga Philosophy - India



Deep is a world wide reknown yoga teacher trainer. He has gone through all the modern and traditional forms of yoga such as Iyengar, Ashtanga, Hatha, Yin, Anusara and Meditation to find out the reality and truth of yoga. He regularly conducts Yoga teacher training courses and workshops all around the world and is an expert Corporate Yoga Trainer.

Deep specializes in mind-body medicine and has had the opportunity to observe how psychosocial stress and anxiety, depression, anger, pain or relationship problems can affect cardie-pulmonary, gastroenterological, immunity, and practically every biological function.

He believes we can utilize mind-body techniques such as yoga postures, breathing exercises and laughter and meditation for mental-physical relaxation and stress management, to lead a better quality of life through health.

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Nina Watson, Yoga Medicine & Yoga Tune Up - Netherlands



Nina Watson is an International RYT500 Yoga, Yoga Medicine, Pilates, Yin and Yoga Tune Up® teacher from the Netherlands, with more than two decades of teaching experience.

After living and teaching for the last eight years in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, Nina is now living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

One of her greatest loves is traveling the world and teaching workshops and retreats. With a background in Modern Dance Nina has a natural love and feeling for movement. She has studied many forms of yoga, and she likes to weave this knowledge into her classes, passing it on in workshops to both students and teachers.

To her Yoga is a path of Self-Realisation, the art of getting good at being yourself. She is a warrior of self acceptance.

Nowadays we live so much in our head that if we are not careful we become detached from our bodies. By inviting people to take residence into their bodies, they ease tension, establish body awareness and learn to re-connect with themselves.

Nina continues to be a dedicated student of anatomy, movement and meditation


Daniel Chandranayagam, Broga Yoga - Malaysia



Daniel Chandranayagam is \Malaysia’s first licensed Broga® Yoga instructor. With the aim of getting more men on the yoga mat, Daniel approaches teaching with a sense of fun and humour. He is a Yoga Alliance certified yoga teacher (RYT 200 – 135893) in Manasa Yoga and also an ACE certified personal trainer (T158691). In a bid to get more sportsman introduced to yoga, Daniel was featured in Running Malaysia magazine in a Yoga for Runners series (2014 and 2015) and has worked with FISAF International Malaysia on two workshops, Yoga For Runners in Kuala Lumpur and Yoga for Athletes in Johore Bahru, Malaysia.


Audrey Reis, Mindfulness & Intuitive Yoga - Brazil / Australia



Audrey is a warm, passionate and authentic facilitator. She is an intuitive yoga and mindfulness teacher, a healer and a holistic counselor. She has done her training in India, Australia and Brazil where she is originally from. She is also a loving mum of a spirited 5yo boy.

She has been studying and working on self-development for 20 years. Through out her own personal journey Audrey developed a passion to help women to leave more balanced, authentic and happy lives.

Since moving to KL in August/16 Audrey has opened her home studio in her lovely place in Damansara Hights, surrender by nature and peace. She has been teaching intuitive yoga, holding women circles and working with private clients. Her work is from the heart and she is here to make a difference and to be a better human being.

Audrey believes that we all have the power within to create their own happy realities; they only need the right tools, support and the genuine desire to work on themselves


Chester & Nick, Forrest Inspired Yoga / LES Mills Body Balance - Malaysia



Nick is passionate on living well, to move & align with nature of body, mind, heart and spirit towards a state of oneness. In 2012, Nick setup AIM Yoga with Chester. Nick conducts teachers training, workshops, retreats and teachers regularly at Fitness First Asia. He also is a presenter for Les Mills BODYBALANCE in Asia Pacific. Nick is also a member of Yogavatar’s teachers training team on 2016 as Yoga Philosophy and lifestyle teacher. Nick’s classes infuses Yoga Asana, Functional Bodywork, Ceremonies, Pranayama, Meditation, Sound healing. With 13+ years experience of teaching, he now teaches from a place of practicality and clear intention to make way towards wholeness. Chester is a Co-founder of AIM. Both of them work together in event management – yoga trainings & workshops and retreats. A nutritionist, Yoga and BODYBALANCE teacher at Fitness First Malaysia since 2012.

Chester have been studying with Forrest YogaGuardians specialises in BODYWORK, to mend the hoop of people by connecting and healing body and mind with AIM Yoga. Chester have juice for creative, & his class is fun. Chester’s passionate in mindful movement with joy in expression.


iRyne YOGAVATAR, New Age Yoga - Malaysia



iRyne Yogavatar is the founder of Yogavatar New Age Yoga School and served as a lead trainer for 200-hour Yoga TTC at the School. She is also the co-founder of www.ispirit.asia. Yoga has been a central focus of her life since 2004. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance at E-RYT500 level.

She offer yoga practices that integrates creative energy and boundless freedom in sculpting artistic yoga asanas. This allow practitioners to experience a different range of sensations in the body and mind. Certified instructor for BOSU, TRX and Floating Yoga. Her goal is to guide practitioners in the awakening of their own potential that brings peaceful yoga energy into their life on and off the mat.

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Ganga D, Elemental Yoga - Nepal



Ganga_D (Daniel) is an International Yoga Teacher and Therapist, andis certified in Reiki, Ayurvedic massage, Craniosacral therapies and Singing bowl (sound healing) therapies. Venturing from his home in Canada, he first learned yoga in 1988 from a jolly yogi in Venares when he lived in Nepal working as an adventure travel and mountain guide. Since then he has continued on a lifestyle journey of travel, living, learning working his way around Asia, the Middle East, South America and Africa and on the way deepening his spiritual understanding by practicing yoga, qi gong, meditation, shamanic ceremony learning from different teachers.

Healing practices and health counselling come naturally to Ganga_D; he has also studied the capacity of the body to heal itself through energy work using Qi Gong, Reiki and gain essential relaxation through Craniosacral therapy and this very much complements previous experience in Acupressure massage, Chakra balancing and Elemental yoga teaching and therapy. His approach is to shine a light on your wellness journey and help guide you as you endeavour to heal yourself.

Ganga_D recently moved to Yangon from Kathmandu and is a father, yoga teacher and therapist, learning from his children and his students the many qualities required to become a patient teacher, a good listener and an enabler for wellness.

He is the founder of @yangon Wellness E-Centre and partner in @clean Air Store Nepal.


Kalaivani, Iyengar Yoga - Malaysia



Kalaivani is a qualified pharmacist. She went into yoga in the year 2010 as She was looking for a healthy and holistic way of working out and never looked back since.

She enrolled to various teachers training programmes and became a certified Iyengar teacher after 4 years of rigorous training under Mr Nanthakumar a disciple of BKS Iyengar. She continues to study with Mr Nanthakumar pursuing the next level of certification and attend various workshops with senior Iyengar teachers across the globe.

Kalaivani now teaches full-time and dedicate the rest of her time to the practice and learning of Yoga


Sook Yoke, Iyengar Yog - Malaysia



Sook Yoke Ngoh started practicing Vinyasa yoga in 2004. She was introduced to Iyengar yoga in 2009, after suffering from a debilitating spinal condition and sorted help from Iyengar yoga senior teacher Vivien Yap.

She went through a series of therapeutic yoga postures, learnt about working with props and eventually healed her condition. She went on to learn more on Iyengar yoga through attending workshops by various teachers like Vincent Tham, Karen O’Bannon, Justin Herold, Birjoo Mehta and Nandakumar. She received a RYT-200 hour’s teacher’s certification in 2010 and in December 2013 was certified as an Iyengar yoga teacher.

As a teacher and student, she finds it important that every posture is practiced with awareness. She believes in having a balanced life.


Robyn Lau, FLOW In The Dark - Malaysia



Robyn’s passion for yoga started in 2005 after accompanying her mother to a Hatha Yoga class. it was difficult to achieve certain asanas due to tight muscles from being an active runner and tennis player. However, this challenged Robyn’s competitive nature and sparked her curiosity to deepen the practice of Yoga. She then continued her yoga journey exploring Ashtanga and Vinyasa Yoga and has trained with David Robson, Anna Sugarman, Jason Milne, Cynthia Naydani and Dylan Werner.

After obtaining her 200hr Yoga Alliance Teacher Training with Anna Sugarman in Koh Samui, Thailand, she has taught yoga to children and adults in Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia, where she is currently based as a full-time yoga teacher.

Robyn’s diverse practice ranges from Gentle, Deep Release & Surrender to Strong, Rhythmic & Energetic Flow. She is an arm balance junkie who also loves a powerful core practice.

Aside from yoga, Robyn is no stranger to the local media as she is an Under Armour Brand Athlete who keeps an active lifestyle by working out at the gym at least 4 times a week, practices movement and occasionally rock climbs. She believes the human body craves movement, not fitness, as fitness is a byproduct of movement.

Topped with rockin’ music playlists, Robyn’s quirkiness, approachable and supportive nature makes students feel comfortable to share their practice with her.


Theresa Shan, Universal Yoga Dynamic - Singapore



From a young age, Theresa has always been passionate about physical activities that enable expression such as dance. Practicing several dance forms well into her early twenties. She discovered Yoga in 2008 and has been teaching since 2010. At studios like Pure Yoga, Como Shambhala and Currently at Virgin Active. She has also been invented to teach internationally in Bali and Amsterdam.

Her strengths lie in clear concise instructions, and she pays a lot of attention to the details. She is trained in a wide array of yoga forms such as Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hot, Universal and Pre-Natal to name a few. But her passion is in creating balance in the body, physically, mentally and emotionally. “You need to look at your starting point to determine what is right for you, there is no one size fits all”.

She is also the founder of Singapore yoga brand MADANA Yoga Products and the
co-founder of SOULSCAPE.Asia.


Seema Govind, Yoga Sutras - India



Seema Govind is the Founder of Yoga Essence, Malaysia established in 2009.
Attending a self-development programme in 2008, she was intrigued by The Question, ‘What is the purpose of your life’. She discovered that for her it is connecting with others and sharing the spirit of love & joy. This leads her on the path of yoga to meet her purpose.

Seema has been exposed to philosophical texts and ancient scriptural studies since she can remember. She has been attending yoga workshops and teaching sessions since 2006 and has been certified as 200 RYT equivalent teaching course in 2008 from Manasa Yoga School.

She has been continuously attending workshops with various teachers in Guruji BKS Iyengar’s approach to yoga and has been fortunate to attend his convention and yoga sessions. Continuously learning she is at the tail end of completing 400 hrs teacher’s training in Guruji B K S Iyengar’s inspired Yoga tradition.

Seema has been teaching currently in small group settings from her home in Bangsar, kl and also conducts one to one personalized sessions, Corporate yoga, Yoga in Educational institutions as in schools and other Groups & Community setups. She believes in community welfare and is always willing to volunteer to extend the yoga knowledge.


Healing:

Dr Andrea Paige, Live For Vitality - USA



“Vitality Connoisseur & Bio-Hacking Epigeneticist” is a master of lifestyle medicine. Andréa travels the world empowering people to take health back into their own hands. In Yoga Andréa specializes in engaging with the physiological benefits of the advanced yogic practices. Going deeper into the mechanics: the how-to of asanas and subtle depth of kriya, pranayam, meditation and advanced energy techniques. She has been sent to remind you: you can heal yourself. A robust educational foundation gives Andréa a unique perspective in the healing world as a Natural Healing Doctor. Andréa spends part of the year leading yoga teacher trainings and teaches Anatomy, Physiology & Health on programs in five continents. Andréa currently serves on the Board of Directors for Festival Medical (USA, non-profit) & The Vedary (India) and is Founder of the Micro-biome Think Tank. Teaching from a place of resonance – where you feel what she says rather than merely intellectualize it – she has great success with people actually employing the teachings in their life. Her lectures aren’t mere points of “oh, that was interesting,” but rather – they are portals of activation for greater shifts in your life. Andréa’s students say just being around her makes you feel more alive. Live it up with her @ www.liveforivtality.com


Komathy Ganesan-Mogan, Crystals & Healing - Malaysia



Komathy is a Chanter, Mantra Teacher, Reiki Healer, a self-declared “Keeper of Stones”. Her calling in this lifetime is to guide as many people as possible back to the way of the Earth Mother—using the precious gifts from the womb of Mother Gaia to Heal, to Manifest, to Protect, to Awaken, to Walk the Path.

For over 30 years now, Komathy has dabbled with the Alchemy of Stones or what a Psychic has termed for her as “Maniyana”. In the course of her travels through Australia and very extensive travels through the various States of India, she has acquired various types of rocks/stones and knowledge on using these stones. Lately, via her travels and interactions with the ancient Tribals of ODISHA, she has also got to know the art of healing with metals—Copper and Brass.

Komathy counsels and heals people with the combination of the power of the Throat Chakra, i.e., the Spoken Word, and stones. Her own experiences with these beautiful beings from the Earth have been her anchor and she speaks authoritatively about them from her own “knowing.”

Currently, Komathy designs and hand makes stone and metal jewelry, working out of The WHITE LOTUS GALLERY in Bangsar. This is an initiative started as a means to gather funds for her work with HIV+ children in India, upon retirement from her other “material” endeavors – namely teaching English Literature in University Malaya, Landscape Contracting and setting up The GANGA CAFÉ in Bangsar.


Zhen, Magic Ball Therapy - Malaysia



As a yoga instructor and as a practicing student with Yoga Deep and Siddhi Yoga at India. Zhen believes in the healing power of Love, Sharing and Support. Love and Trust through understanding Yoga sutras of ‘Patanjali” and “Deep Sutra”.

Zhen is an ERYT-200 affiliated yoga teacher approved by Yoga Alliance, USA. She has been practicing Yoga for over 10 years. She is one of the founders of Yoga Deep and Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia. Students appreciate Zhen’s unique ability to create flowing of the energy with comfortable sequence and also building up the flexibility and strength that is result in sparkling eyes, radiant face, relaxed mind and deep sense of comfort with inner Self. She always encourages her students to understand their body and limit to cultivate self Awareness. She also offer various variation and options so that students can do what is good for their body and mind.

Zhen has been conducting Unique Magical Ball Therapy workshops in Malaysia, Singapore, Maldives & India and regular classes such as Magic Meditative Therapy ,Hatha Yoga, Magic Yin Chakra ,Vinyasa Yoga, General Yoga Therapy, Scoliosis Yoga Therapy, Yin Yoga, Pregnancy yoga and taught Unique Magical Ball Therapy in Yoga Spirit Festival Malaysia, Murfest Malaysia and International Coaching Week in Singapore. She is also one of the yoga instructor in Yoga Deep Teacher Training Course and Siddhi Yoga Teacher Training Course at India, Corporate Yoga sessions and conducting Yoga classes in Secondary schools.

She is now inspired to share the love and truths with audiences around the world through classes, events, workshops, festivals and travel retreats. Combine with her team, she always aims to create powerful experience to connect and support each others. We found our inner child! We found our Freedom!


Kelly Tan, Intuitive Guide - Singapore



Kelly is a natural-born Spirit channel and psychic medium. Her passion and life’s purpose: to connect ordinary lives with the extraordinary Love and Light of Spirit.

Kelly uses her gifts to facilitate healing, guidance and breakthroughs to those facing difficult crossroads in their lives’ journeys. She offers Angel & Tarot card consultations, psychic and mediumship readings, Spirit-channelled messages, energy healing, space clearing and healing, as well as pet animal communication, healing and mediumship.

Kelly is a certified Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner. A firm believer that true Spiritual growth is a practical and multi-dimensional process, she incorporates life and transformation coaching into her sessions to facilitate the best outcomes for her clients.

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Jocelyn Gordon & Jody Branson, Ecstatic Embodiment & HoopYogini - USA



Jocelyn Gordon is a mother, dancer and yogini traveling around the world with her husband and daughters. She believes that transformation can be fun and has created two holistic fitness programs that combine dance with yoga and mindfulness meditation – HoopYogini™ and Bhakti Boogie® Yoga. Having studied, trained and taught Dance, Yoga and Massage Therapy, her offerings provide a multi-disciplinary approach making self-care, self-restoration and self-realization accessible, enjoyable and relevant to the modern woman. Jocelyn has been called a Yoga Rebel by Yoga Journal magazine (May 2015) and has been featured in Origin Magazine, Conscious Dancer, GaiamTV, on Dr.Oz and as a lead instructor in the Gaiam produced HoopBody DVD with Academy Award winning actress, Marisa Tomei. Visit her virtual yoga school – www.HoopYogini.com and www.JocelynGordon.com for online courses and trainings that help you develop the fitness required to live the life of your dreams.

Jody Lloyd is a music producer/songwriter and poet from New Zealand. Starting out as a rapper in his teens, he was later signed to Universal Records. That experience led him to operate his own recording label producing and releasing over 25 albums to date. His latest releases fuse spoken word, sound healing and hip hop and are known as the Perfect Freq (for frequency) series. Jody has enjoyed a prolific and creative career, and in addition to making original music for meditation, contemplation, movies and instructional videos, he loves to get body’s moving as an Ecstatic Dance DJ.

www.perfectfreq.com & www.trillion.co.nz


Amber Sawyer, Active Meditations - USA/ Singapore



With a heart as vast as the sky and a dedication to inspiring evolution & awakening, Amber brings creative & fun movement/sound-based meditations and Elemental Yoga, a gentle approach to connecting to the elements with our body/mind. A native of USA and relocated to Singapore for 10 years, Amber has had a passion for moving the body since early childhood with gymnastics & dance. This love, combined with more than 17 years of study & practice in the areas of Yoga, Ayurveda & Meditation, as well as a PhD in Biomedical Engineering in the field of stem-cell tissue repair, contribute to Amber’s unique perspective on healing & self-discovery through the influence of scientific and ancient wisdoms. Since 2000, Amber has studied directly under the tutelage Embodied Dance


Hannah Lo, Womens Healing Arts - Malaysia



Hannah is a Singer, Speaker, Writer and Teacher.

Her hearts calling is to guide women back to their body, womb, intuition and heart lead feminine power so they become examples of Love, Beauty, Compassion and Freedom in the world.

For over 8 years now Hannah has dove deeply into spirituality and the feminine mysteries, studying under many teachers, attending courses & trainings all over the world as well as learning her greatest lessons through heartache, loss and transforming herself over and over.

Her work and teachings stem not just from the knowledge she’s acquired over the years but from a very real embodiment of what life itself has taught her.

Hannah believes that one of the greatest forces for global change will be when more and more women live from a place of Feminine lead Power.


Elke Wollschon, Aromatherapy & Essential Oil 101 - Germany



Elke, a German native, residing in Malaysia since 2000, is involved in alternative healing and lifestyle for more than 3 decades, curing herself from life threatening asthma. In 2010 she was one of the forerunners of “The Raw Food Movement” in Malaysia and has been featured in The Expatriate, Le Connoisseur, NST, Star, Flavours, FHM, BFM, TV2 and more. Her innovative and entrepreneurial spirit led her to follow her calling and establish a business to help women living a life on their terms and setting up their own business that is not only good for themselves and others, but also for the greater good. She loves to conducts “Raw Food” and Aromatherapy workshops to inspire others to tap into natures restoring power.


Davina Goh, Plant Based Lifestyle Advocate - Malaysia



Davina’s plant-based inclinations can be traced back to her childhood curiosity about nature and animals. Her active pursuit began in the year 1999, frequenting a vegetarian food stall as a college student and meeting her first vegetarian friend a year later. Although her parents did not allow her to be vegetarian due to their own views on a healthy diet, Davina continued doing research on the lifestyle through books, articles and documentaries and taught herself how to cook. In 2012, Davina made the full transition to a vegetarian diet and witnessed her mediocre level of health dramatically improve in a few months. She became a vegan in early 2016.

Her plant-based lifestyle persona, Davina Da Vegan is the platform she uses to share recipes, green living tips, and places to enjoy plant-based meals in the Klang Valley. Her online video, “Where Do I Get My Protein From” went viral with over 15,000 views. She has since collaborated with health food clients such as Spoon Health and Diet Angel Enterprise, performed public cooking demos, had her recipes published in the press and delivered talks about her plant-based journey.

She aspires to spread awareness of the benefits and joys of a plant-based diet for a healthier Malaysia.


Frederique Suriya, Chakra Essential Oil - France



Frédérique Suriya is a conscious holistic and vibrational aromatherapist originally from Marseilles – France. Member of the International Federation of Professional Aromatherapists (IFPA), she has trained for years with Lydia Bosson in Switzerland (Usha Veda School), Gabriel Mojay in UK (ITHMA), Jade Shutes in USA (School of Aromatic Studies) and more recently Gilles Fournil in France (Olfactothérapie®), she lives a simple and rich life in Janda Baik, a village at the edge of the jungle of Malaysia, and has done so for the past 16 years. She knows how to share her love for Truth, Nature and Aromatics with great enthusiasm. “What else could I do to serve Love of the Universe, Nature and all Beings united? I love the world of aromatherapy: the aromatic plants and the aromatherapists in their purest forms always remind me that life is boundless experiencing, infinite knowledge, continuous insight…”


Silvia Sim, BodyTalk - Malaysia



Silvia Sim is a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and Yoga teacher. She has been teaching yoga since 1996, and runs a well established yoga studio in Damansara Heights. Incorporating different styles, Silvia teaches group classes as well as therapeutic 1-on-1 session. She has also trained in Qi Qong and Tai Chi.


Ash Nair, Kundalini Awakening - Malaysia



In 2010, Ash had a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening that shook his world upside down. He spent the next 7 years globe trotting on an metaphysical adventure to understand life’s deepest mysteries. Ash travelled into the heart of the Amazon, the Pyramids of Giza and ashrams in India while studying under various masters and teachers over the years. He has trained in Tantra, metaphysics and energy healing.

An award winning Singer, Songwriter and accomplished actor, Ash was a series regular on the epic British / American television series Indian Summers and was voted Men of the Year by Augustmen magazine in 2015.


Karen Lara Joy, Intuitive Guide & Counselor - Malaysia



Karen of Karen’s Andaras Karen works with Andara Crystals and is a clear channel for messages from Higher Consciousness. She has been called a Messenger and Angel Whisperer by yogis, channels and clients. Her great joy and Soul Mission is to Empower people to take the steps they need to heal, blossom and to walk lightly and joyfully upon their Soul’s Path. Her readings are illuminating and life changing workshops fun, action packed and greatly healing. Participants of her workshops commonly report wonderful breakthroughs and life enhancing changes afterwards.


Hengameh, Pranic Healing - Malaysia



Hengameh is an architect, writer and overall lover of imagination, philosophy and wholesome living. She is a PhD student in the field of Architecture and Feng Shui and a Pranic Healing instructor. She has been practicing healing for more than a decade now and has conducted healing and meditation classes in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Philippines till date. Hengameh is passionate about meditation, reflection and holistic therapy and believes they can bring quality, joy and simplicity back into our modern life. She is the co-founder of PranaWorld.net and author of several self-development books. She also writes in various well-known self-motivational websites and magazines, including Yoga Life, Body Mind Soul, Life Hack and Pick the Brain.h


Dileri Sadhana, Conscious Living & Ayurveda Bodyworks - Italy



Dileri is simply rebellious, gypsy, free soul. After years of Traveling around Asia, she has been established in Kuala Lumpur in which she considers as her home (contemporary) country. Dileri believes that every single moment of our lives should be in accordance with the holistic practicing of exercises. That is not only to concentrate on physical exercising but also taking into account the integrated connection of mind, body and soul as a holistic complementary cycle. She is currently an Instructor and Practitioner of Pilates (Polestar Pilates), Ayurvedic Bodywork Massage and Xtend Barre, Meditation Facilitator as well as physical education (PE) teacher in an International school in Kuala Lumpur with years of experience of applying the obtained skills and knowledge into real life throughout her career background in Europe and Southeast Asia. She has a unique point of view on wellness of human being which has been defined as Holistic view of exercising, Dancing as a therapy, and Meditation as part and parcel. In addition, she regards Nutrition with Organic Products and Animal Cruelty-free as fundamental for a Well-being mind statement.


Sandeep Sailli, Injury Prevention - Singapore



Sandeep Sailli holds Master Degree in Physiotherapist from University of Brighton, UK. He has keen interest in Yoga therapy, anatomy, pain management and injury prevention. Sandeep conducts these program under “Turn your Ouch to Aum” series. He is invited to speak and conduct workshops in many countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Developer and brand owner of Yoga Tape, world’s first kinesiology tape developed for Yoga Practitioners, Sandeep has also been clinician and physiotherapy lecturer in universities in Singapore and Malaysia.


Zour Gold, Tarot, Feng Shui, Vedic Astrology - Malaysia/ Eastern Europe



The multi-talented Zour Gold is a Tarot Reader, Feng Shui Professional and a truly gifted Vedic Astrologer. Born into a Romani family in Eastern Europe she grew up amidst this ancient wisdom and has been practicing these arts in Europe, Central and South East Asia, Canada, Singapore, and Malaysia for the last 25 years.

Zour’s business, Gold Vedic Astrology is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia although she travels for readings with clients internationally also.

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Deborah A Rodrigo, Laughter Y - Malaysia



Deborah A Rodrigo graduated as a Laughter Yoga Leader in 2015 and became a certified Laughter Yoga Teacher in 2017. Shortly later she opens her own Laughter Yoga Club bringing people from all walks of life from the youngest participant of four years old to eighty years old. She connects with people through her engaging facilitation skills, her trigger laughter, and her inner child playfulness.

It is such joy to create a bubble of fun, play, releasing stress and engaging with the crowd. Deborah does Laughter Yoga for the cancer survivors at the National Cancer Association, for the visually impaired at the Malaysian Association of Blind (MAB), at the Parkinson center, some NGOs and also for the corporate sector. She is one of the most sought-after Laughter Yoga facilitators in the Klang Valley.


Dance:

Daniel *Sonic* Rojas, Embodied Dance - Colombia/ Denmark/ Singapore



Movement Specialist, Professional Dancer, High Vibration Guide

DANIEL *SONIC* ROJAS has been dancing & performing for more than 25 years, and is known around the world for his creativity and individual way of expressing himself by telling stories through dance. Combining his Latin roots and his experiential journey of many years as a professional dancer/performer, Daniel has created his own style that he calls \’Embodied Dance\’ (formally known as Contemporary-Break). This unique form has been recognised by the University of Science of Sports and Anatomy in Cologne, Germany, as one of the most complete movement art forms offered internationally. Embodied Dance dissolves the boundaries between different movement cultures with the aim of giving individuals a unique way of expressing themselves, connecting to feeling through movement and ultimately self-healing. Daniel shares Embodied Dance worldwide, including at many popular festivals and dance academies, as well as continues to perform/battle/judge international events and to share private sessions & trainings.


Sonia Shah, Bollywood - Malaysia



Dancing and Performing for the last 25 years, Sonia is a strong believer of music and dance as a teacher, healer and communicator.

Trained in Bharatnatyam and Kathak, she then ventured to India to explore the depths of Bollywood dancing, improv and self exploration through movement and music.

The journey has been extremely enriching. Taking a bolder step to work and teach Bollywood, Sonia uses the popular art form to break the boundaries of self confinement and encourage the need to self explore and to connect with oneself.

Bollywood in its simplicity, offers the opportunity to combine various art forms into a choreography that is fun, explorative, challenging yet not intimidating. Bollywood break the boundaries of age and limits and brings about an element of fun and communication


J. Redza, Creative Empowerment & Spiritual Healing - Malaysia



J. Redza was born into the arts, raised by a bohemian lifestyle by both artist parents and an arts family of art historian, painters, sculptors, dancers, musicians, choreographers, fashion designers, art curators and gallerists.

She was trained as a dancer and was exposed to various disciplines of performing arts & visual arts practices which includes since the age of 3, which included painting, drawing, sculpture, design, ballet, tap, modern, contemporary dance & musical theatre. She started performing professionally for TV shows from the age of 4, started a professional modeling & TV hosting carrier by the time she was 15, which then lead her into producing international award-winning commercials for Leo Burnett Advertising KL & Yasmin Ahmad by the time she was 19.

Being born with multi-dimensional ‘ESP’, with the ability to channel, she was exposed to various meditation & yoga techniques, and also esoteric studies from the age of 5; introduced by her father, whom was also an artist, psychic, astrologer, highly intuitive and a palm reader, which in her later years lead her to continue her spiritual practices through various other masters universally, whom she met in real life usually within a week after meeting them first in ‘dream-states’, through her ancient shamanistic Sri-Lankan & Portuguese ancestry lineage. She has spent almost a lifetime studying and exploring the arts & energy consciousness; amongst various modalities which includes Vippasana, Ashtanga, Yin & Kriya Yoga, Pranic Healing, Nei-Qong, Chi-Qong, & Tantra. After a lifetime of exploring these various different forms of ‘ARTS’ & Energy consciousness, she has come up ‘ARTS-CONSCIOUSNESS’.

‘ARTS-CONSCIOUSNESS’ is a module, created to help empower people to break through life struggles & challenges, insecurities and unsafe feelings from childhood trauma, life experiences, broken belief systems and transition into breaking ‘FREE’; unleashing their own unique ‘AUTHENTIC’ power from within through the ‘ARTS & ENERGY CONSCIOUSNESS’, as everything in life is connected to our personal spiritual emotions, expressions & true connection to our soulful & colourful creative spirit.


Amar Singh, Afro Cuban/ Salsa/ Reggaeton - Malaysia



Amar is the founder, instructor and choreographer at Dance Blaze Academy. His one Mission is to spread the joy of dance not just across Malaysia but the rest of the world.

Amar’s early experience in the performing art of dance commenced in the non-Latin genres of Bhangra and Hip hop. Amar started teaching Cuban Salsa and Bachata in 2005 and has been adding on different dances to his repertoire with Dominican Bachata, Reggaeton, Afro Cuban dances, and his famous Body Movement Classes.

A crowd favorite in the Malaysian social salsa circuit, Amar continues to wow the masses with his freestyle and groovy dance moves.

Over the years Amar has not just been recognized as a leading figure in the Malaysian dance industry but highly sought after internationally as well with his performing and teaching tours all the way across South East Asia ,Germany, Holland, UK, Japan, and India.

His outlook towards dance has evolved as he draws a parallel between life relationships and dance. Enriching different aspects of ones life.

A genuine desire to see individuals grow not just as better dancers but as better individuals through this parallel has made him one of the most respected and sought-after instructors and dancers.


Kirenjit Singh, Bhangra Jam - Malaysia



Kirenjit Singh (Kiren) , The Bhangra Dance Master has obtained a Certification in Sport – Personal Trainer in Strength & Conditioning. He was working as a Fitness Manager for Malaysia\’s largest gym, Celebrity Fitness, for almost 10 years. With his technical knowledge in fitness and passion in Bhangra, that is how BhangraJam was born in 2005.


Zin Hanif Shawn, Zumba - Malaysia



Hanif Shawn is a certified Zumba instructor, certified group fitness instructor and a chartered physiotherapist. He has always had a passion for dancing since young, and started joining dance fitness classes in 2007. In 2011, he decided to turn his passion of dancing into teaching dance aerobics. He had been certified as a Zumba instructor since the year 2013.

Hanif has been active in conducting weight management programmes since the year 2011. His teachings in weight management programmes and Zumba goes beyond the idea of exercise and fitness. He believes through Zumba, he has been able to input the value of being confident into his participants, while incorporating a family-like bond in his classes.

In Hanif’s classes, expect to dance to the latest Zumba tracks, complemented by hits of mainstream music. His style has been described as artistic and sexy, encouraging participants to channel their inner self into dancing. Hanif also encourages his students to enliven the persona of every song, and dance to the rhythm that comes from within one’s heart.

As a chartered physiotherapist, he focuses on treating patients with musculoskeletal disorders. He found his niche in treating patients with spinal disorders (back and neck pain). He has also done a clinical study on the effectiveness of exercises for knee osteoarthritis.


Music:

Elizabeth Huxtable, Sound Bath - Australia



Elizabeth Huxtable is a certified Sound Therapist (Globe Sound & Consciousness Institute, San Francisco, USA) with over 30 years’ experience in the field of holistic health. As a specialist in Sound and Vibration Therapy, she specializes in treating children with special needs and adults with sleep, insomnia, stress, anxiety and emotional issues.

What differentiates Elizabeth from other sound therapists is her unique voice and also her specially matched set of Alchemy crystal singing bowls. They are tuned to musical chords to create powerful blended sounds that easily induce altered states of consciousness in the listener. She also uses Energy Chimes, xylophones, crystal harp, gong and tuning forks. She is highly sensitive to vibrations and energies in people and places.

Elizabeth is based in Kuala Lumpur but travels extensively to share her work throughout SE Asia, Australia, Europe and the USA.


Shervin Boloorian, Sufi & Sound Healing - Iran/Bali



As Asia’s premier certified Tama-Do sound therapist, Shervin combines extensive sound therapy knowledge with a variety of live sacred sound event experiences as leader of the acclaimed “Bali Sound Healers Collective.” In Bali, where he is based, he is reputed as one of the community’s most popular and talented multi-instrumentalist sound therapists and singers in residence. In 2012, he spearheaded a movement to make sound therapy part of the town of Ubud’s live music culture; successfully uniting local sacred musicians with visiting music artists, and has raised money for local causes. He continues share multiple sound healing modalities including: Bowl Meditations, Indigenous Sounds, Spirit Night: World Sacred Chants and Sound Healing, Connect to the Beloved: Sufi Sacred Sounds and Movement, Yin/Restorative Yoga and Live Music, and Sound Medicine: Tama-Do Sound Harmonizations. Shervin is also a celebrated vocalist and recording artist, provides one on one sessions, and is a trained Chi Gong instructor.

Shervin is founder of Sound Healing Bali and Founder/Director of the Bali Sound Healers Collective. An Iranian-born vocalist who presents sacred songs in multiple languages, he is a sound therapy practitioner and graduate of Fabien Maman’s Tama-Do “Way of the Soul” Academy (Started in 1988). Shervin’s multi-instrumental talents have taken his signature style of “Sound Medicine” to festivals and holistic venues worldwide. Per his specialized energy training with Tama-Do, and shamanic counseling skills from a year-long apprenticeship with Robin Rice, Shervin applies vibrational therapy to unwind minds, soften hearts, and nourish, energize and aid the body in self-recovery. Shervin’s voice on his debut CD, ‘Spirit Night By CandleLight’ is described by bestselling author and spiritualist, Margot Anand, as “Angelic.” His follow up album of Sufi-inspired songs is part of a music activism program endorsed by 20 + conscious businesses and world Rumi authority, Coleman Barks.

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Irene Lim, Sound Healer and Animal Communicator - Malaysia



Irene is a law graduate, holds a masters in law before she decided to switch ‘careers’ in the healing world. She began her journey as a Canine Myofunctional therapist 10 years ago. She then proceeded to explore reiki and animal communication. It was during one of her animal communication session that discovered her other abilities and that sparked her into learning more on the healing modalities for the human counterpart. Today she is an Angel miracle teacher, a sound healer, animal communicator and an auset temple healer. It was through the Angel Miracle workshops that she began her connection with Archangel Michael. She believes that all that she has learnt in her journey is what that has made her the person she is today. All that she has learned, she integrates in her healing. She believes that we are all energy. She has appeared in Season 2 of the Paranormal Zone Episode 10.

“A life is precious, live it to the fullest and the best” – Irene


Keeran-D, Dhol Master & Artistic Director - Malaysia



The Malaysian dhol federation needs no lengthy introduction. The Dhol Federation is the most established Dhol troupe in South East Asia. Lead by master drummer – Keeran D, The Dhol Federation has a total of 10 professional Dhol drummers based in Kuala lumpur, Malaysia.

Dhol Federation’s humble beginnings can be traced back to the year 1998 in Ipoh, where Keeran had picked up the interest in the Dhol. soon after, Keeran bought his first Dhol and embarked on a musical journey that would change his life forever. Keeran discovered the love for the instrument that was second to none. His family and friends realized that he had a god given talent and was blessed with a genius musical brain. he is now widely regarded as south east Asia’s Best Dhol Player.

All the core drummers of Dhol Federation have been tough and handpicked by Keeran himself. Keeran has made sure that they have been given all the right guidance and the know- how of the performing arena. with years of experience of drumming in the performing arena, the Dhol Federation is definitely a crowd favourite.

Combining their graceful and energetic movements and choreography, they have always left audiences amazed and wanting for more. The traditional bhangra beats infused with their very own creative beats truly makes the music an experience to anyone who watches them perform.


AURARA, Meditative Performance - Russia



We offer an evening of exotic and beautiful music that brings us in tune to the ancient energy forces from which consciousness itself flows. Our meditative performance combines the singing of melodic, soothing mantras with the healing vibrations of the Gong, which come from the world of mystery and beauty, the Chakra planet. The audience is immersed in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility where people meet and discover an invaluable jewel, which is the harmony between themselves and mother nature.


Fitness:

Moviemento Simples de Capoeira, Brazil - Brazil



Movimento Simples de Capoeira (MSC) is run by a husband and wife team, Rafael and Marissa.

Rafael has been learning and practicing capoeira for over 30 years, he started when he was three. He came to Malaysia twelve years ago to teach capoeira to a small group of eager students, and today, owns Malaysia’s most renowned capoeira academy.

Marissa started Capoeira in her mid-20s. Having met Rafael through capoeira, it has never left her. Aside from managing the business side of their business and teaching classes, she is also a Nutrition and Fitness Expert.

Aside from the two of them, they have a small and dedicated team of part-time instructors. Each of these instructors have been selected based on their skill and knowledge, but most importantly on their passion for capoeira.

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines elements of fight, acrobatics, dance and music. It teaches discipline, self-defense, physical fitness and more. Capoeira is a martial art that displays not only finesse but also strength in both mind and body.

It is not an easy discipline to learn, but once it captivates you, it becomes part of your life.

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Liubou Lozovskaya, Vera Flow - Belarus



I created VeraFlow to those who loved to move and want to live an authentic stress-free life.

Yoga and pilates are useful – we all know that – but they can be boring…that’s where the idea for VeraFlow came about.

Doing activities in community is good for the soul and dancing just makes everything better!


Dee Dee Mahmood, Fitness & Weight Loss - Singapore



Dee Dee Mahmood is an international multi-award-winning Exercise Physiologist, Nutritionist & Celebrity Trainer. She is currently the Academic Adjunct (International Collaborations) with Edith Cowan University, Australia. Her expertise includes being Consultant & Visiting Lecturer for University of Malaya, Lecturer for United States Sports Academy, American Council on Exercise, International Sports Academy and the Singapore Sports Council.
International Ambassadorships to her name include being the 2017 Goodwill Ambassador for Norwegian Seafood Council, Norway; 2016 Blue Cap Movement Ambassador for Prostate Cancer Malaysia; Fitness Ambassador for Reebok (Singapore & Malaysia which she commenced since 2013); Singapore Heart Foundation Ambassador, among others. She has even graced Jetstar aeroplane as the 2015 Jetstar Asia Celebrate the Hero Award. Accolades to her includes the Gold Award for the Singapore Sporting Inspiration Award and the U.M. Cares Award by University of Malaya, Malaysia.

Emphasizing always on knowledge for empowerment of the individual, this Golden Key International Honor Society Scholar who received her degree and postgraduate in Australia and Singapore, Dee Dee’s PhD research on obesity under University of Malaya supported by National University of Singapore, was selected, because of its impact in Asia, and presented in the President’s Cup Award in the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Chapter Meeting 2016 in Tacoma Washington. She is a government HRDF certified trainer.

Dee Dee’s successful Signature programmes include Fat2Fit® Asia (Singapore, Malaysia and just launched in Indonesia – where participants lost upto 20 kg in 3 months, the healthy way) and Walking Football for Health Asia. Her work currently involves research collaborations internationally as well as synergy in corporate and community health.


Emma Jory, Pilates / Pre Natal & Post Natal - Australia



Emma is an Internationally Certified Pilates, Barre, Yoga and Educator. Her passion and specialisation is in Women’s Health; Pre & Post Natal, Diastisis Recti Recovery & Pelvic Floor Health. She is also a certified Health Coach.

Emma has been teaching movement for over 13 years and her varied experience and training gives her a powerful holistic way of looking at the body. Her certifications range from Stott & Polestar Pilates, Personal training, TRX, Ballet Barre, Rehabilitation, Anatomy Trains, NLP & Reiki, Yoga, Pre & Post Natal Yoga & Pilates. Myofascial Release, Yamana Foot Fitness & Body Rolling and Pilates for Golfers.

Emma founded and operated Emergy Pilates Lounge for over 6 years. It was one of the most successful Boutique Pilates studios in Sydney Australia and is still operating today. The studio was built from a strong desire to create a community where she could share her knowledge and passion and was an international educational hub for STOTT PILATES, regularly hosting Pilates Teacher Training courses.

Emma (at her studio) was the first to teach Ballet Barre in Australia, later becoming a teacher trainer and traveling throughout Australia and Asia training Instructors. She sold the studio in 2014 to move to Malaysia with her husband ,which she now calls home.

Emma has been featured in various magazines, and is now a writer herself. She has trained many well known celebrities and her knowledge is sought after by many who have experienced the positive changes through her teachings.

She loves building communities around her passion of the body, and spreading the benefits of Pilates throughout the world through her online studio epilatesonline.com/, retreats and workshops.


Liam Harkness, Stretch Clinic - United Kingdom



Liam graduated as a Sports Therapist in 1995 and has more than 20yrs of experience treating clients with long term health issues and chronic pain.

Liam has presented at Sports Medical conventions and run educational workshops for National Sports Institutes and Government hospitals. His classes focus on biomechanics and rehabilitation from injury and include topics as far ranging as Sports Performance to Advanced Techniques for Manual Therapy.

Liam’s popularity as a physical therapist is well established in Asia and the Middle East. His client list includes people from all walks of life, from Olympic gold medal winning athletes and Oscar nominated celebrities to busy executives and heads of state. Don’t miss an opportunity to attend one of his seminars or book a private consultation and experience first hand why Liam is such a valued health consultant for many of the Royal families in the region.


Chloe Lisann, POP Pilates - Malaysia



The magic all began when Cassey, well known as @blogilates on social media, started breaking the rules. Fusing pop music together with her classical Pilates routines, the way Cassey melded the music to the mat was unlike anything the industry had seen before. Students began to crave her innovative choreography because it brought the fun back into working out! She decided to call it POP Pilates.

A known feisty damsel, Chloe will make you laugh and squirm at the same time with a fun yet grueling workout – POP Pilates! At a young age, she was an active school athlete representing track & field events, and also in golf. In 2015, she picked up boxing and trained as an amateur boxer at a boxing gym in Euston, London. An accomplished sportswoman and diligent instructor, Chloe is the 1st certified POP Pilates instructor teaching in Klang Valley and will definitely give you a great workout suitable for all fitness levels.

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ANN ‘Athena’ Osman, Martial Arts - Malaysia



Malaysia’s 1st Female professional MMA fighter in ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP. She’s the first Muslim fighter to be fighting in an International Mixed Martial Art Arena. Ann now is the top ranking fighter for ONE CHAMPIONSHIP’s female straw weight division having a fight record of 5 wins and 3 losses in her professional career.

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Cassandra Ong, Le BARRE - Malaysia



Cassandra Ong is a Business graduate, a dance teacher, a certified fitness professional and a go-getter. Being one of the youngest Registered Teacher through Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) in Malaysia, she has developed the passion for teaching at the age of 16 and has not stopped since then. She now gladly spends almost 100 hours a month at the ballet studio doing what she loves – providing the best teaching quality, experience and safe practices to her students – in the busy and upbeat Petaling Jaya area. Striving to continuously improve herself and her teaching skills, she has taken up several courses and stumbled upon fitness certifications and the growing industry, in which she has since loved and influenced her lifestyle. She is also a Lebert Fitness Master Trainer, Certified Personal Trainer and trains pregnant and postpartum clients too.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree (Hons), Finance
Certified Ballet Teaching Studies through Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
Certified Personal Trainer ACE- PT
Master Trainer of Lebert Training Systems
Certified RockTape Instructor
CPR Certified


Shaun Pan, LeBOOT - Malaysia



Shaun Pan started his fitness career since 2012. Fitness has always been an important aspect of his life and realized that this was not the reality for most people. Seeing that the importance of fitness was being overlooked, he chose to pursue it professionally so that he could help others. Upon starting, he became aware that most trainers in the country were not certified to train and made it his mission to ensure that he would be well equipped in terms of education and training before helping others. His motivation stems from the results that his clients achieve and his eagerness to spread the important word of fitness amongst Malaysians.

Qualifications

Certified Personal Trainer- National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)
Lebert Traning Systems – LeBOOT Instructor
Run-Fit Specialist (REVO2LUTION RUNNINGTM certified)
Certified Powerplate “vibration training” Trainer
Certified Pre-and Postnatal Trainer
CPR Certified


Mohd Hafizzat, Ethos & Mindset - Malaysia



Mohd Hafizzat is a certified sports performance specialist and personal trainer that holds a number of certifications through internationally recognized organizations such as EXOS (formerly known as Athletes’ Performance), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and American Council on Exercise (ACE). He is the Director of Training and Education at Fitmosphere where he oversees programming and training of clients there

He also develops and teaches accredited fitness courses and workshops in which he has presented and taught them locally and internationally. He has developed a number of High-Performance Training Program for organization and corporation such as the Sepang International Circuit and Selangor Floorball Association. Currently, he is now focusing more on training athletes from different background that includes motorsport, golf, athletics and team sports using an integrative training system that combines experience with evidence-based approach. His goal now is to educate and empower fitness professionals by bridging the gap between knowledge and application.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree (Hons), Sports Science
Escape Fitness (UK) Master Trainer
Certified Personal Trainer through NASM and ACE (CPT)
Certified Sports Performance Enhancement Specialist through NASM and EXOS (PES, XPS)
Corrective Exercise Specialist through NASM (CES)
Run-Fit Specialist (REVO2LUTION RUNNINGTM certified)
Lebert Traning Systems – LeBOOT Instructor
Certified RockTape Instructor
CPR Certified


Nadia Valentina, LeBOOT - Malaysia



Nadia Valentina is certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor whose mission is to empower females to lift and live a stronger and healthier life. Nadia loves sports, lifting, connecting with people and is always exploring new ways to enrich her female clients in their fitness journey. Nadia runs her own group training classes and also trains in a personal one-on-one setting. Her passion in fitness and her upbeat personality has gained her many friends of similar passion and profession, allowing her to share knowledge among fitness enthusiasts; and learn from many fitness professionals.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree of Science (Hons), Psychology
Certified Personal Trainer- ACE- PT
Certified Group Fitness Instructor – GFIT
Ketacademy Level 1 Certified Kettlebell Sports Skill Instructor
NASM Women’s Fitness Specialist
Run-Fit Specialist (REVO2LUTION RUNNINGTM certified)
Lebert Traning Systems – LeBOOT Instructor
Fitness fx – Pump fx instructor
Certified RockTape Instructor
CPR Certified


Nicholas Chong, LeBOOT, Malaysia



Nick is a business graduate who found love in being active from a very young age. Half way through university, he knew he was going to utilise his marketing degree in an industry that resonated with him, fitness. That combined with his love of helping people to live better lives by being active physically, he took his personal trainer certification and started up a health club in university while gaining experience and knowledge from coaching at Malaysia’s first bootcamp. He now strives to not only help the public, but also to ensure that trainers are well educated to appropriately assist their clients in achieving their goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree, Business and Commerce
World Taek Won Do HQ (Kukkiwon) recognised instructor
Certified Personal Trainer- ACE- PT
CPR Certified
Lebert Traning Systems – LeBOOT Instructor
Escape Fitness (UK) Master Trainer


Talks:

Zhariff Afandi, MURFEST INSPIRES - Malaysia



Zhariff Afandi has never been your average kinda joe. Despite growing up without arms, he never really understood or could apply the term disabled. With his “ninja” like precision, he lives his life not just like normal, but most times a bit crazier than others.

He has a background in developmental psychology from Griffith University, Australia and had also taken a Bachelors of Arts majoring in Sociology at KDU College.

He is an extremely strong willed person and has been intensively involved in the last 10 years with many CSR, humanitarian relief, community, and entrepreneurship development programs.

Bringing a wealth of experience from community programs, social action advocacy, and humanitarian relief both locally and internationally, he is known to be an inspirational and outstanding figure in the social entrepreneurship, community, and humanitarian field. He was the founder of TZI and CEO of Gemilang 4e and LOKA Malaysia. Zhariff is currently CMO of Hop On Hop Off, as well is an on the Board of Directors of Malaysian Food Bank, WADAH Malaysia, an is an ambassador for TN50 and UNICEF’s #thisability campaign.


Nicole Lee, MURFEST INSPIRES - Malaysia



Nicole Lee is a busy career woman, who practices Ayurvedic Rituals and Naturopathy for past 8 years. After a major tragedy in her life, she suffered from depression and used naturopathy to overcome it.

Come hear her share her journey from depression to great health and wellness


Kimbeley Yap, MURFEST INSPIRES - Malaysia



Kimbeley Yap-Chelliah, Movement Specialist, has been an athlete and involved in fitness since she was 9. Today, as a fitness specialist and personal trainer, she works with individuals and groups to help them improve their performance, strength, fitness, and even weight loss goals.

Her experience encompasses runners, swimmers, cyclists, working with children and people from all walks of life and all fitness levels.

As an elite athlete, Kimbeley is one of the few who has represented her nation in three sports, Swimming, Triathlon, and Cycling at the SEA Games and has earned not one but two gold medals for Triathlon. She is also the recipient of many awards and medals for numerous sports at an international level for obstacle races, tower running, trail running, open water swimming, and many more.

With hands-on expertise in various forms of movement and exercise, Kimbeley stands out among her peers by keeping an open mind to a wide array of training methodologies and specalizes in working with people with injuries. She combines this with her experience and physiology and exercise science, catering to the needs of her clients. She can be reached at


Sarina Sundara Rajah, MURFEST INSPIRE - Malaysia



Every athlete has a distinct set of aspirations and motivations. Beyond the glitz and glam of glory on the podium, desire and ambition drives and makes an accomplished athlete.

Sarina Sundara Rajah started her journey as a rhythmic gymnast fairly late at the age of 12, after practising Indian Classical Dance when she was four years old for three years upon her grandmother’s wish.
While the inception of her career began later than most, it didn’t stop her from achieving what many could only dream of.

Later on, Sarina reached the zenith of her career in the 1998 Commonwealth Games where she lead the Malaysian team to a gold medal podium finish. She also brought home the gold during the 2001 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.

However, the journey Sarina embarked on to success was far from easy. Yet through tribulations, Sarina stayed faithful to the calling she had found.

She recognised Malaysian gymnast Farrah Hani Imran as her inspiration for picking up the sport, and Dr.Nadja Jamstrjemskaya for keeping her on the right path.

“It was Dr. Nadja who gave me an opportunity to train with better gymnasts despite being placed in the lowest ranked group during auditions for the national team,” she said.

“My one desire was to perform in front of an audience like Farrah at the 1991 SEA Games on TV, representing Malaysia was a dream first birthed when watching Farrah,” she said.

“Her ribbon routine was where I fell in love with the beauty and grace of the sport. Now, I adore Misty Copeland for her resilience in all things, Misty is one of the few role models I look up to as I feel we share similar struggles to achieve success in our respective fields,”

Maturing as an athlete, Sarina set in her heart to make a difference for other young aspiring rhythmic gymnasts and wants to ensure they have the right support to succeed.
In 2003, Sarina topped her pinnacle to start her own rhythmic gymnastics school where she teaches young girls ages 4 years old and above.

Her love for children is unmatched and she hopes to see the next Olympian be birthed through care, tough love and discipline.

“It is supposed to be hard. Anything of value and meaning is not going to be easy to achieve, I want to be there every step of the way, hoping to be the pillar of support I never had growing up,” – she said.

Sarina’s hope, is to build successful athletes with strong confidence regardless of the outcome.

Changing the public’s perception of what a standard gymnast should look like is one of her goals and she wants children to know there is no such thing as the wrong body type. Sarina believes the most important thing for a child to have is passion in order to succeed and she learned from a young age, that the world had its own agenda – and that without conviction, one can be swayed easily.

“Children need to grow up confident, without restrictions and labels,” she said.

“Who are we to say, that the next legend isn’t among us? My job, is to nurture them the best I can.”

Living out her purpose in life, Sarina continues to give back to society through her establishment – Sarina’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, and is currently teaching girls weekly in schools across the Klang Valley, Malaysia.

She also hopes to engage more with the youth through television programmes and mentorship in the future.
Since her retirement in 2002, Sarina wants to leave behind a legacy for young children through her reality TV show “Twinkle & Twirl” that is set to air late 2018.


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