Unlike many of her mentor/motivator contemporaries, Leyla grew up in a very privileged life style. Her parents owned their own business in Hong Kong, and her father worked for one of the largest shipping companies in the world Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL), and retired as Chairman of the Board in the late 1980s.

Because her parents business often took them on travels, and not wanting to leave their beloved daughter at home, Leyla traveled extensively throughout the world as a young child, and learned the cultures of each region she visited and lived in. Later in life, Leyla incorporated these diverse cultures in her own life’s path with an understanding of each as if she had lived them many lifetimes before.

For anyone growing up in such a “world”, life was truly idyllic; and it was not until Leyla immigrated to Canada, with her family, in 1992, that her challenges began.

Arriving in Canada in the midst of a terrible recession, Leyla’s parents slowly lost most of their fortune. The stress of the situation, as well being in a new country with no social network, Leyla set out on a path of destruction and then self-discovery, and finally success over a 10-year time frame.

Married at a relatively young age, Leyla was thrust into a world of abuse and substance abuse.

At the young age of 26, Leyla’s first husband completed suicide, leaving
Leyla a widow, homeless, and completely lost emotionally and physically.

Over the next few years, Leyla embarked on a journey of spiritual re-growth and self-love. Although during this time, Leyla openly admits to having struggled with this.

In 2002, Leyla suffered a seizure where her heart stopped and she was inturbated and was in a coma. This was a direct result of negligence from a doctor who had misdiagnosed, and over-medicated her.

While in the coma, Leyla speaks of having had a near-death experience (the third in her life time, but by far, the most profound). When she emerged from the coma, Leyla received a diagnosis of having residual brain damage. She was told to “go home, get on disability, find a good hobby, and live your life out to the best of your ability.”

She was told that there was no hope of “cure” or being able to live a normal life ever again.

Allowing herself 20 minutes to cry over the situation, she found the resolve within to “never allow” herself to be “labeled” and shelved away again!

She went home and began her process of “becoming whole”. Leyla refers to this time in her life as being her complete “rebirth”.

The process of “rehabilitation” lasted about 1 ½ months in which time she re-learned to walk, talk, read, write, type, and use the internet; all on her own.

With each success she achieved, her confidence grew stronger and her determination more resilient.

When Leyla regained approximately 90% functionality, she met a gentleman from Arizona. Later that year, Leyla made a trip to Arizona for a well-deserved vacation and to spend time with her new beau. It was an absolute love story when in December that year, Leyla and her husband were married.

Today, Leyla guides and teaches individuals and large groups in finding success in their lives.

Leyla has a world-wide following, and has aided in helping countless thousands of individuals effect positive changes in their lives, finding success in life, over-coming self-esteem and fear issues, removing blocks of the past to realize a successful future, guided meditation and how meditation plays a critical importance in life to bring about body/mind/soul harmonic balance, as well as the Law of Attraction. Leyla has clients ranging from major celebrities to entrepreneurs to housewives.

Leyla was often a special guest on Celebrity Artist, Michael Bell’s radio show, as well as The Rock Report with Kat Vecchione.

In May 2008, Leyla premiered her weekly radio show, “Manifesting the Positive”. Each week, together with her co-host Stuart “GuruStu” Rosen, listeners from all over the world tune in to hear Leyla and Stuart, and the incredible line up of guests who join them who bring inspiration and techniques which listeners can apply to their lives, to create a positive change.

The show gained incredible success in the first few weeks of being aired, and went “international” prior to the airing of the first show. Listener numbers have been steadily increasing each week.

To date, listeners are tuning in from countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, Israel, Morocco, Dubai, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Australia, all across Europe, UK, across Canada, South America, and the USA.

The line-up of guests has been diverse and each one has given a positive message of inspiration.

In December 2008, Leyla co-authored “Strategies for Success” together with Chicken Soup for the Soul co-creator, Jack Canfield; Marie Diamond who was featured in the movie “The Secret”; the co-founder of the world famous “Money and You” program, DC Cordova; and other leading experts in their field, in a step-by-step collection that brings insights to help the reader.

Leyla will be featured in the March 2009 issue of Women to Women Business magazine, as well as other magazines, and various radio show appearances throughout 2009.

Leyla is currently working on several projects, including a CD and DVD series, a documentary, a couple of books, speaking engagements, and more.

For Leyla, it feels that life has come full-cycle, and she is enjoying this portion of it. Incredibly humbled by her success and recognition, Leyla strives each and every day to make a difference in the world as we know it; and to help individuals who come in contact with her, become empowered and inspired.

Leyla has lived throughout the world in such places as England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Australia, and Canada. Leyla currently resides in Arizona with her family.

If you would like to schedule Leyla to speak at an upcoming engagement, or for personal consultations/courses, please contact us.