Shazia Omar is a writer, activist and yogini. She has written two novels (Like a Diamond in the Sky, Penguin 2009 and Dark Diamond, Bloomsbury 2016) and a mind, body, spirit book (Intentional Smile: A Girl's Guide to Positive Living, Bloomsbury 2016). She writes a column for Daily Star (Kundalini Rising). Shazia is a communication specialist at World Bank and a yoga teacher at Nordic Club. She completed her undergraduate at Dartmouth College, USA and her Masters in Social Psychology at LSE, UK. When not working, writing or teaching yoga, Shazia is busy playing with her two beautiful children. www.shaziaomar.com