What do you feel are the criteria of a New Age Hub?

First of all I want to say there is no such thing as New Age. New Age is simply old information rehashed anew at the dawn of the age of Aquarius. Ayurveda, TCM, Astrology, Yoga, Meditation, Energy Healing, to name a few, and other so-called new age pursuits have been around for thousands of years. This is really nothing new for the East. There is simply a reawakening of human consciousness on a global scale to explore beyond their current belief systems. We also have reached a level of development in Singapore whereby all our material needs have been met but at the cost of our health and wellbeing. Therefore it is only natural we are now ready to seek beyond the material and pursue more of the spiritual to bring this balance back into our lives, making Singapore an ideal hub for New Age activities in this region.

What I see happening now is that more people are exploring beyond what they already know and are seeking deeper within themselves.

Is Singapore too serious for New Age?

There is a need by humanity including Singaporeans to find balance and harmony in their lives regardless of whether we are considered serious or not by nature. Although we may have seriously pursued materialism at the cost of our spiritual wellbeing causing a huge imbalance, being too serious does not stop us from seeking to bring balance back into our lives. Many have followed their families', societies' and governments' expectations and obeyed their every wish only to find they feel empty, restless, stressed, dissatisfied and very often afflicted with a life threatening disease. It is this quest for balance that has the ordinary person looking within themselves for understanding, direction, clarity and healing in an empowering way rather than the disempowering fear-based ways of the past, especially when all else has failed.

Have Singaporeans generally become more spiritually aware in recent years?

Singaporeans have always been spiritually aware but often spirituality became confused with religion. What I see happening now is that more people are exploring beyond what they already know and are seeking deeper within themselves. They are asking more questions and looking for more answers, and no longer satisfied with the "listening" without "questioning" of yesteryear, but are listening to the deep yearning within their soul to heal and balance by whatever methods are available to them. If the prevailing system does not support them, they will seek the so-called alternative or complementary ways. Singaporeans have become more open to trying out new ways.