Ariel and Shya Kane are internationally acclaimed seminar leaders and consultants and best-selling, award-winning authors whose transformational approach allows people to discover satisfaction and increased productivity in all areas of their lives, without working on their "problems." They are expert guides who, with great skill and humor, bring people through the swamp of the mind into the clarity and brilliance of the moment. The Kanes consistently create an environment in which thousands have experienced dramatic improvements in the quality of their lives.

Acting as Catalysts for Personal Transformation, the Kanes provide ongoing consulting and seminars for a range of clients from individuals and couples to entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies. They have designed and presented transformational seminars both nationally and throughout Europe, in Central and South America, Australia and Indonesia. In the United States, they have taught for many organizations such as The United Nations Society for Enlightenment and Transformation, The United Nations Women's Guild, The New York Theosophical Society, Organizational Development Network, Omega Institute, Swedish Institute - Graduate Studies Program, The Learning Light Foundation, The Learning Annex, The Seminar Center and various conferences and health expos.

Since 1988, the Kanes After producing six successful audio titles, the Kanes' first book, Working on Yourself Doesn't Work: A Book About Instantaneous Transformation, was published in 1999. Within three months of its release, the book became the number one best seller on Amazon.com's Self Help/Personal Transformation and Satisfaction browse lists. Working on Yourself Doesn't Work has been used as a teaching text for First Nations (Canada's Indigenous Peoples) and the Unity Church. Having sold more than 20,000 copies, the book is currently in its second printing. It has been translated into German, Japanese, Russian and Dutch.

The Kanes' second book, How to Create a Magical Relationship, was released in September 2006 and is the winner of the 2007 Nautilus Book Awards in the category of Relationships/Men & Women's Issues and a finalist in the Foreword Magazine 2007 Book of the Year Award in the categories of Family & Relationships and Self Help.

"In the Moment," the Kanes' column, was published in New York Spirit Magazine (formerly Free Spirit) from 1992 to 2005. They have produced many articles for national and international publications and have been frequent guests on National Public Radio. Their sophisticated and well executed website http://www.ask-inc.com is available in five languages, English, German, Spanish, Dutch and French.

Shya Kane has led seminars in communication, effectiveness, time management and personal transformation for more than 25 years. He has a degree in Anthropology from New York University. Prior to leading seminars, Ariel Kane was a successful actress, working on stage, in network television and films. She is an award-winning photographer and currently holds six women's world records with the International Game Fish Association for fish caught with a fly rod, including one for a 114lb 5oz Pacific Sailfish caught on 12lb test tippet. (The line breaks with less than 12 pounds of pressure.)