A senior executive in Singapore, Tony Tan is one of many in the corporate world who became a victim of long working hours and stress. He tells YJSG how he was    able to reduce his stress levels and find inner peace with yoga and meditation. I  started with yoga and ...

Kenrick Goh is a man who has “tasted the goodness of yoga” and incorporated a unique combination in his teaching method—the philosophy of Taichiquan! Find out what he found similar in the two ancient practices—Yoga and Taichi—and how he blends them in his classes. What made you start yoga? I started yoga years ...

International yoga instructor Copper Crow encourages his students to "explore" their practice, and reiterates that yoga - like swimming - is something we can grow with and continue well into our later years. He tells us about how his passion moved from Ninja Turtles, Mustang to Yoga. By Copper Crow My dad ...

Kirsten Berg is an artist—a builder of massive, beautiful, surreal, art installations, and is well known for her displays at the ‘Burning Man’, an art festival held in Nevada every year. She talks about how the artist and yogi in her feed each other. By Valerie Lee Figueira Art and the early seeds ...

I remember waking up one morning three years ago, shivering, with a tight knot in my throat and stomach...I held my mum’s hand and told her about my frequent panic attacks. The fatigue and irrational fear were silently killing me. It was truly a crippling feeling. By Ferina Natasya Aziz, 2017 After ...

Life has a way of spinning out of control. You come back from a break and before you know, work and family duties multiply once again and every day becomes a race to get things done. As a result, your own “me-time” and your practice takes a backseat because your ...

Meet Lisa Low, a fit grandma and a teacher-come-healer for the elderly and rehab patients, with a deep seeded passion for yoga and pilates. INTERVIEW What kind of training do you provide and to who? My classes are mostly anatomy focused. I am continuously learning under the direct tutelage of Tiffany Cruikshank, the founder of  ...

Tao Porchon-Lynch, the world’s oldest yoga teacher is no more but she spread her yogic insights to all those seeking healing and enlightenment all over the world. She trained and certified hundreds of yoga instructors, since founding the Westchester Institute of Yoga in 1982. With more that 45 years of teaching ...

An orthodontic specialist, Dr. Hwang says yoga helps her with her posture as backache is often an occupational hazard for dentists.  Dr. Hwang Yee cheau has many degrees from Singapore and the UK. She is currently the CEO of TP Dental Surgeons, a multi-disciplinary dentistry space in Ngee Ann City. I started ...

I am what you call an Alpha… I’ve always been this way for as long as I can remember. My drive and determination were what pushed me forward and allowed me to achieve a lot. Written by Natasha Benson As a child, I was extremely competitive, swimming and winning at national level ...

Former Yoga Journal Singapore Editor caught up with Baron Baptiste over breakfast when he visited Singapore I had never attended a Baptiste Yoga Class,  and so was curious when I heard that Baron Baptiste would be visiting Singapore. I signed up for a class by Sola Fawehinmi, one of the few ...