Our Volunteers
Andiappan Yoga Community (AYC)
is what it is today because of our
volunteers. There are many ways
to get involved:
volunteers. There are many ways
to get involved:
Teaching Volunteers
Teachers certified by the International Yoga Academy may volunteer as teachers for our ongoing projects. Invitations are sent by email. Project Leaders will provide new volunteers with information on each project and request volunteers to observe the project for 2-3 classes before beginning to teach.
Operations & Admin Volunteers
Our Operations & Admin Volunteers make all our projects and programmes possible. See our volunteer needs in this area:
- Social Media Strategist
- Content Creator
- Fundraising Committee
Get Involved
Yoga teachers certified for 200 hours or more of yoga teacher training at the International Yoga Academy and Anahata Yoga studio may sign up to volunteer with AYC. We also welcome yoga teachers with other accreditations to get involved in our community - please reach out for more details to info@yogacommunity.org.
Andiappan Yoga Community Continuous Education Program
AYC is pleased to offer a number of courses to aid and support the development of yoga teachers across our community.
The courses provide attendees with practical lessons in the ability to teach yoga and yoga therapy elements to yoga students at a beginner level. Anahata Studio yoga masters will conduct each of these courses. Please refer to the latest news and announcements on social media for these workshops.
Qualification
of volunteers
of volunteers
3968
Certified Teachers
549
Certified Therapists
1. The elderly were very keen and gave their effort in stretching and strengthening all parts of the body from the toes and ankles all the way up to the neck and shoulders. Grateful for the assistance of Anne and the staff of the Centre in supporting the elderly to achieve the poses.
2. A very well balanced class. Students like the wall poses which have more confidence to do more.
3. 2nd class of Class B, 8 females, 1 new student joining us. There are to older ladies in the class, so we mainly practice chair yoga, let them feel more comfortable and confident to practice. Some students practice pranayama at home, very happy to that.
4. 2nd class, 4 females and 2 males, 2 just joining us this class. So happy Si Fu is teaching today, with very clear explanation of the benefits of each asana, with 3 pranayama practices and 2 eyes rotation practices. The patients are trying so hard, 2 of them feeling good after the first class.
5. I assisted the students to get into the postures. It was good to observe how the other teacher teaches.
6. Excellent class taught by Master Vishnu. Started with stretching and twisting and hamstring lengthening poses with straps. Than progressed to more strengthening poses and upper back opening poses and leg strengthening. Finally spinal elongation on the floor with blocks ( earlier) and standing in tadasana. Ended class with nice pranayama including alternate nostril breathing.
7. Today’s focus on chakras and energy balance.
Thank you for Master Vishnu Ayurvedic Knowledge. Excellence theory and practical wisdom.
And thank you for all AYC members and project leader.
8. Class taught by Master Vishnu. Started with stretching and twisting and hamstring lengthening poses with straps. Than progressed to more strengthening poses and upper back opening poses and leg strengthening. Finally spinal elongation on the floor with blocks ( earlier) and standing in tadasana. Ended class with pranayama including alternate nostril breathing.
9. 3 volunteers teachers,
3 different AYC members,
3 different sequence,
3 different level,
1. Traditional sequence
Surya Namaskar- Standing & Balance - Meditation
2. Twisting Sequence
Standing/Sitting/Kneeling twist
Spine Lateral flexion- Twist - Hip Open
3. Dynamic sequence
Core + Strengths + back bent
Thank you for all volunteers and AYC members.
10. Very focus - nice flow and started and ended with 3 minutes of breathing and relaxation
11. Some patients improve a lot in strength, mobility and posture. Good to see that.
12. Monthly review class of Feb, 12 patients with 8 females & 4 males👍🏼. Everyone is so happy to be back to practice, half of them they do practice at home, they tried so hard in class. I teach them so method to remember how to self practice at home. A patient asked if it’s possible to add one more class for the review class, so sweet.
13. Si Fu Master Yogananth didn’t teach this class for awhile, students are so happy to see Si Fu teaching today. He said he sees some good progress on some students, it’s very encouraging to us.
14. 1st class of this batch 2 absent, total 3 females and 1 male. 2 patients had knees replacement surgeries, 1 patient has 3 times stroke and heart disease, we need to be extremely careful since she has been suddenly fainted a few times before. Her husband has knees and ankles pain, hopes yoga could help and not doing surgery. Very positive class, they all willing to try new things, good feedback after class. Looking forward to see their progress.
15. It was nice to do an outdoors session. Even though it was windy, the weather was still nice. The students really enjoyed experiencing doing a practice in a different setting.
16. Did a partial chair yoga class along with some balancing poses. It was good to have chairs as support tools so that the students could explore new poses.
17. It was nice to meet the students. It was also a good opportunity to explore with the students on new poses. 🙏🏼
18. Focused on stretching and relieving muscle stiffness in the shoulders, neck and back. It was good to see the students take part in the practice. 🙏🏼
19. We started with breathing exercises, sun salutations and some poses for the spine. Good vibes!
20. Quite windy at the pier today. We started with dynamic warmups and worked on the entire core and body coordination. All felt energised after class!