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
4308
Certified Teachers
575
Certified Therapists
1. In the birthday month of Master Yogananth. He led a wonderful all-in-one class covered everything with more focus on back care and strength.
Class was in a chill atmosphere. Everyone left with a happy face.
Thanks to @Michelle Toh and @Carina Chufor your dedicated support🙏🏻❤️
A big class with 19 students (including 2 gents) and 3 YTT observers.
2. Excellent class taught by Master Yogananth Andiappan covered flexibility, strength, core, balance, twisting poses with wall, straps, on floor, table- top, on back, sitting and standing. Ended with nice eye kriya exercises. 2 YTT students attended. Thank you Patsy for translating and assisting as well! Lovely class - students come consistently so can see they have kept up their practice.
3. Total 12 students today with 1 male, 3 YTT observers. We focused on deeper stretching today after much CNY celebration, they said their body became stiff. Everyone did so well as always, happy way to start the practice in the beginning of new year.
4. Students tried gong sound bath for the first time. They shared their positive experiences and were asking if more sessions could be organised. They shared that they were able to fully relax and they felt restored at the end. We started with gentle joint releasing movements and calming breathing before the gong. We ended with some cool down shoulder opening and calming breath practice.
5. Students enjoyed a sequence working for overall body especially hamstrings and lower back strengthing and stretching, happy vibe before the CNY!
6. 5 men; 19 ladies total 24 patients, a full sequence class today, happy vibes before CNY. Wishing our team a happy CNY, forever healthy; full of blessings ,thank you Heidi, Carina, May and Tanny great assistance
7. 16 students today with one male. We have one new student joining us, she did very well, even though she never practiced before, but she enjoyed the class so much. We started with pranayama, standing asana, practicing by the wall, seated to laying down on the mat with blocks asana, ended with pranayama & meditation. They always give me so much motivation, so happy to teach this class.
8. We started with some gentle stretching as warm-up, then try with 2 rounds of Sun Salutation (Chair Yoga version), then closing with lateral stretching & twisting, plus eye glazing exercises. The students did well and the sun salutation created good energy for them
9. 4th class of the batch, 8 females and 1 YTT observer. Last class before CNY holidays, we focus on reviewing what we practiced before, how to remember the sequence, so they could self practice during the holidays. We did chair yoga with seated and standing asan, they are starting to familiar with the sequence, being more confident and enjoying the class.
10. We did gentle Hatha yoga with a modified sun salutation that suits beginner students. The feedback from participants was very good, they enjoyed a flow that is slightly more challenging than usual and felt energized at the end of the class.
11. 7 participants attend yoga class. Breathing exercises, lateral stretching, core strength, and balancing are sequenced to make them energetic.
12. The yoga class was practiced entirely on chairs, allowing everyone to relax and focus on each pose without worrying about balance.
13. Even though the weather isn’t good
We having a great practice from the beginning and the end of our practice
14. 8th class of this batch, with 1 male and 7 females. The patients are so happy we could practice today before typhoon hits. I review the chair sequence today, also a few pranayama practice, hope they will have some times to self practice during the typhoon period.
15. Hatha style class - full range of standing, kneeling, seated and laying postures. Full focus on strength and mobility. Students all gave great energy and focus, lots of fun.
16. The ladies enjoyed the class. I can see how excited they are because they arrive very early. I also enjoyed every hug after each class.
17. It was my first time helping out for this project and thank you Fiona the project leader for explaining the patients’ conditions to help me understand how to better help each student and what to avoid due to some individual pain conditions.
18. Today was the first class which I assisted to lead the warm up session. It was a fun and great experience. It was so a pleasure to meet some new faces in this new batch and year of 2025.
19. Today was the last session before Christmas and 2024 year end. All the ladies greatly appreciated the AYC classes offered to them and AYC volunteers/project leader bought Christmas gifts for the students. Everyone left the class with great joy and gratitude.
20. AYC teaching volunteer Fiona led various stretching exercises and techniques for the students which were of much therapuetic benefits to them.