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
3953
Certified Teachers
543
Certified Therapists
1. Monthly review class of Dec & Nov, 7 females. So happy to see the patients again after a period of time. Most of them do practice at home, and they’re so excited to be in class again. They all promised to be back in class in Jan, so lovely.
2. Si Fu teaches a few new asana, the students are very excited and willing to learn. The students are regularly practicing yoga, they are in very good condition to do more challenging asana, so encouraging to see them come to class every week.
3. 4th class of this batch, 6 males & 4 females. Review some asana Si Fu taught at the previous classes, they are more confident with the practice. I spent sometime to practice a few pranayama and mantra, they are showing interest in learning. Very positive vibes from the patients.
4. Thank you and Namaste: Today’s class procedure is General warm up and foundation of stretching and Partner Stretching. All participants have a lots of joyful, smiling and laughing. Great positive atmosphere. Happy Sunday and learning from Master Keshav , Project Leader Yuli,
5. Today class was very good and enjoyed the gentle stretching to warm up our body during the winter season
All students enjoyed the classes from the beginning until the end of the class
6. Hatha B style class today - slow flow with focus on alignment and covering full range of movements including twists and lateral stretches. Happy to see their smile after class.
7. Class was restorative. It went well. Some participants have knee pain and had to use blocks for extra support. Volunteer teacher so professional. Good learning experience for me.
8. All the senior has been practicing the last few weeks and they’re very into the yoga class starting from the Feets to the head. They also remember most of the post we will doing during the practice which is very good their memory.
9. Starts with pranayama relax their mind & bodies, staying focus with the practice. Then seated stretching asana, standing asana and wall practice. Ends with props lying down asana and meditation. Happy class, happy team, thanks a lot.
10. Great improvements achieved. All of them show their happiness so
Th satisfaction after the class
11. 5th class of this batch, 8 females. We focus on practicing yoga with props today to increase the effectiveness. Suddenly came to the end of the batch, one more class to go, but big improvement with their mind & body condition, always our greatest motivation to keep teaching there.
12. 1st class of this batch, 6 males 2 females and one female carer, might be more patients joining us later. Most of them are Parkinson’s disease patients and a few stroke patients. They are very positive, willing to give yoga a try. We know this will be a very great class to teach, can’t wait to see their progress. Big thank to Si Fu teaching the first class today, gave loads of encouragement & confidence to the patients.
13. Headmaster comes for this 1st lesson of this new batch. Everyone is energetic and can follow all the poses with smiles and good effort.
14. The class was good. They loved the breathing exercises after all the workouts. They found peace and relaxation.
Finally I can remember all of their names and they are very happy with that.
15. Today’s class was calm and peace.
Thank you for learning from Master Hazel, Pam , Christine and all students .
16. Today’s class was fun , happy and do with mindfulness. Yoga Wheel was are great tool for supporting back stretch , lateral stretching and some challenge standing pose more easily. Thank you learning from Master Keshav.
17. Master Vishnu teaches Kriya yoga, which helps the patient to stay focused, calm their mind and relax their bodies.
18. We have 7 females attended. Started with some warm up exercises and then moved into some legs, core and glutes strengthening asanas. Happy to have Connie, Natalie T and Natalie C assisting the students. ?☺️ thank you ? and great teamwork !
19. SoCO ladies class A, we have 11 females. Started with some gentle stretches and then moved to some deep back care and legs strengthening asanas. Thank you Connie for assisting ?? It was a great class and everyone get the benefit from yoga.
20. Today’s class started with some simple breathing exercises as well as some neck and shoulder stretches, aiming to improve the upper body mobility of our senior participants! They were all very energetic and participated wholeheartedly throughout the entire lesson! Some standing balancing poses were also introduced towards the end of the class! All in all, it was a very enjoyable experience for all!