9:00am - 10:30am
The Union of Yin & Yang Yoga
Presenter(s): Martina Lee, France Gairns
Community Class
All Levels

Yin and Yang may seem like opposites but when it comes to yoga, they have a lot more in common than you may think. Join Martina and Frances in exploring the similarities and differences. Learn how to adapt your personal practice to achieve physical, mental and spiritual goals.

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Experience Love, Realise Love & Be Love Itself
Presenter(s): Heeki Park
Community Class
All Levels / Japanes Translation Available

If you are not sure what ‘Yoga’ or ‘the Goal of Yoga’ is, but consider yourself a yogi and are interested in ‘Yoga’, then this class will clarify your idea and be a guide to deepening your practice. With the spiritually, physically, scripturally all-in-one Jivamukti Yoga method, you will learn the real meaning and goal of yoga, and experience how to cultivate the love & compassion that is necessary for eternal happiness and enlightenment. You will develop physical flexibility & strength, experience body and mind balancing through chanting, scripture, and vigorous & beautiful Jivamukti vinyasa sequencing that will help you to realise you are, and we all are ‘LOVE’.

9:00am - 10:30am
Live Your Yoga
Presenter(s): Janet Lau
Community Class
All Levels / Cantonese Translation Available

Most of us associate yoga with poses, flexibility and calmness - on our yoga mat. However, those are only a small part of what yoga can offer us. Yoga can liberate us from our habit energy and bring our minds into a more joyful and present state - no matter what happens in our lives. This lecture provides insight and practices that apply the ancient yoga knowledge to our hectic, modern city life. Besides enjoying a healthy body from asana practice, we are able to shine our light onto others around us and positively influence anyone who crosses our paths.

5:30am - 6:30pm
Laughter Yoga
Presenter(s): Michel Besnard
Community Class
All Levels

Laughter yoga is a revolutionary idea –an exercise routine, that is sweeping the world and is a complete wellbeing workout. Laughter is scientifically proven method of reducing stress, strengthening your immune system,improving your sense of humour and adding more fun and joy in your life. Join Michel as he leads you through a full hour of fun, laughs and joy.

7:00am - 7:30pm
Satyananda Yoga Nidra ® (Psychic Sleep)
Presenter(s): Yoganidhi
Community Class
All Levels, Therapeutic

A 30-minute Satyananda Yoga Nidra ® (psychic sleep) relaxation are the core focus of this session. Savasana is much more than a deep sleep: it's an opportunity to let go of fatigue, assimilate the benefits from your yoga practice, and adopt a state of profound meditation. You'll be guided through a simple inward journey designed to show you how to relax, release, and unwind while drinking deep from the internal glow of prana after a day of yoga immersion.

9:00am - 10:00am
Power Yoga
Presenter(s): Almen Wong, Margaret Chung
Community Class
All Levels, Cantonese Translation Available.

Power Yoga is a challenging vinyasa-based style of yoga focused on building heat to burn away mental, physical, and emotional toxins. It offers an active practice meant to detoxify the body and cultivate the energy of the breath.You will leave feeling stronger, centered and refreshed.

11:30am - 1:30pm
Pilates
Presenter(s): Xiomara Gonzalez
Community Class
All Levels

A mat-based functional exercise programme that focuses on strengthening and lengthening the deeper muscles. Focused on building strength without bulk, improving flexibility and agility and helping to prevent injury. It was developed in the 1920s by Joseph H. Pilates and was initially created for rehabilitation but was later adopted by dancers.

12:45pm - 2:15pm
Charity Class: The Yoga of Giving (Africa Yoga Project)
Presenter(s): Paige Elenson, Jason Nemer, Will Lau, Janet Lau, Jules Febre, Anodea Judith, Victor Chng, Ashley Turner, Tracey Fenner, Kevin James, Andrey Lappa, Sinhee McCabe, Gahl Sasson, Marla Apt, Roshan
Community Class
All Levels

How do we realise the abundance we have around us and offer it up as a yogic practice? What are we able to shift and let go of in our own lives to make space for more peace? In this 75-minute workshop we will explore and identify the abundance that surrounds us, breaking into small groups led by Asia Yoga Conference presenters and exploring tangible steps to create more peace personally and globally. This practice is about the active effort of every individual to influence and support positive shifts in the world. We will end our workshop with a personal peace practice that we each commit to for one week.

1:00pm - 1:30pm
Yoga Demos with Yogini Kaliji and Andrey Lappa
Presenter(s): Kali Ray, Andrey Lappa
Community Event
All Levels

Devi Dance with Yogini Kaliji and ®Shiva Nata - ®Dance of Shiva with Andrey Lappa. Be inspired and feel the magic and possibilities of yoga……

7:30pm - 9:00pm
The Future Sound of Yoga: Dance Party
Presenter(s): The Future Sound of Yoga (Angel & Matt Singmin)
Community Event
All Levels

Come join us for the newest and hottest yoga movements! The Future Sound of Yoga is a sensory experience involving music and movement. Angel guides the class through Hatha poses, vinyasa sequences and freeform dance, while Matt DJ's and creates a soundtrack made up of cutting-edge electronica, atmospheric bands/artists, classical music and film soundtracks. Artists they draw on include: Massive Attack, Aphex Twin, The Chemical Brothers, Trentemoller, Sigur Ros, Bjork, The XX, Feist, Radiohead, Philip Glass, Debussy, Beethoven and many more. www.futuresoundofyoga.com

9:00am - 10:00am
Building Unity: Flow from Grace
Presenter(s): Wendy Wyvill
Community Class
All Levels

Zobha is proud to sponsor this Community Flow Class with renowned instructor and Circle of Grace member Wendy Wyvill.

Please come join Wendy in a vigorous vinyasa flow that will evoke the grace in each one of us and celebrate the greater community we are part of. For more information about the Circle of Grace, please click on the following link: http://www.zobha.com/index.php?page=circleOfGrace

12:45pm - 1:30pm
Panel Discussion: Scratching the Surface of Yoga in Search of Clarity & Understanding
Presenter(s): Alex Medin, Carlos Pomeda, Sharon Gannon, Patrick Creelman, N.V Ragharum. Yogini Kaliji, Sharath Ranganswamy, Paul Dallaghan
Community Event
All Levels

Asia Yoga Conference (AYC) believes that we must come together and learn from each other in order to get a clearer perspective on what yoga is and how we can better define it. AYC honours the tradition, and welcomes new styles and developments. Our aspiration is to build bridges of understanding between the various practitioners and styles – so that the global support of and fascination with Yoga may grow stronger within us all.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Body Balance
Presenter(s): Andres Vegas, Xiomara Gonzalez
Community Class
All Levels

BODYBALANCE is a unique blend of Yoga, Tai Chi and Pilates set to inspirational music. BODYBALANCE represents a revolution in mind-body fitness classes. It is the ultimate class for flexibility, posture and inner peace.

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Kids Yoga
Presenter(s): Samantha Chan
Community Class
All Levels (Children ages 4-10)

Adults know the enjoyment of yoga, so why not bring you children and share the joy with them! The little ones will fly on mystical birds, float on magic carpets, ride supersonic space shuttles to the moon and play football with crabs on the beach! This class will also include some helpful breathing, relaxation and visualisation techniques that improve children's concentration, capture their imagination and help them to feel more confident.

7:45pm - 8:15pm
Keynote Address - Many Practices, One Intention
Presenter(s): Yogini Kaliji
Community Event
All Levels

"Truth is one; sages call it by various names."
-The Rig Veda, one of Vedanta’s most ancient texts

There are various yoga methods, yet each has the same intention: to come more into wholeness ~ the unity of body, mind and spirit. Yoga offers as many paths as there are individual temperaments and needs. A seeker on the path to self-discovery can explore the variety of yoga methods and practices to discover what gives them more chi, prana. With increased energy, the body and mind become fit instruments for life and meditation.