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Upside Down, Inside Out: Getting to Know the Obsessive Practice of Victor Chau

Victor Chau is the kind of yoga teacher other yoga teachers look up to. Tall, lean, and tanned, he meets me as the lift opens to his floor in an apartment in Orchard Road. His hair is neatly combed, posture relaxed but upright. He greets me with the practised warmth of someone used to being at the front of a room. It’s 3pm in the afternoon, and his home is quiet, spacious, filled with natural light. During the interview, we sit outside on his balcony that overlooks the back o

Apr 76 min read

From Rishikesh to Sathorn: Sandeep Singh on Yoga’s Roots & its Future

Sandeep Singh arrives for our interview the way he arrives for class: already in uniform. A tank top, loose pants, and a kind of calm readiness that suggests the day has been running long before I pressed record. We’re 32 floors up at Sathorn Nakhon Tower, in a lounge that feels almost too bright—Bangkok’s morning light pouring through the studio’s large windows, making everything look photoshoot-ready. It’s an oddly fitting setting for a conversation about yoga in 2026: elev

Apr 78 min read

Back to Basics: How Ki Yoga is Rethinking Teacher Training in Singapore

On audition days for yoga teachers at Ki Yoga in Singapore, the instructions are always the same. A prospective teacher steps into the studio, rolls out a mat and receives a precise brief from founder Jacqueline Soon: Teach a 20-minute class.Begin with five minutes of grounding and pranayama.Include one set of sun salutations.End with two minutes of reclining poses. “If you cannot ground me, you will not be able to ground my members,” she said. “I want to hear how you start a

Nov 20, 20255 min read