SK DURAI

SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

SK Durai is registered under Yoga Alliance International, Indian High Commission and Malaysian Association of Yoga Instructors (MAYI) as a Certified Yoga Instructor. He had been teaching yoga from 2011 and had been a yoga addict and practitioner since 2008. He is the founder of Sakthi School of Yoga™,Malaysia.

He trained for Hatha Yoga under Master Manisekaran and completed Kriya Kundalini Yoga (Self Mastery) under his tutelage. He was initiated subsequently into the BNS Iyengar Ashtanga Vinyasa tradition and continued studying Mudras and Pranayama under the legendary Guruji BNS Iyengar, the last living lineage holder of Asthanga Vinyasa system and direct diciple of the Master of Masters, Thirumalai Krishnamarcharya in Mysore, India.

Durai’s classes are inspired from various Yoga disciplines including the alignment of Iyengar yoga with the flow of Ashtanga Vinyasa and an awareness of moving beyond the Asana. His philosophical approach based on Yoga Sastras such as Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the key factor that drives his students into exploring yoga to a greater depth.

Durai has studied and written many commentaries for ancient Yoga Sastras including Yoga Sutras of Patanjali and Hatha Yoga Pradipika. Combining an integrated method of Body Weight Training, Gravity Poses,Hatha Yoga ,Asthanga Yoga, Iyengar Yoga; Durai had trained many in the past the shortcuts to gain focus, balance, strength and most importantly flexibility in the shortest time possible. Precision and alignment would be one of the most important factors in his classes, and besides that he is also trained to teach Pranayama(Yogic Breathing Techniques), Shatkarma(Yogi Detox), Dhyana (Meditation), and Mudras (Energy Gestures). He teaches various classes including Hatha Yoga, Asthanga Yoga, Yoga Teachers Training Course, Advanced Asana Workshops, Yoga Sutras Courses etc. To date, he had trained 1000’s of students and over 120 certified teachers in Malaysia.

He is easy to approach, cheerful and believes that Yoga is a gift to all and if practiced diligently, it sparks a new beginning for the practitioners in terms of mind-body balance.

ANURADHA KANASAN

SENIOR INSTRUCTOR

Anuradha has been practising Yoga as a self-practitioner since 2010. She received her formal Hatha Yoga and Ashtanga Yoga lessons from Master SK Durai. She found the transformative effect of the practice on her emotional and physical well-being such that she was inspired to train as a teacher. She is registered under Malaysian Association of Yoga Instructors (MAYI) and Malaysian Yoga Society (MYS) as a Certified Yoga Instructor. She had been teaching yoga from early 2016. She also trained for Hatha Yoga under Master Manisekaran and also completed Kriya Kundalini Yoga (Self Mastery) under his tutelage.

Her approach to yoga is to use the practice as an anchor of awareness in an ever more fragmented world, to help students stay connected to their true selves, through their body, mind and soul. She is a firm believer that the opportunity to teach and learn Yoga is the biggest blessing from the Universe and makes sure that her students receives the best in each class by exploring all eight limbs of yoga simultaneously, on the mat .By combining asana, meditation and pranayama in her classes, her lessons provides opportunity for students to explore the Spiritual through the Physical.

Anuradha is a very approachable and down to earth teacher. She believes that a true seeker will receive all that he/she is seeking for and even more.

MAHALETCHUMY SUBRAMANIAM

PRE/POST NATAL INSTRUCTOR

Mahaletchumy is registered under Malaysian Association of Yoga Instructors (MAYI),Sakthi School of Yoga(SSOY), and Yoga Alliance International as a Certified Pre-Natal/Post-Natal Yoga Instructor and 200 Hrs Certified Yoga Instructor. She had been a yoga practitioner since 2012.

She trained for Hatha Yoga/Acro Yoga/Asthanga Yoga under Master SK Durai and continued her certification for Pre-Natal/Post Natal under Master Sumathi and had been regularly teaching and conducting individually tailored classes for moms-to-be and post-natal moms. Mahaletchumy understands the needs of a women throughout their pregnancy, what yoga can do to help them; and this comes from her very own experience; having had twins (a handsome boy and a beautiful girl) in her first pregnancy itself.

She believes that compassion, kindness and utmost love and support is needed for all those who are planning to get pregnant, is pregnant or have gone through pregnancy. It sometimes can be one of the most depressing moments in their life, and Mahaletchumy decided to be trained specifically in this field to help all future moms in their quest for a healthy body, mind and soul not only for them, but also for their babies.

She is soft-spoken yet firm women, who is currently multitasking in between her own home business, taking care of her twins, managing household chores, and at the same time teaching yoga. She believes regular practice of yoga will bring happiness and harmony into the mind of every individual.