Yoga tradition is always inspired by master who is called Guru. Guru is a sanskrit word for dispeller of darkness. Guru is the principle and energy source which brings light to the life of a disciple. They raise the level of human consciousness.
On our part, we hope to continue to inspire students by adapting the practice to the needs of the students guided by the principles of our former gurus.
Our tradition starts from Guruji > School of Bihar > Sivananda Yoga and can be traced back to 6 to 8 AD (Matshendranath/Gorakshanath/Adi Shankaracharya) and 500BC (Patanjali)
Guruji Yogacharya Dr Vishwas Mandlik is the founder of a non profit organization, Yogapoint (Yoga Vidya Gurukul) India since 1978. Yogapoint Singapore is the first branch outside India. In 2018, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India awarded him ‘Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development for Yoga’. He is the President of India Yoga Association (Maharashtra) and founder member of Yoga Certification Board, Government of India.
He is the head of two Yoga Therapy Centre in Nasik and author of more than 18 books, 50 cds and numerous resources online. He has been the editor of the monthly Yoga magazine ‘Yoga Sugandha’ for the last 25 years. He is the mentor of Yogapoint India and Singapore.
His work has been a catalyst and a source of inspiration to thousands of yoga seekers, volunteers and teachers all over world. Often, referrals come to the school, no matter what Yoga lineage they come from. He is now the advisor to Yoga Vidya Gurukul (Yogapoint India) and mentor to Yogapoint Singapore.
John is the co founder of Yogapoint Singapore. He leads the Teacher Training Course and other therapeutic courses. He also conduct courses in Thailand.
He has diplomas in Advanced Yoga Teacher Training and Yoga Therapy from Yoga Vidya Gurukul (Yogapoint India). He completed Yoga Teacher Training with Yogapoint and Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Jo Phee. He attended workshops and courses from respected teachers from different lineage like Yin Yoga (Jo Phee, Paul Grilley, Sarah Powers), Power Yoga (Bryan Kest), Anusara (Noah Maze, Christina Sells) Synergy Yoga (Borg Oliver) and Asthanga Yoga (Kino MacGregor). He has blackbelts in Tae Kwon Do WTO and Military Unarmed Combat.
He derives great satisfaction in helping others to improve their health with yoga therapy and allowing others the opportunity to grow in their journey.
She heads Yogapoint Australia and is the co founder of Yogapoint Singapore. She leads in Pre/Post Natal courses at Yogapoint Singapore. She conducts workshops in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok and has written many books on Yoga
She is a trained naturopath, massage therapist and nutritionist. She coordinates and teaches the English courses at Yoga Vidya Gurukul, (Yogapoint) India.
She teaches at Yoga Vidya Gurukul, (Yogapoint) India. She was initiated into Karma Sannyasa from Swami Niranjanananda. She conducts courses in Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga Therapy,Pre/Post Natal Yoga and Advanced Yoga.
She is a volunteer teacher and graduated from Yogapoint Singapore. Her yoga practice is influenced by Traditional Yoga, Bikram Yoga and certified aromatherapist.
She believes in finding joy in each and every moment and is passionate to share with anyone, whether young, old, very old, sick or healthy. Her classes are built around focusing on moving the breath and intelligent sequence that are safe and challenging for students of different levels.
She is a volunteer teacher and graduated from Yogapoint India.
After 15 years, 7 years ago she decided to pursue her dream of being a certified yoga instructor and since then has been teaching on private classes. She hopes to impart her yoga experiences with the students. She always believes that the more you teach, the more you learn, where every knowledge comes with the passion of learning.
She is a volunteer teacher and graduated from Yogapoint Singapore.
She started yoga at an early age with her mother who Influenced her into the practice. Her mother was a source of inspiration and imparted her knowledge after learning for many years from their neighbourhood Indian temple. She started experiencing the amazing calming effects of yoga during her stressful days. She has since continued the yoga journey learning from many teachers and hopes to improve the lifestyle of others.
Dilya is a part time volunteer teacher with Yogapoint Singapore.
Her Dad practices Yoga and watching him inspired her interest in Yoga. He was a source of inspiration and she naturally followed his footsteps. Practicing yoga makes her feel relax and re-energised. Yoga inspires her to live each moment more mindfully. It is a great tool for her to refresh and maintain a healthy work and personal life balance.
She hope to encourage everyone to learn and practice yoga.
She is a volunteer teacher and graduated from Union Yoga.
She started her yoga journey 7 years ago. She has been practicing different yoga styles over the years. She continue learning by attending workshops and overseas retreats to deepen her knowledge. She enjoys working on endurance and alignment in her class. She brings her ‘yoga is for everybody and every BODY’ belief to her class and is happy to see every little progress her students make towards their own body, mind and soul, yoga journey.
He heads Yogapoint India (Yoga Vidya Gurukul) since 2000, thanks to his father Guruji Dr Vishwas Mandlik. A new modern Yoga Therapy Centre located beside the present ashram is now in operation. He is the mentor to Yogapoint Singapore.
He is well versed in all aspects of Yoga since childhood from his father and grandfather. He is also knowledgeable in Information Technology. He introduced Yogapoint.com website back in 2000 on his own, further increasing the spread of yoga education.
His education was in Electrical Engineering and holds a Masters degree in Clinical Psychology. With the sciences he was able to explain the scientific aspect of Yoga in relation to the Bhagavad Gita and Patanjali Sutras. His interest is to improve psychological and mental health, going beyond just the physical aspects. He heads the design of international courses for the ashram. He was initiated to Rishi Sannyasa, equivalent to a Swami initiation by Guru Swami Niranjanananda.
He is a homeopathic doctor, yoga teacher and yoga therapist. He is in charge of public relations at Yogapoint India.
He has been providing treatment at Therapy Centres for 10 years and has established his own Centre. He was awarded a fellowship in yoga therapy by the Health University of Maharashtra.
He lectures in Anatomy and Physiology, Yoga Therapy and training Yoga therapists and teachers worldwide. He regularly conducts workshops in Singapore and Thailand.
She is a volunteer teacher from Connecticut, USA who leads the Kids Yoga Teachers program at Yogapoint India and Yogapoint Singapore.
In the US, she teaches children of all ages in various settings including child care centres, yoga studios, family retreats, summer camps and rural schools in India.
She is pursuing her masters in Psychology. Her interests are in yoga for children, child development, education and the role of the teacher. In addition she is conducting Kids Yoga Teachers Training courses and assists in the Ashram in Yoga Adult Teachers Training Course, Pre/Post Natal Course, Yoga Psychology Course and Yoga Therapy course
Roshan Nagapure is a residential yoga teacher at Yogapoint India. He has been teaching students for Yoga Teachers Training for the past 5 years
He practice the Indian Traditional Yoga and Traditional Exercise from his hometown in Nagpur.
He has a master degree in Yoga. He also won numerous yoga competition while in school and college including Yoga International Competition. He also posses a master degree in history
He regularly participated in Yoga conference and conduct workshops locally and abroad. He is inspired to deepen his knowledge in Yoga philosophy and Yoga lifestyle
