Learn to Teach, Teach to Learn: November 2011
19 November 2011 SJK (C) Chap Kuan, Batu Arang 1 photos
On 19th to 23rd November the Malaysian Yoga Society (MYS) organised and successfully conducted the second “Learn to Teach, Teach to Learn” Karma Yoga programme for 2011 with full support from Yoga Franchise and a team of MAYI certified volunteer instructors led by Master Manisekaran. This fully sponsored foundation level International Yoga Instructor Course (IYIC) involves coaching participants of teaching basic level yoga with the objective of improving their own health and empowering them to continue sharing the benefits of yoga with others.
A diverse group of participants from Iran, Indonesia, Sabah, Sarawak, Kelantan, Ipoh, Batu Arangand the Klang Valley attended the 5 days intensive programme at Chap Kuan School in Batu Arang. Amongst them were school teachers, physiotherapists, volunteers/caregivers of various NGOs including National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM) and several teenage leadership trainees. Participants from out of town opted for free accommodation provided at MYS Yoga Home in Batu Arang while the rest commuted daily from Klang Valley.
Although the training was intensive, the participants were in high spirits and looking remarkably radiant by the fifth day than when they first arrived. They expressed their wholehearted appreciation for the free programme as they gained a deeper understanding of authentic yogic science and experienced significant health improvements, including better breathing and coordination, reduced joints pain and back ache, as well as increased mental alertness and confidence. Upon completion of the course, all participants were evaluated and received their IYIC Level 1 certification on the final day.
Held at Chap Kuan School, Batu Arang, this 5-day intensive training programme, presenting the internationally recognised International Yoga Instructor Course, was filled with in-depth coaching along with essential practices of the authentic science of Yoga – from simple yet highly beneficial joints exercises to rejuvenating yoga postures and breathing techniques, each day was simply packed with inspiring knowledge!
Upon our graduation most of my fellow classmates were soon engaged in voluntary and caregiving activities armed with yoga teaching knowledge. I approached the Headmaster of SJK (T) Saraswathy, Jalan Klang Lama to conduct weekly Free Yoga sessions for the school children and have been teaching there since. — K. Saravana Sealan, Yoga Instructor
