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The Burgeoning Yoga Scene
December 2005
SAIGON INSIDE OUT
The gaping whole that is comprehensive yoga practice in this city essentially sits entirely on the shoulders of SaigonYoga. It is lucky that they are strong, well organized, and committed shoulders. The studio is located in alley 10 just off Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and is a place of candles, foliage, and soft lighting. Every inch of the building represents a more philosophical and spiritual approach to yoga practice.... read more
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The Yoga Craze
March 2006
GOLF & LIFE VIETNAM MAGAZINE
Saigon Yoga is Vietnam’s first and truly international standard yoga studio, with visiting and residential teachers from California, New York, Singapore and Europe... Clients include a wide variety of people from different backgrounds, professions, and cultures, such as CEO’s of multi-national corporations, consulate generals, doctors, lawyers and teachers, housewives and entrepreneurs. Saigon Yoga has catered to hundreds of people since it’s opening in 2003 and has built a stong reputation in regards to high standards, setting the pace for all future yoga in this country to come... read more
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The Truth About Yoga
April 2006
GOLF & LIFE VIETNAM MAGAZINE
You've thought about trying out Yoga for ages you've seen Madonna's latest video and know she got that amazing body from Yoga and you've even heard that it can help make you calmer and happier - so what's stopping you from having a go?
The word Yoga conjures up many images and is surrounded by myth and mystery. It's easy to procrastinate and find reasons not to make it to that first Yoga class, but if you do you may find yourself hooked and feeling the benefits of great health and serenity... read more
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True Health
May 2006
GOLF & LIFE VIETNAM MAGAZINE
As natural as a cat stretching in the morning sun, Yoga awakens you and makes you feel wonderful. As we grow older our bodies stiffen and become tighter. Day in and day out we sit at desks, our spines hunched, we leave the office (maybe walking to the car in painful high heels) and slump in front of the television Our modern conveniences, the gadgets that do all the hard work for us, have also created sedentary lifestyles and backaches and neck problems are just some of the results... read more
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New Yoga Center for Foreigners
May 2006
THE SAIGON TIMES WEEKLY MAGAZINE
Suzanne Vian, an American from California , moved to HCM City in 2003 where her husband Erik Vian, an American of Vietnamese decent, came here to work. At first, Suzanne felt uneasy integrating into the new environment. But things have been going better since she began teaching yoga to foreigners living in HCM City.
To help keep Suzanne happy during the early transition, Erik reserved a room in the house for her to practice yoga, a passion of hers for many years... read more
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Yoga for Golfers
June 2006
GOLF & LIFE VIETNAM MAGAZINE
What can practicing yoga do for you? It can give you peak performance on the range. As well as any other sports you practice, and not to mention peak performance on the job, in your relationships and every other aspect of your life
From athletes to musicians to movie starts to corporate execs, these days everyone is doing YOGA. Just a few famous athletes who have used yoga to improve their game: Kareem Abdul- Jabbar, Lakers basketball star, practiced yoga throughout his career... read more
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Another Shade of Green - by Clayton Horton
July 2006
NAMASKAR
Today, as the skies and waters are becoming more and more polluted and global warming has become scientifically documented, there is an opportunity for individuals, communities, businesses and governments to step forward and take measures towards practicing more environmentally sustainable and responsible ways of being. Earth’s life systems are in danger. If humanity is to survive, we must learn to live in balance with nature. Now is the time to cleanse and heal the earth and to establish a sustainable relation ship with the environment for generations to come... read more
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Ana Forrest Teacher Training Workshop
July 2006
NAMASKAR
I had mixed feeling about Ana Forrest's teacher training course before I actually started. Ana is known to be a very tough lady both physically and mentally, so I wasn't sure if I was ready for the challenge of the course. On the other hand, I was incredibly eager to meet such an inspiring, knowledgeable and authentic yoga teacher as Ana... read more
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What is Yoga?
August - September 2006
HERITAGE FASHION MAGAZINE
A Google search on the word “yoga” turned up 76,500,000 results – evidence of the practice’s amazing popularity. But what exactly is yoga?
Having arisen in India between 7,000 and 5,000 years ago, yoga is now practiced all over the world. Contrary to popular belief, it is not linked to any religion, but rather encourages people to explore their spirituality while improving their physical health.
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Learning Yoga
December 2006
ASIA LIFE HO CHI MINH CITY
Getting into yoga
despite its present popularity, to many the idea of taking up yoga is intimidating. Kelly Norman talks to yoga professionals in town and discovers that it’s all about practice.
Something as hip as yoga is bound to appear difficult to the uninitiated or cynical. The vocabulary, the mindset, even the notion itself might be difficult to swallow at first.
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From lessons for friends to big yoga school
April 2007
THE SAIGON TIMES DAILY
Students of different nationalities and ages come to the three-story residence of American couple Suzanne and Erik Vian to practice various types of yoga from morning until evening.
The students are all eager to learn the techniques of “a sound mind in a sound body” at Saigon Yoga in HCMC’s District 1.
Suzanne, senior instructor and director of Saigon Yoga, says the school nestled in an alley off Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street has two studios, offering more than 20 classes of all levels every week... read more
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Hạnh phúc là khi biết sống chan hòa
số 192 - tháng 4 - 2007
DOANH NHÂN
Trong một chuyến dừng chân tại TP. Hô Chí Minh vào năm 2003, cô giáo dạy yoga Suzanne Vian đến từ California đã quyết tâm xây dựng một trung tâm yoga với tên gọi mang theo một cuộc sống mới -Saigon Yoga ... read more
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Tôi đi tập yoga (I go and practice yoga in Ho Chi Minh City)
Monday 23rd April, 2007 - Thứ Hai, 23/04/2007
TUỔI TRẺ
TT - “Tại sao anh không đi tập yoga?”, một doanh nhân thành đạt hỏi tôi và cho biết đi tập yoga bây giờ là thời thượng. Tập yoga có thể nâng cao thể lực, tập yoga sung sức, tập yoga sẽ giảm stress ngay... Vậy là tôi đi tập yoga... read more
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Meditation.... and the city
Issue 09 - 2007
SAIGON INSIDE OUT
Meditation is not just for monks and recluses. Doctors prescribe it to reduce hypertension; business executives, to increase productivity; and coaches, to score the winning shot. This practice of looking inward or "intentionally paying attention to a particular object, for a particular purpose" has health and social benefits that the worldly should not ignore... read more
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YOGA con đương đến sức khỏe và sự an bình
số 5 - tháng 8 - 2007
DOANH NHÂN
Ai cũng muốn có một chút thời gian tĩnh lặng cho riêng mình. Hướng mình vào bên trong. Tôi tìm đến yoga cũng vì lý do này. Cứ mỗi tuần tôi dành 3 buổ để theo học tại Saigon Yoga... read more
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Kinh doanh giảm stress
2007
GIẢI PHÁP KINH DOANH
Vơi Suzanne Vian, một người nội trợ theo chồng từ Mỹ sang Việt Nam sinh sống mới ở TPHCM tưởng chừng khó hòa nhập, tuy nhiên mọi việc trở nên tốt đẹp hơn kể từ khi chị mở lớp dạy yoga cho cộng đồng người nước ngòai đang làm việc tại đây... read more |
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Fitness: Pilates
April 2008
Y&Y
"Sharpening the mind, sculpting the body", Joseph Pilates.
To many the Pilates phenomenon is just beginning. The truth is Pilates has been around for decades - since WWI in fact. Viet Nam and millions of people are exploring the exercise method and its many health benefits... read more
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Top Yoga Gurus In SouthEast Asia
May/June 2008
ASIA SPA
Suzanne Vian - Co-director of Saigon Yoga, VIETNAM
Forrest Yoga Teacher Suzanne moved to Vietnam five years ago. Having attended a few 'pure heart and soul' classes at a local centre on straw mats back in 2003, she opened her own studio,bringing quality instruction and light into the Saigon community. Many dedicated practitioners (foreign and Vietnamese) and wonderful teachers have given instruction at Saigon Yoga... read more
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Beyond Yoga With Ana Forrest
May/June 2008
ASIA SPA
During a demonstration at last year's Asia Yoga Conference, Evolution, in Hong Kong, a yogini in a black yoga outfit decorated with orange flames flowed through a series of super advanced postures with an interesting intensity, integrity and sheer grit that looked like more like a challenge than serenity - a fight perhaps, a dare. She took yoga to the edge, and beyond.
It was Ana Forrest, of course, one of the world's best-known yoga teachers... read more
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Yoga for Teens and Kids: Never Too Early - by Michelle Lloyd
August 2008
THE WORD - HO CHI MINH CITY
Body and mind awareness is something that you cultivate over your lifetime. But I still catch myself wishing that I had the same body and mind awareness I have now when I was a young girl, particularly through my adolescence. Those sometimes awkward years can provide the perfect backdrop for beginning a healthy and lasting yoga practice... read more
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Yoga Bài Tập Chống Lại STRESS
October 2008
THỜI TRANG TRẺ
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