Suzanne Vian

Suzanne Vian took her first yoga class in 1994 and fell instantly in love with it. Suzanne’s background of yoga includes Hatha, Vinyasa, Forrest, Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Tantra Yoga. Suzanne has done teacher training with David Swenson, studied Tantric Yoga with Swami Vivekananda Saraswati, as well as Ashtanga Yoga with Chris Gladwell and Clayton Horton. Her teaching style is eclectic and draws on many traditions, but is heavily influenced by the strength and spirit of Forrest Yoga, created by Ana Forrest with who Suzanne has studied with formally.

Suzanne is a massage therapist having studied natural health and massage therapy at the National Holistic Institute of Northern California. She has spent the last 18 years of her life researching holistic health and spirituality. She is fascinated with the energy and movement of the human body and uses yoga as a direct link to exploring different states of consciousness.

Suzanne is the founder and co-director of Saigon Yoga, where she teaches regular courses. She lives in Saigon with her husband Erik Vian (co-director) and their son Javari, who was born in Vietnam in November 2004. Suzanne is a certified Forrest Yoga Teacher.

Daniel Degrood

Daniel is a certified instructor and has trained in-depth in Bikram Yoga, Forrest Yoga and Vinyasa, as well as NLP (Neuro-Linguistic-Programming), a process in which the brain thinks and communicates. Taught over 2500 classes (with as many as 50 students in 1 class) in the 5 years he was California. He was also involved in special therapeutic programs for recovering addicts.

Kevin Murphy

Kevin first began Yoga six years ago in Singapore. A Biotech major at University, by the time he graduated, his emerging ethics would lead him to explore other career paths. Kevin became a writer and theatre performer. During this time he was introduced to Ashtanga Yoga and immediately found it to be the perfect compliment to meditation and vegetarianism. Kevin is currently an English teacher at RMIT International University and is also a certified instructor accredited with the Yoga Alliance. “Yoga is profound yet so beautifully simple and we’ve only just begun to scratch the surface. Even then the benefits we receive are amazing. I hope to share this with you, Namaste.”

Khoi Tran

Khoi is a freestyle gymnast and has led a life of sports and fitness for many years. He took the bronze medal (the highest medal in Vietnam) in gymnastics/fitness in the 2003 Sea Games. Khoi has been a personal trainer for the past 5 years and has in depth knowledge of the human anatomy. Khoi has studied and taught Pilates for the past 3 years, and recently completed an intense Pilates training course overseas. Khoi is a playful, inspiring instructor. His classes are a great asset to those practicing yoga, and for those who are into core strengthening. Khoi teaches in English and Vietnamese.

Keiko Arakawa

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Nicky Poole

I first tasted the benefits of meditation in New Zealand where I was introduced to my dear teacher Geshe La, a Tibetan monk from Sera Je Monastrey in India. Fueled by a little knowledge and a lot of curiosity, I embarked upon a 1 year adventure throughout India and South East Asia studying various forms of yoga and contemplation practices. Since this time, I have had the good fortune to study in a variety of countries with a myriad of master teachers including His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

I teach from the heart, sharing only what I know to be true from the lessons learned in my own daily practice. I encourage self-inquiry from my students. The physical practice I share is based on a balance of Yin and Yang postures, integrating an awareness of the breath with movement, alignment with awareness, strength with flexibility, and concentration with playfulness.

I humbly acknowledge all of my teachers who have helped me along this path, and am especially grateful for the guidance and support from Ateeka who gave her blessing for me to teach. Great inspiration has also been gained from a variety of Ashtanga teachers, most notably Rolf Naujokat, Chris Gladwell, John Scott, Clayton Horton and Kim Roberts. Most recently I completed Yin Yoga and anatomy training with Paul and Suzee Grilley.

I am an internationally certified teacher registered at the RYT200 level with Yoga Alliance.

Tessa Rohrig
Originally from the Netherlands, Tessa discovered Yoga three years ago while living in Miami, Florida. Her first yoga experience happened to be Bikram Yoga. And that was the start of a whole new outlook on her life. Just a couple months after that first class, she decided to become a certified Bikram Yoga instructor.

She attended the two-month intensive teacher training with Bikram Choudhury himself in Los Angeles, California. Since then she has been teaching classes and privates for Bikram Yoga USA in Florida, New York and currently guest teaching in Singapore and Saigon Yoga in Vietnam.