Agnes Chan
Language: English & Cantonese
Yoga Instructor
Agnes was always a sports enthusiast from a young age, having been athletic and active in different kind of sports especially in track & field, she started practising yoga in 2014 to incorporate a stretching and conditioning component into her workout plan. Agnes was mesmerised by how yoga brought her mind of wondering to one of peace after trying her first yoga class at a gym that she joined. Since then, her studies and practices in this ancient discipline have led her to grow physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
It was in 2016 that Agnes decided to deepen her practices and to train to become a yoga teacher to share the benefits of movement and healing through yoga. She approached Dr. Yogananth Andiappan for her first Hatha Yoga Teacher Training. Soon after, shestarted teaching at different yoga studios. Being Inspired by the connection to her students, she continued her commitment to grow her path of yogic discovery with the guidance of Clayton Horton. Clayton has been her main teacher and guided her with patience ever since she started to practice Ashtanga. Clayton has inspired her to understand this ancient tradition and to teach with integrity and compassion. She has completed 200 hours Ashtanga Teacher Training with Clayton in May 2021. With the great passion Agnes has with Ashtanga Yoga, Agnes decided to pursuit deeper and went to Mysore, the source of Ashtanga to practice with R. Sharath Jois, lineage holder (paramaguru) of Ashtanga Yoga, in the tradition of his grandfather K. Pattabhi Jois for two months to seek deeper into the practice and that is the trip that changed her life and perspective in her yoga journey. Agnes wishes to continue going back to the source to Mysore to go deeper into the practice.
Agnes’s classes are dynamic, energetic and fun. Her teaching approach is energising yet grounding and challenging yet compassionate. She is dedicated practitioner of Ashtanga practice under Clayton Horton’s tutelage and she believes that with consistency, devotion and dedication, physical and mental growth will come long on and off the mat. She aims to impart on her students the knowledge and insights she has received from her teachers. Agnes will continue to motivate and connect with students in their quests for fitness and wellness through intention, meditation, pranayama and asana practice, to share the gift of yoga with others, to offer the students her gratitude and devotional service.
