Andrea Yeo, having lived in UK & US for a decade, has been practicing yoga since 2003. During her years of working in US, she stumbled into Baron Baptiste Power Vinyasa classes and has since become a devoted practitioner. With a Masters in Design from Central Saint Martins, she decided to change her career path from design to learning more about yoga when she arrived back into Singapore. Andrea holds a teacher certification in the system of Hot Yoga.

Andrea completed 500 hour teacher training in India, 300 hour Universal Yoga, Baron Baptiste Power Vinyasa (Level 1), Anusara Immersion 1-3 & Yin Yoga. Over the years she has studied with many other international yoga teachers such as Andrei Ram-Om, Sharon Gannon and David Life, Patrick Creelman, Amy Ippoliti. & Ross Rayburn. Andrea is also a certified spinning instructor. Andrea is blessed to be able to create Updog Studio as a platform to help others heal themselves through yoga.

I discovered yoga in 2003 in my hometown Vancouver, BC, Canada. Along with flexibility and strength, yoga has also given me mental and physical balance. I believe we can all find discipline, courage, love and light from our practices. I encourage students to use the breathe as an integral part of the practice and allowing awareness and peace to cultivate on and off the mats.

I am grateful for all of my teachers who has taught me invaluable knowledge and understanding of yoga and even more so about myself. I honor all of my teachers including, my son, who is my biggest Guru.

Mingli discovered yoga in 2007 when she took her first Bikram yoga class out of curiosity. What started out as a pastime, became her main fitness pursuit and passion for life as she began to explore the philosophy & benefits behind the physical aspects of yoga postures.

In 2009, Mingli completed a 200 hour Hot & Hatha teacher's training programme to embark on her journey of sharing her yoga practice. She has since gone on to study a variety of yoga styles including Hatha, Ashtanga and Yin.

Mingli is grateful to join the teaching team at Updog where she can develop and grow while guiding her students along their yoga journey. She looks forward to inspire & share her practice with you on the mat.

As a lifelong exercise enthusiast Christine started practicing yoga as a means of incorporating a stretching component into her exercise plan. When Christine first started practicing, she thought yoga was just a way to relax and stretch out tight muscles. She soon realized that yoga was much more than a physical practice - it was a way of life and she was hooked.

Christine was privileged to study with many amazing teachers including the late American Master Sivaram-Scott Orton, Stephen Thomas, Sara Avant Stover (prenatal) and most recently the ultra-fabulous Kathryn Budig. Christine is dedicated to continuing the exploration of her yoga path both as a teacher and as a student. Yoga has changed Christine's life in both subtle and profound ways, enabling her to find her greatest joy which is sharing the gift of yoga. Christine is honoured to be a part of Updog Studio and looks forward to seeing you on the mat.

Stephanie T. found yoga after years of running became unsustainable. Over time, she grew to love yoga for more than just the physicality of the practice; it has become a life-long journey of discovery.

She has since completed 500-hour certification with Ted Grand and Jessica Robertson, and has now found her home, studying with the incomparable Patrick Creelman and Ross Rayburn.

She is grateful to her teachers and their teachers for igniting the light of yoga in her life and others, and hopes to help share that inspiration (along with playfulness!) with others.

Sita has studied in various styles of yoga from Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa, Iyengar, Yin Yoga to Yoga Nidra. Initiated, received her spiritual name and studied at Sivananda Kutir Ashram in Netala, Himalayas, India under the close guidance of Swami Parameshwariananda, the direct disciple in lineage of Swami Sivananda and Swami Visnudevananda focuses mainly in traditional style Hatha yoga, Kriyas, Bandhas, Pranayamas, yoga philosophical scriptures, Advaita Vedanta, yoga anatomy and Sanskrit language. She is a Yoga Alliance certified teacher and has spent 9 years in yoga practice and research.

Sita's teachings focus on traditional style Hatha yoga combined with Vinyasa technique. She is well trained in yoga for kids, elderly and pre-natal women and hold a Master Healer level degree in Reiki method of natural healing. In addition, she is trained in Ayurveda, Vipassana, Zen, and Yogic meditation which she combines to compliment her approach towards teaching and knowledge sharing. For Sita, teaching yoga is not a profession but a Sadhana (spiritual practice). Getting students into challenging postures and make it into something easy to approach is her forte. She's currently active in giving lessons at Updog Yoga studio as well as pursuing in-depth studies in Iyengar yoga.

Nat (Natalia) was born and raised in Riga, Latvia. At age 20 she moved to London to study Business Marketing. Her first encounter with yoga was in 2005 when desperate to shed some extra weight, she turned to her good friend who was a devoted hot yoga practitioner. That was when she tried Hot Yoga for the first time and got hooked although she will always remember her first class as pure torture!

After meeting her husband in 2007 she took off for her round the world travels that continued for 3 years. Always trying to be in the loop, she sustained her practice and in October 2009 she completed a 200-hour Hot Yoga Teacher Training in Koh Samui, Thailand After completing her training she traveled around Thailand teaching and practicing yoga.

Nat believes that yoga can cure anything: broken heart, injury or even more serious illnesses. She enjoys teaching and loves sharing her knowledge with others therefore bringing benefits of yoga to all. She is always trying to make her classes fun, believing that laughter is a great medicine for all kinds of problems.

Colleen was born in Zimbabwe, Africa, and has been an expat since 1981.She originally trained in classical ballet, and discovered yoga during a tour to Brunei in 1984. Later, when she and her family moved to Singapore, she began her career as a yoga instructor and obtained a Diploma with Distinction in Yoga Teaching with the Kevala Centre, Torquay, UK, in 2002.

To increase her knowledge of this discipline, she went on to attend classes and workshops with such well-known personalities as Rodney Yee, Kali Ray, Michael Lee, TKS Desikachar, Ganga White, Barbara Brian, Ann Barros, Peter Thompson, and local teachers such Shanta, Victor Ng and Dr. Kajal.

In December 2005, Colleen obtained a Certificate in Prenatal Yoga with Gaia-Sun Yoga and was invited to be one of their resident prenatal/postnatal yoga and classical yoga Instructors. For the past seven years she also has been the principal yoga instructor at The Mother & Child Centre, Tanglin Mall, run private classes at Costa Rhu Condominium and completed several (birth coach) doula courses. Recently she was her daughter's doula when she had a very successful home waterbirth. Colleen is extremely happy to have joined the great team at Updog Studio.

Ange's passion for yoga began in 2005 when she attended her first Ashtanga yoga class in Singapore.

What started out as being an alternative way of keeping fit quickly became an exciting journey of personal growth and transformation. It was then she decided that she wanted to share this experience and become a yoga instructor.

Under the guidance of Christina Brown and many other renowned international teachers, Angie completed a 360-hour hatha yoga and meditation teacher training course in Sydney.

Angie believes in a holistic approach to her hatha yoga and pre-natal classes, integrating breath work, meditation and asanas. She believes that whether you are young or old, flexible or inflexible, yoga can make a tangible difference to your life. She feels privileged to be a part of the Updog Studio team.