About Yoganic
A small yoga studio in Kampong Glam, for people who are tired in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. You don’t need to arrive calm, flexible, or certain. Nobody does.
Founder & Lead Teacher
Mental health practitioner · psychology-trained (NUS), CBT-trained · former national volleyball player · former special education teacher and associate psychologist
I built Yoganic because I believe everyone deserves a space to come home to themselves.
Off the mat, I am someone who takes her coffee very seriously, wanders slowly through cities she has never seen before, and considers doing nothing a genuine, and underrated, skill. I believe that learning to move slowly through life, not just through a yoga class, is one of the more quietly radical things you can do.
This is what I try to bring into the room with me.
Origin Story
I came to yoga through stress, specifically, the kind that accumulates quietly over years.
Before I was a yoga teacher, I trained in psychology, taught in a special needs school, and played volleyball for Singapore. I spent years in high pressure environments learning what it looks and feels like when a nervous system is pushed to its limit.
I know what it means to perform, to hold it together, to keep going. And I know, very personally, what it costs.
Yoga came later. And when it did, it was not the poses I fell in love with. It was the permission it gave me to slow down. To notice. To come back to myself. That is the practice I want to offer you and to tell you: “You’re allowed to rest.”
How I Teach
When you come to a Yoganic class, you are not just moving through poses. You are learning to listen to your body, to work with your nervous system, and to build a practice that holds you.
“A gentle place to ground, to breathe, and to find the wholeness you already carry.”
“Tien creates a calm and supportive environment, always explaining each pose clearly and offering helpful modifications to accommodate different abilities.”
Rebecca Lim · Google review
The teachers in this space
Yoganic is a small, intentional space, and for a long time, it was just me. It still mostly is. But occasionally, I invite other teachers to come and hold space here. Not to fill a gap, but because the right person, in the right room, can offer something I cannot: a different rhythm, a different depth, a different way of helping you arrive.
When I bring another teacher into Yoganic, I ask something specific of them. A genuine personal practice, not just a qualification. An understanding of how safety works in a room: that people carry stories with them when they step onto a mat, and that a good teacher makes space for those stories without ever needing to name them. Teaching from presence, not performance. And most importantly, care. Not about looking like a good teacher, but about the person in front of them.
If you ever find yourself in a class led by one of these teachers, know that they are here because they are trusted. And because I believe they will take good care of you.
Guided by nervous system awareness · intelligent sequencing · inclusive language · space for rest and agency
Tien
Founder & Lead Teacher
Slow Flow · Yin-Yang · Soulful Yin · Mindful Core · Spinal Alignment · Myofascial Release · and more
“I teach yoga as a choice based practice that supports people in building clarity, agency, and meaning in their relationship with themselves.”
Jacquelyn
Teacher
Basic Arm Balances · Slow Flow
“My teaching is informed by the belief that yoga is for everyone. If you can inhale and exhale, you can do yoga.”
Angeline
Teacher
Stretch & Mobility · Yin & Sound
“Yoga, it is just being present. You don’t always have to show up at 100%. Whatever you have, that is enough. Just be here, as you are.”
Andrea
Teacher
Twist & Detox · Breathe & Release · Wake Up & Glow Flow
“I see myself less as a teacher, but more an eternal student of yoga. I hope to encourage greater consciousness in your practice.”
Michelle
Teacher
Wake Up & Glow Flow · Rise & Shine Deep Stretch
“I prioritise accessibility, multilevel classes with modifications so students of different abilities can practise together.”
Jia Min
Teacher
Hamstring & Hips Harmony · Soulful Yin
“I teach from a place of calm and body awareness, guiding students to reconnect with their breath and movement amidst life’s noise.”
Adly
Teacher
“Listen to your body, you can understand your body better, then you can love and respect your body. Your practice is your time to feel alive, loved, and free.”
Some of the people and places we have worked with:
Trilogic · Slumberly · Thye Hua Kwan · Aspial · Hilton Singapore Orchard · Volleyball Association of Singapore · Metta School · AIA Singapore · Prudential Singapore · Gentle Walks · Textured Life Wellness · OWL Speech & Counselling
Ready when you are
Whether you are brand new to yoga or returning after a long break, you are welcome here. There is no right way to begin. Only a way that feels honest, for today.