About Me

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Ooi Jian Yuan
e-RYT500 & YACEP; LLB (Hons)

Ooi Jian Yuan (JY) is a certified yoga teacher and teacher trainer (e-RYT500 and YACEP (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) registered with Yoga Alliance), and has been teaching since 2017. Outside of yoga, JY is also a lawyer and has had over a decade of experience (and counting) in private legal practice.

JY has taught across big and small studios in Singapore in a variety of formats – public classes, workshops, continuing education trainings (CETs), privates, corporates and events, amongst others. In recent years, he has delved into associated domains such as mindfulness meditation, self-compassion and trauma-informed yoga. He is experienced and passionate about creating safe spaces for holistic wellness, healing and personal growth.

The practice of yin yoga has most informed his personal practice and outlook on teaching. He completed his Advanced Yin Yoga Teacher Training (300 hours) with Jo Phee over 8 years from 2016 to 2024, and during this period taught over a thousand yin yoga classes (and counting) based on specialty modalities such as myofascial release, Chinese medicine and acupressure. He is drawn to the intersection of yin yoga, meditative practices, contemplative education and transpersonal psychology, and regularly infuses his yin yoga classes with invitations to contemplate the internal landscape and the emotional body.

He is currently working on projects for the benefit of yin yoga enthusiasts and teacher trainees. His focus areas are Yin Yoga trainings and the legal aspects of being involved in a yoga or wellness business in Singapore.

Qualifications

2025

Wall Yin training (15 hours) (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2024

300-hour advanced training in Yin Yoga (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2024

Meditation, Pranayama and Lower Arm/Leg Anatomy (60 hours) (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2024

Yin Yang Flow, Yoga Nidra and Shoulder Anatomy (60 hours) (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2020

Acupressure, AcuYin and Hip Anatomy (II) (60 hours) (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2019

Chinese Medicine, Meridian Nidra and Hip Anatomy (I) (65 hours) (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2019

Restorative Yoga Level 1 (50 hours) (Adeline Tien)

2018

Tricara Yoga Therapeutics CET (25 hours) (Ross Rayburn)

2017

Universal Yoga Teacher Training (100 hours) (Copper Crow)

2017

‘Power to Lead’ Power Vinyasa Focus (200-hour YTT) (Trish Rice Corley, New Angle Yoga)

2016

Myofascial Release and Spine Anatomy (50 hours) (Jo Phee, Yinspiration Yin Yoga)

2015

Hatha-Ashtanga 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training (Tirisula Yoga)