About the founder
Dr. Yogananth Andiappan is the founder and director of yoga studio Anahata Yoga in Hong Kong. Located in the heart of the Central Business District, Anahata Yoga has served the local yogi community for more than a decade, introducing the practice to thousands of local, immigrant, and expatriate communities in the city. The studio is also dedicated to training instructors, hundreds of whom go on to pursue careers in yoga.
Dr. Andiappan is also the founder and chief editor of Asana, a yoga journal with an international readership; and the founder of Andiappan Yoga, a non-profit that partners with other organizations to spread the practice and benefits of yoga. To date, the non-profit has facilitated more than a thousand yoga classes and meditation sessions across Hong Kong and online.
Dr. Andiappan’s yoga journey started in childhood. He is the son of Dr. Asana Andiappan, a world-renowned yoga guru best known for his research on yoga’s ability to treat a number of bodily ailments, based on the classical yogic text, Thirumoolar’s Thirumandiram.
Growing up, the junior Andiappan made it his life mission to share yoga and its benefits to people across the world. He most recently obtained his Ph.D. for his research on the benefits of yoga for breast cancer patients.
Today, Dr. Andiappan continues to live out his mission through his work in yoga education and training, publishing, volunteering, and his latest digital venture, Yoga from the Heart—a platform dedicated to educating and connecting yoga instructors, students, and practitioners across the globe.