JW Wellness Yoga & Pilates Academy

ly those with scoliosis. He always emphasize Ahimsa in class that it is not about forcing ourselves into a pose but it is the joy and journey of understanding our human body and limitations and how we work towards minimizing the limitation in our body without injuries. Some of us maybe born flexible but lack of control and some needs to work their way into flexibility. All requires time to cultivate, both strength in the mind, wisdom and physique in doing a yoga pose. Studying a yoga pose and analyzing it is one teaching he always emphasize. His yoga trainings and teachings in yogas emphasizes a lot of breaths and inner core muscles engagements (bandhas) which will allow us to experience a yoga pose in a much lighter and tension free on other muscle groups. James is fun loving, gentle but can also be dynamic in his yoga classes; accompanied with his creative sequencing and good coaching skills. His classes emphasizes a lot of foundational and functional anatomy aspects of yoga which he adopts his teachings from various yoga backgrounds. He has been running his own Yoga & Pilates School (JW Wellness Yoga & Pilates School @ Affiliated with US Yoga Alliance) for almost 7 years now, where he conducts Yoga Alliance Teachers Training & Pilates Teachers Training across the country and neighboring countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. He also conducts Yoga Anatomy workshops and Postural Analysis courses across the country and neighbouring countries as well. His 200 Hours Yoga Teachers Training combines learning aspects from emotional to physical to spirituality where he brings in the Internal Alignment of the human soul into their yoga practice and how each and every individual one of us are designed differently for a different purpose in this life. His years of learning and adopting into his own signature in his school. From 2019 onwards, he will be running 300 Hours Yoga Teachers Training - 100 Hours Yin Yoga Fascia Training, 100 Hours Scoliosis Yoga Management Training and 100 Hours Advanced Vinyasa Yoga Training. James never stops learning; because we continue to learn till the day we find Samadhi. In recent years, he has also gotten himself Certified in Spinal Manual Therapist studied under Dr. Toby Hall and Kim Robinson from Perth & also A certified Massage Therapist completing his certification in Perth,Australia & specializing in Myofascia Trigger Point Movement Release Therapy affiliated with IICT. His techniques of teaching combines Manual Therapy into his yoga methodology which massively covers on the importance of spinal mobility (his signature Spinal Roll™, correct movements of the joints along with the essences of Dynamic Neuroscience of the body and how the motor control functions of the spine allows the scapula to mobilize and hips mobilization. For the past years, he have been watching the worldwide birth, growth and sequential rapid spread of yoga in the air with fascination – how all these started from the Western influence. His work has outgrown to attracting students from all over the world to come join his courses in Malaysia. His stories has inspired many students across the globe and he intently teaches the correct Internal Alignment of the soul and yoga in us and Not about chasing after a yoga pose which most are drown into. Yoga is in us and is a teaching that is more than an asana; it explains our deepest content and emotions where maybe some of us could be lacking of in some areas. Yoga helps fill that up. James wishes to guide the light to his disciples to light to correct internal alignment. As an international marked level recognized by Yoga Alliance from USA- all his teaching methodology are approved by Yoga Alliance not to mention his 200 Hours & 300 Hours Yoga Teachers Training and his school is a YACEP(continue education provider syllabus). He conducts Anatomy and Postural Analysis workshops to yoga and pilates teachers for their upgrade learning. James’ passion and teaching methodology continues to inspire many out there and his work has been highly regarded by Doctors, Chiropractors and Physiotherapist as well. His work has been highly regarded in India where he has combined his methodology of yoga and pilates to Dr.Ravin’s medical research team. Success did not just come overnight for James, but through his hardship as a teenager from his dance background till studying ways to heal his physical body through different types of modality; burning the midnight oil to write his articles and books for teachers training, travelling around the globe to conduct workshops and trainings. Namaste. B) PILATES

What is Pilates? Pilates exercises place a great deal of focus on flexibility, core strength, posture, and body alignment. Pilates therapy offers a range of modifications which includes decreased intensity or alternative postures exercises to accommodate injuries. Pilates is a method of fitness; and the scope of practice for a Pilates professional specifically excludes claiming to diagnose, prescribe, treat or rehabilitate any injury or disease (Pilates exercises are a good complement of physiotherapy and chiropractic treatment). Pilates provide post-rehabilitation & wellness education. James Wong is a Certified Stott Pilates Trainer with comprehensive knowledge in Pilates methodology, exercises and equipment on Injury and Special Population, Scoliosis Management, Back care management & Prenatal and Postnatal. James has adopted the understanding and learning of Pilates for more than 10 years during his tertiary education in Melbourne; even before Pilates was introduced in Malaysia. In his growing up years back in New Zealand, he has already started to develop the interest in dance and movements, which he incorporates into the grace of his Pilates movements. James teaches both Pilates group classes at fitness centers and also private sessions as well. Pilates is still very infant in the Malaysian market; but the numbers of certified pilates teachers are growing in these recent years; however not as many as the outgrowned Yoga society. Over the years, James has worked closely with Chiropractors and Physiotherapist on specific case studies, which he profoundly finds interest in Scoliosis Management which he, reckons many Malaysians are lacking in knowledge. Back in New Zealand, & Australia, students in schools were provided postural analysis in school to detect scoliosis symptoms at an early stage. He has been providing 1-day anatomical researches and education learning workshops to adults and parents of growing up children on Scoliosis Management where he explains the severity of how scoliosis can lead to the child’s growing up years. James’ continues to learn and grow himself in this field of studies where he attends yearly workshops from accredited recognized Pilates schools. James is also a Certified AIM I (Advance Instructor) for both Les Mills program – Body Balance & Body Pump & Certified in Les Mills CXWorks (Core strength training) as well. James Wellness Lifestyle aims to be an inspiration to many people from different walks of life; creating a Life-Changing experience for his clients in his wellness program - mind & body. He conducts private and group classes for Pilates and Yoga, Pre/Post Natal; Sound Therapy private sessions and workshops as well. Read more about his work at his blog site:
http://jameswellness.blogspot.com/

Your Tube For Yoga : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntFzJigBdJA&feature=youtu.be

You Tube For Pilates : http://youtu.be/dF9lOdxq0ys