At Asana Journal, the quality of the published content is more important than recruiting advertisers and the editorial board consists of a team of renowned yoga masters who are both highly-experienced and professional, while the organization is run by a strong group of dedicated yoga teachers who offer their services on a voluntary basis.
Prominent yoga masters who frequently publish in the Asana Journal in addition to Dr. Andiappan include: Dr. Lakshmi Andiappan, Dharma Mitra, BKS Iyengar, Anna Forrest, Dylan Werner, Jason Crandel, Talia Sutra, Jani Jaatinen aka Mahayogi Gokul, Tiffany Cruikshank and Manju Jois.
The magazine is published on the 20th of the month and popular topics for the featured monthly articles include:
- Yoga therapy for various ailments
- Partner yoga
- Yoga poses feature
- Asana clinic
- Yoga music
- Sun salutation
- A calendar of events
Asana Journal is distributed in over 45 countries in Asia and Europe as well as the United States and Canada, to over 80-000 subscribers. In India, it is printed in Tamil and English.
Anahata yoga members who live in Hong Kong receive free access to the Asana Journal magazine and it is distributed in libraries, colleges, yoga retail shops, and organic restaurants around the globe. In addition, e-subscribers can access the content on the Asana website which is updated daily at www.asanajournal.com
The magazine has been consistently growing in popularity and to date, there have been over 30,000 iPad downloads for the Asana Journal app.
The Asana Journal has also collaborated with media partners at the following yoga events:
The 3rd All India Yoga Championship & Festival, India 2012
The Bali Spirit Yoga Festival, Bali 2012
The Yogathon, Hong Kong 2011 & 2012
The 2nd International Yoga Championship, Hong Kong 2012
The Yogamania, Singapore 2009
Korea Yoga Festa 2011,2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
The Asana International Yoga Journal is quickly becoming a premier yoga publication for enthusiasts and practitioners of all levels.
Dr Asana Andiappan Ph.D
Guruji Dr. Andiappan has served a critical role in yoga’s evolution, shaping it into the practice it has become today. He has contributed a large body of knowledge to the field through research, where he has uncovered numerous secrets within ancient yogic texts that reveal the therapeutic benefits of the practice. These include the seminal text in Thirumoolar’s Thirumandiram, about the curative effects in yoga practices.
Yogananth Andiappan
editor@asanajournal.com
Yogananth Andiappan is known as a pillar of yogic wisdom and techniques from well worth a lifetime of learning. The son of well-renowned Yoga Guru Dr. Asana Andiappan, a figurehead in yoga from India, Yogananth began his yogic journey at the age of 2.
Dr. Lakshmi Andiappan
dr.lakshmi@asanajournal.com
Dr. Lakshmi Andiappan, a full fledged medical practitioner, has been practicing yoga from the age of two under the eagle eyed tutelage of her father and Guru Dr. Asana Andiappan, a pioneer of Yoga Therapy and Thirumoolar’s Ashtanga Yoga in India.
TT Ho
editorial@asanajournal.com
TT has undertaken Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Yogananth Andiappan, received his Yoga Teacher Training Certification accredited by MS University in India and Master of Science in yoga and naturopathy. He has also trained with Baron Baptiste and David Swenson.
Joe Chiang
joe@asanajournal.com
Joe Chiang has undertaken 300hours Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training with Yogananth Andiappan and is currently studying for a Master of Science in Yoga. He also teaches for the Yogananth Andiappan Community, a non-profit group conducting yoga classes.
Anna Hsu
anna@asanajournal.com
Anna has extensive regional experience in Marketing across different lifestyle categories. She started practicing Yoga over ten years ago and her passion in yoga has led her to cofound a Yoga studio in Hong Kong and to organize teacher training and yoga retreats across the region.
CONTRIBUTORS
Louise Vas, Mouna Chamariq, Josh East, Dr. Anjhana Priya, Noga Weiss, Edward Staskus, Gregory Ormson, Sebastian Thomas, Akiko Tanimoto
Editing and Proof Reading
Chloe Sze
ADMINISTRATION – INDIA
K Soundararajan, Maharajan, Aruna
DESIGNER – HONG KONG
Cat Lai
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