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SANDHYA MAARGA HOLISTIC LIVING ACADEMY
EMBRACING THE RHYTHM OF MOTHER NATURE
Meet the Team
Master Geneviève Tan Shu Thung
Ph.D, M (A.M.), LL.B (Hons), DET, CET, ATCL Dip. (T. Speech & Drama), DSM, CSMT, DipYoga, DipAro, DipNutri
Founder & President
Lecturer
Loved by students and faculty alike, Master Geneviève Tan Shu Thung has been teaching with knowledge, enthusiasm and joy in the Academy for years. Not only is she a guide in field of Spirituality and Yoga practice, she is also an avid writer who is also active in the Expressive Arts. Over the years, she has also spearheaded various programmes that serve humanity.
Chan Sook Ching
DipYoga, CertNutri, DipAro, DSM
Head of Administrative Affairs
SM Yoga Instructor
Amazingly energetic and driven, Chan Sook Ching quickly became one of the most beloved staff members at Sandhya Maarga Holistic Living Academy. She is a graduate of our Diploma in Yoga Teaching programme and has now become one of our SM Yoga instructors in Malaysia. Her jovial, compassionate and mother-like nature makes her everyone's friend.
Sudha Kanisan
B.Sc (Nursing), DipNutri, DET
Head of Student Affairs
Lecturer
Sudha is a registered nurse at a renowned private hospital in Malaysia who also holds a professional certificate in Renal Nursing. She has many years of wide multi-disciplinary clinical nursing as well as nursing management experiences, whose responsibilities also include guiding and giving lectures to other nursing staff and students.
Silambarasu Karuppiah
B.Pharm (Hons), DipNutri
Head of Research
Lecturer
Although Silambarasu is a pharmacist in one of Malaysia's hospitals, he has developed deep interest in alternative methods of healing. He is of the opinion that pharmaceutical drugs may not be the only option in maintaining health because of their possible accompanying side effects.
Tan Yew Kiang
B.A. (English), M.Ed, M.Ed (Higher Edu)
Head of Examinations
HoF of Lang. & Ed.
Lecturer
Tan is the Head of Faculty for Language, Education & Communication. He is also the Academy's Head of Examinations. Tan graduated with 2 Masters; both of which specialise in the Education field (Masters in Education, and Masters of Education & Research - University of Liverpool, UK).
Ng Swee Hui
MA (Life Sciences)
HR & Operations Manager
Ng Sue Hwee is our charismatic team member who excels in public relations, and operations and team management. Ng’s experience in the health and wellness field makes her an invaluable asset to our Academy.
Maggie Kee
Executive Administrator
PR Co
Since joining us, Maggie Kee has assisted the team in many ways to help the organisation achieve its objectives. Her love for animals is evident in her work with us as she is is one of our rescue volunteers for the PawPrints Natural Rescue project. Maggie was once an administrator with a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic group.
So Rong Kwan
Course Consultant
PR Co-Ordinator
Kwan is an outgoing individual with an upbeat and positive attitude. She possesses excellent communication sills and is resourceful, well-organised and detail-oriented. Not only is she good with people, Kwan also loves animals very much. She is a plant-based lifestyle enthusiast and is a cheerful volunteer for our PawPrints Natural Rescue Project.
Shandrick Neoh
Marketing Executive
Student Support Team
Shandrick manages the affairs related to marketing and also takes on some administrative role to support the management team. An outgoing and supportive individual, Shandrick is responsible in developing and implementing important marketing strategies. His role also includes assisting prospective, current and former students.
Cindy Lee
Administrator & Head of Scheduling
Brenda Joseph
Administrator & Events Manager
Mandy Lawson (US)
Administrator & Liaison (International)
Yashvardhan Raj (UAE & India)
Events Liaison (International)
Emma Grant (UK)
Examination Administrator (International)
Faculty of Yoga Sciences
Master Geneviève Tan Shu Thung
Ph.D, M (A.M.), LL.B (Hons), DET, CET, ATCL Dip. (T. Speech & Drama), CSMT, DSM, DipYoga, DipAro, DipNutri
Head of Faculty
Lecturer & Instructor
Loved by students and faculty alike, Master Geneviève Tan Shu Thung has been teaching with knowledge, enthusiasm and joy in the Academy for years. Not only is she a guide in field of Spirituality and Yoga practice, she is also an avid writer who is also active in the Expressive Arts. Over the years, she has also spearheaded various programmes that serve humanity.
Chan Sook Ching
DipYoga, CertNutri
SM Yoga Instructor
Amazingly energetic and driven, Chan Sook Ching quickly became one of the most beloved staff members at Sandhya Maarga Holistic Living Academy. She is a graduate of our Diploma in Yoga Teaching programme and has now become one of our SM Yoga instructors in Malaysia. Her jovial, compassionate and mother-like nature makes her everyone's friend.
Vishalini Maheswaran
B.Pharm (Hons), DipYoga
SM Diploma in Yoga Graduate
SM Yoga Instructor-in-Training
Vishalini, a pharmacist by profession, had no experience with Yoga whatsoever when she joined the Sandhya Maarga Centre in Klang few years ago. She discovered that she wanted to explore the practice further and had therefore enrolled in our Diploma in Yoga Teaching course.
Zoe Yang
SM Yoga Instructor-in-Training
SM Youth Co-Ordinator for Sustainable Earth Rehabilitation Voluntary Effort (SERVE)
Zoe is one of our Sandhya Maarga youths who was part of our Chitta Vajra character building programme for kids during her tender age. She was also trained for Yoga from a child until now and is extremely flexible, both physically and mentally. At her young age, Zoe has demonstrated the ability to serve others with compassion and is a role model for Sandhya Maarga's sustainability wing.
Phoon See Mun
Montessori Dip (Early Childhood), BBS (Business) & M.Ed (Early Childhood)Senior Teacher
SM Diploma in Yoga Graduate
Yoga for Kids Instructor
Phoon See Mun, one of our Sandhya Maarga's Diploma in Yoga Teaching students, is constantly looking for ways to improve the current education system and therefore ventured into Yoga training with us in the hope that Yoga can be incorporated into the education system. Though she took Yoga for the children in mind, she soon realised that Yoga is a whole new world for her and she is now enjoying and loving every single moment of it.
Giam Yee Fern
DipYoga, CertNutri
SM Diploma in Yoga Graduate
SM Cert. in Diet & Nutrition Graduate
SM Yoga Instructor-in-Training
Yee Fern has been practising the Sandhya Maarga Yoga system for a few years now. She begins to realise that nutrition and a healthy lifestyle play an important role in maintaining good health. She therefore enrolled herself in our double major programme consisting of the Diploma in Yoga Teaching and the Certificate in Diet & Nutrition.
Kang Pei Pei
BBA (Business Administration & International Business), M.Ed (ECE)
SM Diploma in Yoga Graduate
SM Yoga Instructor-in-Training
Kang Pei Pei, one of Sandhya Maarga's Diploma in Yoga Teaching (UK) students, had worked as a Principal in a renowned preschool in Klang Valley for 6 years and is also the founder of Aifel Crafts Cottage and is currently active in providing training for craft lovers on the art of Quilling and scrapbooking.
Phang Juan Juan (SG)
SM Diploma in Yoga Graduate
Yoga Instructor (SG)
Felina, from Singapore, teaches the classical Yoga, Hatha yoga with suitable variations to her students, encourages them to engage mind body and soul development. She blends grace and stubbornness in her asana practice hoping to let her students achieve balance in daily life. She is currently our student taking up the Diploma in Yoga Teaching course.
Fanny Cheng (HK)
SM Diploma in Yoga Graduate
Yoga Instructor & Therapist (HK)
Fanny Cheng, from Hong Kong, is a senior Yoga instructor, teacher and therapist at the Happiness Yoga Ayurveda (HK). She has undergone many hours of intensive training around the globe and is a certified Yoga therapist.
She is currently our student taking up the Diploma in Yoga Teaching course.
Faculty of Natural Health Sciences
Chen Han Qi (CHINA)
B.Sc (TCM), M.Sc (Clinical Combination of TCM and Western Medicine)
Hon. Patron
Head of Faculty & Lecturer
Chen was the deputy chief physician of China's largest and renowned public Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospital in China; the Jin Chuan Group Hospital. She was also an active and qualified TCM Trainer under the same group, specialising in women healthcare and is now a senior physician in the Suntech Traditional Chinese Healthcare group.
Geneviève Tan Shu Thung
Ph.D, M (A.M.), LL.B (Hons), DET, CET, ATCL Dip. (T. Speech & Drama), CSMT, DSM, DipYoga, DipAro, DipNutri
Programme Advisor
Lecturer
Loved by students and faculty alike, Master Geneviève Tan Shu Thung has been teaching with knowledge, enthusiasm and joy in the Academy for years. Not only is she a guide in field of Spirituality and Yoga practice, she is also an avid writer who is also active in the Expressive Arts. Over the years, she has also spearheaded various programmes that serve humanity.
Sudha Kanisan
B.Sc (Nursing), DET, DipNutri
Head of Student Affairs
Lecturer
Sudha is a registered nurse at a renowned private hospital in Malaysia who also holds a professional certificate in Renal Nursing. She has many years of wide multi-disciplinary clinical nursing as well as nursing management experiences, whose responsibilities also include guiding and giving lectures to other nursing staff and students.
Silambarasu Karuppiah
B.Pharm (Hons), DipNutri
Head of Research
Lecturer
Although Silambarasu is a pharmacist in one of Malaysia's hospitals, he has developed deep interest in alternative methods of healing. He is of the opinion that pharmaceutical drugs may not be the only option in maintaining health because of their possible accompanying side effects.
Wai Khai Juinn
BTCM (Hons)
Hon. Advisor
Lecturer
Wai Khai Juinn is a Traditional Chinese Medicine physician who was attached with the Suntech Traditional Healthcare Group in Malaysia. He graduated from his Bachelors of Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Shanghai University of TCM in China.Since joining Sandhya Maarga Holistic Living Academy, Ash Marcus has consistently brought a passion and dedication with them each day. You will find your place right away in any class taught by Ash Marcus.
Gan Wei Long
BTCM
Hon. Advisor
Lecturer
Gan, a practising Traditional Chinese Medicine physician, specialises in acupuncture, Tuina & the art of TCM Bone-Setting. He is the founder of the Visions TCM Healthcare Centre. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Medical Association & Federation of Chinese Physicians & Acupuncturists Associations of Malaysia.
Wu Ming Wan (TAIWAN)
B.Pharm (Hons), MCMA TCM Cert
Hon. Advisor
Wu is a physician who has had more than 20 years of experience in the field of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). She completed her Bachelors of Pharmacy from Taipei Medical University in Taiwan and proceeded to study her TCM course with the Malaysian Chinese Medical Association. She was also a General Medicine Clinical Lecturer of TCM Institute Malaysia from year 2004 to 2008.
Kumaran K.
Dip (Medical Lab. Tech.)
Lab Diagnostic Instructor
Kumaran works with Malaysia’s largest hospital to perform laboratory diagnostic tests. Having been in the field for so many years and with a passion to share knowledge and skills regarding laboratory diagnostic procedures, Kumaran guides students enrolled in our Natural Health Science courses to understand the different parameters that could indicate underlying health conditions.
Dr. C. D. Siby
B.A.M.S
Hon. Advisor
Dr. C. D. Siby was born in Kerala and studied the Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from Madras University. He has a sound understanding of modern medical and paramedical sciences, and is the Chief Ayurvedic Physician at the famed Ayur Centre in Malaysia.
Suresh Kumar Agarwal (INDIA)
M.Sc. (Yoga), M.Sc. (Psychology), MBA, M.Phil (Spirituality), LL.B, LL.M, M.D. (Homoeo)
Hon. Patron
Suresh Kumar Agarwal is the Chancellor for Pragyan International University (A Statutory University established by the Govt. of Jharkhand under Section 2f of University Grants Commission, Govt. of India), and the President for Peace Society Worldwide and UNESCO Association of Calcutta.
Prabhu Kumar Raju (INDIA)
MBBS, DLO, DCCP, PGDHA, DNB
Hon. Advisor
Dr. Prabhu is an ENT specialist, an allergiologist, hospital advisor and biovibes analyst. He is a medical professional with over 27 years of medical experience, encompassing a total of 18 years in ENT. Despite being an allopathic doctor, Dr. Prabhu is a strong advocate of preventive healthcare and alternative medicine.
Erwin Torres (PHILIPPINES)
ND, Ph.D
Hon. Patron
Erwin Torres is a Naturopath and international speaker. Torres has his own health radio show "Basta Natural", the longest radio show on natural health in the Philippines, with the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation in the Philippines.
Faris AlHajri (OMAN)
B.Qs (Hons), Ph.D
Hon. Advisor
Faris is an expert and international speaker on the topic of 'hot water therapy' (otherwise also known as HydroThermal Therapy or Aqua Qalidum Therapy). Aspiring to find a solution for ill health, he discovered the miracles of using hot water therapies on the body.
Christina Kwan
DipAro, B.A. Psychology (Hons), Cert (Professional Counselling), IYIC, Cert (Radiography)
Christina is one of our Academy's pride. Graduated from her UK Diploma in Aromatherapy programme in 2017, she has been relentlessly active in the Aromatherapy field. Utilising the knowledge and skills that she has acquired from her programme, she started her company, Brighten Aroma, that offers Aromatherapy services.
Faculty of Expressive Arts
Mary Ann Tear (UK)
LLAM, LISTD, AISTD, DipLCDD, DipEd, CertTESOL, MSTSD(Adj)
Hon. Patron
Mary Ann Tear is the consultant in Drama and Performance for South East Asia based in Singapore and a senior examiner and trainer for Trinity College London. She is a choreographer, director, Performing Arts lecturer and practitioner and a British Federation Adjudicator. Her work has taken her all over the world.
Anders Nelsson (HK)
Hon. Patron
Anders Nelsson (聶安達), has been active in the Asian entertainment business for over 40 years. His acting career started with a small role in Bruce Lee’s "Way of The Dragon"in the early 1970s and he has appeared in countless Hong Kong-made TV dramas since then, for all the Hong Kong channels, CTV, RTHK, HK-TVB and RTV/ATV. He was also the former managing director for HK BMG.
Michael Law Ming Wai (HK)
Hon. Patron
Michael Law Ming Wai (羅銘偉), former Hong Kong TVB and ATV artiste, popular programme host and singer, graduated from the prestigious La Salle College in Hong Kong. He won the Champion title at the Asia Pacific Singing Contest and was a Runner-Up at the Grand Final that was organised by RTV (now ATV).
Susan Yan (HK)
Hon. Advisor
Susan Yan Sau San is a Hong Kong performer who has years of experience in singing. Possessing strong vocal chords, Susan has performed at many concerts in Hong Kong alongside other prominent Hong Kong artistes such as Michael Law Ming Wai and more.
Sathivel Ras Thaman
Hon. Advisor
A medical doctor, Dr. Sathivel is also a singer who recently released his album "PULSE". He is also extremely passionate about holistic healing and the therapeutic potential in music.
Sham Sunder Binwani
Hon. Advisor
Visiting Lecturer & Supervisor
A versatile performer, Mr. Sham Sunder Binwani has acted in local sitcoms, English and Malay television dramas, international films in Indonesia, India and not forgetting a series of international advertisements.
Faculty of Language and Education
Tan Yew Kiang
B.A. (English), M.Ed, M.Ed (Higher Edu)
Head of Examinations
HoF of Lang. & Ed.
Tan is the Head of Faculty for Language, Education & Communication. He is also the Academy's Head of Examinations. Tan graduated with 2 Masters; both of which specialise in the Education field (Masters in Education, and Masters of Education & Research - University of Liverpool, UK).
Jonathan Quek
Hon. Patron
Jonathan is the bestselling author of "Why Gold? Why Silver? Why Now?". An industrious leader, he motivates youths through talk shows, interviews and writing. He has been featured and interviewed in numerous media.
Maurice Thurman (UK)
B.Sc (Hons), P.G.C.E., M.Ed.
Hon. Advisor
Maurice is a retired Science teacher who has lived and taught on four continents. He is an internationally published author of several books.
Faculty of Media and Communication
Rajarames Rajamanoharan
MFA (Filmmaking), B.A. (Media Arts) (Hons), FdA (Creative Digital Video)
Producer/Director
Lecturer
Rajarames (a.k.a. Ramsey Mano) is a film producer/director who graduated from the New York Film Academy. He is currently affiliated with the Academy's production house projects and is a lecturer for our film production courses.
Darren Ho Sze Lim
B.Sc, Adv. Dip. (Chem & Bio)
Hon. Advisor
Photographer & Instructor
Darren, a highly creative individual, who is not only a qualified chemist but a professional photographer as well. He is an essential part of the team in Kreativ Künste Productions.
Akmal Syamsuddin (INDONESIA)
Hon. Advisor
Akmal Syamsuddin, graduated from the Jakarta State University (UNJ) and worked for one of Asia's leading English newspaper, The Jakarta Post. With more than 30 years of experience in journalism, Akmal is well-versed with the running of a paper that updates readers on current and important news.
Darul Aqsha (INDONESIA)
B.A
Hon. Advisor
Darul Aqsha was an editorial researcher with one of Brunei Darussalam's national paper - The Brunei Times. From Indonesia, Darul used to report for Semesta, a monthly news magazine, and was an editorial researcher for The Jakarta Post (from 1983-2007).
Faculty of Humanitarian Sciences
Noreen Huni
(S. AFRICA)
BA (Health & Adult Education), MA (Adult Education)
Hon. Patron
Noreen is a Public Health and Social Scientist with over 15 years of successfully working in a number of multi-cultural settings and different environments including local and international NGO’s and state services, rural and urban settings with different audiences. She is the CEO for the Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative (REPSSI), a National Health Education Officer in Zimbabwe, and Midwife and General Nurse at the Harare Central Hospital.
Sanni Innuwa Baba (NIGERIA)
Hon. Patron
Sanni is currently a staff of Financial Systems Strategy 2020 (FSS2020) PMO, an initiative headed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, and also the President/National Coordinator of Arewa Youth Enlightenment and Empowerment Initiative (AYEE), a youth organisation aimed at creating an environment ripe for youth leadership in the society and effective role models for one another.
Dada Shiveshananda (PHILIPPINES)
Hon. Advisor
Dada Acarya Shiveshananda Avadhuta (Mario Antonio Virgilio M. Reyes) is a dedicated practitioner of Yoga who has devotedly worked as a missionary traveling the whole world. A teacher of Yoga and Taichi for 32 years, he has provided spiritual guidance and other practical tools for personal empowerment and healthy lifestyle to people worldwide utilising the Science of Yoga and Taichi.
Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism and Catering
Pham Xuan Quyet (VIETNAM)
Hon. Advisor
Visiting Lecturer
Mr. Riley Pham believes that travelling and education can nourish one’s personal passion in hospitality by transforming the passion and vision into reality. He is also a Hospitality & Tourism lecturer at the Ba Ria Vung Tau University (BVU) in Vung Tau, Vietnam.
Tey Chee Seng (AUSTRALIA)
Hon. Advisor
Lecturer
Tey is a qualified chef specialising in pastry making. He obtained his Le Grand Diplôme Le Cordon Bleu, a highly acclaimed passport to the Culinary World, from the United Kingdom. This chef has shared his knowledge about preparing nutritious food and was featured on TV for a culinary show of 9 episodes.