Living Habits: Breathing

18 Sep 2025, 13:30:00 - 14:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary Stage (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Rooted in Taoist tradition and passed down from the Wudang lineage since the Northern Song Dynasty, Baduanjin is a gentle yet powerful form of moving meditation practiced for over 800 years. This session introduces its eight flowing postures that harmonize movement and stillness, awakening the body’s natural vitality.

Each form, such as “Supporting Heaven with Both Hands” to circulate qi and “Opening the Bow” to strengthen lung energy – guides the breath, stretches the body, and regulates internal organs. Through deliberate and graceful movements, Baduanjin helps to unblock stagnation, balance Yin and Yang, and support emotional clarity.

More than a physical exercise, Baduanjin is a holistic practice that integrates Eastern wisdom with modern science – accessible to all, regardless of age or experience. It embodies the Living Habits of Breathing, Movement, and Stillness, offering participants a space to restore internal harmony and reconnect with a deeper sense of self.

18 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 10:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 1 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

The Eight Brocades, or Ba Duan Jin, is a classical Qigong sequence composed of eight flowing movements designed to activate the body’s energy channels and harmonize the flow of Qi – the vital life-force within. This gentle yet powerful practice has been passed down for centuries, supporting health, vitality, and inner balance.

Each movement is thoughtfully structured to stretch and strengthen key areas of the body, including the legs, hips, back, shoulders, neck, and core while cultivating internal alignment and energetic coherence. Practiced with breath awareness and focused intention, the Eight Brocades enhance circulation, improve flexibility, and calm the nervous system.

Accessible to all levels, this moving meditation invites participants into a rhythm of mindful motion that restores the body and quiets the mind. Whether you’re new to Qigong or deepening your existing practice, this session offers a grounded path to renewed energy, physical ease, and emotional clarity.

Step into balance – one breath, one movement at a time.

18 Sep 2025, 09:00:00 - 10:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 6 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

This foundational Pilates class is designed to systematically condition the body – supporting strength, alignment, and graceful movement in both practice and daily life. With a focus on core engagement, spinal flexibility, and postural balance, participants will build a stable foundation for overall physical well-being.

Guided through precise exercises, you’ll work to deepen abdominal strength, lengthen the psoas, correct imbalances such as lower back hyperextension or posterior pelvic tilt, and reinforce spinal integrity. The session emphasizes mindful movement and breath integration, offering not only physical results but also increased body awareness and ease.

Ideal for beginners or those looking to refine their technique, this class is accessible, supportive, and well-paced.
Leave with improved posture, balanced strength, and the embodied confidence to move through life with alignment and ease.

18 Sep 2025, 15:00:00 - 16:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Enter a state of deep, conscious rest through the ancient practice of Yoga Nidra – often called “yogic sleep.” This guided meditation brings you into a space between wakefulness and sleep, where the body softens, the mind quiets, and inner awareness gently expands.

In this session, you’ll be systematically guided through body sensing, breath awareness, and visualizations that release layers of physical, emotional, and mental tension. The practice creates a profound sense of ease and spaciousness, allowing the nervous system to reset and the mind to settle into stillness.

Yoga Nidra is a powerful tool for reducing stress, improving sleep quality, enhancing creativity, and supporting recovery from fatigue or burnout. Its effects are cumulative, yet even one session can feel as restorative as several hours of deep sleep.

This is an invitation to surrender effort, lie back, and receive. Let the voice guide you inward, where deep rest becomes a portal to clarity, healing, and conscious renewal.

18 Sep 2025, 13:00:00 - 14:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

“All diseases begin in the gut.” – Hippocrates. Gut health is the cornerstone of overall wellness and immunity. A balanced gut supports energy, clarity, and emotional stability, while imbalance often leads to fatigue, inflammation, and brain fog.
This enriching session explores the dynamic relationship between Yoga, Ayurveda, and gut health. Discover how these ancient sciences work together to restore balance on physical, mental, and emotional levels.
You will learn how targeted yoga postures, Vedic breathing techniques, and a simple self-corrective method can ease inflammation and support healthy digestion. These practices help address common complaints such as reflux, heartburn, and indigestion.
We will also explore frequently overlooked contributors to gut health, rooted in Ayurvedic principles. With consistent application, these intentional and holistic adjustments can result in lasting improvements in your digestive function.

18 Sep 2025, 10:30:00 - 12:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Breathwork is one of the oldest and most powerful methods for transformation and physical well-being. Used for centuries, it helps release negative patterns and fosters deeper harmony, spiritual connection, and joy in living. It is both an art and a science – teaching breath awareness and techniques that enhance our physical, emotional, and spiritual condition.

Modern medical studies affirm that emotions are directly linked to breath. By consciously changing our breathing patterns, we can shift the chemical composition of our blood and influence our emotions and mood. Relaxing and releasing the breath dissolves tension in the body and mind, offering a sense of freedom and mastery over life.

This practice expands awareness on every level – physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual. In states of heightened consciousness, memories, sensations, and emotions may surface to be seen, released, and integrated.

Breathwork offers profound outcomes: inner peace, improved health, emotional resilience, and mindful living. It supports better oxygenation, athletic performance, and is valuable for anxiety, eating issues, and habits like smoking – offering a path to healing and self-empowerment.

18 Sep 2025, 10:30:00 - 11:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary Stage (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Begin your day with intention and vitality through Morning Chi Cultivation, a rejuvenating practice inspired by the flowing traditions of Qigong and Tai Chi. This gentle, breath-led session guides you through rhythmic movements designed to awaken internal energy (qi), enhance circulation, and clear mental and physical stagnation.

Practiced in a serene environment – either outdoors or within a calm sanctuary setting this moving meditation synchronizes body, breath, and awareness. Each sequence is crafted to ground your energy, open your joints, and restore flow within your system, helping you feel centered, clear, and fully present for the day ahead.

This session supports a calm nervous system, uplifts mood, and prepares the body and mind for meaningful action. Whether you’re new to energy-based movement or deepening your morning rituals, Morning Chi Cultivation offers a graceful, accessible way to reconnect with your natural rhythm.

Come as you are. Leave grounded, refreshed, and aligned, ready to meet the day with ease and presence.

17 Sep 2025, 15:00:00 - 16:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 4 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Discover the transformative power of conscious breathing in this foundational Pranayama session. Rooted in the ancient yogic tradition, pranayama offers accessible tools to regulate the nervous system, calm the mind, and energize the body – inviting balance and clarity with every breath.

This session gently introduces key principles and benefits of breath awareness, with guided practice in diaphragmatic breathing, Nadi Shodhana (alternate nostril breathing), Bharmari (humming Breathing) and Ujjayi breath. Each technique supports mental clarity, emotional balance, and inner stillness, making it ideal for beginners and experienced practitioners alike.

More than a technique, Pranayama is a gateway into presence, vitality, and the subtler dimensions of self. Whether you’re navigating stress, seeking focus, or exploring new practices, this class offers a grounded and empowering breathwork experience to carry with you beyond the mat.

17 Sep 2025, 13:30:00 - 14:30:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 5 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Spinal Flow is a gentle yet powerful movement and breathwork practice designed to awaken vitality, restore mobility, and ground the mind. Drawing from the Yoga Synergy method developed by Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss, it blends physiotherapy, traditional yoga, and modern science to support strength without strain and flexibility without force.
Through rhythmic, core-connected movement and conscious breathing, this class enhances circulation, supports internal organ function, and settles the nervous system. The experience cultivates an embodied sense of presence, allowing participants to move with awareness and return to a calm, centered state.
Accessible to all levels, especially beginners or those seeking meditative, restorative motion, Spinal Flow offers a rare invitation to align body, breath, and intention. More than a class, Spinal Flow is a moving meditation that reconnects us with the intelligence and rhythm of the spine.

17 Sep 2025, 12:00:00 - 13:00:00 (GMT+8:00)
Sanctuary 4 (Level 3 Suntec Convention Centre)

Release tension from your shoulders, neck, and upper spine in this restorative session designed to gently unwind the physical and emotional weight we so often carry. Whether from long hours at a screen, emotional stress, or postural habits, this class offers tools to soften rigidity and reconnect with ease.

Guided through gentle somatic movements, targeted stretches, and breath-led release techniques, participants will learn how to create space in the upper body while calming the nervous system. The practice supports circulation, relieves muscular tightness, and fosters awareness of habitual holding patterns – making space for renewed clarity and presence.

This session is ideal for anyone experiencing stiffness, screen fatigue, or emotional heaviness. You’ll be invited to slow down, listen inward, and work with your body’s natural rhythm – no force, just spaciousness and care.

Leave feeling grounded, light, and spacious – ready to re-enter your day with a soft heart and an open spine. All levels welcome; no prior experience needed. Mats and props provided