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A Hong Kong yoga teacher recommendation: learning inversions and arm balances with Naomi Chan.

A practical guide to Naomi Chan’s teaching background and OMIYOGA’s 100-hour Inversion & Arm Balance Teacher Training in Central.

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Teacher supporting a student during inversion practice at OMIYOGA

If you are searching for a Hong Kong yoga teacher recommendation, start with what you want to learn.

If you are searching for a Hong Kong yoga teacher recommendation or a Central yoga teacher recommendation, begin with your learning goal. Are you building a steady personal practice, refining inversions and arm balances, or looking for a structured teacher-training pathway? OMIYOGA Academy’s latest public course information places Naomi Chan at the centre of a 100-hour Inversion & Arm Balance Teacher Training in Central. The programme brings together headstand, shoulder stand, handstand and arm-balance practice with teaching methodology, applied anatomy, observation, safety and class sequencing. For someone comparing Hong Kong yoga teacher training courses, the useful distinction is between trying to complete a pose and learning how to understand, demonstrate and teach it with care. Dates, fees and places should always be checked on OMIYOGA’s current official booking page.

What does the 100-hour Inversion & Arm Balance course cover?

OMIYOGA’s public Facebook announcement on 10 October 2026 describes two connected learning modules:

  1. Inner Power Building: 49 sessions that can be arranged within 12 months, supporting core, muscular endurance and finger strength.
  2. Teaching technique and pose analysis: 13 sessions of two hours each, focusing on intermediate and advanced inversions and arm balances, observation, adjustments, safety support, applied anatomy and class design.

This structure is designed for experienced practitioners, working yoga teachers and students who want a more organised approach to advanced practice. It asks practical teaching questions: how do you observe a student, when should you regress or offer an alternative, and how do you arrange warm-up, peak work, rest and breath so that a class remains clear and safe?

What can a student take from the training?

  • Break down and demonstrate headstand, shoulder stand, handstand and arm-balance shapes.
  • Build the core, muscular endurance and finger strength needed for progressive weight-bearing practice.
  • Recognise common movement errors and use appropriate adjustments and safety support.
  • Use muscle, bone and tendon anatomy to inform teaching decisions.
  • Sequence warm-up, main practice, rest and breath for different levels of students.

These are learning outcomes to discuss with the school and teacher. They are not a promise that every student will perform every pose, and they do not replace medical assessment or individual instruction.

Why Naomi Chan’s teaching path matters when you compare Hong Kong yoga teachers.

Naomi Chan is OMIYOGA Academy’s Founder and Head Trainer. OMIYOGA’s published teacher information lists her as an E-RYT 500 and records an MSc in Yoga & Naturopathy, an IYA Advanced Yoga Teacher Certificate, HKYA-ACI® 200 and a Paul Grilley Yin Yoga Teacher Certificate. The school’s public course announcement also states that she has more than 10 years of teaching experience and has taught in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Norway.

For someone making a Central yoga teacher recommendation comparison, these details offer checkable context: the teacher’s training level, years of teaching, international teaching experience and experience delivering teacher training. They do not mean that one teacher is right for every practitioner. Ask about language, level, pace, prerequisites and how individual feedback is handled before enrolling.

December 2026 course details in Central.

ItemLatest public information
Course100-hour Inversion & Arm Balance Teacher Training
Weekend group5 December 2026–6 March 2027, Saturdays 16:00–18:00
Weekday group3 December 2026–11 March 2027, Thursdays 16:00–18:00
LocationOMIYOGA Central studio, Suite 1502, Car Po Commercial Building, 18–20 Lyndhurst Terrace
Early-bird feeHK$19,800; the latest Facebook post lists HK$23,900 as the original price
Early-bird deadlineComplete enrolment and full payment by 20 November 2026

The dates, times and prices above come from OMIYOGA’s latest public Facebook announcement and website course information. Confirm the current Wix booking page for places, payment terms, make-up arrangements and any updated course conditions before paying.

Other OMIYOGA pathways to compare.

If inversions are not your first step, OMIYOGA’s current public schedule also lists a December 2026 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and November 2026 Yoga Wheel Teacher Training in Central. A simple way to compare a Hong Kong yoga teacher training course is to match the course to your stage:

  • Build a broad teaching foundation: review the 200-hour Hatha Yoga Teacher Training.
  • Deepen inversions, arm balances and teaching adjustments: explore the 100-hour Inversion & Arm Balance training.
  • Focus on wheel-based movement and teaching: compare Yoga Wheel Level 1 and Level 2, including prerequisites.

Three questions to ask before you enrol.

  1. Are places still available, and how will the 49 Inner Power sessions be scheduled?
  2. Do your practice experience and any wrist, shoulder or neck considerations suit the advanced movement and teaching modules?
  3. What are the current early-bird payment, course-validity, make-up, absence and cancellation terms?

If you are looking for a Hong Kong yoga teacher recommendation, send OMIYOGA your learning goal and ask the team to explain the most suitable path. A clear conversation before booking helps you compare the teacher, course structure and support you will actually receive.

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