William Wong
Teaching Crew
My teaching Style
I like to teach a variety of different classes from creative, dynamic vinyasa flows to gentle, restorative yins and everything in between. I like to empower people to reclaim their own sense of self-agency by connecting to their body, breath and being more aware of their thoughts and emotions. I like to create a safe space where my students can feel free to play, explore, rest, reflect, heal and self connect in their own unique and individual way.
About Me
I am a Yoga Teacher, Reiki Practitioner, and Sound & Energy Healer currently based on Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri land (also known as Melbourne, Australia). I identify with the pronouns he/him as a cis-gendered gay man. I am 2nd generation Australian born Chinese with my mum originally from Taiwan and my dad from Hong Kong.
I've spent more than half my life healing from dysfunctional cultural and family dynamics as well as internalised racism and homophobia. Up until recently, I haven't had the bandwidth or internal resources to address or even look at the systemic and cultural issues of discrimination and oppression prevalent in society. I now know that these are inextricably linked as none of us exist in isolation and our individual healing is interconnected to our collective healing and vice versa.
I would like to see Yoga used as a tool for healing and building resilience, empowerment and self awareness. I would like to see it used as a means to foster connection and reveal deeper and deeper truths rather than a way to bypass, avoid or perpetuate dysfunction through a false or illusory sense of reality. I would like to see yoga used as a way to build communities rich in equality, diversity, inclusivity, discourse and mutual respect.
For much of my life I've felt like an outsider, a minority, 'not white enough', 'not asian enough' and 'not man enough'. Finding and connecting to others like myself, whom have faced similar challenges and similar lived experiences has been so validating and incredibly healing. I know that the times in my life when I struggled most were when I felt completely and utterly alone. My wish is for yoga to be a tool for belonging, in which we can use to continually reconnect to ourselves and our communities whilst always being reminded that we are never alone ❤
Guilty Pleasure
Dairy free ice cream..bucketloads of it.
Favorite Destination
Nature
Favorite song
As She Translated Into the Sky - Levi Patel