Founder & Chief Yoga Instructor
Ms. Diana Loh
In 2007, Diana started teaching yoga to individuals and small groups and in 2011 founded Avante Yoga. Several types of yoga – Restorative, Gentle, Stretch, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, Hatha, Yogalates, Weight loss & Detox Yoga etc are conducted for individuals and groups. Classes are restricted to a maximum of 40 individuals per session to ensure personal guidance and attention.
With this dedication, students are able and delighted to achieve results within a short time. In addition, Diana shares her knowledge in wellness, beauty and food nutrition when complemented with yoga as her secret to endless youth.
Diana started her yoga journey in 2002 and soon discovered the enhancing benefits of yoga to her physical and mental well being. Yoga helped her digestive problem, accelerated the recovery process of a torn leg ligament and greatly improved her energy level. This greatly spurred both her passion for yoga and the desire to share.
Diana attained her Instructor Certificate from Indian Yoga Institute of Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (VYASA), Bangalore India in 2005. That same year, she represented Singapore in the National & International Himalaya Yoga Olympiad held at SVYASA Bangalore. Diana came in first place in the above 24 years old group.
Yoga Instructor
Ms. Trudy Tan
Yoga has been a part of Trudy’s workout routine for several years now. It was when she fell in love with Vinyasa Style Yoga where Trudy found the beautiful connection between breath and movement. This is when the real Yoga journey began for her.
Since that day in 2017, Yoga has become a regular part of her life. In 2018 she obtained her 200 hours Yoga Teaching Training Certification (YTTC) from Avante Face Body Yoga Studio. Trudy started teaching part-time immediately after graduation in the same studio. After teaching for 2 years, she furthered her education in Yoga by taking on a 300 hours YTTC certificate with Aligned Yoga School. She successfully graduated this in 2020 as an Aligned Yoga Teacher, as well as attained her RYT-500 with Yoga Alliance.
Trudy believes in practicing yoga with the student’s well-being in mind and teaches the form with the focus on alignment and anatomy. She has learnt time and again that happiness is found in moments of alignment.
She believes that advanced yoga postures can only be achieved by understanding the pose and building strong foundations. Regardless the class level, she takes care of everyone by offering modification and accessible options.
Trudy’s favorite moments are in helping people find and blend their true values into their practice.
Yoga Instructor
Ms. Yoon Sheng
Everyone has known her as YS:D. A girl who is passionate to indulge her footprints, be it in Drug Discovery and Development field or yoga practice cum teaching journey as well. Without doubt, she is well-recognized as “bendy yogi”, yet her aspiration is to connect with her students, to help them in their journey, be it physically or mentally. She would describe herself as “A cheerful girl” as well, to bring lots of joys and laughter to her surroundings, though she did encountered hurdles in her life always. She said,” Well, no matter rains or shines life still goes on” :D.
She has been teaching since 2018, hopping around multiple studios, at Real Yoga, Trust Yoga, Align Studio, U studio, Bold Fitness, True Yoga and aerial studio. Specializing in Hatha Yoga, she believes that practicing yoga with students’ well-being in mind, hoping to deliver asana practice to them in a fun, creative and functional way. She believes that through yoga practice, each pose has its own specific physical benefits, as this low-impact exercise focuses on breath control, abdominal strength, spine, pelvis and shoulder stabilization, muscular flexibility, joint mobility and strengthening exercise in a functional way.
To her, Yoga is about integrating mind, body and spirit in union, the discipline of her life. She hopes to bring this culture to her students. Her love about teaching yoga “Teach with devoted heart”. She hopes to see always, “When the students leave her classes, she hopes they feel relaxed, satisfied and happy with their practice.”
Stay tune! She has plans in mind, to bring in different teaching elements from her trainings to her students. Checkout her schedule at AVANTE, you will be glad to know her as well:D.
Qualification & Achievements
• [10 h Budokon Yoga Introduction] Training – [Dec 12-13, 2020]
• [50-Hour Dynamic Flow & Asana Lab CET] Training- [Aug 7-9 and 15-16, 2020]
• [10 Hours Online Functional Anatomy Course] Training- [May 30-June 7, 2020]
• 200 hours Yoga Teacher Training course by Real Yoga Pte Ltd. (2018)
• [Yoga Teacher Training Course] Training – 200 h, completed in Aug 2018 [10 h Yenny Christine’s Workshop] Training – [Aug 27-28, 2017]
• [Muscle and Movements in Yoga Postures] Training – [June 13-19, 2016]
• [21 Days Real Hot Challenge] Training – [June 1-21, 2015]
Yoga Instructor
Ms. Janice
Janice started her fitness journey with boxing and high intensity weight trainings. She started yoga at Avante and fell in love with it since then.
Yoga is always a challenge for Janice and has allowed her to grow in many ways. It has helped complement her weight training by increasing her flexibility and mobility.
Join Janice to discover your love in exercising!
Yoga Instructor
Ms. Jasmine
Jasmine’s journey with yoga began in her teenage years, but it was in recent years that she truly deepened her practice. She discovered that yoga is much more than physical movement—it’s a profound connection to the breath and a journey into healing. Every time she steps onto the mat, she feels a sense of peace, happiness and calm. Through yoga, Jasmine has embarked on a transformative path of self-discovery, unveiling her true self. Now, she passionately shares this experience with others, inviting her students to approach each practice with mindfulness, an open heart, and a curious mind.
Along with teaching Yoga, Jasmine is a certified sound therapist, supporting healing not only on physical level but also emotionally, and mentally. She is currently studying Yoga Therapy and Meridian Therapy Yin, delving deeper into how yoga can unveil the secrets to holistic health and well-being.
Qualifications and Certifications
• Yoga Alliance RYS200-Hour Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Training Course, Nithya Priyan School of Yoga, Singapore, July 2023
• YACEP Yoga Alliance 60-Hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training (Myofascial Release, MyoYin, Spine Anatomy), Yinspiration April 2024
• Level 1 to 3 Singing Bowl Workshop, Singing Bowl Indonesia, July 2024
• YACEP Yoga Alliance 50-Hour Meridian Therapy Yin Yoga, December 2024
• Yoga Alliance RYS300-Hour Yoga Therapy Certificate Course, Vyasa Singapore, July 2025
Yoga Instructor
Ms. Jia er
Jia Er has been practicing yoga since 2019. She has a deep enthusiasm for yoga and specializes in teaching the basic and beginner levels of Aerial Yoga, Aerial Flow yoga, Wheel Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Vinyasa. She also conducts private individual /small group/ group classes.
She conducts her yoga classes with a strong focus on embracing the philosophy of inner balancing. She always encourages students to practise yoga regularly, to sense and listen to their body and mind, and to guide and unite their physical body with a peaceful state of mind.
Jia Er believes that everyone would enjoy the pleasant feelings the body experiences through practising yoga, which can also release and relax their mind. She always mentions to her students, "It's all about progress, not perfection." She hopes to share her understanding and yoga knowledge with her students so that they can benefit from it.
Qualifications and Certifications
• YACEP Yoga Alliance 30-Hour Aerial Yoga Teacher Training Course, Union Yoga Ayurveda Singapore 2020
• Yoga Alliance RYS 200-Hour Yoga Instructor Certificate, Union Yoga Ayurveda Singapore 2021
• YACEP Yoga Alliance 15-Hour Wheel Yoga Teacher Training Course, Union Yoga Ayurveda Singapore 2021
• 15-Hour Aerial Hammock Teacher Training Course, Asia Aerial Arts, AFAA 2022
• 15-Hour Aerial Hoop Teacher Training Course, Asia Aerial Arts, AFAA
• YACEP Yoga Alliance 30-Hour Yoga Teacher Skill Enhancement Course, Project AER 2024
• Yoga Alliance RYS 200-Hour Power Vinyasa & hand on adjustment Teacher Training Course, Project AER 2024