“Yoga (asana practice) is much more than making shapes with our bodies; it is the balance between expressing an energetic art form and applying clear, functional understanding of anatomical alignment and movement principles.”  ~ Yiwen

Quick Intro

Longtime teacher’s teacher, Yiwen Chang, is now in Beaverton, Oregon! She is ready to build a community of dedicated yogis in greater Portland based on qualities of integrity, understanding, and discipline.

Yiwen’s arrival to Portland in 2017 was an unexpected one…

Prior to the move, Yiwen was the director and head teacher of a beautiful, vital yoga and wellness center she founded in SF Bay Area, formally known as Prajna Yoga & Healing Arts Center (Prajna Center for short). She single-handedly built this wellness community from the ground up and kept it in good standing for six and a half years before transitioning the center to one of her faculty teachers.

Life does what life does; one curve ball after another. Yiwen moved to Portland for family and said goodbye to her beloved community in the Bay Area. Due to the discipline and integrity of yoga she upholds, instead of teaching at multiple yoga studios in the area where overall quality is in question, Yiwen decided to start her own from scratch and offer classes to those who are similarly concerned about technique, discipline, and integrity of yoga. She kicked off her first class in Beaverton mid-2017.

Having over two decades of teaching and purely driven by a yogi’s passion and commitment to preventive health and natural wellness, Yiwen is ready and excited to teach yogis at all levels and mentor yoga teachers in continuing education.