Nancy Siy

Nancy Siy is a Jivamukti Yoga teacher in Metro Manila, Philippines. She has taught Jivamukti Yoga since 2012 and has put her focus entirely on it. What draws her is the lived philosophy behind the graceful movement of the poses. In her words, students come to her classes and find an emotional release, become ethical vegans, or move past what they believed were their physical limits.

Her classes combine a dharma talk on yoga philosophy, vinyasa-based sequences, guided relaxation and meditation. They are consent-based, trauma-informed, gender-affirmative and free from body shaming. She does not take photos or videos in class, so students can go deep without being watched. She aims to keep her classes safe and inclusive, especially for people who face systemic discrimination. She also offers online and in-person private classes, including small groups and workplace sessions, tailored to each student's needs.

Nancy describes her own path as one of embracing wholeness. She writes openly of recovery from codependency, addiction and an abusive relationship, and of finding yoga along the way. She is also a space holder for Yoga of 12-Step Recovery and an animal rights and total liberation activist. The message at the heart of her teaching is that each person is already whole, and that the work is simply to remember it.