Om Improvement : Steady, Comfy, Happy, Yoga.

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Moving News

Real spiritual growth comes only when we move with grace through the changes in life.
Every uncertainty becomes an opportunity

to let go and live freely.

Dear OmIm yoga fan,

Om Improvement is expanding into a new venue!

Thanks to the support of our devoted yogis and yoginis, Om Improvement has grown much since we opened at Stamford House in 2003. As we move towards our 2nd anniversary, we are happy to announce that Om Improvement will be moving to a new and better venue at the end of the year. The new studio will be located in the vibrant Bugis Village and its new address is 241B Victoria Street, Singapore 188030.

We welcome you to journey on with us on our yogic path and hope to have your patience and understanding if there is any inconvenience caused by these new changes. Do speak to us directly if you have any questions at all and we hope to be able to accommodate everyone’s wishes as far as possible.

Read on for details on the move, the new studio and arrangements for our yoga class packages:

Schedule for the BIG move:

24 Sep Sat: Farewell party at Stamford House studio
29 Sep Thu: Last day of yoga classes at Stamford House studio
7-9 Oct Fri/Sat/Sun: Yoga Escape! to Loola Adventure Resort
15 Oct – 15 Nov: Sau Fen away in India for training
1 Dec: Renovations begin in Bugis Village studio
Dec’05 - Jan’06: Yoga classes resume at Bugis Village studio
2 Jan Mon: Official Opening of Bugis Village studio

Convenient Location

The new studio is only 10 minutes away on foot from Stamford House. It is opposite Parco Bugis Junction shopping centre. Bugis MRT station is directly underground, the bus stop right downstairs and car parks are available aplenty nearby in Bugis Junction, Fu Lu Shou Complex, National Library and the various HDB public parking facilities in the area.

Yummy Location

Hungry yogis will have more eating options after class in Bugis Village which houses its own “food street” as well as numerous restaurants. There is a wet market and hawker centre at Queen Street for affordable food and fruits. Healthy vegetarian and even organic fare can be found in Waterloo Street near the Guan Yin Temple. More eating options abound in Bugis Junction of course. And on the opposite side of Bugis Junction, Liang Seah Street coffeeshops open late into the night.

Before yoga class, feed your mind by browsing through the books at the new National Library nearby or at the numerous bookstores at Bras Basah Complex. Or check out the latest art exhibitions at Sculpture Square or Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts at Middle Road. Just remember to get to your yoga class on time!

Bigger but just as intimate

While the new space is twice as large as the present studio in Stamford House, we assure our yogis that we will stay true to our Om Improvement dedication to small and personalised classes: the bigger space will be divided into 2 intimate studio spaces. This means you will continue to receive the same level of attention that you are enjoying now in our classes. It also means that our yogis can look forward to more options for yoga classes starting at different times on the new class schedule (which will be finalised in December).

The new venue is in a spacious conservation shophouse corner unit with windows surrounding the studios to bring in clear light and energy. Individual air-conditioning units allow for better control of room temperatures. There are also changing-room-cum-toilets within the studio itself. While waiting for your yoga class, broaden your perspective as you sit and meditate under the stars on the open rooftop.

Ease into the transition

To ease our way into the new studio, we have made the following arrangements for our yogis:

  • Yogis holding valid yoga class package cards on 30 September 2005 will have the expiry dates on their cards extended for 3 months.
  • 20-class packages are available for purchase at $200 until 30 September 2005. These cards will be valid for 2006, that is, the date of the first class on the package must be in 2006 and the classes on the card are valid for 6 months from this first class.
  • New class packages (subject to change) after 30 September 2005:

Trial class (for first-timers): $15

Single class: $25

10-class package(classes valid for 3 months):

$200 = $20 per class

20-class package(classes valid for 6 months):

$300 = $15 per class

40-class package(classes valid for 7 months):

$400 = $10 per class

*Students 20-class package(classes valid for 6 months): $200 = $10 per class
[*Students of tertiary institutions holding student passes.]

Please talk to us if you have any questions on the validity of your existing class packages. We welcome any feedback you may have.

Generate some good karma

Running out of luck lately? It could be that you are not making blessings as fast as you are spending them! Here then is an opportunity to do some good. As we move to a bigger place, we need the help of caring yogis to assist with our move and to make a new home out of our new venue for us all. Consider offering your time and effort in service of your fellow yogis and discover the truth about happiness which has been the founding principle of Om Improvement: you can never be happy when you are serving only yourself, real happiness is found only when you are serving others and making others happy.

So be happy and consider selfless service or karma yoga as your practice, sign up for the following opportunities for selflessness:

Please email to omimprovement@gmail.com

Name of selfless being:

Contact number:

Selfless task -------- Date/time:(to be confirmed)

1. Help with farewell party -------- 24 Sep, Sat, 1-3pm

2. Dismantling of shelves and moving furniture to storage -------- 25 Sep, Sun, 1pm-5pm

3. Driving furniture to storage in Kembangan -------- 25 Sep, Sun, 4pm-5pm

4. Clean up Stamford House studio -------- 25 Sep, Sun, 3pm-5pm

5. Painting walls of new studio -------- 11 Dec, Sun, 11am-5pm

6. Cleaning new studio: windows, floor, yoga mats, rest rooms, furniture -------- 11 Dec, Sun, 11am-5pm

7. Moving in furniture -------- 11 Dec, Sun, 1-3pm

8. Help with opening party -------- 2 Jan, Mon(public holiday), 2-4pm


Many hands make light work. So join in with fellow yogis and have some fun while you serve. Thereafter, see your handiwork every time you pass through the door of the new studio and know you have played a part in contributing to the happiness of all others who share the space.

In gratitude

Thank you for your support and we hope you will continue to grow with us.

Namaste,

Chee Sau Fen
Om Improvement: Steady, Comfy, Happy, Yoga.
39 Stamford Road, #02-16 Stamford House, Singapore 178885 (until 30 Sep 2005)
241B Victoria Street, Singapore 188030 (from 1 Dec 2005)
Email: omimprovement@gmail.com
Tel: 63344100 (until 30 Sep 2005) or 97631374 (not available 15 Oct-15 Nov 2005)

Keep updated with the latest news & pictures on our move at this website.