Over the past 11 years in Canada Yogasalai inspired 32 people to become yoga teachers who are actively teaching yoga for the community. Yogasalai’s unique youth teachers assistant program is a 108 hour training in yoga asanas and philosophy which provides them with not only a greater understanding of body, mind and emotions but also selfless service to help others in the society

Mayavan is a yoga teacher who has devoted his life in learning and teaching the art and the science behind yogic practices for the past 21 years. He has earned the prestigious Yoga Siromani, Yoga Acharya and Yoga Baskara designations from the International Sivananda yoga and Vedanta centres under both Gurukula system and academically trained in conventional system. He is the founder of Yogasalai. He is a renowned teacher with international centres such as Toronto, Montreal, Val Morin and New York. Mayavan specializes on Prana and Ayurveda aspect of teaching yoga. He has experience teaching specialized classes for strengthening with yoga, asana variations, yoga for vulnerable sectors such as anger management kids with TDSB, Senior Centres, Children with Special needs, Juveniles Correctional Centres, Chair Yoga, Counselling and Guided Meditations and Corporate Yoga Classes He was a member of the  Sivananda advisory committee with the International Sivananda organization His passion is to share it with the community, to help others to benefit from the peace and joy of authentic, traditional yoga. He also completed Masters in Yoga Therapy from the Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.