About Heidi Leong

After fighting for her education in her teen years, Heidi had been told to get a college degree to proof that she was “worth-it.” She left her family and friends in Malaysia, came to United States to seek for her self-worth with her heart filled with determination and bravery. On her hardship journey, she discovered her path of Yoga and Meditation. This is Heidi’s continuing journey which embraces who we are with honesty and dignity. She has found this to be a potent way to rediscover self-worth and self-acceptance.    

Heidi facilitates workshops and retreats of Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation. Her creative teaching style allows her students to be present in the moment, to recognize they always have a choice, and to choose to embrace their bodies, feelings and mental activities without judgement. Heidi especially enjoys teaching public classes and private lessons to beginner students. Her values of safety, clarity and compassion help her students feel deeply nurtured in their bodies, nourished in their minds, and full of vibrant wellbeing.

Heidi is a certified Vinyasa Yoga teacher with OM Yoga Center New York. She is dedicated to actively deepening her study of Mindfulness and Awareness practice in Shambhala Meditation Center in Los Angeles. Heidi is trained and certified as a Mindfulness Facilitator with Engaged Mindfulness Institute, bringing Mindfulness Practice to underserved communities. 

Heidi’s authentic presence is inspiring and energetic. She embodies a positive attitude in life which inspires her students to be inquisitive, to face fear with friendliness. With her simple yet profound style of teaching, students experience their own inner strength with unconditional confidence.  With confidence, we can live every moment of our lives to the fullest potential. To have the courage to be who we truly are, and to benefit others.