The founder
Ryan Wong
Ryan Wong spent twelve years in venture capital, asking founders about their burn rate. Somewhere around his four hundredth pitch deck, he realised he hadn't touched his toes since 2014.
He did his first teacher training “as a due diligence exercise.” He never went back.
Ryan still thinks like an investor. He cares about fundamentals, he distrusts hype, and he likes returns you can measure. In class that means clear cues, the why behind every pose, and a terrible joke timed for your longest hold.
He's still in the business of long-term growth. It just happens in your hamstrings now.
- Training
- 500hr Yoga Alliance, Alignment intensive
- Prior role
- Partner, early-stage VC (retired)
- Teaching since
- 2021
- Thesis
- “Strong fundamentals compound.”
- Risk appetite
- “Low. Engage your core.”
Non-binding. Except the bit about your core.
Why Surry Hills
A building with good bones.
Ryan wanted a studio people could walk to after work: close to Central, on a street with good coffee, in a building with good bones. The converted warehouse on Foveaux Street had high ceilings, an arched window and timber floors that had already taken a century of weight. It seemed like a sound structure.
Take a class with Ryan