Dinah Salonga - A Visit in her Ashram in the Philippines

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Dinah started her career in Information Technology after graduating with a degree of B. S. Statistics cum laude from the University of the Philippines at Los Baños. She worked in the IT industry from 1979 until 2013 when she decided to focus on yoga. Dinah discovered yoga in 2005 and became one of the founders of Yogaplus, Inc. She completed the 200-hour Hot Yoga Teacher Training with Absolute Yoga Academy in October 2010 and the 100-hour Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Victor Chng in December 2013. In 2015, she became a facilitator for TeamUp, a company that developed a mindfulness-based personal transformation program. Since then, she has been conducting seminars, workshops and talks on how mindfulness and yoga can be used in the workplace. Dinah was chosen as one of Ten Outstanding Entrepreneurs for 2007 by the Entrepreneur Magazine of Summit Publishing. This award is given annually to founders or heads of SME companies and is based on the company’s financial performance, mission and vision, employee policies and organizational structure as well as the awardee’s capabilities. As the Managing Director of Yogaplus, Inc., she is responsible for the company’s over-all strategies, sales, marketing and operations.