On September 18, 2011, the Canadian Tamil Youth Alliance (CTYA) held its second annual Top Talents Awards Gala to showcase and reward youth who have excelled in their respective fields. Today, we will profile Special Category Award Winner 2011, Mr. Jayarajeen Sivalingam.
Understanding that youth are unique and all have different skill-sets and interests, CTYA created an award as part of Top Talents 2011 that would cater to those youth who are active and successful in other areas and fields. The CTYA’s “Why I am a Top Talent” Award seeks to recognize an individual who has shown tremendous talent and ability overall within a category not included in the rest of our Top Talents 2011 Nomination Package. The recipient of this award must demonstrate in their personal statement why they deserve to be a “Top Talent” by highlighting their achievements, community service involvement, and extracurricular involvement.
This year’s award recipient for CTYA’s Special category is being awarded to a young individual who has dedicated his life to the art of Yoga. He is committed and passionate about helping and healing others through his love for yoga. Trained at the prestigious Swami Vivekananda Yoga University, he has been teaching Hatha, Kriya, Astanga, and Iyenger yoga along with meditation for the last 12 years. He is also professionally qualified in Ayurveda Abayanga and, Siddha Marma massage therapy as well as Chikista and Pranic Healing. He also holds a diploma in Acupuncture and Alternative Medical Therapy. He holds an International Registered Yoga Teacher license from Yoga Alliance in the USA, and is currently the youngest Tamil to hold this license. He teaches Yoga, and also writes weekly articles in Tamil newspapers and provided interviews on Television about Yoga. He does all this while holding a Charted Management Accounting Diploma and teaching accounting at a private institution in Toronto. His dream is to start a free yoga clinic for the Tamil and broader Canadian Community to empower, motivate and strengthen their inner self. It is commendable that this young man is so passionate and dedicated to helping others with his gift. Congratulations to Mr.Jayarajeen Sivalingam, winner of this year’s Top Talents 2011 Special Category Award.
