Yoga Alliance

U.S. based nonprofit

The Yoga Alliance is a U.S.-based nonprofit membership trade and professional organization for yoga teachers, headquartered in Arlington Virginia. The organization created the title of Registered Yoga Teacher in the United States to refer to teachers who have finished a yoga teacher training through a school registered with the Yoga Alliance. Yoga Alliance charges an annual fee for teachers and schools to be registered.[1][2][3]

The Yoga Alliance states that its registry is a voluntary credentialing system.[4] The teacher registry is not a certification program, but a listing of teachers who meet Yoga Alliance's Requirements for teaching experience and have completed their training at a Registered Yoga School.[4]

## Standards

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Registered Yoga Teacher is a title in the United States that designates a yoga teacher who has received a certain standard of yoga teacher training at a registered yoga school. The designation is offered by the Yoga Alliance at 200-, 300- and 500-hour levels.[4]

The Yoga Alliance published in 2021 "Elevated Standards" for its basic Registered Yoga School 200 hours teaching credential. The core curriculum consists of 75 hours of techniques, training, and practice in asana, pranayama and subtle body, and meditation; 30 hours on anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics, of which 20 can be taught online; 30 hours of yoga humanities, covering history, philosophy, and ethics (such as from the Yoga Sutras) of yoga; and 50 hours of professional skills, covering teaching methodology, professional development, and teaching practice ("practicum").[5]

The Yoga Alliance has published an "Ethical Commitment" which consists of a code of conduct, a scope of practice, and a commitment to equity in yoga. All members are required to abide by this commitment. The code of conduct covers behavior on training programs and classes, appropriate student-teacher relationships, touching only by consent, and honesty. The scope of practice sets out the yoga teacher's role including teaching and advising. Equity in yoga draws attention to existing inequities in and around yoga practice and sets out to remedy those.[6]

Systems to keep harmful teachers and schools off Yoga Alliance's registry are weak. Multiple yoga schools and teachers who have participated in misconduct (including sexual abuse) have been listed by the Yoga Alliance. These schools include Yoga to the People, 3HO, and Bikram Yoga.[7][8]

## Financials

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In 2021, the organization's annual revenues were $12 million, of which $8 million went to programs. The Yoga Alliance had $16 million in net assets in 2021.[9]

## See also

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* British Wheel of Yoga
* European Union of Yoga
* Sexual abuse by yoga gurus#Policy

## References

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1. ^ "Who should be allowed to teach yoga?". CNN. July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
2. ^ "Yoga Alliance Expands Reach | Yoga Journal". YogaJournal.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
3. ^ Brahinsky, Rachel (August 28, 2007). "How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training Program". Yoga Journal. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
4. ^ a b c "Credentialing for Teachers". Yoga Alliance. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
5. ^ "Elevated RYS 200 Standards". Yoga Alliance. October 1, 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
6. ^ "The Ethical Commitment". Yoga Alliance. June 8, 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
7. ^ "Inside The Dubious World Of A Cult That Turned 550-year-old Religion Into A Commodity". IndiaTimes. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
8. ^ Schettler, Renee (2023-02-03). "He Faced Allegations of Sexual Assault and Rape From Students for Years. Now Bikram Choudhury is "Back" Teaching in Canada". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
9. ^ "Financials | Yoga Alliance". www.yogaalliance.org. Retrieved 2023-04-29.

## External links

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* Official website

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Yoga as exercise

Topics|

| Asanas|

* List of asanas
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* Downward dog
* Lotus position
* Meditation seats
* Sun Salutation
* Tree pose
* Warrior
* Accompaniments
* Drishti
* Namaste
* Om
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* Ujjayi
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* Hasta Vinyasas

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Teacher training|

* Standards
* British Wheel of Yoga
* Paul Fox
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* André Van Lysebeth
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Therapy|

* Yoga using props
* 1979 Accessible yoga
* 2002 Trauma-sensitive yoga
* 2007 Restorative Yoga
* 2008 Yoga nidra
* International Association of Yoga Therapists • Richard Miller
* Janice Gates

Events|

* Competitive yoga
* International Day of Yoga
* Yoga Journal

Props|

* Yoga brick
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History|

| Early|

* c. 18th century Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati
* 19th century Śrītattvanidhi
* Vivekananda
* 1896 Raja Yoga
* Pierre Bernard
* Harmonial gymnastics/yoga
* Marguerite Agniel
* Mary Bagot Stack
* Genevieve Stebbins
* Physical culture
* B. C. Ghosh
* K. V. Iyer
* Seetharaman Sundaram
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* Autobiography of a Yogi

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Aspects|

* Hot yoga
* Science of yoga
* Sexual abuse by yoga gurus
* Matthew Remski
* Yoga and cultural appropriation
* In advertising
* For children
* For women
* Geeta Iyengar
* Yoga tourism

Hybrids|

* 1938 Naked yoga
* 1990 Mindful Yoga
* Frank Jude Boccio
* Anne Cushman
* Janice Gates
* Jon Kabat-Zinn
* Cyndi Lee
* Phillip Moffitt
* 2003 Acroyoga
* Doga
* 2013 Paddleboard Yoga
* 2014 Aerial yoga
* Beer yoga

By country|

* America
* 1961 Yoga for Health
* 1970 Lilias, Yoga and You
* Britain
* 1976 Lyn Marshall
* France
* Germany
* India
* Italy
* Russia
* Sweden
* 2015 Rachel Brathen
* Switzerland
* 1941 Selvarajan Yesudian

Books|

* 1996 The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace
* 2004 Yoga in Modern India
* A History of Modern Yoga
* 2005 Positioning Yoga
* 2010 Yoga Body
* The Subtle Body
* 2012 The Science of Yoga
* 2015 Selling Yoga
* 2016 The Path of Modern Yoga
* 2017 Roots of Yoga
* 2019 Yoga in Britain
* 2020 The Story of Yoga

Films|

* 2006 Guru
* 2009 Enlighten Up!
* 2012 Breath of the Gods

Schools
(Gurus)|

* 1918 The Yoga Institute
* Shri Yogendra
* Hansa Yogendra
* 1924 Kaivalyadhama
* Swami Kuvalayananda
* 1934 Viniyoga
* Tirumalai Krishnamacharya
* Yoga Makaranda
* T. K. V. Desikachar
* A. G. Mohan
* Indra Devi
* Srivatsa Ramaswami
* Vanda Scaravelli
* 1934 Sivananda yoga
* Yoga Asanas
* Vishnudevananda Saraswati
* Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga
* c. 1948 Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga
* K. Pattabhi Jois
* Mysore style
* Tim Miller
* Kino MacGregor
* Larry Schultz
* 1963 Bihar School of Yoga
* Satyananda Saraswati
* 1965 Ananda Yoga
* Kriyananda
* 1966 Integral Yoga
* Satchidananda Saraswati
* 1966 Kripalu Yoga
* Amrit Desai
* Stephen Cope
* 1971 Himalayan Institute
* Swami Rama
* 1973 Bikram Yoga
* Bikram Choudhury
* 1975 Iyengar Yoga
* B. K. S. Iyengar
* Light on Yoga
* Mira Mehta
* Yoga the Iyengar Way
* 1975 Dharma Mittra
* c. 1975 Yin Yoga
* Paulie Zink
* Paul Grilley
* Sarah Powers
* 1982 Forrest Yoga
* 1984 Jivamukti Yoga
* Sharon Gannon
* 1995 Power Yoga
* Beryl Bender Birch
* Bryan Kest
* 1997 Anusara Yoga
* John Friend
* 2006 Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga (Sadie Nardini)

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