Yoga Alliance

Yoga Alliance [1][2] is a U.S.-based non-profit membership trade and professional organization for yoga teachers.[3] The organization is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), 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 (RYS), is offered by the Yoga Alliance at the 200-, 300- and 500-hour levels.[4] As of 2007 there were 9,940 yoga teachers who had met the criteria needed to be registered with Yoga Alliance.[3]

The Yoga Alliance says that Yoga Alliance Registry is a voluntary, internationally recognized 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 trainings at a Registered Yoga School (RYS; Registered Yoga School is a registered trade mark).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Who should be allowed to teach yoga? | CNN". CNN.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Yoga Alliance Expands Reach | Yoga Journal". YogaJournal.com. July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  3. 1 2 http://www.yogajournal.com/article/teach/how-to-choose-a-yoga-teacher-training-program/ "How to Choose a Yoga Teacher Training Program" hosted at Yoga Journal written by Rachel Brahinsky on AUG 28, 2007, accessed on October 6th, 2014
  4. 1 2 3 "Credentialing for Teachers". Yoga Alliance. Retrieved November 12, 2014.


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