Why is it important as a teacher to be registered with Yoga Alliance
Nanci Traynor (E-RYT 500)
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher 500, Essen City, Germany
...taken straight from Yoga Alliance's website:
https://www.yogaalliance.org/About_Yoga_Alliance
"Our Mission
Last updated: July 10, 2018
Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Our mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga. We do this through:
https://www.yogaalliance.org/About_Yoga_Alliance
"Our Mission
Last updated: July 10, 2018
Yoga Alliance® is the largest nonprofit association representing the yoga community. Our mission is to promote and support the integrity and diversity of the teaching of yoga. We do this through:
- Celebrating the diversity of yoga styles, traditions and lineages;
- Advocating for self-regulation in the yoga industry and universal access to safe yoga practices;
- Upholding the worldwide growth of yoga through education and community;
- Educating the public on the value and credibility of voluntary registration with Yoga Alliance;
- Encouraging safe yoga instruction by promoting adoption of Yoga Alliance’s quantitative Standards;
- Inspiring members to foster an informal yoga community by providing fair and full feedback to Registered Yoga Schools, which fosters accountability and continual improvement;
- Advocating to protect the yoga community from unfair or unnecessarily burdensome patents, taxation or government regulation;
- Guiding yoga teachers and schools in achieving success with conscious and effective business practices; and
- Serving the member community by supporting scholarship programs, providing benefits, and developing strategic alliances.