Yoga Alliance International® awards the title of
Certified Yoga School (CYS®)
to yoga schools and training centers whose education programs and values meet its international standards and abide by its ethical code of conduct.
Being a YAI certified school is being part of a worldwide network of yoga education providers that work together as a community to spread the authentic values of Yoga around the w
INTRODUCTION
World-wide, Yoga is a self-regulated practice. In India, Yoga has always been learnt from a Guru belonging to a particular tradition. The spread of Yoga worldwide has made this traditional style of acquiring knowledge difficult.
Yoga Alliance International® (YAI) is an organization devoted to nurturing authentic Yoga traditions throughout the world.Its offers internationally recognised certification to Yoga schools and teachers, acknowledging their aptitudes at spreading the awareness about yoga and the genuine values of the discipline as part of a balanced living.
YAI was set up to ensure that authentic traditions are preserved in the teaching of Yoga while at the same time modern scientific knowledge is incorporated into the pedagogy.
Yoga Alliance India, in addition to offering a banner under which Yoga Centres and Yoga teachers throughout the Indian region can get together, also offers professional, certified Yoga Teachers Training Courses. Annual conferences are organized in the region in order to provide Yoga teachers and Centres with a forum where they can express themselves.
YAI’s History
2004 : Swami Vidyanand, the renowned Indian master, first created Yoga Alliance Asia-Pacific in 2004. He was inspired by Sri Aurobindo’s vision for mankind and had a view to creating an organizational body dedicated to fostering this vision.
2006 : Yoga Alliance India was born to lay the roots of this Yoga community in the mother land of Yoga. After all India, is the birth place of yoga and there is a need for bringing the fundamentals back into the practice and life of those who truly aspire for progress.
2007 : Yoga Alliance International® was officially established in 2007 assisted by Sri K.M.Chandrashekaran, who has had a lifelong interest in Yoga and allied matters.
YAI has a number of Divisions around the world, each headed by a dedicated Director, who serve as our representatives in their respective countries. They come from all corners of the world and share a passionate commitment to the cause of authentic Yoga traditions.
Become Certified Yoga School
Yoga Schools certified by YAI are authorized to use the initials “CYS®” (Certified Yoga School) after their name. YAI issue logos for enrolled schools to use in their resumes, advertising and business endeavors. Increase your visibility – you will be featured on YAI’s web-site with contact, education and experience details making it easier for potential students in your area to contact you.
As A CYS, You Get All The Benefits Of A Yoga Alliance International Membership, Like :
- Enjoy a lifetime membership, without any annual subscription fees
- Upgrade your school to higher levels of qualification for free. YAI supports your creativity.
- Get additional branches of your school certified at a preferential tariff
- Feel free to set up certified teacher trainings anywhere in the world
- Offer worldwide certification to your students and encourage their progress.
- Be part of a trustworthy community dedicated to fostering the authentic values of Yoga.
- Share the authentic values of yoga with your students and introduce them to a trustworthy community.
- Get our support anytime, anywhere, we are always available to guide you.
- Be part of a worldwide community and freely post articles about your training on our website.