Yoga Schools Registration
Please read all the information carefully and complete the
application in its entirety. Should your school meet these
standards, it will be listed as a Registered School. Graduates
of your school would then be able to qualify for Registry
listing and authorization to use the Registry Mark and the
initials "R.Y.T."
* Print clearly, completely fill out the appropriate sections
and attach all necessary documents and your application fees.
* You may add extra pages where needed.
* Attached all necessary supporting documentation.
* Your application cannot be processed with incomplete
information.
* Please call if you would like any assistance or clarification
of any items.
* Return completed application and registry fee to the address
above.
EUROPEAN Yoga Alliance does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin,gender, age, marital status, disability, or sexual
preference.
All information will be treated as
confidential.
SCHOOL OR ASSOCIATION NAME: __________________________________
STYLE TOUGHT: ____________________________
MAILING ADDRESS :
STREET _____________________________________________
CITY ________________________________________________
STATE ___________ ZIP _________ COUNTRY _____________
PHONE: ( )___________ FAX: ( )__________
E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
WEBSITE:_________________________________
DIRECTOR OF TEACHER TRAINING AND LINEAGE:
________________________________________________
CONTACT PERSON (If other than above):
________________________________________________
PHONE ________________ FAX ___________________
EMAIL __________________________________________
1. Level of Registry: Number all descriptions and include with
this application form.
200-HOUR ______ 500-HOUR ______
200 & 500-HOUR ______
If applying for both, photocopy this application and submit two
- one for each level.
2. How many have you graduated since the beginning of your
program?
______ Circle:
Approx. / Actual
3. How many graduate from your program each year?
_______ Circle: Approx. / Actual
4. What is your average Yoga Teacher Training class size?
________
5. Does the primary Director of your Teacher Training meet the
Registry educational standards for the level she/he is directing?
____________
Attach Curriculum Vitae or Resume of your Director of Teacher
Training and staff teachers.
6. Do you issue a certificate to each graduate? Yes______
No______
If yes, please attach a copy.
7. If a student has lost his/her certificate, what records do
you check before you issue a replacement?
8. History:
Attach a separate page giving a brief history of your school.
Please provide us with a short (60 word) description of the
METHOD of Yoga (tradition) and your style in the method, in our
directory and on our website. Number this description and
include with your other documentation.
9. Curriculum:
Give detailed descriptions below of your training program and
how it meets Registry standards, including length of training
and topics covered. Number each description under Standards
accordingly. If there is credit given for study outside of the
classroom (non-contact), define its content in each category and
include the number of hours.
NOTE: The 200-hour level requires 80% (160) of the required
hours be contact hours. The 500-hour level requires 70% (350) of
the required hours be contact hours. For each level, at least
50% of the hours required in each subject category must be
contact hours. In order to achieve the required contact hours,
several of the categories will have to exceed this 50% minimum.
10. STANDARDS:
10.01. Techniques
200-hour program = 100 hours
500-hour program = 150 hours
Included in this category: asanas, pranayamas, kriyas, chanting,
and meditation.
These hours include both training in the chosen techniques and
the practice of them.
Number this description and include with your other
documentation.
10.02. Teaching Methodology
200-hour program = 20 hours
500-hour program = 30 hours
Principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting,
instruction, teaching styles, qualities of a teacher, and the
student's process of learning.
Number this description and include with your other
documentation.
10.03. Anatomy & Physiology 200-hour program = 20 hours
500-hour program = 35 hours
Includes both physical Anatomy and Physiology (bodily systems,
organs, etc.) and astral/energy/subtle Anatomy and Physiology (chakras,
nadis, etc.)
Number this description and include with your other
documentation
10.04. Philosophy, Ethics & Lifestyle
200-hour program = 20 hours
500-hour program = 50 hours
Study of Yoga Scriptures (Yoga Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, etc.),
ethics for yoga teachers, 'living the life of the Yogi', etc.
Number this description and include with your other
documentation.
10.05. Practicum
200-hour program = 10 hours
500-hour program = 40 hours
Includes student teaching at school as well as observing and
assisting in classes taught by others. Hours may be a
combination of supervised and unsupervised.
Number this description and include with your other
documentation.
10.06. Balance of program´s hours 200-hour program = 30 hrs.
500-hour program = 195 hours
The balance of hours that complete the 200 or 500 hour programs
may be contact hours or non-contact (assigned homework/reading).
These hours should be distributed according to the school's own
particular emphasis. Distribute these hours in the appropriate
category(s) above according to contact or non-contact. Then
total hours in each category and list on the grid provided for
documenting the hours of teacher training programs.
Number this description and include with your other
documentation.
10.07. Contact Hours
200-hour program = at least 160
500-hour program = at least 350 hours
Contact hours - the Teacher Trainer is physically in the
presence of student during lectures and/or demonstrations.
Non-Contact or independent study hours may include: assigned
reading or other homework, non supervised study groups,
observing yoga classes, etc.
Details of the contact and non-contact hours must be separated
among the categories listed.
A grid format is provided to record the hours and totals for
both Contact and Non-contact hours.
10.08. How many years has your school's curriculum met these
standards? __________________
10.09. When did your school begin training teachers?
_____________________________________
10.10. We will recognize the training of your graduates from the
date at which your training program met these standards. Which
calendar years did your training meet Registry standards?
_______________________________________________________________
10.11. Course Calendar:
Attach a copy of your detailed course calendar specifying
content/presentations.
Also, please attach any documentation that you feel describes
why (and will enable the Registry to evaluate whether) your
school's training meets the Registry standards.
11. Describe your student assessment process. (i.e. What do you
do to determine whether or not to graduate or approve a student?
Or what constitutes non-approval?)
Attach separate page.
12. Ethical Guidelines - Attach a copy of your Ethical
Guidelines.
Registered schools must include ethics in their curriculum and
set an ethical example for their students.
Therefore we require that you have an ethics agreement for your
students. If you do not currently haveone we can provide some
samples which you can use to create one. Please call to request
samples or a list of suggested books.
LEGAL AGREEMENT:
The school or assciation is granted for five years the limited
non-exclusive use of the certification mark (Registry Mark) for
the purpose of identifying its Yoga Teacher Training program as
an approved and Registered School in its promotional material.
The Registry Mark indicates to the public that your school has
met Yoga Alliance´s minimum standards for training as of the
date of granting your use of the Registry Mark. At any time that
you no longer meet any one or more of said requirements, it is
your responsibility to inform European Yoga Alliance. European
Yoga Alliance retains the right to request updated information,
to re-evaluate any Registered School and to revoke permission to
use the Registry Mark.
Annually, European Yoga Alliance will send Registered Schools a
form asking about any changes that have taken place in the
training program. This form must accompany your renewal fee and
is due on or before your annual anniversary date.
European Yoga Alliance will send a renewal application to
Registered Schools 6 months prior to your five-year expiration
date. It must be completed and returned to European Yoga
Alliance by 3 months prior to your expiration date.
I hereby state that the above information is true to the best of
my knowledge. I hereby agree to meet the conditions set forth
above for use of the Registry Mark and to be listed as a
Registered School. I understand that falsification of any above
information will result in revocation of these privileges.
Signature: ___________________________________________________
Date: _____________________
Director of Teacher Training
School Name__________________________________________
Location _________________________
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