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Standards
Dear Yoga Teacher,
You are invited
to become a International Registered Yoga School (IRYS) and/or
International Registered Yoga Teacher (IRYT) in the Africa
Yoga Federation's Yoga Creditation listing. The Creditation
is not a certification program, rather it is a listing of yoga schools
and yoga teachers whose training and experience meets certain minimum
international standards as described below. The creditation listing
differentiates two levels of training: a 200-hour level,
and 500-hour level.
You can
qualify in one of two ways:
* by having completed a yoga teacher training program at a school
that is on the Credited list or;
* by documenting equivalent training through a school not on our
Credited list.
Africa
Yoga Federation, is making every effort to inform the public
of the International Registry. We will also provide networking
and support for all yoga teachers, registered or associated. We
invite your participation in this process of aligning South Africa
and the rest of Africa to the international minimum standards for
yoga teachers.
Minimum
Yoga Teacher Standards
Our minimum Yoga Teacher standards are in accordance with the
International Yoga Federation (IYF), and similar international
yoga bodies.
We give full acknowledgement,
credit and gratitute to the karma Yogis and Yoginis for the development
of the Yoga standards and concepts.
Category
& Description
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Category
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Description
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Techniques
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Includes asanas, pranayamas,
kriyas, chanting, and meditation. These hours include both training
in the techniques and the practice of them. |
| Teaching Methodology |
Principles of demonstration, observation,
assisting/correcting, instruction, teaching styles, qualities
of a teacher, and the student's process of learning. |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
Includes both physical Anatomy
and Physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and astral/energy/subtle
Anatomy and Physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.) |
| Philosophy, Ethics, & Lifestyle |
Study of Yoga Scriptures (Yoga
Sutras, Bhagavad Gita, etc.), ethics for yoga teachers, 'living
the life of the yogi', etc. |
| Practicum |
Includes student teaching as wall
as observing and assisting in classes taught by others. Hours
may be a combination of supervised and unsupervised. |
| Electives |
Electives are to be drawn from
the other five categories. These hours do not necessarily represent
student electives: hours may be used accordingly to a school's
own particular emphasis. |
| Contact Hours |
Contact hours means that the Teacher
Training is physically in the presence of the student. Non-contact
or independent study hours may include: assigned reading or
other homework, non supervised study groups, observing yoga
classes, etc. |
| Teaching Experience |
An additional 100 hours of teaching
experience, outside of the 500 hours of training, are
required before a teacher can enrol in the registry. |
Registration
Documents
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Above
files are in PDF Format - free download
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Yoga
Creditation
The Creditation register differentiates between
two levels of Yoga Teachers:
* Yoga Teacher - Level 1: minimum of 200-hours.
* Yoga Teacher - Level 2: minimum of 500-hours.
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Yoga Teacher: Level 1
200 Hour Standards
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Yoga Teacher: Level 1
500 Hour Standards
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Category
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Required Hours
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Category
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Required Hours
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Techniques
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100 Hours |
Techniques |
150
Hours |
| Teaching Methodology |
20 Hours |
Teaching Methodology |
30 Hours |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
20 Hours |
Anatomy and
Physiology |
35 Hours |
| Philosophy, Ethics, & Lifestyle |
20 Hours |
Philosophy,
Ethics, & Lifestyle |
50 Hours |
| Practicum |
10 Hours |
Practicum |
40 Hours |
| Electives |
30 Hours |
Electives |
195 Hours |
| Contact Hours |
At Least 160 Hours |
Contact
Hours |
At
Least 350 Hours |
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Teaching Hours |
100 Hours |
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(Note: 500-Hour Standards:
These hours are NOT in addition to the 200 hours above, but
are a complete description for this level)
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