Are you an experienced Yoga Teacher and now you want to level up by offering Yoga teacher training? Maybe you are thinking of all the things you have to do to achieve this goal, and you realize that this requires years of research, preparing syllabus and manuals, lesson plans, and all the requirements that Yoga […]
Registering a Yoga Alliance RYS? Learn from our Mistakes!
We’ve registered over a dozen schools with Yoga Alliance and we’re sharing our insights from registering under the enhanced standards. Learn from our mistakes!
What Counts as Online Learning – Yoga Alliance New Standards Series
On February 24, 2020, Yoga Alliance (YA) will launch its new application system for 200 Hour Registered Yoga Schools (RYS). This means RYS’s will need to meet the new standards announced by YA last year. We’ve been doing a series on the new standards including: Enhanced Lead Trainer Requirements: what they are and when you […]
New Application Process, Educational Categories and Core Competencies
Yoga Alliance is introducing a new application process and a common core curriculum for Registered Yoga Schools (RYS). This is another big change for Yoga Schools. In the past, you would apply to Yoga Alliance (YA) for an RYS with a syllabus, get it approved, and that was it for the life of your school. […]
Enhanced Lead Trainer Requirements: Yoga Alliance New Standards Series
If you are an experienced Yoga Teacher considering offering Yoga Teacher Training, take note: Yoga Alliance’s School application process changed on Feb. 27, 2020 to refect the new Yoga Alliance Standards. . This is the first of a 4 part series on the new Yoga Alliance (YA) standards, starting with what I consider the biggest, […]
Anatomy and Yoga – “The Fuzz” Video”
Yoga Teacher Training: Anatomy of the Muscles If anyone is looking for a reason to do yoga – just show them “The Fuzz” video. Note: a real cadavers are used in this video – may be a sensitive watch for the squimish: A must-see for all Yoga Teachers in Training
How Not to Hyperextend in Yoga
What happens in elbows and knee joints that are hyperextended in a yoga pose? We all know it is not good to hyperextend, but what does it really mean? These videos show what happens and how you can remedy the situation in your practice, as well as how to guide your students if you are […]
How to Hold Your Arms in Chaturanga
How to hold your arms in Chaturanga is a discussion and debate for yoga teachers and kinesiologists. Here’s some food for thought to consider to educate yourself on new methods and techniques. We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene […]
Visit Us at the National Kids Yoga Conference and Get Your Free Poster
Come visit Claire and Lisa at the Ambassador Yoga Table and get this Yoga Poster FREE! We’d love to see you there. National Kids Yoga Conference 2015 November 13-15, 2015 Washington DC We are proud to be a sponsor at The National Kids Yoga Conference this November in Washington DC! Please consider joining hundreds […]
National Kids Yoga Conference Presenter
Ambassador Yoga was honoured to present at the first National Kids Yoga Conference on September 27, 2014. From Teen Yogi to Yoga Teacher Our workshop at the conference was part of the Teen Track. We were invited to speak because of our new Yoga Teacher Training geared towards teens. As far as I’ve seen, no […]