Yoga Alliance Policies
Elevating quality, integrity, inclusion, education, and safety in yoga is paramount to all we do at Yoga Alliance. Upholding these values requires all members to review and abide by our policies.
To best serve members and the community, we may occasionally publish updates to improve our policies. Members are notified via email when policy changes are published. The most current and governing versions of our policies and bylaws are listed below.
General Policies
Yoga Alliance Member Policies
- Affiliate Registered Yoga School – Terms and Conditions
- Anti-Harassment Policy
- Approval Requirements for Registered Yoga Teacher Registration
- Calculating RYS Credit Hours
- Cancellation and Refund Policy
- Certificate Requirements for RYT Registration
- Directory Listing Policy
- English Language Characters
- Legal Names
- Prohibited Individuals
- RYS Application Review Policy
- RYS Certificate Requirements
- RYS Hours Per Day
- RYS Ownership
- Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Standards and Requirements Compliance Policy
- Third Party Trademark Usage by Members
- YACEP Certificate Requirements
- YACEP Terms and Conditions
- Yoga Therapy Policy
Yoga Alliance reserves the right to immediately suspend any member’s credentials and registration for the duration of any pending law enforcement investigation, criminal or civil legal proceedings, or an internal investigation.
Separately, Yoga Alliance may also impose final sanctions on a member’s credentials and registration for cause, including failure to uphold any of the above policies. For these purposes, prior to imposing final sanctions on the member, Yoga Alliance will provide notice of the basis for the potential final sanction and an opportunity to respond. After review of the evidence, Yoga Alliance will issue a decision as to whether to impose final sanctions, based on its reasonable judgment of the evidence before it. All members agree to hold Yoga Alliance harmless for any losses or damage that they may incur because of the revocation of credentials.
Shared Ethical Commitment
The shared Ethical Commitment unifies members around shared principles and promotes safe and respectful guidelines for yoga providers.
Safety and Accountability
Everyone should be free to practice yoga safely. All Yoga Alliance members sign the Ethical Commitment and agree to the Yoga Alliance member policies. Our Team handles inquiries and concerns about our members and potential violations to the Ethical Commitment.
Policy Questions Answered
If you have questions or concerns about Yoga Alliance policies or want clarification, visit the Help Center for more information.
