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 There are 2 levels of membership of AAYT

1. Subscriber

Subscribers will receive newsletters and other published material of the Association, will be eligible to attend general meetings (without voting rights) and receive discounts to AAYT sponsored events. There is no required qualification to become a subscriber and all those interested in Yoga therapy or who are in training as a Yoga therapist are encouraged to apply.

Download Subscriber application form

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2.  Member

A Yoga Therapist is a specialised Yoga Teacher with additional skills and knowledge in the application of yoga in a therapeutic setting. A Yoga Therapist draws from the principles of yoga and a full range of yoga practices, bio-medical knowledge and assessment skills and establishes a professional relationship with their client to develop a self empowering therapeutic program appropriate to their needs.

Experienced Yoga teachers who have gained additional skills and knowledge in the area of Yoga therapy and can demonstrate that they meet the AAYT membership standards may apply to become an AAYT registered Yoga therapist.

 There are 2 main pathways to achieving this, namely: 

1. Training formally recognised by AAYT
(Recognised full and partial training programs can be found at the courses page)  
                                                 

2. Training and experience not formally recognised by AAYT                     

EITHER

Successfully complete a full Yoga therapy training qualification recognised by AAYT and provide evidence of a minimum of 3 years regular Yoga teaching and Yoga Australia L2 or L3 membership or equivalent.

 Undertake a membership self-assessment and submit it for evaluation. This is likely to apply only to those who have many years experience and study in the therapeutic application of Yoga and can carefully document and provide supportive evidence, to meet the standards as required by AAYT.
OR
Successfully complete a combination of other, partial training programs recognised by AAYT, that individually meet some of the standards, but in combination meet all the standards and provide evidence of a minimum of 3 years regular Yoga teaching and Yoga Australia L2 or L3 membership or equivalent

 

Yoga teachers who undertake workshops or short courses in Yoga therapy (or the therapeutic application of Yoga), but are likely to meet only a small number of the standards, may still submit a membership self-assessment form, so they can be advised which standards they have met and which ones still need to be met (so appropriate learning can be undertaken). Over time, an appropriate combination of short courses/training programs may help the person meet all the standards and achieve registration.


























Apply to become a member

Practitioners of Yoga Therapy who meet the Association's standards and are accepted as members, are regarded as registered Yoga Therapists, and may use the registered Yoga Therapist logo (as shown on the Find Therapists pages).

While some Yoga Therapists provide services built solely upon the traditions of Yoga, a number of practitioners bring skills from other modalities in which they are qualified. In the Find Therapists pages, you will be able to see any secondary modality that particular Yoga Therapists offer. However all AAYT registered Yoga Therapists need to have a background of Yoga teaching prior to their training as a Yoga Therapist. Practitioners of other health-care modalities who may have undertaken some short course in aspects of Yoga Therapy without having a background in Yoga teaching will not be eligible for registration by the Association as a Yoga Therapist.



 
 

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