Independent SOYA Faculty
The Teacher
Directory identifies our Independent SOYA Faculty with
a lotus flower 
.
The SOYA Teacher Training is a Registered
Program with Yoga
Alliance. Your participation in the Teacher Training Program as Independent SOYA Faculty for provides variety
and exposure to various styles of yoga and various styles of
teaching. As well, it provides our SOYA Teachers in Training the
opportunity to assist in your classes and receive constructive feedback
from you to improve their skills. You are a valuable and indispensable
part of the SOYA Teacher Training as you provide personal contact and
instruction to students through classes and workshops, whether you
teach Anatomy and Physiology, Hatha Yoga, Philosophy, or specialized
workshops. SOYA’s philosophy is to network with other teachers,
creating a dynamic union that works for everyone!
All Registered Yoga Teachers and SOYA Teachers in Training need to have contact hours with other Registered Yoga Teachers in order to acquire Continuing Education Units. Your listing in our Teacher Directory and notices in the e-News will make it easy for them all to find you!
Get listed with SOYA as part of our Faculty Team!
To become listed in our Teacher Directory as
part of our Independent SOYA Faculty
please fill out
the SOYA
Profile Form. Annual fees are outlined on the
Profile Form so you can choose the suitable rate depending on your
needs.
What is required to become Independent SOYA Faculty?
There are several ways to become part of our
Independent SOYA Faculty team.
After you have completed your SOYA Registration Form for the Teachers
Directory listing, you can do one of the following options:
- If you are already registered with Yoga Alliance as RYT500® or ERYT500® or RYT200® just be sure you include your RYT# on the SOYA Registration Form.
- If you are not registered with Yoga Alliance and are eligible to (all SOYA grads are eligible), you can send in to Yoga Alliance your RYT application which can be found at the Yoga Alliance link to apply at ww.yogaalliance.org/Apply along with copies of your certificates and any applicable fees. Once you receive notification from Yoga Alliance that you are registered, let us know and we will upgrade your listing on our SOYA website from Yoga Teacher to Independent SOYA Faculty.
- If you did not graduate from a Yoga School that is registered with Yoga Alliance, you may be able to register with Yoga Alliance as an RYT500® or RYT200® Equivalent. To do this, send Yoga Alliance your Yoga resume, copies of Yoga certificates, and documentation to support your level of training (such as letters from teachers, etc) along with any applicable fees to Yoga Alliance. Once you receive notification from Yoga Alliance that you are registered as an Equivalent, let us know and we will upgrade your listing on our SOYA website from Yoga Teacher to Independent SOYA Faculty.
- You don’t have to belong to Yoga Alliance to become an Independent SOYA Faculty member, but you do have to be approved by them. If you do not want to be registered at all with Yoga Alliance, but are a certified Yoga Teacher, just send us copies of your Yoga resume and Yoga certificates and we will mail these into Yoga Alliance for approval. Once we receive approval for you, we will let you know and upgrade your listing on our SOYA website from Yoga Teacher to Independent SOYA Faculty.
Special Note: Regarding “Regular Community Yoga Classes”. Yoga Alliance Standards for Independent SOYA Faculty require that SOYA Teachers in Training who attend your “regular” Community Yoga classes (classes offered to the general public) must either observe or assist you, and receive feedback from you after class. Observation can mean that they are simply watching, or taking notes during the class. Assistance can be as little as demonstrating poses for you, or as much as teaching part or all of the class under your direct supervision. Feedback can be a simple verbal conversation pointing out key points from the class that you wish them to notice, or a written assessment. This feedback time will allow them to ask questions without interrupting the class.
Love and Light,
Marion (Mugs) McConnell, IYTA, ERYT500, SOYA, SYVCA, YABC
Director, SOYA Teacher Training, IYTA Cdn Rep.
RR#1, Site 12A, C67
Chase, BC V0E 1M0 250-492-2587
mugs@yogaessentials.com