Membership Benefits

Why join the International Yoga Teachers Association?

You will join yoga teachers from around the World who want to share and support other yoga teachers with their yoga journey. We are a team of like-minded people working together to promote and teach yoga in a professional and ethical manner.

You may be wondering how we are different…

  1. We are a Registered NON-PROFIT organisation. We’re not in it for the money, nobody earns a profit from IYTA. We’re not commercial, instead we follow ethical yogic principles.
  2. We are one of the few truly INTERNATIONAL Yoga Associations supporting yoga teachers around the world – represented in 20 countries – not just Australia, not just the USA, not just the United Kingdom.
  3. Membership benefits include generous discounts on further training, workshops, conferences, insurance, free CPD monthly video training tutorials, eNews newsletter and International Light Yoga Magazine… and more.
  4. There is a pathway to continue your Yoga journey or career. Choose from a selection of quality courses or workshops to gain further qualifications.
  5. Thousands of yoga teachers have graduated with the IYTA International Diploma of Yoga Teaching.
  6. We’re democratic – no one “owns” IYTA, every one is democratically elected – with set terms of office, so that no single person controls it, that way we all have a say.
  7. We are not controlled by a Guru. We respect all yoga lineages and styles and support teachers from all traditions.
  8. We live by, and expect members to follow, a strong code of yogic ethics.
  9. We exist solely to benefit you (the members).
  10. All are welcome to join whether an existing teacher, student or just interested in being a member of an ethical International Yoga Association.
  11. IYTA was one of the first registered Associations established (1967) to support Yoga teachers Internationally.

Join if you are looking to become a teacher or even to just improve your knowledge of yoga

  1. You can learn from an incredible community and a world-class Faculty, who teach and mentor from the heart and from their wealth of experience.
  2. You can keep up to date with Free monthly Continuing Professional Development tutorial videos (for full members).
  3. We offer correspondence education programs as well as online video recordings to help you where ever you may be.

What's in it for me?

On top of being part of a fabulous community, there are three levels of membership:

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Associate

  • Non-teaching member or 200 hour teacher working towards Full Membership.

  •   Voting Rights in the Association
  •   Stay up-to-date with a subscription to IYTA journal ‘International Light’ with 3 editions each year, and monthly eNews
  •  Minimum 5% discount on IYTA Workshops
  •  up to $100 off IYTA Affiliated Courses
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Full / Teaching

  • Full membership: Teaching member with minimum 350 hour Teaching Diploma as approved by IYTA Committee.

  •   Minimum 10% Discountoff IYTA Post-Graduate Courses, Conference, Master Classes and Workshops
  •   Access to exclusive rates for combined PI/PL insurance starting at just $170 for 12 months' cover
  •  Voting Rights in the Association
  •   Discounted First Aid and CPD courses
  •   Your own FREE customisable* member page to promote YOUR classes and events, plus use the IYTA logo for your promotional purposes
  •  Monthly FREE CPD tutorial videos
  •  Qualify to join the IYTA Faculty of Lecturers
  •   Your classes, workshops and retreats listed on the IYTA Website and on IYTA Facebook page
  •   up to $100 off IYTA Affiliated Courses
  •   Stay up-to-date with a subscription to IYTA journal ‘International Light’ with 3 editions each year, and monthly eNews
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International

  • International Yoga Teacher (Teaching Outside of Australia) with minimum 350 hour Teaching Diploma acknowledged by IYTA

  •   Minimum 10% Discountoff IYTA Post-Graduate Courses, Conference, Master Classes and Workshops
  •  Voting Rights in the Association
  •   Your own FREE customisable* member page to promote YOUR classes and events, plus use the IYTA logo for your promotional purposes
  •  Monthly FREE CPD tutorial videos
  •  Qualify to join the IYTA Faculty of Lecturers
  •   Your classes, workshops and retreats listed on the IYTA Website and on IYTA Facebook page
  •   Stay up-to-date with an electronic (pdf version) subscription to the IYTA's journal ‘International Light’ with 3 editions each year, and monthly eNews
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Note: Full Membership of the International Yoga Teachers Association remains at the discretion of the Committee of Management

* customisable webpage – some restrictions apply

** Overseas means being located in countries other than Australia

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