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Explore the Benefits of Yoga Alliance Membership

Whether you're already a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a current student at one of our many Registered Yoga Schools, or thinking about starting a yoga teacher training, there's a lot a Yoga Alliance membership offers that you may not know about. Join the Community Engagement team for an event designed to help you get the most from a Yoga Alliance membership. The team will go over the many resources available to you as a member, including the Member Assistance Program and YA CommUnity, setting up your professional profile, accessing benefits, and more. Bring any and all questions—or even let us know what benefits you'd like to see in the future!

*This event will not be recorded.

CE Workshop | Restorative Yoga: Power Presence Practice

Join us for a unique workshop that repositions and spotlights restorative yoga as an integral practice for modern times. Anna Ashby establishes the importance of caring for our nervous system health, and presents an excerpt and sequence featured in her new book, Restorative Yoga: Power Presence Practice for Teachers and Trainees.

In this workshop, you will:

· Better understand the power a restorative yoga practice, and how it impacts our physiological state
· Experience restorative yoga as an empowered process for exploring the depths of human ‘being’ and the more subtle aspects of yoga practice
· Rediscover the importance of slowing down and repositioning stillness and space at the heart of yoga practice

CE Workshop | How to Prepare for Tax Season as a Yoga Professional in the U.S.

With the US federal tax return deadline fast approaching, join your fellow yoga professionals for a session designed to help you prepare to complete your tax return. We'll hear from Rachel Clark of the CFO Services Group about some of the basics you need to know whether you are a teacher, business owner, or both. This session will include:

· Suggestions for how to organize your paperwork if you're working with a tax professional
· What you might want to start doing *now* to prepare for a smoother tax season next year
· How to evaluate when you and your business are ready to hire a professional bookkeeper or accountant

CE Workshop | Building a Sustainable Yoga Career, Part 3

Join us for this three-part series to learn practical tips to sustain and grow your yoga career at any experience level. Justin Ifill discusses strategies for navigating the job market, important education to ensure you’re fairly compensated, and how to prevent burnout.

What first drew you to yoga, and how do you maintain that inspiration? How do you continue to find that passion for your work over time? In the final part of this three-part series, we focus on the importance of professional growth. Learn how to stay inspired and connected in teaching yoga, without depleting yourself in the process.

In this webinar, you will learn:

· Why it’s important to teach from a place of love and authenticity
· Ways to stay inspired in your teaching over time
· How to manage your energy levels to prevent burnout

CE Workshop | Simplifying and Demystifying the Koshas, Part 1: An Overview

What are the koshas, and what is their relevance to a yoga practice? Join us for this 6-part series in which Manju and Prashant Joshi will discuss how an awareness of the koshas can deepen your practice and help you gain knowledge of yourself inside and out.

We'll begin with an overview of what the koshas are, and their relevance in yogic wisdom and practice. Whether you are a veteran yoga teacher/practitioner or just starting your journey, there's always something to learn. Join us to refresh your knowledge or gain new perspectives on this fascinating topic.

In this workshop, you will learn:

· The "big picture" of the koshas from yoga/Sankhya schools of philosophy
· The concept of the three bodies
· Yogic practices tailored to each kosha

CE Workshop | Integrating Yoga for Modern Wellbeing, Part 2: Perspectives and Learnings from Yoga in the VA

Across the world, communities and individuals are struggling with health on every level—biological, emotional, social, and physical— and research shows yoga can, and should, be used as part of the solution. During this 4-part series, we’ll explore different ways of integrating yoga in healthcare systems and hear success stories from around the world.

In Part 2 of this series, we explore findings from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the United States, who has adopted a “Whole Health” approach within their healthcare system and how the program can be applied in other settings. This model supports greater inclusion and implementation of Complementary and Integrative Health (CIH) practices. Yoga is one of the evidence-based approaches the Veteran's Health Administration (VHA) makes available, whether on-site, via telehealth, or through community care.

In this session, Alison Whitehead and Marlysa Sullivan will discuss the impact yoga has had within VA’s Whole Health system. They’ll share insights on implementation and support strategies, as well as lessons learned from obstacles they met along the way.

Join us for this exciting conversation. You’ll learn:

· What “Whole Health” means at the VHA and how this system supports a focus on overall well-being
· Important research findings and therapeutic benefits that helped support the growth of yoga as a complementary and integrative health intervention, especially within the Veteran community
· Support strategies for yoga program implementation and learnings from obstacles along the way that can support you, no matter what community you’d like to encourage yoga in

CE Workshop | Introducing the Concept of Detachment to Your Yoga Students

We know that yoga is more than asana — and while learning techniques to safely sequence asana and pranayama are an important foundation in yoga teaching, philosophy is also a key component to delivering a well-rounded yoga class. Join sisters Cristal and Pooja Sharma to explore how to introduce the concept of detachment while teaching asana, pranayama, and meditation. We'll discuss how to integrate yoga philosophy in a way that is both accessible for students and works with the flow of your class.

You'll learn:

· The meaning of detachment
· How to incorporate philosophy when planning your class
· Teaching methods to integrate the concept of detachment in your class, and how to connect it with asana, pranayama, and meditation

Explore the Benefits of Yoga Alliance Membership

Paulina Fuentes & Tianyu Qiao

Whether you're already a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance, a current student at one of our many Registered Yoga Schools, or thinking about starting a yoga teacher training, there's a lot a Yoga Alliance membership offers that you may not know about. Join the Community Engagement team for an event designed to help you get the most from a Yoga Alliance membership. The team will go over the many resources available to you as a member, including the Member Assistance Program and YA CommUnity, setting up your professional profile, accessing benefits, and more. Bring any and all questions—or even let us know what benefits you'd like to see in the future!/div>

CE Workshop | RCYT 101: Exploring Children’s Yoga Teaching and Training

Join Soul Power Yoga sisters, Cristal and Pooja, to learn more about children’s yoga teacher training and how to successfully teach children’s yoga for various ages and developmental stages. Whether you're curious and exploring a teacher training, or you're already an RCYT looking for tips, techniques, and strategies, there will be plenty to learn on setting up children's yoga classes!

In this workshop, you'll learn:

· What to expect in a 95-hour children’s yoga teacher training program
· Strategies for having a successful class for children’s yoga, including ideal class length, lesson planning tips, and classroom techniques
· How these strategies vary by developmental stage

CE Workshop | Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings, Part 1: What is Trauma-Informed Care?

We’ve partnered with The Driven Yogi to bring you an informative new series called Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings. The series is hosted by The Driven Yogi Founder and Emmy Award-winning journalist Keisha Courtney (E-RYT 500). She’ll be joined by Emma Stern (E-RYT 500), a somatic and mental health counselor and Teacher Trainer at The Driven Yogi. This workshop introduces students to trauma-informed yoga in the studio setting and acknowledges the complexity and nuance of trauma-informed care, the need to unpack power dynamics as an essential part of the work, as well as applicable best practices. In part 1, we explore the concept of trauma-informed care and harm-reduction practices.

Discussion topics include:

· Scope of practice and scope of competence
· Power/privilege/positionality
· Identity and intersectionality

Register for Part 2 and Part 3 of this series.

CE Workshop | 10 Things You Need to Know About Being A Yoga Teacher

Improve your teaching skills beyond asana while exploring the important commitments of being a yoga teacher. From delivering excellent yoga classes, to being a part of your yoga teaching team, to staying up-to-date with yoga standards and practices, we will cover important elements and responsibilities that every yoga teacher should know and remember.

Join us for an interactive discussion with real-life stories, practical applications, and an accompanying Yoga Teacher Responsibility Tip Sheet.

In this workshop, you will learn "10 Things You Need to Know About Being a Yoga Teacher," which are captured under three levels of commitment:

· Commitment to your students
· Commitment to your teaching team
· Commitment to yourself

CE Workshop | Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings, Part 2: The Science of Trauma

We’ve partnered with The Driven Yogi to bring you an informative new series called Introduction to Trauma-Informed Yoga in Studio Settings. The series is hosted by The Driven Yogi Founder and Emmy Award-winning journalist Keisha Courtney (E-RYT 500). She’ll be joined by Emma Stern (E-RYT 500), a somatic and mental health counselor and Teacher Trainer at The Driven Yogi. This workshop introduces students to trauma-informed yoga in the studio setting and acknowledges the complexity and nuance of trauma-informed care, the need to unpack power dynamics as an essential part of the work, as well as applicable best practices. In part 2, we explore the science of trauma and the intersection of trauma, yoga, and embodied awareness.

Discussion topics include:

· What do we mean when we say “trauma”
· Types of trauma
· PTSD

Watch a recording of Part 1 and register for Part 3 of this series.