Benefit durch Yoga
EUYT
Quality - Competence - Integrity
EUYT is committed to the highest quality standards in terms of yoga and yoga therapy. The Union promotes and ensures compliance with professional and ethical standards for its members.
The integrity of the tutors, teachers and the therapists, is based on comprehensive education and regular professional further training in yoga and yoga therapy. This is a prerequisite for an adequate work in these areas. Another requirement is the practical application of relevant methods and techniques for this day and age - with respect and appreciation for the great traditions of Yoga and its authentic expression.
EUYT sets standards for the education of yoga teachers and for the training of yoga therapists. In this extensive expertise, social, educational and therapeutic skills and personal integrity are equally important.
Membership in EUYT is a reliable quality feature. The members have a pool of highly qualified colleagues for professional exchange and encounter. Persons, institutions and companies who are looking for a qualified and holistic yoga teacher or yoga therapist, may find these through EUYT.
» Standards for recognized by EUYT yoga apprenticeships
» Standards for courses in yoga therapy
In-class hours min. 980 over 4 years plus examination period (total of min. 4.5 years) plus self-study: self-preparation and review, personal exercise practice and inner reflection, tuition protocols, papers and presentations, and the art of implementation and evaluation of group lessons, study group meetings, preparation time for examination.
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The EUYT standards for studies in yoga therapy provide a multi level structure. The individual sections can be assigned consecutively or at a time interval. Each sequence is to have a self-contained curriculum allowing the immediate implementation of the learning material based on the personal experience of the student, so that practical application to everyday teaching or personal practice is being promoted.
Self-study should include the following aspects: Personal exercise practice and inner reflection, independent preparation and review, elaborations on specific yoga themes, implementation and evaluation of therapeutically oriented group classes and individual sessions, preparation time for examination.
min. 10 individual sessions with a certified yoga therapist
The final examination should include written, oral and practical parts.
Continuous personal practice, further education and supervision are a prerequisite for working with yoga therapy.
All members of EUYT commit to deepen their knowledge in Yoga / Yoga therapy continuously by further education at the European College for Yoga and Therapy ECYT (min. 44 Hours per year)
Last Update September 2024