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Continuing Education

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As a teacher, it's important to continue educating yourself so that you may thoroughly educate your students. Maintaining Current Standing can open doors to new training opportunities, membership discounts, and more.

"It's very worth continuing your training so that you can deepen your teaching skills as well as renew and refresh your understanding of the poses." 

How Do I Maintain My Current Standing?

You maintain Current Standing by successfully completing Continuing Education (CE) courses on a regular basis. The frequency of how often you need to take CE courses is dependent on your level of training.

How Often Do I Need to Take Continuing Education Courses?

CSYT's (Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Teacher):
Successfully complete one of the courses listed below every 2 years (within 24 months of your last qualifying training)

CSBT's (Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Basic Teacher) OR teacher who has successfully completed YTT & DTS 2:
Successfully complete one of the courses listed below every year (within 12 months of your last qualifying training)

CSIT's (Certified Svaroopa® Yoga Introductory Teacher) OR successfully completed Foundations or YTT 1:
Successfully complete one of the courses listed below every 6 months (within 6 months of your last qualifying training)

Svaroopa® Yoga Leading Teacher:
Successfully complete one of the courses listed below every year (within 12 months of your last qualifying training)

What Courses Can I Take to Maintain My Current Standing?

Successfully completing any course listed below keeps you in Current Standing; you are eligible to take any course for which you meet its prerequisites.

  • Any Advanced Teacher Training (ATT)
  • Any Professional Yoga Therapist (PYT) course
  • Any Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) course, including:
    • Foundations of Svaroopa® Yoga or Foundations Review
    • Poses for Meditation Teachers
    • YTT Levels 1, 2, 3 or 4
    • Radical Anatomy for Yogis
    • Embodyment® Yoga Therapy
  • Enrich Your Teaching Skills (EYTS) courses that include poses, including:
    • Foundations Review
    • Deceptive Flexibility 1 or 2
    • Intro to Teaching Gentle Yogis
    • Teacher TuneUp (various themes)
    • Others as they are created
  • Teaching Review

What Courses Can I Take to Return to Current Standing?

If you are not currently in Current Standing, you can return to Current Standing by successfully completing one of the following:

  • Deceptive Flexibility 1 or 2
  • Embodyment® Yoga Therapy Training
  • Foundations of Svaroopa® Yoga
  • Foundations Review
  • Prep Course (taken prior to the related YTT/ATT Course)
  • Radical Anatomy for Yogis
  • Teacher TuneUp
  • YTT Level (repeat a level you have completed previously)
  • Teaching Review

We are happy to help!  Please ask your questions or let us support you in creating your Continuing Ed plan.  If extenuating circumstances affect your ability to remain in Current Standing, let us help!  Contact our Enrollment Advisors at 610.806.2119 or programs@svaroopayoga.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS