MEMBERSHIP, TEACHER TRAINING, CERTIFICATION CATEGORIES

There are three distinct categories in the Yoga Association of Alberta – YAA Membership; YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Training and YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification. Their distinguishing features are as follows:

YAA Membership – YAA Full, Associate and Lifetime Members fall under this category. Anyone can be a member of the Yoga Association of Alberta (e.g. yoga practitioners, yoga teachers, and individuals from the general public). For more information on YAA Membership visit the Membership page.

YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Training – Only YAA members who are registered in the YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program fall under this category. For more information about YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Program visit the Be a Teacher page.

YAA Hatha Yoga Certification – Only Yoga Association of Alberta Certified Hatha Yoga Teachers fall under this category. In order to qualify for Certification, a yoga teacher must be a full member of the YAA; must have met the YAA Certification requirements through the YAA Teacher Training Program or through a non-YAA Teacher Training Program; and must have applied and been approved for YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification by the YAA Teacher Training and Certification Committee and the YAA Executive. For more information about YAA Hatha Yoga Teacher Certification visit the Be a Teacher page.