Becoming a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher

ELIGIBILITY

• You need to be a member of IYNAUS a year prior to applying for certification
• Order the 2008 Certification Manual

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

STEP 1 – FIND A MENTOR

• Find a Mentor who will agree to help you through your certification process.
• Mentors and Recommending teachers must be of a certain certification level
• Mentors are only required for Teacher in Training and Introductory levels

STEP 2 – FILL OUT INITIAL APPLICATION

• Teacher in Training and Introductory candidates must have a Mentor and a Recommending Teacher
• All other levels must have two Recommending Teachers
• Recommending teachers must always be a certain level above the candidate

STEP 3 – REQUEST RECOMMENDATIONS

• Submit the filled out applications to your Recommending Teachers (and Mentor, as appropriate) for their recommendations.

STEP 3.5 – CHOOSE VENUES

• Candidates must choose three venues in order of preference
• The venue choices are not guaranteed

STEP 4 – SUBMIT APPLICATION

• Candidate may submit application only after all items are in place
  • Current membership
  • Mentor
  • Mentor recommendation
  • Recommending teacher recommendation
  • Correctly completed application
  • 3 venue choices
  • Applications must be received by May 1st to be accepted

STEP 5 – PAYMENT

• Standard shopping cart payment options after application has been successfully submitted
  • Credit card payment
  • Mail-in payment