Yoga Organizations

A Florida Yoga Association; AFYA

4855 Belvedere Rd.West Palm Beach,
FL 33415Phone: (561) 615-9557

Contact: Brian Murphy

FYA is an educational and referral organization dedicated to providing you with resources of quality teachers and trainings. All teachers meet a minimum of 200 certification standards.

Referrals include: Yoga teachers, yoga teacher training programs, continued yoga teachers education, yoga retreats, enlightenment intensives, events and workshops.

Membership Benefits: Events, Referral Service

Ananda Yoga Teachers Association

14618 Tyler Foote Rd.Nevada City,
CA 95959Phone: (530) 478-7518

Contact: Gyandev McCord

Resources, networking and continuing education in Ananda Yoga. Full members (level 1 Ananda YTT graduates) receive 3 newsletters per year, discounts on level 2 programs, participation in our e-mail forum, web listings, discounts on liability insurance, referrals and more. Associate Members (no prerequisites) receive 3 newletters plus the e-mail forum.

Price: Full: $30/yr., $35 (outside U.S.); Assoc. $15/yr. , $20 (outside U.S.)

Yoga Style: Ananda, Hatha

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Newsletter, Referral Service, Tennis, Website
Membership Size: 200 to 500

Arizona Yoga AssociationP.O. Box

64835Tucson, AZ 85728-4835Phone: (520) 323-7591

Contact: Ginny Beal, President, Elise Love, Treasurer

To share ideas and to interact as a supportive, professional yoga community. To create awareness of the benefits and universality of yoga. To sponsor workshops with local and out-of-state teachers. To match students with teachers based on location and style of yoga. To build harmonious community through trust and communication.

Price: $18 (1 yr.), $31 (2 people, same address, 1 yr.)

Yoga Style: Ananda, Arches, Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Kriya, Physical therapy

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service, Website

Membership Size: 200 to 500

Body of Light

131 Millburn Ave.
Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone: (973) 378-2520

Contact: Debbie Schectman

Classical hatha yoga taught by Kripalu style. 3 levels for adults. Kids classes - prenatal classes. Meditation workshops - certified teachers.

Yoga Style: Hatha, Kriya

Membership Size: 1 to 200

California Yoga Teachers Association

P.O. Box 60746Palo Alto,
CA 94306Phone: (650) 493-1254

Contact: Elise Miller, Judith Lasater

The California Yoga Teachers Association is the oldest independent professional yoga teachers' association in the USA. The Yoga Journal was created from CYTA's newletter in 1975. Though Californian by birth, we now offer liability insurance nationally and distribute the most popular Code of Professional Standards to teachers everywhere.

Price: $45 (group membership $85)

Yoga Style: Ananda, Arches, Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Jivamukti

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Tennis, Website

Cincinnati Yoga Teachers Association

7683 W. Chester Rd.Cincinnati,
OH 45069Phone: (513) 681-2828
info@cyta.org
www.cyta.org

Contact: Roger Null

The Cincinnati Yoga Teachers Association (CYTA) is a non-profit professional organization of yoga teachers in the Cincinnati tri-state area. The CYTA offers workshops, classes, and seminars disseminating the art and science of yoga in the community. Also, the CYTA provides a 2-year yoga teacher training apprentice program.

Price: $20/year

Yoga Style: Arches, Aston Patterning, Hatha, Intestines, Kriya, Pranayama

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Website

Membership Size: 1 to 200

International Association of Yoga Therapists

2400A County Center Dr.Santa Rosa,
CA 95403Phone: (707) 566-9000

A division of Yoga Research and Education Center (www.yrec.org), IAYT is dedicated to serving yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and health professionals with an interest in yoga. Membership benefits include: newsletter, International Journal of Yoga Therapy, professional referral service, discounts, networking, access to medical research and yoga therapy database and library.

Price: Annual: $60 U.S./$70 outside U.S.

Yoga Style: Ananda, Arches, Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Jivamukti

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service, Website

Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York

27 W. 24 St. Ste. 800New York,
NY 10010Phone: (212) 691-9642

Contact: Victoria Murphy

The Association fosters community among teachers and practitioners in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania; facilitates communication with the Iyengar Institute in India; and runs the Iyengar Insititute in Manhattan. Benefits include: discounts and semi-annual newsletters of IYA and GNY and the Iyengar Yoga National Association of the US.

Price: starts at $50

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Newsletter

Membership Size: 500 to 1000

Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association

P.O. Box 793Lenox,
MA 01240Phone: (413) 448-3202

Contact: Vandita Kate Marchesiello, Shrila Leslie Lupino

Benefits. Monthly resources, liability insurance, discounts, teachers incentive program. For complete list see KYTA's homepage on the web. International organizations open to teachers from other traditions who are graduates of a Yoga Alliance registered school.

Yoga Style: Kriya

Long Island Yoga Ass'n.

P.O. Box 657Northport,
NY 11768Phone: (631) 261-1777

Long Island Yoga Ass'n. is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 for the purpose of networking the yoga community. LIYA is unique in that membership is open to all students of yoga, teachers, and traditions. Monthly workshops and three annual retreats are offered, representing ancient traditions and contemporary styles.

Price: $30

Yoga Style: Ananda, Arches, Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Jivamukti, Kriya, Pranayama

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service

Membership Size: 1 to 200

Massachusetts Yoga Network

P.O. Box 283Princeton,
MA 01541-0283Phone: (978) 464-5863

Statewide organization of yoga teachers and practitioners dedicated to preserving and living the principles of yoga through Sanga (community), Seva (selfless service), support, communication and education. Free information; teacher and class referrals. Membership benefits include: website listing, event postings, student referrals, newsletter, special workshops, gatherings, monthly meetings.

Price: $70 for 2 years

Yoga Style: Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Kriya, Physical therapy, Pranayama

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service, Website

Membership Size: 1 to 200

Mid-Atlantic Yoga Association

P.O. Box 10658Silver Spring,
MD 20914Phone: (202) 332-9401

Contact: Bobbi Ponce-Barger

The Mid Atlantic Yoga Association is a non-profit, tax exempt organization of over 300 members whose main purpose is to encourage the study and practice of yoga. MAYA hosts monthly Yoga Enrichment Seminars and monthly Yoga Teacher Exchanges.

MAYA provides a quarterly newsletter, teacher referral service and health insurance as well as professional liability for teachers. MAYA, P.O. Box 10658, Silver Spring, MD 20914, President: Bobbi Ponce-Barger, Phone: (202) 332-9401, email: bestmaya@hotmail.com, web page: www.mayayoga.org.

Price: $35.00

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service, Tennis, Website

Membership Size: 200 to 500

National Multiple Sclerosis SocietyEric

Small Yoga Program-Yoga for Individuals Living with MS
Miranda Mirsec
2440 S. Sepulveda Blvd #115Los Angeles,
CA 90064
Phone: 310 481-1134
Fax: 310 479-4436

Contact: Miranda Mirsec

Classes emphasize breathing techniques, stretching and relaxation. Movements help improve balance, endurance, posture, flexibility, mobility and quality of life of those effected by MS. Suitable for all ability and mobility levels. 13 locations throughout Southern California. Teacher training and mentorship available.

New Jersey Yoga Teachers Association

c/o Starseed Yoga Center
356 Bloomfield Avenue
Suite #1Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-783-1036
Fax: 973-783-5028

Contact: William Courson

In addition to its work with persons in recovery and its work in providing material support to marginalized indigenous communities, SEC provides free classes in yoga and meditation and scholarships for aspiring yoga teachers.

Provides support to people in recovery and aids indigenous communities

Phoenix Rising School of Yoga and Movement Therapy

P.O. Box 286
5 Albany Rd.
West Stockbridge,
MA 01266
Phone: (800) 288-9642

Contact: Mark Gerow, Pat S.

Practitioner Support Services (PSS) was created in order to organize and continue to develop services to support Phoenix Rising Practitioners. As a member of PSS, you'll be part of a network of hundreds of other practitioners who are investing in the success of their practices.

Yoga Style: Arches, Physical therap

SEYA/Southeast Yoga Association

Phone: (404) 289-8061

Maintains a list of member teachers.Publishes a calendar of regional/national workshops.Sponsors Atlanta workshops with nationally known teachers.
Price: Teacher $25, Student $15

Yoga Style: Arches, Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Kriya, Physical therapy, Pranayama, Vinyasa/Flow

Membership Benefits: Referral Service

Membership Size: 1 to 200

Southern California Yoga Teachers Association

553 S. Lake Ave.Pasadena,
CA 91101Phone: (626) 792-7871

Contact: Naader Shagigi, President

Join us in monthly meetings to cultivate awareness in your yoga teachings. Share asana traditions and gain support in your yogic work. We are a circle of spiritual inspiration to one another and a source of awakening for the community. Share your experiences of the divine joy of bringing yoga to others.

Price: $25

Yoga Style: Hatha

Membership Benefits: Events

Membership Size: 1 to 200

The Starseed Educational Foundation

356 Bloomfield Avenue
Suite #1
Montclair, NJ 07042
Phone: 973-783-1036
Fax: 973-783-5028

Contact: Jyoti Chrystal, R.Y.T.

In addition to its work with persons in recovery and its work in providing material support to marginalized indigenous communities, SEC provides free classes in yoga and meditation and scholarships for aspiring yoga teachers.

Provides support to people in recovery and aids indigenous communities

Svaroopa (SM) Association of Teachers

450 Pearl St.La Jolla,
CA 92037
Phone: (858) 454-2436

Contact: David Strumsky

S.A.T. is a resource organization designed to serve the professional interests of teachers of Svaroopa (SM) Yoga by providing community, education, services, and support to its members.

Price: $120 per year

Yoga Style: Hatha

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Newsletter, Referral Service, Tennis, Website

Membership Size: 1 to 200

United States Yoga Association

2159 Filbert St.San Francisco,
CA 94123
Phone: (415) 931-YOGA (9642)

Contact: Tony Sanchez, R.Y.T., Director

Educational, not-for-profit organization. Established 1984 to teach hatha yoga for health and fitness. Instructional materials, classes, workshops and training for Yoga Challenge systems. Based on 84 classic asanas. Sponsors: SF Yoga Studio and Yoga Science Box school project with ABC Yoga, Yogasthma and Desk Potato Yoga.

Yoga Style: Hatha

Membership Benefits: Website

Yoga Alliance, Yoga Teachers Registry

120 S. Third Ave.
West Reading, PA 19611
Phone: (610) 376-4421

Contact: Yogamaya Doe Wails, R.Y.T., Executive Director

Yoga Alliance is a voluntary alliance of diverse yoga organizations and individual yoga teachers with the purpose of upholding the integrity of yoga, establishing voluntary national standards for yoga teachers, and providing support for yoga professionals in the United States. We are very excited to be able to provide this opportunity for yoga schools and teachers to be professionally recognized.

Membership Benefits: Newsletter, Referral Service, Website

Yoga Association of Greater Detroit

Detroit, MI 48336
Phone: (810) 294-YAGD (9243)

YAGD members include yoga teachers and teachers-in-training with varied backgrounds. Monthly programs, study groups, mentoring opportunities, newsletter, yoga-video library and annual retreat for members. Annual Yogaday and workshops with master teachers are open to the public. YAGD Hotline provides information on classes in Southeast Michigan.

Yoga Style: Arches, Aston Patterning, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Kriya, Physical therapy, Pranayama, Vinyasa/Flow

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service

Membership Size: 1 to 200

Yoga Conservatory of Scottsdale

10500 E. JomaxScottsdale,
AZ 85255Phone: (480) 473-4992

Contact: Moonyeen Park

Preserving the spiritual yoga tradition, daily yoga classes, all styles, Ayurveda consultations, exclusive retreats, therapeutic yoga, children's yoga, workshops, meditation, teacher training and advanced teacher training, Heavenly Bookstore, clothes and jewelry.

Yoga Style: Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Kriya, Pranayama, Tantra

Yoga Inside Foundation

210 6th Ave.Venice,
CA 90291
Phone: (888) 569-YOGA

Contact: Mark Stephens

Yoga Inside develops yoga programs and supports yoga teachers in public schools, youth centers, treatment facilities and prisons across the nation. We provide free training, guidance, teaching supplies, curriculum materials, insurance and a modest stipend. Benefit events and yoga retreats are held year-round to raise funds and build community.

Price: None

Yoga Style: Arches, Aston Patterning, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Jivamukti, Kriya, Pranayama, Somatics, Vinyasa/Flow

Membership Benefits: Events, Newsletter, Referral Service, Tennis, Website

Yoga Kingdom Sanctuary

553 S. Lake Ave.
Pasadena,
CA 91101
Phone: (626) 792-7871

Contact: Naader Shagigi, President
Join us in monthly meetings to cultivate awareness in your yoga teachings. Share asana traditions and gain support in your yogic work. We are a circle of spiritual inspiration to one another and a source of awakening for the community. Share your experiences of the divine joy of bringing yoga to others.

Price: $25

Yoga Style: Hatha

Membership Benefits: Events

Membership Size: 1 to 200

Yoga Meditation Lifestyle

336 Loma Vista El Segundo,
Ca 90245
phone: 310-322-0407

Contact: Patrick Bishop

Yoga Style: Transformative Yoga & Bhakti Yoga

Yoga Meditation Lifestyle is a Los Angeles based organization with various outreach programs bringing positive lifestyle changes to the community. We reach out to touch the lives of the physically and mentally challenged, students, the elderly, as well as everyone else.

Techniques of education through meditation and hatha yoga include stress relief classes centered around the ancient yoga teachings and sound meditation, introduction to the basic principles of discovering ones true identity, cultivating group participation skills through drum circle chanting, healthy lifestyle changes based on a yoga diet, and an in-depth study course on the science of Yoga. Our movement programs include Transformative Yoga, Dance and Drumming.

The Yoga Meditation world view helps everyone to see beyond the superficial boundaries of race, color, and sectarianism.

YOGAVERSITY

107 S. Signal St.
Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: (805) 640-6507

The YOGAVERSITY Alumni offers a unique opportunity to join the unfolding EQuilibrium Yoga network of inspired teachers and yoga therapists. Associate membership open to all as, and to professional YT's, studios and graduates. Founding life-memberships are also available. Events, one-to-one, retreats, courses and CD, books, clothing, props at special prices.

Yoga Style: Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Physical therapy, Somatics, Tantra, Vinyasa/Flow

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service, Tennis, Website

Membership Size: 200 to 500

YTA - Yoga Teacher's Association

c/o Heffernan
6 Benedict Ave.
White Plains, NY 10603
Phone: (914) 949-2142

Contact: Joyce Vassallo, R.N. R.Y.T., President

YTA provides continuing education through monthly workshops. Publishes a monthly newsletter for members as well as a Yoga Teacher's directory. Members receive priority registration at workshops which feature internationally known teachers. A non-profit organization dedicated to: upgrading the teaching and practice of hatha yoga, encouraging communication among teachers, and advancing yoga education.

Price: $35

Yoga Style: Ananda, Arches, Aston Patterning, Bikram, Hatha, Integrative Yoga Therapy, Intestines, Kali Ray TriYoga, Kriya

Membership Benefits: Discounts, Events, Newsletter, Referral Service