The Agama Yoga Teacher Training Course is a member organization of two of the top Yoga registries in the world.
Agama is, first of all, registered with US-based Yoga Alliance, an organization with origins dating to 1982, officially created out of a merger of two groups in 1999. From its inception, Yoga Alliance sought to establish minimum standards for Yoga teachers worldwide and to embrace diversity, professionalism, and ethics in Yoga. The group holds very high standards among members, who must meet the following standards for their 500-hour level teacher training programs:
|
Subject |
Total hours / contact hours |
|
Techniques / practice |
150 / 100 |
|
Teaching methodology |
30 / 20 |
|
Anatomy and physiology |
35 / 20 |
|
Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, & ethics |
60 / 45 |
|
Practicum |
40 / 20 |
|
Remaining hours, distributed according to school’s chosen emphasis |
185 |
|
Contact hours, to be distributed among the five subject categories |
245 |
|
Total hours |
500 / 450 |
Agama’s program exceeds all of these levels.
Our YA registration, which began in January 2008, applied retroactively to all graduates of the program from 2005 onward. We have met all upgrade requirements that were introduced in 2008.
Additionally, Agama is registered with South America-based International Yoga Federation, a nonprofit founded in 1987, whose members come from almost every nation. IYF emphasizes the cultural traditions of Yoga, scholarship, and networking, aiming to lead the global Yoga community and provide resources to its members. Agama founder and director Swami Vivekananda has spoken at the IYF annual conference.
Upon completion of the course, all Agama Yoga TTC graduates are further entitled to individually join the Yoga Alliance and IYF registries following 100 hours of teaching.