Strengthened Application and Review Process

Last Updated: February 27, 2020

Beginning February 27, 2020, all new applicants for any Registered Yoga School (RYS) credential will apply under a strengthened application and review process, providing greater shared accountability to meet or exceed Yoga Alliance's standards.

The enhanced application allows for a deeper understanding of an applicant’s yoga teacher training program, including schedule, curriculum, assessment methods, and training manual(s) and other materials. A key addition to the application is the requirement for all new RYS programs to have their own policies, such as a Code of Conduct, Grievance Policy (including anti-harassment language), an Anti-Retaliation Policy, and a Refund Policy.

In addition, we have adopted several new processes that are considered best practice and common for credentialing organizations, including:

An academic-style peer review panel that will help ensure a fair, consistent, and thorough review process; and
A re-credentialing process that an RYS 200 will enter into once it operates under the new RYS 200 standards.

When current RYS 200 programs choose to up-level, they will have to abide by this new enhanced application process, too.

To support new or renewing members through the enhanced RYS application process, Yoga Alliance has put together a Guidebook to RYS Application. This guidebook includes helpful application resources.

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