With a proliferation of Yoga teachers on the market today, joining a reputable membership body is the easiest way you can show your potential students and employees that they’re in good hands with you. By registering as a YogaNZ teacher or therapist, you’re letting your students, employees, and the public know that you’re teaching to the highest standard in the country.
With a proliferation of Yoga teachers on the market today, joining a reputable membership body is the easiest way you can show your potential students and employees that they’re in good hands with you as a teacher. By registering as a YogaNZ Teacher, you’re letting your students, employees, and the public know that you’re teaching to the highest standard in the country.
YogaNZ hosts numerous events throughout the year, including 10 Sanghas and an annual Yoga Forum, promoting the sharing of ideas and nurturing connection and collaboration between our members. They’re a wonderful way to broaden your horizons, to contribute to your Continued Professional Development, and connect with other YogaNZ members. As a member, you may also apply to present a Sanga, allowing you to share your work and passions with your peers.
YogaNZ members are able to access the highly discounted insurance that has been negotiated by our sister-organisation, REPs.
YogaNZ members are able to access the highly discounted insurance that has been negotiated by our sister-organisation, REPs.
All YogaNZ members are assigned a Level reflecting their level of training and teaching experience. Members can upgrade this, as their training and experience change, at any time through the members’ area.
Membership levels are as follows:
For a more comprehensive breakdown of our membership level requirements, see our Membership Curriculum Guidelines.
Please note, special assistance with membership application is available for teachers who have been trained in less ‘formal’, and non-certified, ways. This will be relevant to teachers who gained their training and experience in the years before certification of teacher training became the accepted norm. Please be in touch with us if you would like this assistance.
In order to uphold standards of safety and teaching, YogaNZ requires its members to:
YogaNZ is committed to supporting its members in meeting these requirements – log in to access additional guides and resources, or contact us if you have any queries.
YogaNZ requires our members gain 10 Continuing Professional Development points (CPD) each membership year for re-registration. This is to ensure our members are actively improving their knowledge and skills as teachers, in order to build and maintain professionalism within Yoga in Aotearoa.
CPD points are gained at 1 point per hour for the following:
CPD points are gained at 1 point per 2 hours for the following:
Note:
At YogaNZ we understand that some training you have undertaken may fall outside of the above categories, yet it may well be useful and valid CPD. For training, workshops, writing of research papers, conference presentations or any other studies or activities that are outside of the above descriptions please contact us at info@yoganewzealand.org.nz to determine what CPD points you are eligible for.
We understand that sometimes meeting this 10 point requirement is tough – we do allow members to re-register with a deficit of up to 10 points, with the understanding they make a genuine commitment to gain these points over the following membership year.
To facilitate the ease, depth, and breadth of our members’ professional development, YogaNZ offers support in the following ways:
Please keep a good record of your own CPD points, so you’re able to refer to this information when it comes time for membership renewal.
Robust ethical standards and conduct are central to upholding professionalism of Yoga in New Zealand.
Our Statement of Ethics was negotiated in collaboration with the Yoga New Zealand Council and a Working Group comprised of senior Yoga teachers, and reflects the Yamas and Niyamas as outlined in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
Our Scope of Practice makes explicit the standards of ethical and professional behaviour expected of registered YogaNZ teachers, ensuring these ethics are practical and practiced. This Code applies to all members of YogaNZ.
A registered Yoga Professional may pursue any activity that falls within their Scope of Practice.
The duty of care of a Yoga Teacher is to teach the practice of Yoga, whilst ensuring the safety of a student at all times, and to refer students to a more appropriate therapist or medical practitioner when the student presents with symptoms outside the expertise of the teacher.
Some Yoga Teachers will hold additional qualifications that complement the scope of Yoga Teaching, which will permit such practitioners an extended Scope of Practice, for example being a registered psychologist, physiotherapist, doctor, naturopath etc. Such extended scope is beyond normal Yoga Teaching practice and is to be regulated by the scope and codes of the professional registering body of other such disciplines.
When you join YogaNZ, you have the option to purchase insurance if wanted. Arranged through our sister organisation REPs, this insurance option is at the highly discounted rate of $110 per year.
For more information on this, please see:
– Summary of Cover
– Insurance certificate
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