What are some of the national yoga teacher certification agencies?
A number of national and international organizations exist that offer yoga teachers the opportunity to distinguish themselves through certification. The Yoga Alliance is perhaps the best recognized organization of this kind. The stated mission of the Yoga Alliance is to promote quality instruction to yoga teachers so as to ensure that those who will be working with the public as teachers, and by extension functioning as ambassadors of yoga, are well aware of yoga’s benefits and historical significance. Other organizations include the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). This international organization is concerned with conducting research into the many-facetted benefits of yoga, while working with yoga teachers to help establish yoga as a recognized and respected form of physical, emotional, and psychological therapy. The IABYT (International Association of Black Yoga Teachers) is dedicated to increasing the presence of yoga within inner city communities. This IABYT mak
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