Yoga Professional Introduction

The Scheme for Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals has been developed by the Quality Council of India at the behest and with the support of the Ministry of AYUSH. It envisages certification by independent third party personnel certification bodies duly accredited as per international standard ISO 17024 by NABCB.
Certification Process:
- Individual persons are certified as Yoga professionals for teaching Yoga either as a self- employed or as an employee of a Yoga teaching/training institution.
Evaluation Criteria for Level 1- Yoga Instructor
Sl. No. | Subject Name | Weightage ({87549a3822eed2b7e168d7f6ddd9758d9b8ef0dd4bcb5ac854d385ae53de130a}) |
1 | Introduction to Yoga and Yogic Practices | 15 |
2 | Introduction to Human Body and Psyche | 15 |
3 | Yogic Sukshma Vyayama, Suryanamaskar and Knowledge about Shat Kriya | 10 |
4 | Asana | 25 |
5 | Pranayama and Meditation | 15 |
6 | Instructing the students, Instructing skills | 20 |
100 |
Evaluation Criteria for Level 2- Yoga Teacher
Sl. No. | Subject Name | Weightage ({87549a3822eed2b7e168d7f6ddd9758d9b8ef0dd4bcb5ac854d385ae53de130a}) |
1 | Principles and Fundamentals of Yoga | 20 |
2 | Introduction to Yoga Texts | 10 |
3 | Application of Yoga-Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology & Diet | 10 |
4 | Communication | 10 |
5 | Yogic Sukshma Vyayama and Shat Kriya | 10 |
6 | Surya Namaskar and Yoga-asana | 20 |
7 | Pranayama and Meditation | 10 |
8 | Teaching- practice, techniques & delivery | 10 |
100 |
- The Evaluation Method shall be a combination of Written Examination, Oral Interview and Demonstration.
- The certification shall be for a period of 3 years from the date of decision to grant the certification.
Important Documents
Competence_Standard_Level_1_Yoga_Instructor_syllabus
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 1 Introduction
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 2 Governing Structure
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 3A Competence Criteria_Instructor
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 3B Competence Criteria_Teacher
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 4A Certification Process_Instructor
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 4B Certification Process_Teacher
Yoga Professional Scheme Section 5 Certification Body Requirements