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

KNOWLEDGE
Sl. No. Subject Name Weightage ({87549a3822eed2b7e168d7f6ddd9758d9b8ef0dd4bcb5ac854d385ae53de130a})
1 Introduction to Yoga and Yogic Practices 15
2 Introduction to Human Body and Psyche 15
SKILL
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
TOTAL
 100

Evaluation Criteria for Level 2- Yoga Teacher

KNOWLEDGE
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
SKILL
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
TOTAL
 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