Hridaya Meditation and Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course - Credentials
The Hridaya Meditation and Hatha Yoga Teacher Training Course is a member organization of two of the top Yoga registries in the world.
Hridaya is, first of all, registered with US-based Yoga Alliance, an organization with origins dating to 1982, officially created out of a merger of two groups in 1999. From its inception, Yoga Alliance sought to establish minimum standards for Yoga teachers worldwide and to embrace diversity, professionalism, and ethics in Yoga. The group holds very high standards among members, who must meet the following standards for their 500-hour level teacher training programs:
Subject
|
Total hours / Contact hours
|
| Techniques / practice |
150 / 100 |
| Teaching methodology |
30 / 20 |
| Anatomy and physiology |
35 / 20 |
| Yoga philosophy, lifestyle, and ethics |
60 / 45 |
| Practicum |
40 / 20 |
| Remaining hours, distributed according to school’s chosen emphasis |
185 |
| Contact hours, to be distributed among the five subject categories |
245 |
| Total hours |
500 / 450 |
Hridaya’s program well exceeds all of these levels.
Our YA registration, which began in February 2011, applies for all graduates of the program. This course meets all upgrade requirements that were introduced in 2008.
Additionally, Hridaya is registered (activation pending) with South America-based International Yoga Federation, a nonprofit founded in 1987, whose members come from nearly every nation. IYF emphasizes the cultural traditions of Yoga, scholarship, and networking, aiming to lead the global Yoga community and provide resources to its members.
Upon completion of the course, all Hridaya Meditation and Hatha Yoga TTC graduates are further entitled to individually join the Yoga Alliance and International Yoga Federation registries following 100 hours of teaching.
