Serving the Profession Since 1999
We’re dedicated to the ongoing growth and sustainability of the Yoga profession within Australia.
Yoga Australia is the peak body for yoga teachers, yoga therapists, yoga teacher trainers, and yoga therapy trainers in Australia. We lead, set, and uphold industry standards, advocating for the principles of yoga and supporting the professional development and personal well-being of our members.
Yoga is Peak Experience: 2025 Wrap Up
We don’t need to explain consciousness to someone who’s just tasted it. We don’t need to defend yoga’s authenticity to someone who’s been transformed by it. The experience itself becomes the teaching, the proof, the communication.
Back on the Table: Private Health Insurance Benefits
Yoga Australia applauds the recommendation to reinstate yoga in private health insurance benefits. The Federal Government has accepted the recommendations of the Natural Therapies Review, announced by the former government following the exclusion of 16 natural therapies from private health insurance benefits in 2019.
Karma and Yoga Practice
Often mistaken as cosmic judiciary, karma in yoga is something far more personal. It speaks to the conditioning we create within ourselves, the emotional imprints that shape perception, behaviour, and ultimately our experience of reality. In this article, Christine du Fresne traces the threads of karma through Pātañjali yoga, haṭha practices, and tantric philosophy, revealing how the clearing of conditioning becomes central to our evolution toward freedom and truth.
Skill Beyond Thought
In the half-light of early morning, practitioners roll out their mats in the same spot they occupied yesterday, and the day before, and countless days stretching back through months and years. They move through the same sequence of postures: sūrya namaskāra A, sūrya namaskāra B, the standing poses, the seated poses. Each breath counted, each transition memorised in the body rather than the mind.
Yoga Enthusiast
$72/year
A Yoga Enthusiast is someone passionate about yoga but not currently earning an income from teaching.
Yoga Teacher
From $144/year
We welcome all Yoga Teachers at any level of experience who are keen to develop themselves and support the profession.
Yoga Therapist
$33/year (add-on)
For existing members who have taken an approved Yoga Therapist Course to work within this specialised space. This adds onto your teaching membership.
Yoga & Endometriosis
Jill Harris, Registered Senior Yoga Teacher and Yoga Therapist has partnered with Deakin University to develop this short course, based on a dedicated study into how yoga can support those living with endometriosis.
Understanding Scope of Practice
In this short course we will address the key professional responsibilities that yoga teachers must understand when working with students. We will briefly cover topics including safety protocols and injury prevention, legal protections and insurance requirements, appropriate referral practices when students need specialist care, and cultural sensitivity in teaching.
Sixteen Sounds of Consciousness
Join Rachel Nokes for a one-hour session exploring the sixteen sacred sounds known as the mātṛkā – the subtle frequencies that measure out consciousness and are linked to the sixteen phases of the moon. In yogic tradition, these sounds are visualised as the petals of the viśuddha cakra (throat centre).
Mastery of Internal Energy
Discover how to harness and circulate your internal energy for profound transformation. This short course bridges traditions by teaching the Microcosmic Orbit, a powerful Daoist technique, alongside essential preparatory methods like Vipassanā body scanning and advanced bhastrikā. You’ll learn to build, stabilise, and direct energy safely, accelerating self-realisation while cultivating vibrant health, mental clarity, and emotional balance. Each practice is designed to unlock your full energetic potential and create a foundation for enlightenment.
Thanks for all that Yoga Australia do to ensure a high quality of education for new trainings, and for being a collective voice for the industry. Keep up the great work!
Trish
What is yoga?
With its roots firmly grounded in ancient eastern teachings, Yoga is recognised as a traditional system of wisdom, principles and practices derived from the Vedic teachings of India.
Yoga takes a holistic approach to the integrated and innate wisdom of the human mind-body connection, with modern science nowadays beginning to uncover and fortify these ancient teachings and the many benefits this practice holds for your biological, psychological and sociological well-being.
Ultimately, yoga is a tool that may be used for self-discovery, stress-management, physical health & fitness, and mental & emotional wellbeing.
Yoga Australia is the peak national body for registration and representation of Yoga professionals from all traditions and styles of yoga, independent from any one lineage or training provider.
As the peak body for yoga in Australia, we actively advocate for positive change and improvement within the profession. This includes engaging with government and the health industry, lobbying for better pay and conditions for yoga teachers, promoting a broader understanding of yoga’s benefits for health and well-being, conducting industry forums, and collaborating with stakeholders both within and outside the yoga community.
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