About Yoga Australia

Purpose:

To maintain the integrity and tradition of yoga by upholding the standards for the benefit of the whole community.

Vision

Ensure everyone can access, experience and enjoy the diverse benefits of yoga as a lifestyle and practice.

Mission

To ensure the integrity, tradition, and longevity of yoga is maintained, by developing, implementing and supporting professional standards & practice.

A brief history

Yoga Australia is a voluntary, not-for-profit association, incorporated in 1999 (originally known as the Yoga Teachers Association), by a group of independent yoga teachers who recognised the need to bring yoga teachers together from all different traditions, styles and backgrounds, to provide mutual support and professional recognition of yoga in Australia. This was a step towards the development of the independent self-regulation of the profession of yoga teaching in Australia.

Since it was first incorporated, the Association continues with this primary objective and mission, and has now grown to become recognised as the “industry peak-body” of yoga in Australia. It has also gained a reputation internationally for ‘best practice’ and it’s registered teachers enjoy international as well as national recognition. Yoga Australia provides a variety of benefits to members, including: professional support networks; access to continuing professional development; professional publications; personal webpage; registration for the purposes of health insurance, referrals and public searches for teachers; and assistance with the promotion of each member and yoga in general.

Yoga Australia is also recognised as the peak advocacy organisation for yoga teachers in Australia. Its mission is to promote the values and benefits of yoga, and to support teaching yoga as a profession. Members of the Association’s Executive Committee are available to provide information or resources to the media, medical and health professionals, educational organisations and the general public.