Enhance Your Teacher Training
Share the Load, and Focus More on Teaching What You Know & Love
The SAYF Training provides 20 hours of Applied Anatomy, Human Movement, & Asana Education, Complimenting Any Teacher Training Program.
Personal Benefits
Professional Benefits
Community Benefits
Why Become A SAYF Certified School!?
- Train well rounded, human movement informed, yoga instructors.
- Prevent or reduce yoga injury in your future yoga teachers and their students!
- Offload part of your yoga training to a flexible, affordable, online platform.
- Meet the new Yoga Alliance training standards that require 20 hours of biomechanics and final student assessments.
- Unify your instructors within a common language and education background based in critical thinking & human movement mechanics.
- Receive a free and discounted SAYF Trainings for yourself and your trainees.
- Broaden your awareness of teaching language, tradition, diversity and how to consider them all in your classes.
- Explore our training content for a variety of learning styles!
- Receive 20 CE hours for your yoga, therapeutic or movement modalities and certifications.
- Receive discounts on personal and studio liability insurance.
Receive a free* SAYF training with your School Registration. (*$1 processing fee)
"SAYF teaches human movement mechanics and generally agreed upon principles to support the yoga community in reducing the likelihood of yoga injury. "
In The SAYF Training You Will:
- Dive deeper into up to date research on yoga asana and sound human movement mechanics.
- Explore skeletal and muscle anatomy as it applies to yoga.
- Broaden your awareness of teaching language, tradition, diversity and how to consider them all in your classes.
- Align breath, bandhas, and human movement principles to all poses.
- Apply critical thinking for pose considerations and injury reduction for yourself and students.
- Learn through well researched text, videos, images, diagrams, stress-free quizzes and a final exam.
- Explore our training content for a variety of learning styles!
- Receive 20 CE hours for your yoga, therapeutic or movement modalities and certifications.
Instructors try the SAYF Training risk free!
If you are not satisfied with the program, receive a full refund within 14 days. ** Does not apply to School Registration
"The SAYF approach is a based in common sense. Seeking to bridge the gap between experience, expert opinion, tradition, and research. "
Studio Registration: $98 one-time fee (over $2000+ value)
- One Free* SAYF Certification for Teacher Trainer or other teacher/trainee you designate. ($498 value, *$1 processing fee)
- All your yoga school trainee's receive 40% off SAYF Training ($200 savings)
- Yoga School Listing on SAYF Website Directory
- Life-time use of our School Admin portal to manage teacher trainees & SAYF Studio Directory
- Liability Insurance Discounts for Instructors & Studios
- E-marketing Materials: Downloadable SAYF-Certified School images, SM templates, & Informational Posters
- SAYF Summit Registration Discounts (when available)
- SAYF provides 20 hours of Continuing Education for many organization, a substantial benefit for all of your teachers or trainees who need CE's.
- Downloadable Education Materials:
- SAYF Joint Action Ebook
- SAYF Pose Manual Ebook
- Covid Safety Studio Guidelines Ebook
Studio & School registration jumps to $198 later, so take advantage of this initial 50% discount and your included SAYF Training!
Through our online platform we are organizing a community of educational resources, experts, teachers, and studios who value Sustainable Asana Yoga.
Find a SAYF Yoga School on our Directory
Studio Owner Story
As a yoga studio owner for more than 16 years, yoga teacher and, a teacher trainer, Stephanie struggled with how to set a standard for asana teachers at her two small-town studios. Teachers would approach her with lots of experience, and powerful awareness and presence, so she would give them a class on the schedule.
Because her studios had developed a unique culture of understanding basic human movement mechanics, many of her students would approach her and ask why the new teacher was teaching something inconsistent with what they had learned.
When she approached a teacher with this feedback they were often offended that their training or experience was being questioned. This is in no way was the fault of the teacher. Yoga teachers have not, traditionally, been trained in biomechanics. This is a new standard that is being asked of us, and one that is essential to empowering a life long practice.
... What SAYF Instructors are Saying ...
“The immediately applicable guidance offered by SAYF is most useful. Knowing anatomy does little good if you cannot functionally apply it to your practice of teaching. Because this training emphasizes critical thinking about action, limitation, and alignment, it can immediately benefit any participant, regardless of their current level of anatomy knowledge.” ~ Richelle Ricard, LMT
“SAYF training provides a thorough and well-rounded explanation of the latest scientific guidance for safe and sustainable asana practice while also respecting and honoring traditional yogic techniques. The intertwining of classic and cutting edge asana information as unique and very valuable.” ~ Anonymous
“SAYF was valuable, challenging and comprehensive. It was practical for improving my understanding of anatomy and biomechanics. It helped me improve my practice and teaching skills. The combination of imagery, videos and text helped deepen my learning. SAYF provides information that you can return to time over time, to deepen your knowledge to take care of yourself and students, if you're teaching.” ~ RER