Guides

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Why yoga teacher training needs mandatory ethics modulesYoga is often presented as a practice of self-awareness, healing and connection. Those benefits depend on a relationship of trust between teacher and student.…
How to Respond When a Yoga Teacher Asks for Personal Favors or LoansA yoga teacher may become a trusted person in a student’s life. Regular classes, private sessions, emotional conversations and physical adjustments can create…
Safeguarding minors in yoga classes: policies every studio needsYoga can give children and teenagers confidence, coordination, emotional regulation and a welcoming sense of community. Those benefits depend on a learning…
Why Ethics Training Matters in Australian YogaYoga professionals work in spaces that are often intimate, physical and emotionally open. Students may arrive carrying grief, injury, anxiety or past…
How to conduct a background check on a yoga teacher or therapistA background check on a yoga teacher or therapist is one part of creating a safe, respectful practice environment. It should help a studio, retreat centre,…
Ethical Practice for Yoga Teachers Who Are Also PsychotherapistsWhen a person teaches yoga and practises psychotherapy, they bring two professions into the same relationship. Both can support healing, yet each carries…
How Supervisors Safeguard Yoga Students Across AustraliaAustralia's yoga community has grown far beyond the boutique studios of the 1980s. Today, classes operate from suburban halls in Parramatta to beachside…
Spiritual Bypassing in Yoga: Recognising Harm and Rebuilding TrustYoga is meant to be a refuge. For many Australians, the mat is a place to soften the shoulders, breathe through a long day, and reconnect with something quiet.…
Building Community Accountability in Yoga Organizations Across AustraliaWhen a student rolls out their mat in a Brisbane studio or a pop-up class in a Perth neighbourhood hall, they place quiet trust in the people guiding their…
When yoga teachers become mandatory reporters in AustraliaYoga has woven itself deeply into Australian daily life, with studios filling neighbourhoods from Bondi to Fremantle, from Fitzroy to North Adelaide. As the…