Just when we thought we had enough to worry about wrapping up our 300-hour yoga teacher training, Yoga Alliance decided to shake things up. And if you're confused about the updates, don't worry, because apparently so are we.
But before we even attempt to make sense of any of that, we spend an absurd amount of time discussing punk rock lullabies, Imogen Heap, Google Forms, email lists, the same conversations we've been having for a decade, air fryers, cock rings, silverware, and microplastics. How any of these things are related is beyond us, but welcome to the podcast.
Eventually, we attempt to unpack Yoga Alliance's transition from a registry to a credentialing system, what the new and old designations mean, and how these changes impact RYT 200s, RYT 500s, E-RYTs, and registered yoga schools. But the bigger question is: Does any of this actually matter?
Naturally, what starts as an attempt to clarify the updates turns into a much bigger conversation about Yoga Alliance itself. From the slow-burning fire under the organization over the years to #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, the CEO's salary, and the question of how Yoga Alliance became such an authority in an industry it doesn't actually regulate.
Who gave this organization so much clout? What are we really paying for? And if we didn't run a yoga school, would we even bother renewing our memberships?
There are tangents, strong opinions, plenty of questions, and a healthy dose of confusion. We're not even sure this episode makes sense, but then again, does any of it?
Whether you're a new teacher, a seasoned E-RYT, a yoga school owner, or someone who's been blindly paying their annual dues for years, we're breaking down what we know, questioning what we don't, and talking about what you can actually do moving forward.
Because if we're going to keep paying into a system, shouldn't we at least understand what we're paying for?
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