Trusted EYEP Policy

Exchange Yoga Experience Program

By following the trusted EYEP Policy, you demonstrate your commitment as a high-value education provider.

1. Program Vision

The Exchange Yoga Experience Program (EYEP) is a flagship World Yoga Alliance initiative designed to provide continued learning, global exposure, and professional growth opportunities to newly certified yoga teachers.

EYEP reflects WYA’s commitment to care, human support, and long-term career outcomes, ensuring that a yoga teacher’s journey does not end with certification, but continues through guided experience, mentorship, and exchange.

One certification.
Three years of global learning access.
A lifetime professional license.

2. Program Objectives

EYEP aims to:

• Bridge the gap between certification and real-world teaching confidence
• Provide exposure to diverse teaching styles, cultures, and lineages
• Strengthen professional competence through repetition and observation
• Build a global, connected WYA teaching community
• Create long-term loyalty and ethical professionalism within WYA

3. Eligibility Criteria (Participants)

To participate in EYEP, applicants must:

• Hold an active WYA Certified Yoga Teacher (CYT) license
• Apply within three (3) years of initial certification
• Maintain an active WYA profile in good ethical standing
• Commit to community contribution and work exchange, including:
  • Supporting the host school’s visibility through respectful promotion on personal social media channels
  • Offering a minimum of two (2) hours per day of Karma Yoga / work exchange, such as assisting classes, supporting programs, or community service activities, as assigned by the host school
• Agree to all EYEP terms, code of conduct, and evaluation requirements

4. EYEP Learning Access Scope

4.1 What EYEP Includes (Free of Cost)

WYA-approved EYEP participants are eligible for tuition-free access to:

• Same-level yoga teacher training programs
  (e.g., CYT-200 may access 200H modules)
• Module-based learning (asana labs, pranayama, philosophy, teaching methodology)
• Teaching observation sessions
• Assistant teaching opportunities (non-lead)

Tuition-free refers strictly to educational access. No certification upgrade is included.

4.2 What EYEP Does Not Include

EYEP does not include:

• Other levels of certification or training programs
  (50H / 100H / 300H / 500H or equivalent)
• Accommodation, travel, food, visas, or personal expenses
• Commercial retreats or teacher-led paid programs

5. Duration & Limits

• EYEP access is valid for three (3) years from the CYT certification date
• Participants may join an approved program for a minimum of 5–7 days, up to the full course duration, subject to host school approval
• Participants may attend multiple locations, subject to WYA and host school approval
• One exchange per host location is permitted
• All participation is subject to seat availability

6. Host School Standards

6.1 EYEP Host School Eligibility (WYA Exchange Host Schools)

To host EYEP participants, schools must:

• Hold an active WYA Certified or Registered Yoga School license (CYS / RYS credential)
• Maintain good standing and compliance with WYA education standards
• Agree to all EYEP hosting responsibilities, ethical guidelines, and reporting requirements

6.2 Seat Allocation

• Each host school may offer 1–5 EYEP seats per training program
• EYEP participants must not exceed the approved seat limit
• EYEP students must not replace paid student seats

6.3 Role of EYEP Participants

EYEP participants:

• Attend as learners, observers, or assistants
• Must not lead classes independently unless authorized
• Must respect host school policies and teaching hierarchy

7. Application & Approval Process

• All EYEP applications must be submitted through the WYA Training Directory System
• Applications may be reviewed by:
  • World Yoga Alliance (WYA)
  • The selected WYA Exchange Host School
• Host schools may recommend approval or rejection based on capacity, suitability, and alignment
• Final approval authority rests with WYA

WYA reserves the right to approve, defer, or decline applications based on quality, capacity, ethical standing, or compliance.

8. Code of Conduct (Summary)

EYEP participants must:

• Demonstrate professionalism, humility, and respect
• Follow ethical teaching and learning boundaries
• Respect cultural, spiritual, and institutional differences
• Maintain confidentiality and non-disruptive conduct
• Refrain from solicitation, self-promotion, or student recruitment

A detailed EYEP Code of Conduct shall be issued separately and is mandatory.

9. Feedback, Evaluation & Reporting

To ensure quality and accountability:

• EYEP participants must submit a post-exchange feedback report
• Host schools may provide performance feedback
• WYA may conduct periodic evaluations

Failure to comply may result in suspension of EYEP privileges.

10. Lifetime RTY License Policy

• All WYA CYT holders participating in EYEP are eligible for a lifetime Registered Yoga Teacher (RTY) license
• No annual RTY renewal fee is required

Conditions:

• Continued ethical compliance
• Completion of minimum Continuing Education (CE) requirements as defined by WYA
• Active profile status

WYA reserves the right to revoke or suspend licenses in cases of serious misconduct.

11. Quality Assurance & Risk Control

To protect program integrity:

• Limited seat allocation per host school
• Centralized application and approval
• Mandatory code of conduct
• Structured feedback and evaluation
• Right of refusal for misuse or non-compliance

12. Program Governance

• EYEP is governed and monitored by World Yoga Alliance (WYA)
• Policies may be updated periodically to reflect global standards and community needs
• All decisions by WYA regarding EYEP are final

Statement of Intent

EYEP represents WYA’s commitment to redefining yoga education globally—from short-term certification to lifelong professional development.
WYA stands for care, ethics, community, and career sustainability.

World Yoga Alliance (WYA)
www.wyayoga.org