Memberships • American Yoga Council

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Free

For casual yoga teachers

$0

forever

Teacher Profile • Directory Listing • Mentor Connection

Join as Free member

Premium

For yoga teachers establishing a yoga career

$108

/yr

All Free Features • Credential Verification • Certified Expertise • Event Promotion • Business Coaching • Member Benefits • Revenue Share

Join as Premium member

Professional

For yoga teachers and schools offering accredited programs

$216

/yr

All Free & Premium Features • School Profile • Program Accreditation • Program Promotion • Free Support • More Revenue Share

Join as Pro member

Practitioner

For students of yoga

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Free Membership

For yoga practitioners and new teachers

Teacher Profile: Share your influences, bio, and web links

Directory Inclusion: Be seen on the AYC map and findable in searches

Mentor Connection: Follow your mentors and find trainings in your lineage

Features

Teacher Profile: Share your influences, bio, and web links

Directory Inclusion: Be seen on the AYC map and findable in searches

Mentor Connection: Follow your mentors and find trainings in your lineage

Optional Add-on Costs

None, it's really free

Premium Membership

For teachers establishing a yoga career

All Free features

Certified Expertise: Have your yoga history and specialties reviewed and receive an AYC-verified level

Event Promotion: Promote your workshops, retreats, and online courses on the directory

Business Coaching: Attend monthly clinics with yoga business leaders

Member Benefits: Exclusive discounts, free education, and group insurance rates

Revenue Share: Accept mentees and earn recurring income from AYC's membership pool

Features

All Free features

Certified Expertise: Have your yoga history and specialties reviewed and receive an AYC-verified level

Event Promotion: Promote your workshops, retreats, and online courses on the directory

Business Coaching: Attend monthly clinics with yoga business leaders

Member Benefits: Exclusive discounts, free education, and group insurance rates

Revenue Share: Accept mentees and earn recurring income from AYC's membership pool

Optional Add-on Costs

Additional "Legacy" Credential Verification: $54 each (one-time fee), for programs completed before AYC's standards existed (May 2025)

New Credential Verification: $54 to $250 each (one-time fee determined by each school)

CE Verification: $10 to $250 each (one-time fee determined by each school)

Annual Membership Dues: $108 yearly. Dues stay the same no matter how many certifications you display.

3 legacy credential verifications free ($162 value) if submitted within 30 days of joining

Professional Membership

For CE providers and yoga schools

All Free and Premium features

School Profile: Share your lineage, events, faculty, and web links

Program Accreditation: Receive school accreditation and create training programs and CEs

Program Promotion: Feature your school, events, training programs, and CEs on our directory

Free Support: Free 1-on-1 onboarding and ongoing tech support over Zoom

More Revenue Share: 40% of graduates' one-time certification verification fees PLUS recurring revenue share from AYC's membership pool

Features

All Free and Premium features

School Profile: Share your lineage, events, faculty, and web links

Program Accreditation: Receive school accreditation and create training programs and CEs

Program Promotion: Feature your school, events, training programs, and CEs on our directory

Free Support: Free 1-on-1 onboarding and ongoing tech support over Zoom

More Revenue Share: 40% of graduates' one-time certification verification fees PLUS recurring revenue share from AYC's membership pool

Optional Add-on Costs

All Premium Verification Options

Program Accreditation: $108 each (one-time fee)

CE Accreditation: $54 each (one-time fee)

Annual Membership Dues: $216 yearly. Dues stay the same no matter how many certifications you offer.

1 program accreditation free ($108 value) if submitted within 30 days of joining

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