Yogaspirit® Student Code of Conduct Yogaspirit® 200-Hour Teacher Certification Program 2026–2027 The Yogaspirit® Student Code of Conduct is established within the Yogaspirit® Student Handbook and applies to students participating in the Yogaspirit® 200-Hour Teacher Certification Program. The following standards govern student conduct across in-person and online learning, Faculty Integration, Residency, Practicum, student communications, program-sponsored activities, and other settings in which a student participates as a member of the Yogaspirit® community. Student Code of Conduct, Professional Standards & Academic Integrity Participation in Yogaspirit® teacher education includes learning how to participate responsibly within a professional and educational community. Students are expected to conduct themselves in ways that support their own learning, the learning and well-being of others, and the integrity of the Yogaspirit® educational environment. These standards apply to in-person and online learning, Faculty Integration, Residency, Practicum, student communications, program-sponsored activities, and other settings in which a student is participating as a member of the Yogaspirit® community. Respectful Participation Students are expected to contribute to a learning environment grounded in dignity, respect, safety, and professional conduct. Students are expected to: ● Treat fellow students, faculty, staff, guests, and community members with dignity and respect. ● Communicate in ways that support constructive dialogue and learning. ● Respect differences in bodies, abilities, backgrounds, identities, cultures, beliefs, perspectives, and life experiences. ● Maintain appropriate personal and professional boundaries. ● Respect another person's right to decline touch, physical assistance, participation, or disclosure. ● Follow faculty guidance related to safety and educational activities. ● Refrain from behavior that substantially disrupts the learning environment. ● Bring concerns or conflicts forward through appropriate channels. Source: Yogaspirit® Student Handbook 2026–2027, Version 1.1 1 Harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, coercion, intimidation, threatening or abusive conduct, retaliation, and other behavior that compromises the dignity, safety, or meaningful participation of another person are inconsistent with Yogaspirit® standards and may result in corrective or disciplinary action. Respectful participation does not require students to agree with one another. Questions, thoughtful disagreement, and different perspectives are part of meaningful education. Students are expected to engage differences with respect, curiosity, appropriate boundaries, and consideration for the dignity of others. Privacy Within the Learning Community Teacher education sometimes includes personal reflection, discussion, peer observation, and shared experiences. Students should treat personal information shared by fellow students with care and discretion. Personal stories, health information, reflections, photographs, recordings, or other identifying information shared within the educational setting should not be distributed outside the learning community without permission. This includes posting or sharing another student's personal information, image, experience, or educational participation through social media, group messaging, or other digital platforms without appropriate permission. A teacher-training classroom is an educational environment, not a confidential therapeutic relationship. Students should exercise their own judgment regarding what personal information they choose to share. Touch, Consent & Personal Boundaries Because yoga education may involve demonstration, partner work, observation, and physical assists, respect for consent and personal boundaries is essential. Students have the right to decline physical touch, an assist, partner interaction, or participation in a particular physical activity. A person's decision to decline should be respected without pressure, ridicule, repeated persuasion, retaliation, or exclusion. When learning or practicing physical assists, students are expected to follow faculty instruction, obtain appropriate consent, respect a person's response, and use only techniques within the scope of the educational activity. Consent to one interaction does not imply consent to future interactions. Students are expected to remain attentive to verbal and nonverbal communication and to maintain appropriate physical, interpersonal, and professional boundaries throughout the program. Source: Yogaspirit® Student Handbook 2026–2027, Version 1.1 2 Professional Conduct During Practicum During Practicum and supervised teaching, students are expected to begin applying the professional standards they will carry into their work as yoga teachers, including preparation, punctuality, appropriate communication, respect for boundaries, safe teaching, appropriate scope of practice, receptivity to feedback, and responsible use of faculty guidance. Students should represent their education, experience, certification status, professional qualifications, and scope of practice accurately. Students may not represent themselves as having earned the Yogaspirit® teaching credential until all certification requirements have been completed and the credential has been formally awarded. Students should not make claims of professional qualification, therapeutic authority, or certification that they have not earned. When teaching within Practicum or another supervised educational setting, students should accurately represent themselves as yoga teachers in training when that distinction is relevant. Academic Integrity Students are expected to submit work and maintain records that accurately represent their own learning, participation, and completion of program requirements. Students are expected to: ● Complete assessments according to the instructions provided. ● Submit their own written and reflective work. ● Appropriately identify outside sources when used. ● Not submit another person's work as their own. ● Not share answers to assessments intended to evaluate individual understanding. ● Accurately represent completion of personal practice, Independent Study, Faculty Integration, Residency, Practicum, teaching, and other required learning experiences. ● Refrain from falsifying attendance, assignments, assessments, practice records, teaching experience, or other information related to program completion or certification. Academic dishonesty, plagiarism, cheating, falsification, or intentional misrepresentation of required learning may result in corrective or disciplinary action. Use of Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence and other digital tools may be used to support learning, brainstorming, organization, editing, research, and professional development when their use is consistent with the purpose of an assignment. Students remain responsible for understanding and being able to explain work submitted in their name. AI should not be used to complete an assessment, reflection, examination, or other learning activity when doing so would substitute generated content for the student's own thinking, experience, or Source: Yogaspirit® Student Handbook 2026–2027, Version 1.1 3 demonstrated competency. Faculty may establish additional AI-use instructions for particular assignments or assessments. Recording & Educational Materials Students may not record Faculty Integration, Residency, Practicum, individual feedback, or other live educational experiences without permission. This includes audio recording, video recording, photography, screenshots, screen recording, or other forms of digital capture when permission has not been provided. Recordings made or provided by Yogaspirit® are intended for authorized educational use and should not be copied, downloaded for unauthorized distribution, reproduced, posted publicly, sold, shared outside the authorized learning environment, or made accessible to individuals who are not enrolled or otherwise authorized to receive them. Yogaspirit®-developed videos, handouts, guides, assessments, presentations, curriculum materials, methodologies, graphics, and other educational resources remain subject to applicable intellectual-property and use restrictions. Students are encouraged to integrate what they learn into the development of their own professional teaching. These restrictions are not intended to prevent students from applying knowledge, skills, teaching principles, or practices learned through the program. They are intended to protect against unauthorized reproduction, distribution, representation, or commercial use of Yogaspirit® educational materials and intellectual property. When Conduct Concerns Arise Most concerns can be addressed through conversation, clarification, feedback, and an opportunity for correction. Yogaspirit® may clarify expectations, provide guidance, establish a corrective or educational plan, or take another action appropriate to the circumstances. The response to a conduct concern will depend upon the nature and severity of the conduct, its impact on others or the learning environment, whether similar concerns have occurred previously, and whether prior guidance or corrective action has been effective. More serious or repeated concerns may result in a formal warning, conditions on continued participation, temporary removal from a learning activity, or review of continued enrollment. Students are expected to participate in conduct-related conversations and corrective processes in good faith. A willingness to receive feedback, take responsibility when appropriate, and make reasonable efforts toward correction or repair may be considered when determining an appropriate response. Immediate Safety Concerns & Dismissal Yogaspirit® may immediately remove a student from a class, Faculty Integration session, Residency, Practicum, online learning environment, or other program activity when conduct presents a Source: Yogaspirit® Student Handbook 2026–2027, Version 1.1 4 reasonable concern for physical or emotional safety, substantially interferes with the learning environment, or requires immediate intervention while a concern is reviewed. Temporary removal from an activity does not automatically mean dismissal from the program. Dismissal is reserved for serious circumstances. Grounds may include serious misconduct; repeated significant violations after prior intervention; academic dishonesty or falsification; unsafe teaching or behavior; harassment, discrimination, sexual misconduct, coercion, threatening or abusive conduct, or retaliation; serious boundary violations; substantial misuse of Yogaspirit® educational materials or intellectual property; or refusal to comply with essential program requirements or reasonable corrective conditions. Whenever circumstances reasonably permit, the student will be informed of the concern and given an opportunity to respond before a final dismissal decision is made. Dismissal decisions are made by the Program Director, with consultation from the Cohort Leader or other faculty when appropriate. When the Program Director is directly involved in the underlying concern, another appropriate institutional leader or qualified reviewer may be designated in accordance with the Concerns, Grievances & Appeals policy. A student who is dismissed may request review of the decision through the Concerns, Grievances & Appeals process described in this Handbook. Reporting Concerns & Appeals Students may raise concerns regarding conduct, safety, discrimination, harassment, boundaries, academic decisions, or other aspects of program participation through the Concerns, Grievances & Appeals process established in the Yogaspirit® Student Handbook. Students may contact the Program Director directly and are not required to first address a concern with the person involved. Yogaspirit® prohibits retaliation against students who raise concerns or participate in these processes in good faith.