About SYTA

Satyananda Yoga Teachers' Association Inc. (SYTA) was established in 1996 under the guidance of Paramahamsa Niranjanananda by yoga teachers trained in the Satyananda tradition.

Mission Statement

Satyananda Yoga Teachers' Association (SYTA) is a professional association of yoga teachers which supports its members to teach yoga in the Satyananda tradition, maintaining high professional and ethical standards.

 SYTA aims to:

• support its members to teach and exemplify the teachings of Paramahamsa Satyananda and Paramahamsa Niranjanananda throughout the Australian community
   

• promote the ethical and professional behaviour of yoga teachers
   

• uphold the standards of the SYTA Code of Ethics and Code of Practice
   

• provide professional development opportunities to improve the quality of yoga teaching
   

• provide networking opportunities to promote rapport, support and professional inspiration for teachers in the Satyananda tradition
   

• provide professional development opportunities to improve the quality of yoga teaching
   

• promote yoga teaching activities
   

• raise the status and profile of yoga teachers in the community
   

• assist members with yoga teacher accreditation
   

• provide access to appropriate professional and public liability insurance.

Association formation and structure

SYTA was incorporated on 20^th September 1996 as a non-profit, limited liability association registered with the NSW Department of Fair Trading.  There are currently more than 200 full and associate members, drawn from all states of Australia, who are yoga teachers in the Satyananda tradition and associated supporters of SYTA.

At the Annual General Meeting of SYTA, the Management Committee of members and an Ethics Committee are elected.  The Management Committee meets regularly to coordinate events, handle membership matters and discuss relevant issues.The Ethics Committee oversees the implementation, maintenance and promotion of the Code of Ethics and the Grievance Procedure.  This is designed to ensure that SYTA and its members operate in a professional and ethical manner. 

There are also two other subcommittees (appointed by the management committee) that support the work of SYTA.  The first of these is the Membership Committee which receives applications for membership and assists members and potential members to meet the membership criteria.    The second is the Professional Development committee that encourages and coordinates quality professional development opportunities for SYTA members.
 

Satyananda Yoga Accreditation and use of Trademark
 

As part of the Agreement signed between SYTA and Satyananda Yoga Academy (SYA) in Sept. 2007, full SYTA members who join from 1 Jan 2008, not accredited with SYA, will be eligible for provisional level 1 accreditation on application to SYA, if received by SYA within 12 months of being accepted as a member of SYTA.  We would encourage all members to become accredited Satyananda Yoga teachers.

SYTA members with provisional level 1 accreditation will be eligible for level 2 accreditation on completion of Yogic Studies 3 and Yogic Studies 4, provided that studies are commenced within 2 years and completed within 5 years.

Existing and new full members of SYTA not wishing to accredit with SYA will have permission to use the SATYANANDA YOGA name only as part of a statement of their SYTA membership, eg “Member of Satyananda Yoga Teachers’ Association”, in a non prominent context (example): 

YOGA

James Bradley (AnandaPriya)

Member of Satyananda Yoga Teachers’ Association 

Somewhere on the document or page in small type needs to appear

“Satyananda YOGA^® is a registered trademark of IYFM used under license.”

Current Management Committee members are:
 

Position	Name
President	Sivagyana
Vice-President	Anandajyoti
Secretary	Sivaroopa                   email
Treasurer	Kriyadhara
Committee Members	Advaitananda
	Atmakripa
	Gyanprayag
	Karunamitra
	Siddhi
	SriRam

Newsletter Contact

SYTA Newsletter Co-editors - Atmasakshi and Priyaroopa

For newsletter articles, contact Priyaroopa: email

In addition to the management committee, SYTA has established the following four sub-committees to oversee specific activities.

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Satyananda Yoga Teachers' Association Inc.
P.O. Box 252
Enmore NSW 2042
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