Yoga Alliance Online Teaching Exemption Survey

Research Purpose

Gather feedback from member schools, studios, teacher trainers, and trainees on how to best evolve online teaching standards.

Methodology and Objectives

Style:

Key Findings

Schools have largely pivoted to online yoga teacher trainings during the pandemic, and they see both synchronous and asynchronous online trainings playing a role in YTTs going forward.

Hands-on or immersive content such as asana, teaching methodology, pranayama, and meditation are considered better suited to synchronous (live online) trainings.

Distributed through email 4/15/21 - 9/10/21

Survey field dates:

Total responses collected: 581

There is latitude to move more content to pre-recorded trainings – especially history, philosophy, professional development, anatomy and physiology, and ethics –which are viewed as equally effective whether taught live online or pre-recorded.

Survey Questions Related to Distance Learning

Of the 150 hours required of a Lead Trainer, what percentage of their involvement in Online Yoga Teacher

Training do you think should be Live Online vs. Pre-recorded?

Findings:

Owners/Managers (254 respondents):

71% should be Live Online

29% should be Pre-recorded

Trainers/Lead Trainers (54 respondents):

61% should be Live Online

39% should be Pre-recorded

Trainees (273 respondents):

76% should be Live Online

24% should be pre-recorded

Topline Findings Report from a Survey ofYoga Schools, Trainers, and Trainees

Survey conducted by: Edge Research and Yoga

Alliance | Reported: September, 2021

Thinking about online teacher trainings, and taking into consideration all aspects of the experience (engagement, interactivity, peer discussion, accountability, comprehension, convenience, selfpaced), what content or competencies are better suited to live online instruction vs. pre-recorded instruction?

LiveOnlineBetterThanPre-Recorded

LiveOnlineandPre-RecordedEquallySuited

PracticeTeaching

Asana

TeachingMethodology

Pranayama&SubtleBody

Meditation

Biomechanics

Ethics

AnatomyandPhysiology

ProfessionalDevelopment

Philosophy

History