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Insurance & Continuing Education

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Teaching Arts

Overview

In this lesson, we provide information and resources related to teaching insurance, professional affiliation and continuing education.

Objective

Be aware of resources for insurance, professional affiliation. and self-assessing your knowledge.

What You'll Get

Provide reasons to get yoga insurance and be aware that Yoga Alliance registration is not required to obtain insurance. Name multiple insurance provider choices. Explain Yoga Alliance requirements for RYT continuing education, including definitions for the terms Contact Hours and Non-Contact Hours, and activities that qualify for each. Be aware of professional affiliation options, standards proposals and how to self-assess your teaching knowledge.

Insurance

Advisements to Get Insurance

IS IT ADVISABLE TO GET TEACHING INSURANCE?

One of the common questions that both freelance yoga teacher and new yoga studio owners will ask is, do I need insurance and if so, what kind? The answer to this question is: most definitely. Not only do you need insurance, but you need the right kind. – Jules Barber

INSURANCE PROTECTS YOU AGAINST CLAIMS REGARDING UNEXPECTED YOGA ACCIDENTS

Despite a yoga instructor’s best efforts to teach safe yoga practices, injuries do happen. Students sometimes push themselves beyond their limits, fail to communicate medical conditions, or practice postures incorrectly. With over 5,000 yoga-related emergency room visits each year and possibly even more doctor’s visits, injuries happen more often than we’re aware of. Lawsuits are expensive and yoga insurance protects you against claims regarding unexpected yoga accidents and occurrences that come along with teaching even if you’re not at fault. – beYogi

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