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These are the yoga organizations, research sources, schools and tools we trust and link to most. Use them to check a teacher’s credentials, read the science, find a lineage school or get support. Our own free tools are at the bottom.
Yoga Organizations and Credentials
- Yoga Alliance: the largest registry of yoga teachers (RYT) and schools (RYS); check a teacher’s or training’s registration
- Yoga Alliance Directory: search registered teachers and schools worldwide
- USA Yoga: the national federation for yoga asana competitions in the United States
- International Yoga Sports Federation: organizer of the World Yogasana Championship
- International Day of Yoga (United Nations): celebrated every June 21
- Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India: India’s ministry for yoga and traditional systems of health
Health and Research
- NCCIH: Yoga, What You Need to Know: the US National Institutes of Health summary of yoga research and safety
- Mayo Clinic: Yoga: benefits and precautions from Mayo Clinic
- Sleep Foundation: evidence based sleep guidance, including daylight saving time tips
- 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: free, confidential support in the US by call or text to 988
Lineages and Schools
- Sharath Yoga Centre (Mysore): the home of Ashtanga yoga, led by R. Sharath Jois’s family
- Iyengar Yoga National Association of the US: find certified Iyengar teachers
- 3HO: the Kundalini yoga organization founded in 1969
- Paul Grilley: teacher and pioneer of Yin yoga
- Ivy Standard Yoga Institute: Utah based classical yoga trainings, including 26 and 2 and Integrated Hatha, led by 2010 International Yoga Champion Brandy Lyn
Magazines, Classes and Apps
- Yoga Journal: long running yoga magazine with pose guides and news
- Yoga International: articles and online classes from many traditions
- Insight Timer: free meditation and yoga nidra app
- BookRetreats: search yoga retreats and trainings worldwide
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Free U of Yoga Tools
- Yoga Studio Finder: find yoga studios near you with ratings and directions.
- Teacher Training and Retreat Finder: find 200, 300 and 500 hour trainings and retreats.
- Free Yoga Videos: our favorite free classes, sorted by goal.
- Pose Library and Yoga Glossary: every pose and Sanskrit term explained.
- Yoga Gear Guide: the essentials we recommend.
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