BeYogi
recommends a sustainable approach to yoga with SAYF!
Sustainable Asana Yoga Foundation (SAYF) is an online educational program and community that will deepen your knowledge of the body as it applies to yoga. Our 20 hour online training* and SAYF certification specializes in anatomy, human movement mechanics, and how to reduce the risk of yoga injury. Why? So students can sustain a practice long enough to benefit from the psychological and personal/spiritual benefits of yoga.
Our program will help you to:
- Gain a practical and yoga focused understanding of human movement.
- Create inclusive classes with options and accommodations for different bodies and different levels of fitness.
- Understand and respect the risks associated with some asana.
- Understand when and if your body is ready for more advanced asana.
SAYF is a 20 Hour program that can be eligible for continuing education (CE hrs) for a variety of organizations including YA and ACE.
Human Movement
SAYF Guidelines
Respecting the Risks
Join the SAYF Movement
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Not sure if the SAYF Certification and Training is for you? Try our program risk free for 14 days!
OK OK OK. You've already invested in teacher training, and
you are an experienced practitioner and teacher. SO WHY would you want to take the SAYF training!?
Not all classes or trainings include human movement mechanics applied to asana.
In other words, this could either be amazing and new information for you, or it could really supplement the movement education you already have! The loss of students to acute and chronic injury is a hidden problem for many studios. Many teacher training programs do not cover biomechanics or applied anatomy. How often have you heard "I'm not flexible enough", "yoga is too slow, or too fast", "I was doing yoga until I hurt my back, or knee...."? How often have you had a new student in class that just never came back and you don't know why?! We believe EVERY teacher will benefit from SAYF Training, so that every student has the opportunity to sustain their practice long enough to find the deepest benefits of yoga. And, so when a doctor tells their patient "try yoga, its good for you", it really is the case.
As a studio owner, I've consistently struggled to find new teachers that are well trained in biomechanics applied to asana. Many teachers come with a depth of knowledge in yoga, years of experience, and are great teachers by many other standards. However, my student population has come to really value teaching that honors every body by providing accessible options that emphasize varying intensity, load, and ROM. SAYF allows our studio community to have consistently reliable guidance, while still offering a diversity of teaching styles.
~ Stephanie Adams: ERYT 500, Yoga Teacher Trainer
SAYF Co-Founder & Community Liaison
Our Training is a in-depth collection of expertise on Sustainable Asana
I started my career in bodywork and movement therapy through yoga and endurance athletics. I count myself lucky that I grew within a yoga practice that was informed by these principles. Not only did it inspire me professionally, but I attribute my lack of injury to my informed personal movement practice. I use these SAYF guidelines in my day to day life, as well as, my yoga & fitness classes, personal training sessions, and as educational tools for my bodywork clients who are often recovering from chronic pain or injury.
~ Erin Solveig: Rolfer, Personal Trainer, Yoga Instructor
SAYF Co-Founder & Community Support
Join SAYF for the on-going benefits & community movement!
- We are fostering a community movement, not just a one time training experience!
- 20 hours of continuing education for your other certifications (YA, ACE, Etc.)
- Discounts with our liability insurance partners and other yoga trainings & experiences.
- Access to online community & forums to keep expanding your sustainable asana network and expertise.
- Priority listing on our SAYF Directory so potential students, studio owners, and referring professionals can find YOU - a human movement aware instructor.
- Access & discounts on our future in person SAYF Summits to keep learning from experts in the field.
- Oh and not to mention an embodied understanding of your own movement, yoga practice, and informed teaching style.
But don't just take our word for it...
"SAYF Training is changing the way I think about teaching yoga. 90% through and I am inspired. What an enlightening yoga training course! SAYF makes complete and absolute sense. I am empowered to teach more mindfully with language that supports a class with a wide range of student experience. Looking forward to a long journey in yoga. " ~ Catherine
“SAYF was valuable, challenging and comprehensive. It was practical for improving my understanding of anatomy and biomechanics. It helped me improve my practice and teaching skills. The combination of imagery, videos and text helped deepen my learning. SAYF provides information that you can return to time over time, to deepen your knowledge to take care of yourself and students, if you're teaching.” ~ RER
"SAYF training provides a thorough and well-rounded explanation of the latest scientific guidance for safe and sustainable asana practice while also respecting and honoring traditional yogic techniques. The intertwining of classic and cutting edge asana information is unique and very valuable." ~ SAYF Certified Teacher
Be Yogi Members save 20% when you sign up with us here. Try Risk-Free for 14 Days. If not now, when?
(Regular rate $499)
Your SAYF certification will give you
Personal, Professional & Community Benefits!
Personal, Professional & Community Benefits!
The SAYF Training
- Affordable, in-depth, and accessible online training & certification in sustainable human movement mechanics, informed anatomy, and injury prevention
for instructors, studios, and teacher training programs.
- A 20 hour online training that satisfies biomechanics, anatomy, and yoga continuing education hours for Yoga Alliance, ACE or Personal Training, and bodywork certifications.
- SAYF easily integrates with teacher training curriculum to conveniently satisfy the new biomechanics and anatomy standards required by YA.
SAYF Member Benefits
- SAYF is a growing online directory
(coming soon), making it easy for students, studio owners, and referring professionals to find teachers
who understand safe human movement mechanics.
- Discounts on Liability Insurance and continuing education programs for SAYF Certified Teachers and Studios.
- Priority invitations to online and in person SAYF Summits to further explore Sustainable Yoga Asana and the meet other teachers and trainers in the community.
The SAYF Movement
- Connection to Sustainable Asana Community groups and educational resources to further your learning, and foster personal and professional growth.
- Reduce the likelihood of repetitive stress or other injuries can help you, and your students, have a life long relationship with yoga asana.
- SAYF makes human movement mechanics and inclusive language simple to understand. Providing awareness of progressions, adaptations, and generally agreed upon SAYF principles to make your classes even more inclusive and accessible to a diverse student population.
It wasn't until I found a sustainably focused studio that my yoga practice began to flourish. I appreciate knowing that my instructors are trained in inclusive and sustainable asana and that they will offer inclusive cues and options to accommodate my practice and my body. As a Naturopathic Doctor I recommend yoga, especially SAYF inspired yoga, to all my patients.
~ Tucker S. Meager, ND - Naturopathic Physician, Entrepreneur
SAYF Co-Founder & Community Developer
Meet our Team
Robyn Capobianco
Shilo Nelson
Professor & Dept. Chair of Kinesiology
SAYF Board Member
Britt B. Steele
Richelle Ricard
Neil Pearson
So what are you waiting for?!?
Take a deeper dive into
your Yoga practice.
We promise, its worth it.
Be Yogi Members save 20% when you sign up with us here.
(Regular rate $499)
Protect your practice
& protect your people!
Learn more about Sustainable Asana Yoga, risk-free for 14 days!
Do you Own A Yoga Studio or Yoga School?!
Sign up to be a SAYF Certified Studio or School and receive added benefits, and deeper discounts on the SAYF Training for your Instructors and Trainees. Our Studio and School Certifications allow you to invite your instructors and trainees to join your studio, and lists your Studio on our online directory for potential students, instructors, and referring professionals to find you.
