Membership

IAYT membership is open to Yoga practitioners, Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists, health professionals utilizing Yoga in their practice, and Yoga researchers. As a member of IAYT, you will not only support your own development as a Yoga professional, but also contribute to the development of Yoga as a recognized and respected therapy.

Your Membership Includes:

Subscription to the annual International Journal of Yoga Therapy
This journal, the only one of its kind in the world, brings in-depth articles on various philosophy, theory, and practice of Yoga therapy. It reports on current research and addresses practical and policy issues for Yoga therapists. Each issue also contains book and video reviews. IJYT is published each October and distributed to all current members. Back issues are also available.(A special discount of 25% is offered to new members who purchase a complete set of back issues of IJYT.)

Subscription to the tri-annual, Yoga Therapy Today (YTT)
YTT provides practical ideas for Yoga practitioners, Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists, and healthcare professionals. This publication includes brief case studies, short articles on professional issues, descriptions of Yoga practices for specific populations, and other topics of interest to members. This newsletter contains some content previously published in IJYT and Yoga Studies. Published March, June and December.  Previously titled Yoga Therapy in Practice. 

• New in 2009!   Electronic access to current and back issues of the IJYT and YTT is now available.   Access is free to IAYT members after logging in to the IAYT website.   At last you can search and find articles from all back issues of the IJYT and YTT.

Searchable Membership Listing and Professional Profile
IAYT provides a searchable listing of members and Yoga therapists on our website as well as the option for members to provide an indepth professional profile. Profiles allow the public and healthcare professionals to find members with the qualifications and experience important to them, and support member networking. Many of our members are pioneers of therapeutic applications of Yoga in the West, and you may learn about their background through their profiiles.

Registration Discounts

to IAYT's association meeting, the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research (SYTAR), the Symposium on Yoga Research (SYR) and most other IAYT sponsored events. 

Uploading Priviledges
To IAYT's Digital Resources Library (DRL), a state of the art library for conference presentations and handouts plus other shared resources that support professional education and research.

Extensive Bibliographies on Yoga and Health Conditions
Members have access to the full set of IAYT bibliographies after logging in.. Hundreds are posted on the website. The bibliographies contain citations for journal articles, books, chapters or sections in books, magazine articles, newspaper articles, online resources, audiotapes, CD's, videotapes, and DVD's related to each subject. Where applicable, an "Ongoing Research" section is included that describes studies in progress and provides contact information for each researcher.  These bibliographies were complied betore the days of web search functions.  Updating was discontinued in September 2006 but these can still be extremely valuable.  For example, copy the full citation and paste this into a web search function. 

Research News:
Yoga Research Summaries, an on-line report on the latest Yoga research. Updated monthly.
Yoga Research Updates & News, an on-line listing of opportunities to collaborate or participate in Yoga research.

All Back Issues of the Tri-annual 40+ Page Yoga Studies
This unique, in-depth online journal features practical and philosophical articles on Yoga and Yoga therapy, Questions & Answers, News, Networking, Research Summaries, Yoga Therapy Courses, and related topics. Back issues are available.  Discontinued in 2005 and replaced by Yoga Therapy in Practice, which in turn evolved into Yoga Therapy Today in 2009.

IAYT Membership Certificate
A membership certificate suitable for framing is available upon request.

Your membership also supports these important IAYT services:

• Providing public education about Yoga therapy
• Providing an organized professional voice for Yoga in public policy decisions and meetings on integrative health care and complementary and alternative medicine
• Representing your interests in the emerging training standards for Yoga therapists

Membership Types and Dues

• Two years Membership       $170 U.S.,   $200 outside the US
• Three years Membership      $240 U.S.,   $285 outside the US

• Two years Membership       $140
• Three years Membership    $195

New!  Student Memberships

Supporting Membership
Individual Membership plus $20, $50, $108 or other.  

Supporting Memberships have long been an important source of funding for the expansion of IAYT's member and public services.  Supporting Members receive all the benefits of Professional Members.  In addition, Supporting Members are acknowledged in our new searchable directory and receive a set of 3" Tibetan Wind Horse prayer flags.

Patron Membership
$1,008  for both U.S. and outside the U.S.  (This is a five year membership)

Patron membership is a renewed membership category for IAYT. Most of your contribution is tax deductible, and you will receive a personal acknowledgment and formal tax statement for your records. This is an enhanced means to support IAYT’s mission and improve funding for current priorities. See Support IAYT. Our intent is also to foster a longer-term relationship with IAYT.

Patron Members receive all the benefits of Supporting Members and are also acknowledged in our searchable directory and in Yoga Therapy Today.

KYTA, HITA and IYTA Members
KYTA, HITA and IYTA Members may join as regular or Supporting Members, and dues information is provided when making payment. Your current KYTA, HITA or IYTA Membership number is required.