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Ishan Tigunait

“The Yoga Council puts yogis back at the center of the accreditation process. Himalayan Institute is proud to be a founding member.””

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Ishan Tigunait

Director of The Himalayan Institute, AYC Certified Yoga Teacher Level 3

Jyll Hubbard-Salk

“Yoga Alliance's standards are too restrictive for my heart-forward teaching style. AYC allows me to offer the program that I want to teach with integrity.””

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Jyll Hubbard-Salk

AYC Certified Yoga Teacher Level 2, Owner of Urban Asanas Brooklyn

Jeannie O'Neill

“I believe meaningful education emerges through community, relationship, lived experience, and ongoing inquiry, not top-down validation. AYC’s commitment to transparency, adaptability, and teacher-defined competencies reflects the kind of professional culture I love to model and support.”

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Jeannie O'Neill

Founder of Yoga Farm Ithaca

Robyn Donaldson

“As a yoga school founder offering teacher trainings and  trauma-informed yoga, I value AYC’s rigorous credentialing and accountability process. I've found their team helpful and their business-of-yoga workshops incredibly useful and valuable.”

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Founder of Paths to Peace Yoga School

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