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$54 for the first year
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All Free Features • Verified Credentials • Event Promotion • Business Coaching • Revenue Share

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AYC standards are bottom up, not top down

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Mentors receive a share of their mentee's membership dues, and yoga schools build a recurring revenue asset. Great yoga teachers are visible and supported. It's the first retirement fund for career yoga teachers: more revenue, more stability.

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Students can find the right yoga teacher for their needs. Teachers can show their skills, training, experience, and lineage.

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The benefits that matter

AYC Member Benefits	Free	Premium	Pro
Teacher Profile: Share your influences, bio, and web links
Directory Inclusion: Be seen on the AYC map and findable in searches
Mentor Connection: Follow your mentors and find trainings in your lineage
Verified Credentials: Receive certificate or expertise verification and display verified AYC badges
Event Promotion: Promote your workshops, retreats, and online courses on the directory
Business Coaching: Attend monthly clinics with yoga business leaders
Revenue Share: Accept mentees and earn recurring income from AYC's membership pool
School Profile: Share your lineage, events, faculty, and web links
Program Accreditation: Receive school accreditation and create training programs and CEs
Program Promotion: Feature your school, events, training programs, and CEs on our directory
Free Support: Free 1-on-1 onboarding and ongoing tech support over Zoom
More Revenue Share: 40% of graduates' one-time certification verification fees PLUS recurring revenue share from AYC's membership pool