Our Instructors

 All Yoga Center of Denver instructors teaching Iyengar Yoga classes are certified through the
​rigorous Iyengar method, and many have decades of teaching experience. All YCD teachers are committed to providing individualized instruction for the well-being of each and every student.  All of us are here for all of you!

In addition to our staff teachers, YCD has meaningful relationships with gifted teachers from around the country and around the world. We are often graced with visiting guest teachers, both for weekly classes and for specialty workshops.

​What It Takes to Become a Certified Iyengar Teacher 

​​Becoming a Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher (CIYT) requires years of practice and study, a rigorous training program, and an examination of skills. Those carrying the Certification Mark have completed a minimum of one standardized assessment in which the teacher must: proficiently demonstrate their own asana practice, pass a written examination, and have their teaching examined and graded by certified teachers. For CIYTs, the Certification Mark demonstrates a commitment to maintaining the purity, excellence and high standards of Iyengar Yoga. CIYTs commit to teach the method set forth by B.K.S. Iyengar without mixing in other styles or disciplines. They maintain a regular personal practice, continue their training with senior teachers or by traveling to the Iyengar institute in India, and hold to ethical guidelines.Thirteen levels of certification guide those on a continual path of learning and growing both as practitioners and as teachers.
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For more information, please visit the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga National Association of the United States. 
https://www.iynaus.org/certification-process