Pune Constitution - Iyengar Yoga: National Association of the United ...
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August 2009RIMYIAPPENDIX F:ETHICAL GUIDELINESFOR IYENGAR YOGA TEACHERS 5The Directors <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> [name <strong>of</strong> your association] hereby announce, pursuant to <strong>Association</strong>sBylaws, <strong>the</strong> Ethical GUIDELINES for <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers. The formulation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se guidelinestook into consideration <strong>the</strong> unique position <strong>of</strong> <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers. A position unique in that itwas at <strong>the</strong> request <strong>of</strong> our teacher B.K.S. IYENGAR that <strong>the</strong> Yamas and Niyamas (in particularAhimsa, Satya, Asteya, Bramacharya, Aparigraha and Sauca), along with current [your country ]Law and social climate, be blended into a set <strong>of</strong> ethical GUIDELINES that are reasonable and yetset high standards for individual, social and pr<strong>of</strong>essional conduct binding on all member teachers <strong>of</strong><strong>the</strong> [name <strong>of</strong> your association].PROFESSIONAL ETHIC OF IYENGAR YOGA TEACHERS<strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers are dedicated to maintaining impeccable standards <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionalcompetence and integrity.a) <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers dedicate <strong>the</strong>mselves to studying, teaching, disseminating andpromoting <strong>the</strong> art, science and philosophy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> according to <strong>the</strong> teachings andphilosophy <strong>of</strong> B.K.S.IYENGAR (Tapas)b) <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers seek to remain abreast <strong>of</strong> and continue <strong>the</strong>ir studies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>methods put forth by B.K.S.IYENGAR and family or indirectly by participation in[name <strong>of</strong> your association] activities and study with <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers certified ata higher level, i.e. <strong>the</strong> teacher in training should be at least one level below <strong>the</strong> teacher(Svadhyaya).c) <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers endeavor to accurately represent <strong>the</strong>ir education, training andexperience relevant to <strong>the</strong>ir teaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> (Satya).d) When in an <strong>Iyengar</strong> classroom situation, <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teachers aspire not to mix <strong>the</strong>teachings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> with any o<strong>the</strong>r disciplines (Aparigraha).e) <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teacher strive not to be publicly critical <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> Teacherscharacter in <strong>the</strong>ir absence or <strong>of</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r systems <strong>of</strong> <strong>Yoga</strong> (Ahimsa).5Published With Thanks To The B.K.S.<strong>Iyengar</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Association</strong> Of The <strong>United</strong> States62
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