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August 2009RIMYIAPPENDIX F:ETHICAL GUIDELINESFOR IYENGAR YOGA TEACHERS 5The Directors of the [name of your association] hereby announce, pursuant to AssociationsBylaws, the Ethical GUIDELINES for Iyengar Yoga Teachers. The formulation of these guidelinestook into consideration the unique position of Iyengar Yoga Teachers. A position unique in that itwas at the request of our teacher B.K.S. IYENGAR that the 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 of ethical GUIDELINES that are reasonable and yetset high standards for individual, social and professional conduct binding on all member teachers ofthe [name of your association].PROFESSIONAL ETHIC OF IYENGAR YOGA TEACHERSIyengar Yoga Teachers are dedicated to maintaining impeccable standards of professionalcompetence and integrity.a) Iyengar Yoga Teachers dedicate themselves to studying, teaching, disseminating andpromoting the art, science and philosophy of Yoga according to the teachings andphilosophy of B.K.S.IYENGAR (Tapas)b) Iyengar Yoga Teachers seek to remain abreast of and continue their studies of themethods put forth by B.K.S.IYENGAR and family or indirectly by participation in[name of your association] activities and study with Iyengar Yoga Teachers certified ata higher level, i.e. the teacher in training should be at least one level below the teacher(Svadhyaya).c) Iyengar Yoga Teachers endeavor to accurately represent their education, training andexperience relevant to their teaching of Iyengar Yoga (Satya).d) When in an Iyengar classroom situation, Iyengar Yoga Teachers aspire not to mix theteachings of Iyengar Yoga with any other disciplines (Aparigraha).e) Iyengar Yoga Teacher strive not to be publicly critical of other Iyengar Yoga Teacherscharacter in their absence or of other systems of Yoga (Ahimsa).5Published With Thanks To The B.K.S.Iyengar National Association Of The United States62
August 2009RIMYIf) Iyengar Yoga Teachers refrain from using the figure and temple trademark designregistered with the United States Patent and Trade Mark Department in Mr. Iyengarsname. The use of this service mark is reserved for use by non-profit Organizationscomposed of students and friends of B.K.S.IYENGAR who meet the criteria of 1(a) andare approved for such usage by the Service Mark Committee ( Asteya). 6RESPONSIBILITY TO STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY- SOCIAL ETHICSIyengar Yoga Teachers are committed to enhancing the general health and welfare of theirstudents and the community in which they live. This includes respecting the rights andopinions of their students and obeying local laws.a) Iyengar Yoga Teachers embrace truthfulness in all dealings with their students and thecommunity (Satya).b) Iyengar Yoga Teachers welcome all students regardless of race, gender, sexualorientation, financial status, national origin, or physical disability (skill level of teacherpermitting) (Asteya).c) Iyengar Yoga Teachers avoid all forms of sexual harassment of students and are honestin their intimate relationships (Ahimsa and Bramacharya).d) Iyengar Yoga Teachers recognize the power differential between student and teacherand avoid exploiting the trust and potential dependency of such students (Ahimsa andAparigraha). In the light of this power differential, Iyengar Yoga Teachers recognizethe potential for dual relationships complicating/ comprising the basic student teacherrelationship. A dual relationship exists when a student and teacher interact outsidecontext of the student-teacher relationship. Iyengar yoga Teachers are especially vigilantand sensitive to potential complications when the dual relationship is intimate in nature.e) When possible, Iyengar yoga Teachers generously assist students in finding anotherIyengar teacher when the basic student-teacher relationship is compromised(Aparigraha).f) Iyengar Yoga Teachers espouse the importance of being earnest and sincere in theirefforts to avoid casual teaching (Tapas).6 The Service Mark is owned by and licensed from BKS Iyengar, Pune, and administered by Ms. G. Goldberg in theUSA.63
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