Course Overview

SUP Yoga Teacher

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Become an ASI SUP Yoga Teacher and combine your passion for yoga, paddleboarding, and wellness into a unique career.

Designed for 200-hour yoga professionals, the course equips you to lead safe and effective sessions that combines the benefits of traditional yoga with the added challenge of balancing on water, enhancing mindfulness, core strength, and connection to nature.

With internationally recognized certification, you can expand your career opportunities and meet the growing demand for SUP Yoga, turning your passion into a rewarding profession.

ASI’s unique modularised learning offers flexibility in what you enrol and pay for.

To gain your ASI SUP Yoga Teacher qualification, the following 3 courses / manuals are required:

  1. ASI SUP Yoga Teacher

    Plus access to online course manuals for:
    2. ASI SUP Wise Intensiv  (Stand Up Paddle Skills)
    3. ASI SUP Rescue course   (Rescue Skills)

The SUP Wise Intensiv and SUP Rescue courses provide access to the online manuals, allowing you to learn more about these skills and complete online quizzes.

While completing these courses is not required to obtain your SUP Yoga Teacher certificate, you may choose to submit additional evidence to obtain these 2 certifications.

Enrolment

Enrol in all 3 courses at the same time by choosing the “Combined” enrolment option.

If you already hold an approved Rescue certificate, you only need to enrol in the following 2 ASI courses:

  • ASI SUP Yoga Teacher

  • ASI SUP Wise Intensiv (for access to the online manual)

If you have the ASI SUP Wise Intensiv certificate, you only need to enrol in the following 2 ASI courses:

  • ASI SUP Yoga Teacher

  • ASI SUP Water Safety Rescue (for access to the online manual)

Please note: you will need to enrol in these courses separately if a combined option isn’t available.   Choose ONLINE enrolment option :
ASI SUP Wise Intensiv - Wellness   
ASI SUP Rescue course – Wellness

Deliver basic SUP yoga sessions at flat water locations, in waist deep water, no more than 50 metres from shore.

Qualified to teach at SUP yoga locations, defined as:

  • inland waters or coastal locations with flat water, no swell or breaking waves, minimal or no wind

  • water depth no more than 4ft (standing depth)

  • no more than 50 metres from shore

  • paddling less than 50 metres to get to the SUP yoga activity area

  • SUP Yoga Teacher

  • Industry job roles that require SUP Yoga knowledge (e.g. marketing, sales, retail)

Compliance & Safety

  • The role of the SUP yoga teacher

  • Laws and regulations that apply to conducting SUP yoga session

  • SUP yoga sessions risks and hazards

  • Strategies to minimise risks

  • Emergency processes and response

Equipment

  • SUP Yoga boards

  • Anchoring systems

  • Accessories

SUP Yoga Poses / Technique

  • Yoga poses modified for SUP and onboard sessions

  • A library of SUP yoga poses from beginner to advanced levels

  • Yoga session plans and sequences, set up, and ready to use in your own classes.

  • Basic SUP paddle skills

Delivering Sessions

  • Delivering sessions with safety

  • Client management

  • Providing feedback and SUP yoga technique correction

Business Essentials

  • Gaining and maintaining clients – SUP yoga marketing and business skills

Before starting this course:

  • hold a Yoga Teacher Certificate (minimum 200 hours).

  • have participated in, or practiced on your own, a minimum of 10 hours of SUP yoga sessions.

  • a minimum of 20 hours on water stand up paddling experience.

  • English speaking skills  (online manuals have translation)

It’s great to have flexible learning options!  With the choice to ensure you get the most out of your learning experience.

Workshop: 
Ideal for people who like to complete most of the course requirements at the workshop and interact with the trainer.

  • Face to face training with highly qualified Yogi and ASI Trainers, the best in the industry.

  • Complete most course requirements at the workshop.

  • Held in great locations throughout the world.

  • Duration: 2 days, plus 1-2 hours post workshop test, plus 8 hours practical experience.

Online Learning:
Ideal for people who are already experienced or would like flexibility to complete their training.

  • Work at your own pace.

  • Using ASI's e-learning platform with access to training manuals, videos, reference materials and assessments.

  • Duration: approx. 30 hours plus 10 hours practical experience.

Face to face (in-person) training. Complete most course requirements at the workshop.  

Duration:  2 days. 

What We Provide

  • ASI SUP Yoga Teacher manual (paper manual and online manual)

  • SUP Yoga Teaching Logbook (paper)

  • ASI membership for 12 months.

  • 1 free re-assessment

At workshop:

  • Complete theory assessments and exercises & practice on water.

  • Practice SUP paddle skills and SUP rescues

  • Demonstrate ability to perform SUP yoga poses with safety.

  • Demonstrate ability to prepare the class - enter the water, anchoring, organise group ready to start the session.

  • Demonstrate ability to conduct SUP Yoga class with correct sequencing, techniques and safety.

After workshop:

  • Complete multi-choice online tests

  • Complete 10 hours of practical experience (2 hours signed off in workshop).
    Assisting in the delivery of SUP Yoga sessions at an ASI accredited SUP school or other approved SUP school. Submit logbook of hours and declaration signed by SUP school owner.
    Alternative practical hours experience is available if no ASI school nearby to you.
    Recognition of previous SUP yoga teaching experience can be accepted.

Other:

Other ASI courses:
(Note: these courses do not need to be completed in full to obtain your ASI SUP Yoga Teacher certificate).


Note: First Aid Certificate can be provided before or after workshop or within 12 months of enrolment. 

Time to Complete: You have 12 months to complete all course requirements. 

Study in your own time with ASI's e-learning platform. Upload videos to demonstrate skills. 

What We Provide

  • SUP Yoga Teacher online manual

  • Downloadable logbook (for practical hours)

  • ASI membership for 12 months.

  • 1 free assessment plus 1 free reassessment

Course Requirements

  • Read online manual, view videos, complete exercises.

  • Submit video demonstrating ability to perform seated and standing SUP Yoga poses with safety.  (10 mins video)

  • Submit video demonstrating ability to prepare the class - enter the water, anchoring, organise group ready to start the session. (10-15 mins video)

  • Submit video demonstrating ability to conduct class with correct sequencing, techniques and safety. (10-15 mins video)

  • Complete 10 hours of practical experience.
    Assisting in the delivery of SUP Yoga sessions at an ASI accredited SUP school or other approved SUP school. Submit logbook of hours and declaration signed by SUP school owner.
    Alternative practical hours experience is available if no ASI school nearby to you.
    Recognition of previous SUP yoga teaching experience can be accepted.

Other:

  • Submit your Yoga Teacher Certificate (minimum 200 hours)

  • Submit current first aid certificate

  • Submit identification

Other ASI courses:
(Note: these courses do not need to be completed in full to obtain your ASI SUP Yoga Teacher certificate).

The following equipment and clothing is required to complete the training:

  • SUP Yoga or flat water stand up paddle board, paddle, coiled leash

  • SUP clothing suitable for SUP Yoga

  • Computer or mobile phone to access ASI’s elearning platform to view SUP Wise Intensiv and SUP Rescue online reference manuals

In addition, for the Online learning option:   

  • Video camera or mobile phone to take video of practical skills and submit online 

  • 2 x persons to be your clients 

  • Anchoring system

ASI Stand Up Paddle Yoga Teacher certificate
Valid for 12 months

Each year, ASI SUP Yoga Teachers renew their ASI SUP Yoga Teacher certificate.   
More about renewal requirements

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