This prize honors yoga therapists serving individuals with limited access to yoga therapy or from historically marginalized communities. Open to current IAYT members with C-IAYT credentials or students in accredited programs, the award supports ongoing projects that foster accessibility, inclusivity, and social justice in yoga therapy.
Eligibility requirements
Applicants must be current IAYT members
Applicants must hold active C-IAYT credentials or be students in an IAYT-accredited yoga therapy training program
If applying as a group, all must be current IAYT members and at least one must be an active C-IAYT
Projects must benefit populations with limited access to yoga therapy or from historically marginalized communities
How to apply
Application form detailing project and its community integration
Proof of IAYT membership and C-IAYT credentials or student status
What you get
$1,008 prize for project facilitation (winner)
Registration for one person to attend IAYT's SYTAR 2026
Three nights at conference hotel
$400 toward travel to the conference
Up to 20 yoga mats (if applicable)
Opportunity to tell project story in Yoga Therapy Today
Recognition at SYTAR 2026
Social-media coverage
Two-year beYogi membership
Lifetime Sequence Wiz membership
$250 Banyan Botanicals gift card
$500 prize for runners-up
Opportunity to tell project story in IAYT publication
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