The PSUPA Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) course and certification will prepare you to teach as a stand up paddle professional.

You’ll learn how to start a SUP yoga business, insurance, waivers, marketing and SEO, permits with city ports and parks, purchasing equipment and setting up events and retreats.

Course Duration: Typically 3-4 days.

Minimum Age of Participants: 18 years old.

Teacher-to-Student Ratio: 1:6, 2:10 or 3:15.

Goals

Learn how to teach an SUP yoga class, learn water safety and leadership. Learn how to run your own SUP yoga business.

See curriculum below for more details.

Certification Requirements

Certification Valid for 4 Years:PSUPA certified instructors are required to take a one-day refresher course in their certification every four years to keep their certification valid.

Keeping Certifications Active:Active Annual PSUPA Membership and Current hands-on First Aid / CPR certification is required to keep certification active.

Successful completion of Fundamentals or Flat Water 1 Instructor course. Disregard if your YTT course includes Fundamentals or FW1 certification.
Hold current PSUPA membership
Hold current First Aid/CPR certification through a hands-on course.
200 hour Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher or in-training. If in-training, you will sign a contract stating that you can’t offer classes until your yoga teacher training is complete.
Two yoga industry professional references.
Sign liability form, provided by your Instructor Trainer.

This is not a course for beginners.

Note: Instructorss have the right not to pass students who do not adequately demonstrate the skills and have a poor overall evaluation. If a student who does not pass wants to continue to work toward certification,

If you are not an experienced paddler or don’t yet meet the requirements for this certification, please consider taking some basic and advanced SUP classes from our Instructor Trainers or Certified Instructors before pursuing this certification.