Welcome to AYC!
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Your teacher profile is more than a listing on a map. It’s how students, studios, and peers discover you and get a clear idea of your teaching vibe, experience and expertise.

When you initially signed up, you already filled out the following:

Here are your next steps:
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This short introduction appears at the top of your profile and is included in search results when people explore the Map feature.

Keep it clear, specific, and aligned with your teaching style.

Example: Trauma-informed Vinyasa teacher helping students build strength and self-trust.

Influences function like keywords. They can be books, teachers, ideas, styles of yoga, schools of thought, etc.

Examples:

Choose thoughtfully — they shape how people find you. You will enter these one by one, similar to hashtags.

This is where people get to know your vibe and expertise.

Include:

Be authentic and professional. This builds trust.

These sections help students and studios engage with you more fully.

You can create a workshop listing to show up on the map at no cost.

Workshops may be featured on the homepage and shared in platform promotions.

This is a great way to:

Include:

Make it easy for people to connect with you.

Sync your Instagram account to strengthen your profile and increase visibility.

Connect to the studios or locations where you currently teach.

This allows students to discover you through studio searches and map features. This makes you more findable in the directory.

note: This feature is meant to connect your profile to studios/schools who are already enrolled with AYC.

Add a link to your class schedule or booking page so students can practice with you directly.

You can invite mentors to be connected to your profile.

This strengthens your professional credibility and helps build meaningful relationships within the community.

If you would like an official AYC Level and verified status complete the following:

Include:

Upload:

You may submit teaching history, credentials, or both to be considered for level placement. Each Credential will be assigned an AYC badge. If you decide to only submit your teaching history, your level appear under your profile picture and no other badges will be visible on your profile page.

Once submitted, our team will review your documentation.

You may be asked to provide additional:

Once verified, your AYC Status will be confirmed and your level badge assigned.

AYC levels are not automatically assigned.

To receive an official level badge, you must submit:

Incomplete submissions may delay level confirmation.

Also see: How come my credential badge and AYC level don't match?

Before considering onboarding complete:

☐ Intro added
☐ Influences selected
☐ Bio written
☐ Links added
☐ Instagram connected
☐ “Find Me At” completed
☐ Schedule linked
☐ Mentor(s) invited

For Premium and Professional only:

☐ Workshop created
☐ Teaching history submitted
☐ Credentials uploaded

For Professional Members Only:

☐ Create school profile

☐ Complete Stripe verification

☐ Complete program application