Compliance and Safety
Teach with clarity and confidence. Understand your responsibilities, reduce risk, and meet professional standards that protect you and your students.
Health & Safety in Classes
- Managing Accidents and Incidents in a Yoga Class
- Lone Working Considerations for Yoga Teachers
- Risk Assessments for Yoga Teachers: A Practical Guide to Identifying and Managing Risk
- Yoga Class Disclaimer – Practical Checklist
- Teaching Yoga Safely
- Can Yoga Teachers Give Medical Advice? A Guide to Professional Boundaries
Insurance, Tax & Legal Essentials
- I am working in partnership, or I have set up a training school - will I need additional insurance cover?
- Does my policy cover teacher training?
- Does my insurance policy cover me to teach, run workshops or provide CPD training?
- Can I include animals in my Yoga sessions?
- Does the Balens member insurance policy insure me to work at or run retreats?
- If I take out the member insurance policy with Balens, would it cover claims relating to past work that are discovered after the policy begins?
- Do I need additional covers (such as Personal Accident, Loss of Earnings, Employers’ Liability, contents and all risks)?
- Do I need to keep paying for my insurance once I have stopped practising?
- Making Tax Digital for UK Yoga Teachers: What You Need To Do
- Payment Systems for Yoga Teachers: Clearer Policies, Better Records, Fewer No-Shows
- Why Yoga Teachers Need Terms and Conditions
- Managing Cancellations, No-Shows and Refunds in Your Yoga Business
- Sample - Cancellation and No-Show Policy Template
- Understanding Data Protection Legislation for Yoga Teachers
- AI for Yoga Teachers: Understanding Article 4 of the EU AI Act
- Sample - Workshop Refund Policy Template
- Sample - Teacher Training Refund Policy Template
- Can I Provide Food or Refreshments During a Class?
- How Much Insurance Cover Do I Have? (Limit of Indemnity Explained)
- Understanding Your Insurance Cover as a Yoga Professional
Safeguarding & Duty of Care
- What to Include in a Yoga Teacher's Code of Conduct
- Developing Your Scope of Practice
- Duty of Care Checklist
- Safeguarding Scenarios Workbook for Yoga Teachers
- Safeguarding Checklist for Yoga Teachers
- Consent Statement for Yoga Teachers: Setting Clear Boundaries and Building Trust
- Safeguarding Checklist for Yoga Teachers: Responding to a Safeguarding Concern
- Responding to Safeguarding Concerns: A Guide for Yoga Teachers
- Signposting Directory for Yoga Teachers (UK)
- Signposting Directory for Yoga Teachers (United States)
- Signposting Directory for Yoga Teachers (Republic of Ireland)
- Global Signposting Principles for Yoga Teachers
- Background Checks for Yoga Teachers: International Guidance on Working with Children and Vulnerable Adults
- Professional Boundaries in Yoga: Member Resource Guide
- PVG Checks for Yoga Teachers in Scotland: A Practical Guide
- Garda Vetting for Yoga Teachers in the Republic of Ireland: A Practical Guide
- DBS Checks for Yoga Teachers in England and Wales: A Practical Guide
- AccessNI Checks for Yoga Teachers in Northern Ireland: A Practical Guide
- Modern Slavery Awareness & Prevention: Guide for Self-Employed Yoga Teachers
- Trauma-Aware Teaching: Creating Safe and Supportive Yoga Spaces
Professional Standards
- Running a Safe and Compliant Yoga Retreat
- How Should Yoga Teachers Handle Complaints?
- Managing Student Expectations: A Checklist for Yoga Teachers
- The Importance of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Managing Challenging Situations in Class
- Record Keeping for Yoga Teachers: Protecting You and Your Students