An Associate Member:
- Is an apprenticing Iyengar Yoga trainee teacher who studies with an IYAC/ACYI-recognized Teacher Training Program and intends to become certified to teach Iyengar Yoga;
- May be a Teaching Member who is retired;
- May previously have been a Teaching Member who has taken a leave of absence and wishes to maintain valid certification while on leave for more than one year from the upcoming January 1st;
- Has voting privileges.
Any trainee teacher upon entering a recognized Iyengar teacher-training program must join IYAC/ACYI by paying the annual Associate Member fee by January 31 of the year which follows the beginning of their teacher training. They must maintain Associate Membership until awarded an Introductory II Certificate. A trainee teacher may be in a training program for no more than five years. Please note that:
- A trainee teacher who receives an Introductory Level II Certificate must join IYAC/ACYI as a Teaching Member by January 31 of the year following certification.
- A trainee teacher who obtains a Provisional Introductory I Certificate must maintain their Associate Membership.