About Us
How was SYTA Formed?
The Surat Yoga Teachers Association (SYTA) was formed in November 2020 with just 10 yoga teachers coming together to support each other. Its main purpose was to promote yoga, preserve Indian yoga traditions, and develop techniques based on ancient scriptures. SYTA works to bring quality and standards into yoga, encourage it as a professional career skill, and promote yoga for overall health and well-being. The association also sets benchmarks, gives recognition to yoga schools, and collaborates with national and international organizations. From a small group, SYTA has now grown to over 200 members and aims to build a strong community of 2000+ yoga teachers in the future.
Empower Yoga Teachers
Our mission is to provide continuous professional development through advanced training programs, skill-enhancement workshops, leadership development with mentorship support, and dedicated career counselling that includes international teaching guidance.
Build a United Community
Create a strong and connected yoga fraternity by hosting regular teacher meet-ups and knowledge circles, driving community wellness initiatives, building collaborative learning platforms, and encouraging mutual support, referrals, and professional bonding across the teaching community.
Preserve Authenticity
Safeguard the classical roots of Yoga by promoting traditional yogic philosophy, preserving and teaching Shatkarma, Asana, Pranayama, Mudra, Bandha and Dhyana, integrating Ayurveda, Dinacharya and lifestyle sciences into practice, and upholding ethical teaching standards while nurturing a disciplined culture of authentic yoga.
Create Global Pathways
Our mission is to bridge Surat’s yoga teachers with the world through international teacher training collaborations, overseas yoga retreats and wellness missions, exchange programs and global certification pathways, and placement support that enables instructors to secure international yoga opportunities.
Promote Public Health
Serve society by spreading yogic awareness through free community yoga camps, school and college wellness programs, corporate stress-management initiatives, and public lectures focused on lifestyle disorders, mental health, and holistic living.
Establish Professional Standards
Our mission is to uplift the dignity of yoga teaching as a respected profession by maintaining verified teacher listings, establishing ethical practice frameworks, recognizing excellence through awards and honours, and supporting teachers with legal, educational, and professional compliance guidance.
Our Vision
To establish Surat as a global hub of authentic yoga education, where every yoga teacher is empowered with classical knowledge, professional dignity, and international exposure – creating a healthier, more conscious and spiritually awakened society.
We envision a world where:
• Yoga is practiced not merely as exercise, but as a complete lifestyle science
• Teachers are recognized as true wellness leaders and healers
• Ancient yogic wisdom is preserved with purity, ethics and depth
• Surat becomes a benchmark city for yoga excellence, innovation & research
• Yoga transforms lives at physical, mental, emotional & spiritual levels
