Essential Tips for Safe and Compliant Online Yoga Teaching

Considering expanding your reach through online yoga classes?

Teaching yoga online is an excellent way to connect with more students and expand your reach as a yoga teacher. However, prioritising compliance and online safety is essential to protect both yourself and your students. Whether you’re live streaming, hosting pre-recorded classes, or delivering real-time sessions, following best practices helps you teach confidently and professionally.

This blog provides essential tips for online yoga teaching, including how to manage compliance, maintain safety, record attendance, work with children, and ensure you have the right insurance in place for your online yoga business.

Online Record Keeping

Keeping accurate attendance records for your online yoga classes is essential, just as you would for in-person classes.If the class is live, have an attendance record.

You could use a booking software platform, keep a record, or use a spreadsheet. If you share pre-recorded yoga classes, keep a record of who accesses or downloads your content.

Many platforms provide attendance or access logs, helping you track participation and meet compliance requirements.

Attendance records should be kept for a minimum of seven years to comply with insurance and legal requirements. This documentation is your first line of defence in the event of an insurance claim related to your online yoga teaching.

Tracking who attends your online yoga classes can be challenging if you are live streaming via social media platforms. Always check with your insurance provider to confirm you are covered for these types of classes and consider how you will document attendance for compliance.

Attendance records are your first line of defence in the event of an insurance claim.

Disclaimer Forms

Disclaimers are an important consideration for online yoga classes and are typically recommended by insurance providers and professional associations.

Keep in mind that disclaimers have limited legal effect; they cannot exclude liability for death or injury resulting from negligence, and may be unenforceable if they attempt to do so. However, including a disclaimer highlights to participants that they are practising at their own risk and helps set clear expectations for online yoga classes.

They are generally a good idea as they draw attention to participants taking part at their own risk. If you are pre-recording a class, adding an intro showing that participants are doing the class at their own risk is a good idea.

Teaching Children Online

You can teach children online if you have the qualifications to teach yoga to children.

The parents/guardians must complete any waivers and health questionnaires. You will be required to have a DBS check.

Maximum Online Class Capacity

Consider how many students you can safely supervise and guide during an online yoga class. For quality and safety, it’s best to maintain class sizes similar to your in-person sessions.

Always check directly with your insurance provider.

Insurance

You will require insurance to teach online. While accidents are less likely in online classes, they can still occur.

Make sure you are covered. Please contact your insurance provider for specific information on whether your policy covers teaching online.

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