About Japan Yoga Therapy Society

The Japan Yoga Therapy Society was established in 2003 to professionalize and promote yoga therapy in Japan.
Our Society became a general incorporated association in 2009.
Through our certification program, we train and provide ongoing education for professional yoga therapists.
In addition, our Society collaborates with the Japan Society for Integrative Medicine (IMJ). Those certified by the Japan Yoga Therapy Society can also be certified as experts in integrative medicine (yoga division) if they pass IMJ’s examination designed for doctors and other medical experts.

Executive Structure and Membership

Chairperson

Keishin Kimura

Vice-Chairperson 　

Hiroki Kimura, Hiroshi Nagazawa

General Secretary　

Mitsuaki Fukunaga

Permanent Board
Members

Ayako Ozawa, Yaeko Suzuki, Mariko Noma, Akemi Hanya, Keika Hachiken

Board Members

Kazuo Uebaba, Shunichi Morita, Tsutomu Kamei, Ikue Kawasaki, Aikou Kishi, Nobuyuki Kimata, Hiromi Sakauchi, Miyako Sato, Kumiko Shimizu, Yutaka Shiraishi,Madoka Takamatsu, Shinichi Nakano, Kazuko Nishimoto, Sachiko Imamura, Hisako Wakita, Akiko Nakano, Yoko Kamada, Kyoko Yoshizawa

Auditors Chiemi

Shinya, Satomi Katayama

Advisors

Hisashi Kumashiro, Chiharu Kubo, Hiroaki Kumano, Swami Nadasananda

【Membership】

2,200 members
(including 872 are certified yoga therapists, 229 certified yoga instructors)

Affiliated Organizations

The Japan Yoga Therapy Society values collaboration with other organizations with complementary missions and visions. We believe that open communication, sharing information about recent developments, and collaborating in areas such as education, research, and policy all contribute to strengthening yoga therapy as a field.

• International Association of Yoga Therapists