The Michelin Guide for Yoga.
Anonymous evaluation. Undisclosed criteria. The global standard for teachers and studios.
We recognize what is delivered.
Never what is displayed.
The Architecture
Nine Pillars
01
The Standard
The distance between training and transformation. Measured.
02
The Unseen
Present as students. Observing as architects.
03
The Discipline
Lineage and methodology, reconciled.
04
The Firewall
Independence as architecture, not intention.
05
The Mark
What arrives in the room. Not the résumé.
06
The Practitioner
The end of hoping for the best.
07
The Teacher
Your investment in excellence. Finally, signal.
08
The Order
Expertise in service of standard.
09
The Method
Craft, not charisma. Impact, repeatable.
The Standard
Anonymous. Undisclosed.
Absolute.
The Unseen
They arrive as students—unannounced, unrecognized. They observe as masters once did. Consistency cannot be rehearsed.
The Discipline
Structure That Serves
Criteria undisclosed. Philosophy clear: the student experience is sacred.
The Firewall
No feedback. No consultation. No pathway to favor. Independence is not policy—it is premise.
Recognition
To bear The Mark
is to have earned it.
Demonstrated excellence—evaluated anonymously, awarded annually, revocable without appeal.
"What arrives in the room.
Not the résumé."
Practice Affirmed
Purposeful presence. Instruction that holds the room. The student experience, consistently honored.
Worth The Pilgrimage
Caliber that justifies travel. Teaching that transforms—effortless and intentional.
The Highest Expression
Where craft becomes art. Reserved for the rare. Awarded without compromise.
Ascending
Trajectory confirmed. One to watch.
Open Mat
Accessibility as excellence.
Annual Recognition
2025 Keys
Our Top 3 Most Outstanding Yoga Studios in the World
01
Revealed 2026
02
Revealed 2026
03
Revealed 2026
The Keys represent the absolute pinnacle of yoga instruction globally. Awarded annually to studios that redefine what is possible. Three studios. No more.
For Studios & Teachers
You don't apply.
You're discovered.
Recognition through demonstrated excellence—not applications, not auditions. If you're doing the work, we find you.
Ensure We Know You Exist →This is not an application. It is an introduction.
The Order
Expertise in service
of standard.
The Unseen are stewards—former studio directors, senior instructors, training architects. They evaluate anonymously. They shape an industry.
Influence, Invisibly
Your evaluations determine which studios bear The Mark. Your expertise establishes the standard.
Practice, Compensated
Attend classes you'd attend anyway—with purpose. Part-time, flexible, paid.
Global Network
The Order spans continents. Wherever you practice, the standard follows.
Legacy
Build the institution. First movers shape what becomes permanent.
Wherever you are. Wherever you practice. We're listening.
Our ambition: a world of effortless and intentional facilitation.
The Debut
2026.
The inaugural YOGAUX Guide launches globally.
400+ studios evaluated. The first Marks revealed.
Global Expansion
Structure that serves all.
The standard exists. Excellence will be witnessed.