Fédération Nationale des Enseignants de Yoga

Name

Fédération Nationale des Enseignants de Yoga

Legal name

Fédération Nationale des Enseignants de Yoga

Website

https://lemondeduyoga.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fédération Nationale des Enseignants de Yoga (FNEY) is a Paris-based French non-profit federation founded in the 1960s that serves professional yoga teachers and practitioners through member certification, scholarly publications (Revue Française de Yoga and Carnets du Yoga), seminars, and the Le Monde du Yoga reference website.

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Product category

Yoga Professional Association

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction (611699)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSADACAL

Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) & Pilates Instructor Training

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Yoga & Pilates Instruction

SECONDARYHSADACAA

General Yoga Instruction (Hatha/Vinyasa/Flow)

Home & Personal Services/Fitness, Wellness & Personal Training/Yoga & Pilates Instruction

SECONDARYEDAAAHAC

Yoga, Pilates & Mind-Body Movement Education

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Education (Nutrition, Fitness, Mindfulness)

SECONDARYMPACALAD

Workshops, Webinars & Live Masterclasses

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Online Learning Content Platforms (Creator-Led Courses)

Keywords

• Yoga teacher certification
• Yoga education publications
• Professional yoga federation
• Yoga training seminars
• Yoga association membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Publication Subscriptions: The federation generates revenue through subscriptions to its two publications: Revue Française de Yoga (published twice yearly) and Carnets du Yoga (published 10 times yearly). Subscriptions are managed through HelloAsso online platform.
2. Membership Fees: Revenue is generated through membership fees for yoga teachers and practitioners who join the federation through its member directory.
3. Seminar and Training Fees: The federation organizes seminars and training programs, generating revenue from participant registrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

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Core offering

FNEY is a French non-profit federation that supports the professional practice of yoga teaching in France. Its primary offerings are two scholarly publications (Revue Française de Yoga and Carnets du Yoga), a network of certified teachers and affiliated training schools, an annual catalogue of seminars and training programs, and a member directory. The federation also maintains educational reference resources including a Sanskrit glossary, a yoga bibliography, and a deontological code for the profession.

Product overview

Fédération Nationale des Enseignants de Yoga operates primarily as a publishing and educational organization for the yoga community in France. Its core offerings include two major publications: the Revue Française de Yoga (a scholarly journal published twice yearly in book format) and Carnets du Yoga (a monthly publication appearing 10 times per year since 1979). These publications cover yoga philosophy, practice, anatomy, and related disciplines. Additional services include La Vie du Yoga content platform featuring in-depth articles, seminars and training programs with an annual catalogue, member directories for FNEY and UNY, and affiliated training schools for yoga teachers. The organization also maintains a Sanskrit glossary, bibliography, and deontological code for yoga teachers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Monde du Yoga: The reference website for Yoga in France, managed by FNEY and UNY

Products and services

• Revue Française de Yoga A scholarly semi-annual publication appearing twice yearly (January and July) in book format of 250-350 pages, presenting yoga philosophy and practice to the general public. January issues address fundamental human questions or contemporary cultural topics, while July issues focus on practice aspects including posture families, pranayama, and anatomy. Subscription handled via HelloAsso.
• Carnets du Yoga A monthly yoga publication appearing 10 times per year since 1979, providing rich documentation for yoga practitioners, teachers, and future teachers across all domains related to yoga.
• La Vie du Yoga A database of in-depth articles on yoga highlighting links between the discipline and philosophy, study of religions, sciences, and artistic disciplines, accessible via the Le Monde du Yoga website.
• Séminaires et Stages Seminars and training programs (stages) offered to yoga practitioners and teachers, distributed via an annual catalogue of events held across France.
• Annuaire des Membres Member directories for the FNEY and UNY associations, enabling users to find certified yoga teachers and affiliated schools across France.
• Écoles de Formation Network of affiliated training schools for yoga teachers, including the École Française de Yoga, offering structured curricula for individuals pursuing teaching certification.

Quantifiable outcome

• 318 articles published in La Vie du Yoga section covering yoga philosophy and practice

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Union Nationale de Yoga (UNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNY is co-founder and operator of Le Monde du Yoga website alongside FNEY. Both organizations share the same headquarters address and phone number. UNY maintains its own member directory on the shared website.
• Syndicat National des Professeurs de Yoga (SNPY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNPY is a national union for yoga teachers that shares the same address and phone number (01 42 78 03 05) with FNEY. The union has developed a code of ethics (code de déontologie) which FNEY adheres to.
• Union Européenne de Yoga (UEY)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUEY is the European Union of Yoga, a continental-level organization that FNEY participates in alongside other national yoga federations across Europe.
• École Française de YogacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉcole Française de Yoga is the primary teacher training institution affiliated with FNEY. It offers courses for becoming a yoga teacher and is referenced as a key resource for 'Enseigner le Yoga' (Teaching Yoga) on the FNEY website.

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Yoga Journal: Major yoga media publication covering practice, philosophy, and teacher education globally. Comparable content/publishing orientation to FNEY's Revue Française de Yoga and Carnets du Yoga, but at much larger scale and with a digital-first model.
• Yoga Alliance: The dominant international yoga teacher registry and credentialing body. While US-based and for-profit-adjacent, it is the global analog to FNEY in setting teacher standards and operates at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Alo Moves: Subscription digital yoga and wellness content platform backed by Alo Yoga. Represents the digital-native model of yoga teacher instruction that is reshaping the category and competing with FNEY for practitioner attention.
• Glo (Yoga, Pilates, Meditation): Subscription-based online yoga, Pilates, and meditation platform with classes from notable teachers. A direct competitor for the digital attention of yoga practitioners, contrasting with FNEY's print and in-person seminar model.

Regional players

• Independent Yoga Network: UK-based yoga teacher membership and standards body. Comparable federation-style membership and teacher recognition model, though operating in a different national market.
• British Wheel of Yoga: UK's national governing body for yoga with comparable federation model, teacher registration, and educational programs. Closest peer at country-federation level outside France.

Direct peers

• Union Européenne de Yoga (UEY): Continental federation of national yoga associations of which FNEY is a member. Operates at a higher geographic level with comparable federation/governance functions and teacher recognition.
• Syndicat National des Professeurs de Yoga (SNPY): France's national union for yoga teachers, sharing the same address and phone number as FNEY. SNPY maintains the code of ethics FNEY adheres to and serves an overlapping teacher membership base.
• École Française de Yoga: FNEY's primary affiliated teacher-training institution. Operates the formal teacher certification pathway that FNEY endorses, making it the closest partner and a key channel for FNEY's professional recognition value proposition.
• Union Nationale de Yoga (UNY): Co-founder and operator of Le Monde du Yoga alongside FNEY; shares the same Paris headquarters and phone number. UNY is the most directly comparable French national yoga association with overlapping membership and content.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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