ACY Founder Judith Wong, Trusted Global Mentor with E-RYT 500, YACEP®
ACY Founder Judith Wong, Trusted Global Mentor with E-RYT 500, YACEP®: Partnering with Founder Judith Wong means engaging with a mentor who is both a rigorous skills instructor and a dedicated custodian of yoga’s true philosophical spirit. Her profound professional foundation is built on over 5,700 Teaching Hours and 11 years of dedicated practice (Tapas). Her passion ensures ACY’s training not only transmits precise asana skills but also guides students to the core essence of yoga. The curriculum uniquely blends Traditional Yoga, Aerial Yoga Arts, and Intelligent Fitness, setting the definitive standard for established RYT teachers. This global and real-world expertise transforms your status from RYT to a confident Global Leader.
FOUNDING VISION: GLOBAL INSIGHT & PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY
ACY establishes a definitive professional standard for established RYT teachers. Judith Wong’s methodology is driven by her dual global experience, ensuring both breadth of knowledge and depth of practical application. This includes Diverse Teaching Experience in international hubs like Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada, and the United Kingdom, and International Continuing Education in global hubs like India—the birthplace of yoga—as well as Thailand, Italy, Germany, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vancouver, and London. This unique dual exposure enables her to systematise scattered global knowledge into a comprehensive pedagogical guide, strategically positioned to meet modern market demands.
Qualification Highlights
Yoga Alliance RYT & YACEP: Registered Yoga Teacher E-RYT 500 (YA ID: 366177); Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP®). Advanced Teacher Trainings: Includes 300-Hour Advanced Vinyasa Teacher Training (Rishikesh, India); 100-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (Misano Adriatico, Italy); 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (Hong Kong); Yin Yoga & Sound Healing (Thailand (YACEP®)); and Singing Bowl Sound Therapy (Hong Kong (YACEP®)).
Aerial & Fitness Certifications: Expertise spans Aerial Silks Teacher Training (Hong Kong); Aerial Hammock/Spinning Hammock Teacher Training (Hong Kong); Aerial Hoop Teacher Training (Hong Kong); Pole Fitness Instructor Certification (Germany); Barre Teacher Training (Vancouver, Canada); Pilates Reformer Course (Hong Kong); and Wheel Yoga Teacher Training (Hong Kong (YACEP®)).
Our Teaching Philosophy: Global Integrity & Modern Synthesis
The core mission for founding ACY stemmed from the realization that yoga market demands and specific teaching techniques vary significantly across the globe. Our unwavering philosophy is that the yoga profession is inherently specialised and must never be diluted; every certificate must be earned through dedicated effort.
Our curriculum is built on a unique pedagogical guide that synthesises three primary worlds: Traditional Yoga, Aerial Yoga Arts, and Intelligent Fitness. This blend is designed to provide certified RYT teachers with the essential skills to adapt their instruction for diverse international markets. By teaching highly specialised, market-relevant techniques, we ensure our graduates can optimize their teaching, elevate their professional knowledge, and collectively maintain the highest standards of professional integrity within the industry.
What is Yoga Alliance & YACEP®
THE DEFINITION OF RYT® & YACEP® CREDENTIALS
Yoga Alliance (YA) is the largest international governing body for yoga teachers and schools. Earning RYT® status signifies that a teacher has met the required training hour standards. Crucially, all RYT teachers must complete a minimum of 30 hours of Continuing Education (CE) every three years to maintain their registration status. YACEP® (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) is a specialised credential held by an organisation like ACY. This status confirms that our advanced modules and workshops are specifically designed for certified teachers (RYT®) to help you fulfil your mandatory 30-hour CE requirement, ensuring your professional status is maintained and your expertise is cutting-edge.
The YACEP Advantage: Mandatory CE Compliance
Yoga Alliance (YA) is recognised as the largest international governing body for yoga teachers and schools. While RYT® status confirms a teacher has met initial training hour standards, maintaining this professional status requires commitment to continuous learning.
Crucially, all RYT teachers must complete a minimum of 30 hours of Continuing Education (CE) every three years to maintain their registration status.
ACY holds the prestigious YACEP® (Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider) credential. This status confirms that our advanced modules and workshops are specifically designed to meet the rigorous standards set by YA, enabling certified teachers (RYT®) to fulfil their mandatory CE requirements and ensure their professional expertise remains cutting-edge and fully compliant with global industry standards.
ACY Core Programmes:
Market Competitiveness & Professional Depth
YACEP® Aerial Teacher Training
Training Hours: Beginner Module: 20 Hours (Prerequisite) + Advanced Flow Module: 80 Hours (YACEP® Certified Module). Aerial Yoga is one of the most high-demand and visually appealing classes globally, blending traditional yoga, Pilates, and dance. This programme is designed for RYT teachers to successfully transition their teaching dimension from the mat to the hammock. Partnering with ACY ensures deep professional advancement and meets high market demand: Instructors will master the physics of the hammock, secure rigging setup, and advanced aerial adjustment techniques.
Furthermore, you will learn how inverted poses can safely help clients decompress the spine and boost circulation, effectively addressing common back pain issues. The curriculum focuses on teaching you to design creative, advanced flow sequences that simultaneously train the core musculature and enhance bodily coordination. By completing the foundational 20 Hours and the advanced 80 Hours of intelligent sequencing, your teaching portfolio will gain unparalleled professional competitiveness.
YACEP® Yoga Wheel Teacher Training
Training Hours: 30 Hours or 50 Hours (YACEP® Continuing Education Certified Module).
The Yoga Wheel is celebrated as an essential tool for deepening backbends and significantly enhancing the efficiency of postural correction. This specialised YACEP® module transitions your expertise from traditional asana instruction into the rewarding field of therapeutic prop application. This certification is crucial for elevating your teaching versatility: You will learn to leverage the wheel’s curved surface to safely guide students into deeper flexibility in the back, chest, and hips, effectively helping to correct poor posture and alleviate chronic back discomfort. You will master the dynamic integration of the Yoga Wheel into ground-based practice, incorporating core strengthening, balance work, and myofascial release. Completing this certification allows you to diversify your class offerings, significantly boost student satisfaction, and stand out in a competitive market.
Aerial Arts Teacher Training
Training Hours: Specialist Module (Hours vary based on certification).
These high-value programmes encompass Aerial Hoop Teacher Training and Aerial Silks Teacher Training. Acquiring these distinct, in-demand aerial skills is essential for RYT teachers looking to diversify their portfolio beyond the hammock and mat. The certification focuses on advanced skill integration and safety protocols: You will gain mastery over the specialised body mechanics and precise conditioning required for complex aerial choreography and static poses. This training elevates your functional body awareness, strength, and spatial intelligence—skills directly applicable to advanced Vinyasa sequencing and therapeutic mobility work, significantly broadening your class appeal and expertise.
ACY On-the-Ground Advance Practice
YACEP CE Programmes
YACEP® Applied Anatomy & Intelligent Sequencing for Inversions – 5-Hour Workshop
This 5-Hour YACEP® Advanced Workshop is dedicated to elevating RYT teachers from reliance on brute strength to intelligent inversion mastery. The curriculum begins by dissecting the Applied Anatomy of Stability, focusing on the precise function of the shoulder girdle and deep core stabilisers to identify and correct common compensatory errors. We then transition into Intelligent Activation & Priming, where you will design high-efficiency warm-up sequences, followed by mastering the High-End Sequencing framework for clean, progressive entry and exit into complex inversions. The session includes essential training on Safe Adjustments & Compensation Correction, covering effective manual support and the use of smart props to maintain the safety boundaries of the neck and lower spine. Crucially, we integrate the Philosophy of Balance & Mind Management, teaching Prāṇāyāma techniques to overcome the fear of falling and manage emotional release, linking the practice back to the Sthira Sukham Āsanam principle. The final module focuses on Integration & Programme Design, ensuring all technical, anatomical, and safety principles are effectively integrated into your regular class curriculum. (5-Hour Module for Certified RYT Teachers, CE Eligible)
What ACY’s Dual Expertise Means For You
The ACY training is specifically designed to accelerate your career by immediately boosting your market authority and earning potential. By gaining the direct endorsement of the E-RYT 500 qualification, you achieve the confidence to command premium rates and move decisively out of low-cost competition. Furthermore, you acquire a logically refined teaching framework that instantly enhances your professional persuasiveness and transforms theoretical knowledge into high-impact, marketable courses. Most critically, high-performing graduates are integrated into Judith Wong’s professional network, giving you access to exclusive job opportunities and referrals unavailable through standard training.