Kids Yoga Teacher Training

This 30-hour Program is an extraordinary opportunity for you to positively impact the next generation, bringing a sense of play and self-expression to children through yoga, meditation and inquiry! Whether you're a teacher by trade, a parent wanting to infuse more imagination into your home, or a yoga instructor aiming to up-level your offerings, this training is open to all!

​In this 4 day training you will be immersed in play and exploration in order to transform the lives of kids in your classroom, studio, community or around the world.​

No previous teaching experience (yoga or otherwise) is necessary to participate in the training. Yoga Teachers who are certified through a Yoga Alliance-registered school are eligible for a $100 discount!

2020 Schedule:

• Thursday August 6th, 2019, 5:30-9:30pm in Whitefish
• Friday August 7th, 4:30-9:30pm in Whitefish
• Saturday August 8th 10:30am-8:30pm in Whitefish  
• Sunday August 9th 8am-5pm in Whitefish

Continuing Education:

• Registered Yoga Instructors are eligible to receive 30-hours of credit of continuing education with Yoga Alliance upon completion of the training. The hours include 28 in person, and 2 hours of at-home work.
• Montana Teachers are able to file paperwork to get credit for continuing education with the State of Montana (inquire for more info!) 
• This training also counts for 30 hours toward the Yoga Hive 300-Hour Program

Download the continuing ed form for MT Teachers

The Details:

Concrete results and outcomes you will get from this training:

• A new sense of play: tools, games and classroom management techniques
• The ability to empower children through yoga, meditation and inquiry
• A sense of how you want to impact the next generation through mindfulness
• How to structure a kids yoga class

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Modules will be comprised of the following:

• Techniques, Training and Practice
• Teaching Methodology
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Yoga Philosophy, Lifestyle and Ethics for Yoga Teachers

Requirements: 

• A desire to impact the lives of children through play and the practice of yoga.
• That you commit yourself 100%: Meaning that you are on time to all sessions, mentally present, coach-able in the moment and ready to play and try on new things.​

​Expectations:

• You can expect to play, practice, and learn through experience and personal growth work

What to bring:

• Journal and pen
• Refillable water bottle, electrolyte replenisher
• Meals and snacks for each day​

Meet Mollie Busby​

Mollie Busby is a driven entrepreneur with the spirit of a summer camp counselor and a kind, midwestern smile. Mollie is a seasoned yoga and meditation teacher and off-grid home builder with her husband, Sean. Although the pair now calls Alaska their home, they have deep roots in the Flathead Valley, and Mollie commutes back to Montana and Wisconsin to manage her two yoga studios.

Wherever they are, the Busbys choose to live close to the land off-the-grid and pursue their life’s work. The pair started Riding On Insulin, which Mollie ran as Executive Director for 7 years, until Sean took over in 2017. It was then that Mollie shifted much of her focus to Yoga Hive, and now, to Yoga Hive Studios, taking the brand beyond Montana. Yoga Hive is known for its inviting vibe, friendly instructors, and willingness to show anyone that yoga is for everybody and every body.
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Regardless of the method, Mollie sees her purpose on this planet as cultivating community in small groups of women — whether in a yoga retreat setting or during the 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings she runs in Montana, Colorado and beyond. She enjoys spending time outdoors skiing in the winter, hiking in the summer, and playing with their dogs all year round: Daisy (a Weimaraner), Glacier (Border Collie/Great Pyrenees Mix), Milo (husky/Shepard mix), Powder (Alaskan Husky) and Coldfoot, or Coldie for short (Alaskan Husky). 

She and Sean have built a dynamic off-the-grid homestead in the heart of Whitefish, Montana, that’s been featured on HGTV, the DIY Network,  Discovery Channel, Yahoo News, Daily Mail, and more. They've also built off-grid homesteads in Homer, Alaska and now, Arctic Hive, Alaska.

Hailing originally from Wisconsin, Mollie brings to Montana her warm, midwestern hospitality mixed with a wide range of yoga training. Her teaching draws inspiration from the Baptiste Yoga community, Unnata Aerial Yoga, and a mix of Tantric Kriya and mantra-based meditation from Sattva Yoga Academy at the foothills of the Himalayas in India.

​This unique mix gives her classes a magical feel, with a love for teaching the basics to anyone willing to learn, layered with a profound gift of teaching for transformation.

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GETTING TO THE FLATHEAD VALLEY

​Lodging Options:

Look for lodging close to Whitefish in order to NOT need a rental car during your stay here! If you have a rental car, it opens up your options to Kalispell or Columbia Falls/Glacier National Park (~20 minutes from Whitefish).

• Once your deposit is paid, I can connect you with other Yogis coming to the training and you can discussed shared lodging costs to keep your costs low!
• Airbnb - best thing to do is to search locations close to downtown Whitefish. You'll have cheaper rates if you select private ROOM versus private house. 
• Grouse Mountain Lodge (a longer walk to the studio... maybe 6+ blocks, although they do have a shuttle) - Really Nice Lodge
• Pine Lodge (~4 blocks away from the studio) - A decent, clean hotel, although nothing fancy
• Whitefish Lake Lodge (a longer walk to the studio... maybe 6+ blocks, although they do have a shuttle)  - A SUPER nice lodge on the lake and beautiful views!

Getting here:

Tips: If you're search for airfare, do so on a Tuesday or Wednesday when they are the cheapest. Also, don't keep rechecking and rechecking from your same browser, as it will recognize you and that search and drive up the prices automatically. I (Mollie) am VERY well versed in booking flights, and am happy to find you the cheapest recommendation I can find!

• Airplane: Fly into FCA (Kalispell MT). Don't waste your time flying into Spokane or Missoula and driving here. We aren't surrounded by easy freeways so you'll be driving on a lot of windy highways. It's always cheaper in the long run to fly directly here!
• Amtrak: Amtrak comes right through the center of downtown! They've had problems in the past not being on time, so just be wary of arrival times, etc.
• By car: Driving to Whitefish? Awesome! Because it is during the winter season, you will want to be equipped for winter weather in the event it snows. It's easy to get around, but as I said, we aren't surrounded by major freeways or anything, so you'll be on 2-lane highways for most of your way here from Spokane or Missoula or Calgary. 

Rental Car:

Hopefully you won't need one! But if you do, all the rental car companies either rent directly from the airport (all the regular brands that you see at any other airport). You can also rent cars from the Amtrac station here in the middle of downtown. I know Hertz rents from there specifically. If you're in need of a ride from the airport downtown and back, I'm happy to help coordinate (me, Mollie) as I live here and can assist where necessary!