Be Bold      
​   Montana yoga retreats for Wild Women

You know the saying...​       
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         You can’t pour from an empty cup.

Yep. Me too.


I'm Mollie Busby, owner of Yoga Hive Montana, and founder of Yoga Hive Studios. I know that feeling of overwhelm when you start your day staring at an unsurmountable list of responsibilities that keeps getting longer. I know that listless glance out the window, wondering how much longer you can last at your current capacity. I know that fleeting desire to throw up your hands, quit, and book a one-way ticket to a far-away place just to escape it all.


Whether you’re an entrepreneur on the brink of burnout, a working mom in need of a reset, or a gal with a vision to change the world (minus the motivation to actually get started): I feel ya, sister. There comes a time when we need to stop, take a hard look at our life, and reboot.


Ladies, it’s time to fill that empty cup — this Montana Yoga Retreat is for you.


Imagine having the time to meditate daily. Afterward, you cozy up in a comfy chair outdoors, enjoying a cup of piping hot, locally roasted organic coffee while you journal your intentions for the day. You have the space to notice the warm sun and a gentle Montana breeze on your face. You look out over sweeping views of Glacier National Park, Whitefish Lake and beyond, awaiting the day’s transformational morning yoga class in a beautiful off-the-grid yurt.


And the pressure is off: There’s no experience with yoga or meditation required to attend this Montana Yoga Retreat!


Throughout our 5 days, and 4 nights together, you’ll be challenged (in the best way!) by interactive and incredibly fun deep-dive inquiry sessions to get to the core of how you want to feel on a day to day basis. You’ll laugh, dream, learn and plan in the company of other women who are working through the same discovery process alongside you. Discussion sessions and dharma talks are balanced out with ample freedom to chill, roam the 10-acre property among towering Larch trees and fragrant pines with abundant wildlife around every corner. Or, opt for a massage, Reiki, or healing session with one of our talented and trusted local practitioners, who will meet you on site. Although you’ll be close to nature at The Busby Hive, you’re also just minutes away from Whitefish by car, so you’ll have a chance to explore our quaint downtown to your heart’s content. Evenings feature a more restorative yoga practice in the yurt, designed to reset your nervous system and fill your cup till it runneth over.


At night, rest easy with all the creature comforts of a shared room in our on-the-grid home with electricity, traditional bathroom and running water, a full kitchen and fridge, and high-speed WIFI. Or, rest closer to nature with treetop views and an off-grid experience with a full kitchen and fridge, electricity via solar power, deluxe composting toilet and indoor on-demand hot shower in our custom-built HGTV-featured cabin that sleeps 3.


Classes, coffee/tea, meals and discussion will happen in the round, in our off-grid 30-foot yurt — also featured on HGTV, Discovery Channel, Yahoo, Daily Mail and more.


Throughout the retreat, you’ll fuel up with nourishing, locally-sourced organic vegetarian cuisine, custom crafted to give your body the most balanced fuel so you can think, see and move clearly for the weekend.


Sometimes all it takes is a few days in nature to give you the boost you need — but this isn’t a vacation where you’re sad to leave after 5 blissful days in Montana. Oh no. You’ll leave this retreat with the best gift of all: A brighter version of yourself, with the tools to change your life for the better.


You’ll be excited to get home and get in the driver’s seat of your own life. To support you beyond our time together, you’ll be connected to a new sisterhood of women that you’ve spent this time with. And most of all, you’ll get your life back with a full cup — and the knowledge to keep it that way.


This summer, you have one chance to join me on this life-changing Be Bold: Montana Yoga Retreat experience, September 18-22. We only have 10 spots… so the only question left is:

What are you waiting for, Wild Woman?

Dates:

Spring 2019 Training:
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• Wednesday March 20 to Sunday, March 24
• Wednesday April 3 to Sunday April 7 
• Wednesday April 17 to Saturday April 20 (Does not include Sunday, in observance of Easter)
• Wednesday May 15 to Sunday May 19
• Wednesday May 29 to Sunday June 2

Fall 2019 Training:​

• Thursday September 26 - Sunday September 29
• Wednesday October 9 - Sunday October 13
• Wednesday October 23 - Sunday October 27
• Wednesday November 6 - Sunday November 10. No training on Friday the 8th because of the Ladies Night Out event downtown Whitefish! Trainees usually make this a fun night out together!
• Wednesday November 20 - Sunday November 24

​So you're in, but need to miss a day or two, or Skype in from home for an evening? Please contact us about the possibility of make-up days/hours to complete your training!

​Location:

Locations vary by season, and the studios are approximately 20-30 minutes from each other! We recommend staying in Whitefish if possible, as most days will be in Whitefish. Rest assured, if you stay anywhere in the valley you'll be close to these locations!

• Wednesday evenings - Kalispell Studio
• Thursday and Friday evenings - Whitefish Studio
• Saturdays - rotating, TBD
• Sundays - Columbia Falls Studio

​Who is this program for?​

​Everyone is welcome to join Yoga Hive's 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Montana. YES, seriously!

Join us if you are interested in the time-tested spiritual map that yoga outlined thousands of years ago. Or if you want to know more about the physical and mental healing that yoga can produce. Beginners and experts are welcome. You do not need to have a desire to teach yoga upon concluding this training... many people take teacher trainings just for the self study aspect, and diving deeper into your personal practice. 

All we ask of every trainee is to come as you are, with an open mind and a willing spirit!

What type of yoga do we learn?

Although our program is inspired by Vinyasa styles of yoga (moving breath to movement, sometimes called Power Flow), trainees will learn how to sequence their own classes, at their own pace. We will experience many different styles, transition and postures, and experiment with sequencing a gentle yoga class (slow pace), a Honey Flow (medium pace), and a Hive Flow (faster pace), and whether you intend to teach upon the conclusion of the program or you're taking it for professional development, rest assured you will feel confident with sequencing and teaching many different ability levels! 

Content:

180 contact hours and 20 at home practice hours to experience the full scope of yoga, in history and the present, on the yoga mat and on the path to self knowledge. The Yoga Hive teacher training will keep your eyes bright and your mind sharp as we teach you how to lead classes through vinyasa sequences. Beyond the scope of the required Yoga Alliance curriculum, we will delve into the following topics, offer each trainee a brilliant program manual, surprise perks, and more!

• Physical Anatomy, as it applies to teaching yoga
• Energetic Anatomy and the Chakra System
• 50+ pose breakdowns
• Cueing and sequencing, the Arc of Class
• Contraindications and modifications, including prop usage
• The art of assisting
• Gods and goddesses
• History of Yoga
• Ayurveda, the Sister Science to Yoga
• Mala making
• Ethics of yoga and the 8-limbed path
• The business of yoga
• ... and more! We also bring in guest instructors to teach pieces of the training!

​ Textbook List

1. Autobiography of a Yogi (this one is fine to buy on a Kindle if you're an electronic reader — iIt's meant to be read outside class)
2. Yoga Anatomy by Leslie Kaminoff (2nd edition)
3. The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali: A New Edition, Translation, and Commentary by Edwin F. Bryant 
4. The Yamas and the Niyamas by Deborah Adele 
5. Yoga Sequencing by Mark Stephens 
6. Eastern Body, Western Mind by Anodea Judith

​Note: The cost of these books is not included in the price of the training

Meet your instructor, Mollie Busby

E-RYT 200, RYT 500 and owner of Yoga Hive Montana

Writer, yoga teacher, dog mom, backcountry skier, world traveler, and lover of all things business, Mollie Busby has been empowering leaders and coaching others through experiential education and yoga since 2004. 

The nonprofit she started alongside her husband, Sean, called Riding On Insulin, serves hundreds of kids with Type 1 diabetes every year around the world through action sports. Mollie's Yoga Studio Franchise company Yoga Hive Studios is known for making yoga and yoga teacher trainings inclusive and dynamic within the communities it serves. She started the company with the Whitefish Studio in 2015, and has expanded with two additional Montana Studios, a sister studio in Louisville Colorado, and Yoga Hive Wisconsin launching in 2019!

Mollie's teaching style is vinyasa-based, focused on helping yogis of all abilities have an inspiring and fulfilling experience of both yoga and meditation. Mollie's classes have a distinctly playful, yet powerful energy — combining her certification to teach both Energy Medicine Yoga based on the work of Montana-native Lauren Walker and Donna Eden, and Sattva Yoga of the Himalayan Tantric tradition under Spiritual Master, Anand Mehrotra. Her power vinyasa roots come from her best friend, Brittany Hopkins of Container Collective Yoga in Lakewood Colorado (a Baptiste Yoga Affiliate Studio). Other influences come from her training in Art of Assisting through the Baptiste Institute, Unnata Aerial Yoga, Kids Yoga, as well as Yoga Anatomy training through Leslie Kaminoff and Amy Matthews. 
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Mollie and her husband Sean have been featured on HGTV and the DIY network for their off the grid homestead in northwest Montana, where they live with their three dogs (Daisy, Glacier and Powder). When not in Montana, Mollie and Sean spend time living past Homer, Alaska in Fritz Creek — an off grid community where they can see the ocean and glaciers every day!

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GETTING TO THE FLATHEAD VALLEY

​Lodging Options:

Look for lodging close to downtown in 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).

• We have limited space in a local airbnb rental at an extremely discounted rate (~$50/night) for traveling yogis! Contact Mollie directly to book your space in this shared home.
• Airbnb - best thing to do is to search locations close to our studio. You'll have cheaper rates if you select private ROOM versus private house. Yoga Hive owner Mollie Busby also has a home in Whitefish that she rents out to travelers — and if it's available, trainees can rent the house for a low cost!
• Whitefish Hostel - 2 blocks from the studio - $35 per person per night. 
• 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!