230 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
Green Mountain School of Yoga Presents: 
INTEGRATED METHODS OF HATHA YOGA
230 Hour Teacher Training & Certification Program
(a Registered Yoga School through the Yoga Alliance)
August 2009 is your next chance to become a part of this transformational journey!
*Register today! This training is limited to 15 students!
All Green Mountain Yoga Students receive an additional $200 off the cost of tuition!
Save $300 by registering by July 11, 2009.
Green Mountain School of Yoga Teacher Training is a 230 hour course and is open to students who aspire to be yoga teachers, students who wish to deepen their personal practice and knowledge of yoga as well as health care professionals and current yoga teachers seeking deeper knowledge and certification. Upon graduating from Green Mountain Yoga ' teacher training you can become an RYT, Registered Yoga Teacher, through the Yoga Alliance. However, you do not have to become a teacher to participate.
Green Mountain School of Yoga Teacher Training consists of 230 hours over a 3-4 month period designed for real people and to allow space for growth and integration. The days and times are accommodating for the full-time working schedule incorporating studies one night a week and weekend intensives every other week for deeper studies and practicum. The training also includes unlimited classes at Green Mountain Yoga during your training!!
Each weekend intensive will be dedicated to an area of yogic practices which form a mandala of wisdom, intuition, knowledge and experience at the deepest levels of the body, mind, and spirit.
This is a 230 hour teacher training program including extensive training and certification process. The curriculum covers:
- Asana (over 150 postures)
- Pranayama
- Meditation & Mantra
- Chakra System & Energy Body
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Mudras & Bandhas
- Yogic Philosophy, Principles & History
- Intro to Sanskrit
- Personal Practice & Yogic Lifestyle
- Teaching Methodology
- Communication
- The Business of Yoga
Homework & Mandatory Reading will be required.
Fill out the Application today!
To deepen your personal practice and become an amazing yoga teacher click here to see our full overview including all dates and cost or please see our Course Catalog or contact Mindy.
*All required books (5 total) are included in the price of this training as well as unlimited yoga classes at Green Mountain Yoga and discounts on all merchandise in our boutique.
*Interest free payment plans are available for our training.
Click here to register for the Teacher Training online.
The Fall 2009 training will take place on Tuesday evenings from 5:00-9:30. The weekend intensives are held every other weekend. The hours are Fridays from 5:00-8:30, Saturdays and Sundays from 12-7. We've situated this training so it will not interfere with any major holidays. Begins Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Ends Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
The Weekend Intensive dates and topics are covered below:
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August 14-16, Asana & Pranayama I
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August 28-30, Eastern & Western Anatomy
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September 11-13, Asana & Pranayama II
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September 25-27, Philosophy, Ethics & Basic Sanskrit
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October 9-11, Mantras, Mudras & Meditations
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October 23-25, Challenging Your Practice Through Asana & Pranayama
- November 6-8, Overview & Testing
The Winter/Spring 2010 training will take place on Tuesday evenings from 5:00-8:00. The weekend intensives are held every three weeks (with exceptions for Easter and Mother's Day). The weekend intensive hours are Fridays from 5:00-8:30, Saturdays and Sundays from 12-7:00. Begins Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Ends Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
The Weekend Intensive dates and topics are covered below:
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January 15-17, Asana & Pranayama I
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February 5-7, Eastern & Western Anatomy
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February 26-28, Asana & Pranayama II
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March 19-21, Philosophy, Ethics & Basic Sanskrit
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April 9-11, Mantras, Mudras & Meditations
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April 23-25, Challenging Your Practice Through Asana & Pranayama
- May 14-16, Overview & Testing


Mindy’s History and Green Mountain School of Yoga
Green Mountain School of Yoga is qualified to certify at the 200 hour level under the guidelines of Yoga Alliance. Yoga Alliance is an international registration organization that is dedicated to upholding the standards of yoga teachers and yoga schools nationally as well as internationally. For more information about the Yoga Alliance go to www.yogaalliance.org. Green Mountain School of Yoga is also approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational School Board.
Mindy Arbuckle is a certified Hatha Yoga Teacher with more than 8 years of experience. She is trained in traditional Hatha yoga and Vinyasa yoga with a background in the Chakra Systems and Eastern Philosophy. She continues to learn and expand through self study, workshops, seminars and trainings.
Mindy is an E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher Trainer) and the owner, director, and lead teacher at Green Mountain Yoga. She found her life’s passion when she began teaching yoga and sharing its many gifts to others. Mindy teaches a vinyasa (flowing) style of hatha yoga. She has experience teaching anything from beginners to advanced classes including a fun and flowing weight loss and toning yoga class, athletes yoga, rejuvenation yoga, and power yoga. She has also been trained in pre-natal, kids, and seniors yoga.
Mindy believes that yoga is for everyone and looks for the beauty of the pose in individual bodies rather than trying to fit everyone into an ideal posture. Thus, the style Mindy teaches is truly for ANY body. She teaches students to discover yoga for themselves loving and accepting their bodies, minds and spirits as they are today, in the present moment. She creates a supportive and nurturing environment for students to experience all yoga has to offer.
Karen’s History
Karen Boeser is a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher as approved by the I.K.Y.T.A. (International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association) and the KRI (Kundalini Research Institution) as taught by Yogi Bhajan, PhD, Master of Kundalini Yoga. Karen is also a certified Hatha Yoga Instructor and E-RYT (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher Trainer).
Karen's teaching methods have evolved over a decade of personal practice and training involving study with some of the most recognized individuals on the vanguard of the American yoga scene. She combines this range of experience in offering a well-balanced and comprehensive approach to yoga that is accessible to the newcomer as it is rewarding to the experienced practitioner.
Michelle L. Shellhaas, PT, DPT, CYT 
Western Anatomy
Michelle is the primary instructor for the western anatomy portions of the teacher training. She is trained in Hatha and Integrative styles of yoga and enjoys facilitating active exploration of the body during her classes. Michelle also has training specific to the prenatal and postpartum populations and has been involved in research investigating the effects of yoga practice on the effects of aging. She has been teaching yoga in various settings for six years.
Michelle is trained and works as the sole physical therapist and is the owner of Shellhaas Physical Therapy. She has a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2004. She continues to expand her knowledge of the body through ongoing trainings in both yoga and physical therapy.
In addition to her formal training, Michelle has an active background in public education. She believes in the power of knowledge combined with practice to advance skill and positively impact those around us. This experience and philosophy is reflected in her interactive teaching style and her passion for the subject of anatomy as it relates to movement.
*Green Mountain School of Yoga is approved and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education, Private Occupational School Board.
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