Atha Yoga Immersion +
 200 hr teacher training

Fall 2025-winter 2026

now accepting applications

Overview

Schedule-

All training weekends will be Saturday 10am-6pm and Sunday 10am-6pm

Weekly practice and lectures throughout the training on Wednesday evenings 6-7:30pm, attended either in person, live online or recorded and watched at the student’s leisure.

The weekend workshops are subject to a slight reorganization within the dates given.

module 1: Sept 6-7

The Backbone of Yoga: Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Yamas and Niyamas, History of Yoga, Intro to Sankhya Philosophy, and The Muscular Skeletal system

REtreat: Oct 8-12

Living Yoga Retreat in Gardiner, MT

module 2: Oct 25-26

Get Grounded: Anatomy of the Foot and Leg, Standing Asanas, History of Sun Salutations, Developing a Home Practice, The Role of the Student

module 3: nov 8-9

Go with your Gut: Anatomy of the Lower Torso, Twisting Asanas, Yoga as a Revolution, Sequencing Seminar

module 4: dec 6-7

Turning Inward: Anatomy of the Pelvis, Neuroanatomy, Forward Folds, Restorative Yoga

module 5: jan 3-4

Another Perspective: Inversions; Anatomy of the head, neck and shoulder; Yoga for Stress and Anxiety: The Nervous System in Yoga

safety weekend: jan 17-18

safety weekend, just in case something needs to be rescheduled

module 6: feb 21-22

Vishuddhi, Dharma, and Satya: Your Voice as a Teacher; Holding Space: The Role of the Teacher; Practicum.

additional weekly lectures throughout include

The Phases of the Body: Anatomy of the Body Through a Lifetime, Practices to Support a Body Through Life, Adapting for the Bodies in the Room, Trauma Informed Training with Adrienne LeCoeur, guest instructor, Breath and Life: Anatomy of Respiration, Bhandas, Pranayama, Introduction to Ayurveda, The Subtle Body

Living yoga retreat-October 8-12

(open to Atha Yoga participants only)
Practice asana and delve deeply into pranayama and meditation. You will be introduced to Ayurveda, the science and medicinal component of yogic lifestyle, through plant based food prepared by a private chef. Spend time in silence, steeping in awareness. There will also be time for hiking and exploring. This retreat is intended to help establish the community of Atha Immersion YTT, assimilate the teachings, and learn to bring your yoga from the mat into the rest of your life.

Faculty

Kendra Potter, E-RYT, RPYT, YACEP-Lead Trainer

I began practicing yoga asana in 1999, and have been teaching since 2005. My yoga practice has helped me navigate life from Missoula to Los Angeles to New York City and back, through my transition from single woman to partner and now mother. It helps me remember that eternal, unchanging Self. My fascination with yoga began with the revelation that one can move while in prayer, and continues through the joyous exploration of Sthira Sukha, the balance between exertion and ease, and sankalpa (intention). Yoga has made me a kinder person, and I continue to work toward encountering the Self through sharing the practices that have brought me so much. My own understanding of yoga stretches far beyond the physical postures, and it is through this training that I aim to expand student teacher’s understanding of the depths of where their yoga can take them. I am thrilled to be offering this, my dream training of Atha Yoga Immersion, sharing what I know and brining in the practitioners I go to personally for support with my own body and beyond. It is my deepest honor to bring my own Teachers in to bless us with their knowledge, and include us in their lineage. I have taught tens of thousands of hours of yoga classes to so many different bodies in various stages of life. It is my true joy to share these practices. Thank you for showing up. It is through teaching that I best learn. See my certifications and trainings here.

Robin Dobbe - Anatomy + Physiology

Robin is a Missoula resident, practicing Massage Therapy, Structural Integration & Myofascial Release. She also practices Cranial Sacral Therapy & Reiki. Robin grew up in Idaho Falls, ID and moved to Missoula to attend college at U of M in 2002. Robin has a passion for singing and was an honored member of several University choirs. She took part in an opportunity to attend a study abroad in Vienna, Austria for 3 months with the a University Chamber Choir. It was a catalyst for change and prompted her to seek deeper meaning in her life and work. 

She enrolled at the Utah College of Massage Therapy in Salt Lake City, Utah. While there, she completed the professional massage training and furthered her education with their Master Bodyworker program. In total,  the program provided over 1000 hours of training & Robin learned 11 different modalities of Bodywork. 

Robin Dobbe has been practicing Massage and Bodywork in Missoula since 2008. During the last 17 years, she's worked side by side with Chiropractors, Acupuncturist & Chinese Medicine Practitioners, until moving into private practice fully in 2016. Robin owns Bodywork Solutions located in the Warehouse Mall in Missoula, near St. Patrick's Hospital. 

Robin has four children with her husband, Planxty Couch. They live in Milltown on the beautiful Blackfoot River. Her family enjoys recreating and spending time outdoors. We are so happy to be able to call this area our home.

Throughout childhood and into college, Robin was exposed to yoga and her first yoga teacher was her Aunt. Robin continued deepening her practice through college. In 2022, she completed a 200-Hour Atha YTT with Kendra Potter. Yoga has been an enrichment and a staple for Robin, especially in hard times. 

As a Bodyworker,  Robin can now give her clients more guidance and access to their bodies. Yoga also invites people to connect with their bodies, their breath and to begin the journey of Yolking with the Divine.  These worlds compliment one another beautifully.  What cannot be worked out on the table can be addressed in other ways on the mat.  

Robin is looking forward to meeting the students in the upcoming Atha Yoga Teacher Training. She has a passion for anatomy and looks forward to breaking the information down and building your knowledge of the human body.  

Angi McLure, LMT-anatomy and physiology

Angi Purinton McClure is a Neuro-based Movement Coach and has been working with bodies for over 17 years. As a Licensed Massage Therapist, Chinese Medicine and Qigong enthusiast, Certified Pilates, Qigong, and Fitness Instructor, Angi is out to help students make the investment of their life. Through her body longevity business called Body401k®, Angi has created classes and workshops to educate the masses on body awareness through Eastern and Western movement.

AnandaBhairava and Anand Ashvattha-classical hatha yoga, guest instructors

ANANDABHAIRAVA aka Steven Prestianni began studying under the guidance of Sadguru Sri Mahayogi Paramahamsa, founder of the Mahayogi Yoga Mission, in 1996 and has since taught at the Mahayogi Yoga Mission for 8 years; 6 years at the Kearny Correctional Facility with incarcerated women; 7 years for the Multiple Sclerosis Society with wheelchair bound, chair ability, and mat capable members; 6 years at the Earth School with primary school children; 5 year with AHRP for those mentally-handicapped, including training the staff at AHRP to work independent of his person; 17 years and running with a community class run by donation at the Sixth Street Community Center in the Lower East Side of New York City.

Adrienne lecoure-trauma informed training, guest instructor

I have been a spiritual seeker for as long as I can remember. As a child I was star struck, overwhelmed by the beauty and inherent magic in the world around me. I was hopeful, full of love and found joy in simplicity. This boundless joy slowly unraveled as I entered my teens and early twenties. Heartbreak and loss hardened my spirit and in time, the world became a dark place and fear permeated my being. I lost the vibrancy and wonder that I had once existed in. Most of us have had similar experiences of losing touch with that childlike wonder and limitless love. The last decade of my life has been a quest to reclaim the boundless joy I came into this world with.

I completed my 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training in Dharmsala, India with Chandra Yoga International. I completed my 300 hour Advanced Yoga Teacher Training in Mysore, India with Ayur-Yoga Eco Ashram. Both of these trainings were intensive month long immersions that emphasized classical Hatha practices and traditional yogic philosophy. Throughout my journey with yoga, I have continued to deepen my knowledge and understanding of the practice. My additional training includes a 3 week immersion at The Sivananda Ashram in Madurai, India, a 2 week Ashtanga Intensive with Ellen Johanson in Sri Lanka, 2 week Ashtanga intensive with Joanna Darlington in Montana, USA and extensive study and experience in trauma sensitive yoga. I have co-facilitated several 200 hour teacher trainings and have hosted various workshops and retreats throughout the world.  I have taught in the United States, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Greece, England, Spain and Israel.

I am truly honored to be able to share the gifts I have received on the mat with students around the world. My teaching experience has ranged from luxury retreats to refugee camps. My heart lies in the work I am doing out of the studio and in the trenches, bringing yoga to the sick, the elderly and those who have experienced trauma. I am deeply passionate about utilizing yoga as an instrument to empower marginalized communities and provide healing for physical and emotional wounds.

My classes have a strong emphasis on self empowerment, connecting movement with breath and the practice of ever-refining our postures. I believe that our physical practice of yoga is the corridor to the place within each of us that has never been wounded. It is the crucible that dissolves separation and opens us to the divinity in all things. I integrate pranayama and meditation into each practice. They can physically challenging, but delivered with a soft, flowing grace and choreographed to the melody of the breath.

jess mathiae-yoga for children, guest instructor

Investment

$4,100 if paid in full by June 1 / $4,600 regular rate

$500 non refundable deposit holds your space

Payment plans are available

There is some scholarship available for students requiring financial assistance.

What's included

+ 5 Day Living Yoga retreat
(All meals, shared room lodging, and workshops included. Some private rooms available for an additional fee. When not included in the training, other retreats like this valued $2,500-3,000.)
+ 6 training weekends at The Abode in Missoula, MT

+weekly practice and lectures

+ printed training manual

+ community of fellow students to support and hold your growth

+certificate of completion

+option to register as a Yoga Alliance RYT (Registered Yoga Teacher) 

+discounts at some yoga studios in Missoula area for the duration of the training

+a newfound commitment to your Self