Our Roots

The Mellow Monkey began hosting teacher's training programs when we opened in 2007 to help fill a need in Spokane's yoga community.

Our studio teaches "yoga for the average joe". This basically means we meet our students where they're at. We want our trainees to have the skills necessary to offer safe, effective yoga to people who might otherwise skip the yoga experience.

In 2009 we created our RYS-200 school to better clarify our vision of bringing quality yoga instruction to Eastern Washington.

Our diverse graduates have included doctors, lawyers, stay-at-home moms, writers, personal trainers, counselors, and fire fighters, to name a few.

The majority of our students have gone on to teach yoga in local yoga studios, health clubs, and privately.

What We Teach

Our program focuses on safe, effective yoga for average Americans.

We learn to teach Patajanli's 8-limbed yoga path in a language that is accessible to our community. Physically speaking, we combine Vinyasa Flow with Gentle/Restorative (used separately or together) to build greater strength, balance, flexibility, and to reduce stress.  

Throughout the course, you'll have numerous opportunities to practice & teach asana, meditation, pranayama, and many of the philosophies of yoga.

Before graduation, you'll have a final project to integrate what you've learned into real-life experience.

The feedback we get most often is that our students feel pleased to have so much practice-teaching experience and that there is a general sense of surprise at the transformational journey everyone has undergone.

Who We Are

All of our lead trainers have a minimum of E-RYT 200 training & experience. We have come from different backgrounds & different yoga lineages to bring you a diversified offering. All of us are committed to our practice, and to seeking ongoing training.

Sara Hawson, E-RYT 200, Program Director, Lead Trainer

Tamara Milliken, E-RYT 200,    Lead Trainer

Lisa Milton, RN, E-RYT 200,    Guest Trainer