Immerse Yourself in Yoga and Nature

Go Deeper--Explore, Restore, Connect and Shed what is necessary to become the highest and best version of YOU.

Welcome to Mandala Montana Yoga School in Florence, Montana.

Your home away from home—providing local and accessible Montana classes, trainings, workshops, retreats, and healing experiences to help us all vibrate at our highest frequency. Whether you’re looking to train to become a yoga teacher, attend weekly classes to stay grounded in your practice, come to terms with addiction, or dive deeper into your soul’s path—this is the place for you. We are honored to bring yoga and healing to all those who find us—near and far. A place where we go beyond yoga—but use yoga and nature to get out of our own way.

The studio space is nestled in the beautiful Bitterroot Mountains just south of Missoula, MT. From there, we access local hot springs for healing, cold plunges for awakening, and hiking for integration. The 900-square-foot studio is equipped with infrared heating for retreats that include hot yoga. All teacher trainings are immersive and follow an invisible ashram method with a focus on Ayurvedic lifestyle—the sister science of yoga.

Classes

Trainings

Workshops

Retreats

For over half her life, Christen Rak has devoted herself to the practice and art of yoga, and it shows in every class she teaches. With her soothing, meditative tone, she helps students connect deeply with their bodies and inner awareness. Christen has worked with everyone from young beginners to World-Class Olympians, always meeting her students where they are. If you are ready to evolve your yoga practice, I highly recommend following Christen's guidance--you'll find her practices both inspiring and transformative.
Cassandra L.
Christen's YTT was incredible. The curriculum was well thought out and supported by her own experiences and reputable Ayurvedic resources.I deeply appreciated her attention to detail and dedication to the individual growth and success. Her teacher training has and excellent balance of experience and knowledge. Challenging enough to be engaging, while providing support for growth and success as a yoga teacher. I appreciated her real world experience as a yoga teacher, studio owner and practitioner because it provided a well rounded look at the different directions you can take in yoga. Her YTT helped me dive deeper into self and meet the world with deeper compassion and awareness.
Beth S.
"This is the medicine" - I found my body repeating this phrase quietly to myself throughout the last yoga class I took with Christen Rak. I have spent so much of my life feeling uncomfortable being in my own body, so what a gift it is to find a space in which I get to really attune to my body, to really savor and celebrate all my edges and expressions. Rarely have I found another teacher like Christen who is able to so openly empathize with the experience of the body. Whenever I attend a class from Christen, I see and feel this in the understanding movements and masterful fluidity of her flows, in her genuine style and curious guidance throughout the practice, and in her heartfelt laughter and celebration for our own unique and communal experience of coming back to ourselves—especially to those parts of ourselves we might find it more difficult or uncomfortable to come back to on our own
Mark M.
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Meet your Instructor

Flexibility, focus, mental reset, recovery. These are the reasons Christen returns to her yoga mat. She loves teaching anything, has practiced 26&2 since 2000, and loves yoga with music and without. Her specialty is creating unique sequencing for fun flows with intricate playlists. She has been teaching 16 years and owned a hot studio for 9 years, Mandala Montana. Originally from Cleveland, Christen has been in Montana for 18 years. She loves teaching, saunas, hot springs and getting into the woods on horses.

Teacher Certificates

Christen is an E-RYT 500 with over 5,000 in class teaching hours.

  • 2009–200 Hour Hatha/Vinyasa/Yin–7 Centers for the Arts–Sedona, AZ
  • 2011–300 Hour Yoga Therapy–7 Centers for the Arts–Sedona, AZ
  • 2013–200 Hour Ayurvedic Apprenticeship–7 Centers for the Arts–Sedona, AZ
  • 2015–200 Hour Kundalini–7 Centers for the Arts–Sedona, AZ
  • 2017–100 Hour 1-on-1 Posture and Dialogue 26&2 –7 Centers for the Arts–Sedona, AZ
Learn More About Christen

Join Christen In Studio

Christen will be teaching classes at Roam Yoga & Wellness in Hamilton, Headwaters Hot Yoga in Missoula, and Hot House Yoga in Missoula. Find the details about her schedule and studio locations below! 

Next Y12SR meeting:
Sunday, May 11th, 12:00pm @Mandala Montana

Weekly Schedule

Wed

6:30am - Quick 26

Headwaters Hot Yoga - Missoula, MT​

8am - Vinyasa

Headwaters Hot Yoga - Missoula, MT

5:30pm - Hot 60

Roam Yoga & Wellness - Hamilton, MT

Tue

9:30am - Corepower

Hot House Yoga - Missoula, MT

12pm - Quick 26

Headwaters Hot Yoga - Missoula, MT​

5:30pm - Hot Vinyasa

Roam Yoga & Wellness - Hamilton, MT

Fri

9:30am - Hot 90

Hot House Yoga - Missoula, MT

12pm - Corepower

Hot House Yoga - Missoula, MT

Sat

8am - 26&2

Headwaters Hot Yoga - Missoula, MT

10am - Advanced Vinyasa

Ritual - Missoula, MT

Roam Yoga & Wellness

Roam Class Sign Up

Headwaters Hot Yoga

Headwaters Class Sign Up

Hot House Yoga

Hot House Class Sign Up

Ritual Yoga

Ritual Yoga Class Sign Up

Stay Connected

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 mmhotyoga@gmail.com
+1 (216) 402-1040
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Follow Mandala Montana on social media to stay up to date with our latest happenings. If you have any questions, please email or text us.

 mmhotyoga@gmail.com
+1 (216) 402-1040
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