Contact: Ryan Winters

Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club

Marketing Intern
720-838-2506
ryanw@GreenwoodATC.com
For Immediate Release:
Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club is now a Registered
200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training School
Yoga Teaching Increasingly Popular as a second career

Yoga School s open the doors for people to create a career of their dreams, to have a second income
doing what they love, to create an opportunity for a college student to supplement their income or
offering a part-time opportunity for parents who want to work while raising their families.
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO; September 7, 2014 Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club is now a Registered 200
Hour Yoga Teacher School (RYSs) with Yoga Alliance. On September 7, Greenwood will launch their first five
week Teacher Training Session with 12 world-trained Yoga teachers. The instructors have a combined 100 years
of experience and will guide students through the Vinyasa style. Training will take place at Greenwood Athletic
and Tennis Club from September 7

through October 17 and will include an 8-week membership to all
participants.
Marda Zechiel, Yoga Manager at GATC explains, Greenwood Yogas Teacher Training promises to enrich, inspire
and change your life. Greenwood Yogas Teacher Training is for anyone whether you want to deepen your
practice, pursue a career as an instructor or create a part-time opportunity for yourself while you care for your
children or add it as a second career.
A 2012 study by the Yoga Journal found that Yoga has grown from 15.8 million practitioners in 2008 to 20.4
million practitioners in 2012. Yoga is a growing practice in America and the need for teachers will only increase
as the amount of practitioners gets higher.
According to a US News and World Report article titled, Yoga Teaching Increasingly Popular as a Second Career.
According to Bill Harper, publisher of Yoga Journal, The combination of growth of people participating in Yoga
and the recession has caused a lot of people to do it as an adjunct to their day job.
Students will learn breathing techniques and breathe connected movement, in depth Asana instruction and
modifications, Basic Vinyasa series, effective cuing techniques, intelligent sequencing and class structure, yoga
anatomy, Ayurveda, principles of alignment, as well as meditation techniques and exploration.
Those that are interested are encouraged to come to Complimentary Yoga Teacher Training Information
Sessions which include a free yoga classes. These sessions will provide the opportunity to get to know the
instructors as well as learn more about what the program has to offer. The first session is on August 13 at

10:55am beginning with a Basic Vinyasa class and ending with a Q&A session on the Yoga Teacher Training
Program and then it will be followed by another complimentary Heated Power Vinyasa Class.
Greenwoods Yoga Teacher Training School is located in Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club, 5801 South
Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. To learn more contact Marda at 303-770-2582 x324 or
mardaz@greenwoodatc.com
Complete dates and times of Information Sessions:
Date Times Class Intructor
8/13/14 10:55-11:55am
Noon-1:00pm
1:00-2:00pm
Unheated Basic Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Heated Power Vinyasa
Abby
Marda
Marda
8/15/14 Noon-1:00pm
1:00-1:30pm
Unheated Alignment Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Drake
Marda
8/18/14 Noon-1:00pm
1:00-1:30pm
5:30-6:30pm
6:30-7:00pm
Unheated Power Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Heated Power Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Amy
Marda
Marda
Marda

8/24/14 8:00-9:15am
9:15-10:15am
Heated Alignment Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Drew
Marda
8/25/14 Noon-1:00pm
1:00-1:30pm
5:30-6:30pm
6:30-7:00pm
Unheated Power Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Heated Power Vinyasa
Teacher Training Info Session
Amy
Marda
Marda
Marda

ABOUT GREENWOOD ATHLETIC AND TENNIS CLUB
Greenwood Athletic and Tennis Club is South Denvers premier full-service health club, located in the heart of
the Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village. Boasting 142,000 total square feet, Greenwood features over
125 complimentary classes per week, including hot yoga, Pilates mat, Spinning, EnergyZone , Kickboxing, Les
Mills BODYPUMP and BODYATTACK and others, a complete Pilates studio, a 9,600 square foot state-of-the-
art weight room and two cardiovascular areas featuring integrated TVs and iPod adapters. Greenwood features
a 32,000 square foot outdoor aquatics area with the only heated 25-meter, six lane, outdoor-lap pool in the
Denver area. The 55,000 square foot tennis club is the USTA-recognized Tennis Facility of the Year with seven
indoor clay courts and five outdoor hard courts. Greenwood has recently been recognized by Fitness Magazine,
as one of Americas Best Gyms, for the competitive set. Members can expect an immaculate club, personalized
service and attention to detail. Visit www.GreenwoodATC.com.
ABOUT YOGA ALLIANCE
Yoga Alliance Registry, a public charity 501(c)(3) organization, and Yoga Alliance, a 501(c)6 professional and
trade association, are related non-profit organizations that complement each other in promoting public
awareness of the benefits of yoga. Registered Yoga Schools (RYSs) and Registered Yoga Teachers (RYTs) are
registered with Yoga Alliance Registry. Member benefits and services are provided through Yoga Alliance. In
recognition of the complementary roles of these organizations, and for the sake of simplicity, we use the name
Yoga Alliance here to refer to both organizations.