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Join us for a special service to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and the teachings he embodied with a discussion of the deep meaning behind this tradition, a worship service, music and songs. Bring your own refreshments to share virtually at the end.
Swami Ramananda is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition, who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential. He leads beginner, intermediate and advanced level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S., Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda, has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate, hospital and medical settings, and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist and founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. He is a co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) which brings together individuals committed to working for social justice for all beings and for the care and healing of our natural world. His warmth, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many.
Uma’s path in yoga began at the Sivananda Vedanta Yoga Center and then at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco. She is now a certified instructor of Integral Yoga Hatha for Beginners and of Meditation. She teaches workshops in Meditation at the Integral Yoga Institute. It is her joy to assist people in establishing themselves in regular meditation practice, in experiencing a calm and focused mind, and in connecting with their True Nature, which is inner peace and happiness – always present and unchanging.
“Those who meditate regularly will have no complaints in life.”
Sri Swami Satchidananda, Founder of Integral Yoga