Online & in-person with Swami Ramananda
2 Tuesdays, 6/16 & 6/23 6-7:30 pm PT, sessions offered individually
⋅ $45 Both session, in-person or online | $40 Early bird, exp. 6/9
⋅ $25 Individually, in-person or online
Yoga was originally intended as a path to still the mind and experience the spiritual consciousness that is our true nature. In the Hatha Yoga tradition, the body and breath are skillful means for cultivating this inner steadiness. Through asana, pranayama, and mindful awareness, we gradually harmonize the nervous system, balance the flow of prana, and prepare the mind for deeper states of meditation.
When we lose sight of this deeper purpose, our practice can easily become shaped by unconscious beliefs and cultural conditioning that may contribute to tension, striving, or self-judgment.
In this workshop, we will explore ways of practicing Hatha Yoga with greater awareness and sensitivity. Through accessible asana, gentle breath practices, and guided attention, we will learn to move with steadiness and ease, gradually freeing ourselves from habitual patterns held in the body and mind. As we practice, we will cultivate a calm, non-reactive mind and an open, receptive heart.
Together we will explore how a mindful Hatha Yoga practice can deepen our sense of connection—with our own embodied experience, with one another, with nature, and with the deeper intelligence that underlies life.
Over time, a practice grounded in this understanding can gently transform even the subconscious mind, allowing us to move beyond old fears and beliefs and approach life with greater balance, belonging, inner contentment, and wonder.
Both session will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.
Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco, C-IAYT, 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 co-founded 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.