Wednesday, September 8 ⋅ 5:30 – 7:00pm PDT and
Wednesday, September 22 ⋅ 5:30 – 7:00pm PDT

Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

$35 Early bird $35  ends August 28th |

$40 Regular

(previously offered with an in-person option. This event is now online only).

Deeply painful experiences can create resentment and anger that are held like protective armor around the heart, constricting our capacity to love and experience joy in daily life.

In part 1 of this workshop, we’ll explore the obstacles to forgiveness, the way forgiveness can act as a healing process that frees the heart from guilt, self-judgment, and the judgment of others. Forgiveness can transform difficult relationships into steps for spiritual growth, allowing us to be true to ourselves and have compassion for others.

On Sept 22, in part 2 of this workshop, we’ll work with unresolved anger and deeply held resentments. We will see how they act as a prison for the heart, and how we can work skillfully to resolve them. We will see how this healing process can be initiated and that over time it frees the heart and mind to be fully present to life.

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.