We are sorry to inform you that this event has been cancelled due to extended construction work on the building. Thank you for understanding, and we look forward to hosting a garden gathering when circumstances permit. Thank you.

Join us for the first public gathering this year in our beautiful backyard. You will get a view of the newly finished and long-awaited roof, solar panels and freshly painted trim on our historic building.

We will have time to visit with each other and practice meditation together in-person! A 30-minute meditation period starting at 5:30 pm will be led by Swami Ramananda. Masks are required and we will sit socially distanced as needed.

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.