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Raja Yoga II: A Deeper Dive into the Sutras, 5-week course aims towards personal transformation and spiritual awakening. This advanced Raja Yoga studies course offers a chance to deepen one’s knowledge of Yoga philosophy and its applications.
Many who have completed Raja Yoga Teacher Training or have studied Raja Yoga extensively have expressed interest in a deeper dive into the study and practice of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. These timeless teachings have transformed the lives of inestimable spiritual seekers. Each time we approach them with open hearts and quiet minds, new levels of meaning are exposed and we awaken more fully to the Spiritual Presence we all share.
Yoga Alliance CE hours: 35 (additional 5 for optional teaching participation)
Prerequisites:
Completion of Raja Yoga Teacher Training or an alternate extensive study course.
Having read through all of the chapters of Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali in one or more translations prior to the course.
Experience with incorporating the Sutras into daily life.
All the materials shared online and the recordings of the lectures will be available throughout the course and for 3 months after completion.
Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP 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 Hatha Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco as well as Meditation and Raja Yoga teacher trainings. He 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.
Swami Divyananda has a wealth of experience teaching Integral Yoga around the world since 1973. She has taught at corporations, universities, the Commonwealth Cancer Center, and for the Dr. Dean Ornish Reversing Heart Disease programs. She has also served as one of Integral Yoga’s Basic Hatha teacher trainers.
Swami Divyananda Ma took monastic vows in 1975 from the great saint and yogi, Sri Swami Satchidananda. Over the years she has served as the director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and as Ashram Manager at Yogaville. She also served for ten years as the director of the Integral Yoga Institute in Coimbatore, India; this immersion into the South Indian culture has given depth to her understanding and practice of Yoga.
Now an itinerant monk, Swami Divyananda is constantly “on the road.” She leads the annual Sacred India Tours to sacred sites in India in addition to international Yoga retreats and trainings. See more at sacredindiatours.org
Kealoha DeLuz, M.Div., Ph.D., is a holistic practitioner, coach, and teacher with over 30 years of experience in integrating Eastern and Western modalities and accelerating the mind-body-spirit connection. He believes that mental health is on the rise and that becoming a Raja yoga teacher can help reduce stress levels for the world at large. Kealoha sees this as a duty rather than a passion, and he believes that the yoga sutra is a treasure map to help all awaken.
Kealoha holds a M.Div. in Theological Studies, a Ph.D. in Holistic Life Coaching, and is working on a second degree in Transpersonal Counseling. He is certified as an integral yoga teacher (Levels I, II, III), Raja Yoga, Meditation & Pranayama, Stress Management, a licensed massage therapist, a licensed skin care practitioner, and a holistic life coach & counselor.
Kealoha offers a range of services to his clients, including coaching and spiritual facilitation, he also hosts a weekly Sutras study group, meditation and stress management, massage therapy and skin care, and a holistic business philosophy. He has expertise in developing holistic techniques utilizing yoga psychology, meditation, and action-based practices. He helps clients discover their authentic vitality and most urgent questions, supports them as they make exponentially positive changes in their lives, and achieves and maintains balance through unique processes and journeys.
<p>Kealoha was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii and now resides in San Francisco, California. He is continuously learning about life and loves all animals, especially cats. His favorite thing to do is to sit in a coffee house and read a good book.
Sue Evans, MBA/MHA, C-IAYT, E-CYT discovered Yoga in 2000 to help manage work-related stress and found the practice to be healing. She is now an Integral Yoga Certified Instructor at the 500 hour level and is certified to teach Basic, Intermediate and Advanced Hatha. Certified in Raja yoga she teaches as an Adjunct Lecturer at Wake Forest University; a for credit class, The Transformative Practice of Yoga, which is a combination of the 8 limbs of yoga, focusing on the Yamas and Niyamas and basic Hatha. She is also certified to teach Yoga for Stress Management and teaches the faculty and staff at local high schools and in a variety of corporate environments. After completing the Yoga for Cancer and Chronic Illness training, Sue began teaching a weekly class at the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University and has been involved with several federally funded research projects at the Medical School. In addition, Sue is a member of the Integral Yoga Therapy Training Program (800hr) and enjoys her role as student mentor.
Diana Meltsner, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP has been teaching Yoga in the Bay Area since 2001. Diana has been a lead teacher trainer for 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2012 and Meditation Teacher Training since 2020. The classes she teaches include various levels of Hatha Yoga, chair/gentle, prenatal, guided mindfulness meditations, and various Yoga workshops including anatomy and healing with Yoga, pranayama and meditation workshops. She’s been working as a health educator and Yoga instructor for Kaiser Permanente since 2014. Study of the texts on spirituality, Yoga, Vedanta, lives of saints, their application to current times has been her interest since her teens and
Diana is a C-IAYT certified Yoga therapist and served as a mentor for the Integral Yoga Therapy 800-hour certification program. Diana offers individual therapeutic sessions privately and at the SF Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic with focus on physical and mental wellness. Her offerings help people to find a deeper sense of well-being and ability to move through life with increased ease, intuition, and stress resilience as well as finding personal and spiritual awakening. www.dianameltsner.com
