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SUMMARY:Satsang: Pratipaksha Bhavana—The Light and the Shadow
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nBook now/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nThe Yoga Sutras outline a clear path for one’s spiritual growth. Often misunderstood as spiritual bypassing\, Pratipaksha Bhavana is often interpreted as replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. However\, when properly applied\, it’s a beautiful practice that helps us discover our true\, peaceful selves. If it’s misunderstood\, Pratipaksha Bhavana can lead to suppression and denial.\nJoin us in a rich exploration and discussion of this vital practice. We will examine how it can accelerate our growth in a very clear and simple way.\nA simple vegetarian meal will be offered after this in-person Satsang with a suggested donation of $5-10.\nSatsang is a special time for us to come together as a community. In Sanskrit\, Sat means truth and Sangha means community. Satsang offers an opportunity to come together to share spiritual teachings. The philosophy of Integral Yoga is explored often through an informal discussion. Although our spiritual paths may diverge\, the act of sharing spiritual teachings with others is inspiring and creates a solid foundation for continued practice.\nPeople of all faiths are welcome.\nSwami Chidananda is a monastic and a longtime disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda and has managed the finances for Integral Yoga’s ashrams\, institutes\, and teaching centers for decades. He teaches Hatha Yoga and leads study groups on Yoga and Buddhist teachings and philosophy. Swami Chidananda also conducts spiritual pilgrimages to India and Nepal. \nMia Velez\, E-RYT 500\, entered Integral Yoga Institute in 2016 through the kitchen as a volunteer cook at their silent retreats\, teacher trainings\, and weekly community lunches. In 2018\, she was certified as an Integral Yoga teacher to learn more about the IYI approach and be part of the lineage. Mia is a disciple of the Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu lineage and is highly influenced by her martial arts training. After completing her first 200-hour teacher training in 2008\, she saw undeniable parallels in Yoga and Kung Fu. She started teaching Kung Fu in 2014\, incorporating Yoga insight and principles in her classes. Her goal in teaching is to facilitate a safer space for self-inquiry that hopefully leads to liberation. She shares her joy and knowledge of yoga as a co-trainer for the Basic Teacher Trainings at IYI\, including the BIPOC Yoga Teacher Training; she teaches the healing properties of yoga to incarcerated men and provides stress management techniques to new parents. Yoga and Kung Fu are integrated into her daily life as a mother\, a preschool teacher\, and an advocate for gender\, race and class equality through multiple non-profit groups.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-pratipaksha-bhavana-the-light-and-the-shadow/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231010T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231010T114500
DTSTAMP:20260606T041357
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Tea Time Series
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | $1-108\, sliding scale \nPlease donate to the “Swami Ramananda’s Yogic Wisdom” GoFundMe page. Donations will help Swami Ramananda shift his focus from administrative tasks to writing and publishing his book Work\, Love\, Lunch & Laundry: Integrating Yoga Into Daily Life.\nBook now/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \n  \nCome and share a Cup of Tea (online or in-person) with Swami Ramananda\, one of our most beloved IYI teachers!\nThis 30-minute tea time with Swamiji is an great opportunity take a break\, join the discussion and explore how to integrate Yoga and meditation into your daily lives. Delve into how Yoga can be integrated into every action\, every day to benefit our lives and the world. Discover how the timeless teachings of Yoga and meditation can help us transform the painful aspects of human experience into steps towards realizing our full potential.\nTuesdays\, once a month. Save the dates:\nNovember 14: How to Make Lasting Changes With Less Difficulty\nDecember 12: The Saving Grace of Spiritual Community\nJanuary 16: Living with Your True Purpose at Heart\nFebruary 13: The Power of Love for Healing and Transformation\nMarch 5: Resolving Inner Conflict and Painful Emotions\nApril 9: How Yoga Helps When the Going Gets Tough\nMay 7: The Secret to Authentic Joy\nJune 11: Surrender\, Prayer and Grace\nJuly 9: Can We Know God? How Yoga Enlightens \nJoin Us Live Streaming Online:\nEach tea time session will be streamed live via Facebook and Zoom.\nIf you are unable to attend live\, the video will live on our FB page for you to watch at your convenience. \nLive Tuesday Tea Time Series with Swami Ramananda:\n11:15 am PDT\, 12:15 pm MDT\, 1:15 pm CDT\, 2:15 pm EDT\n7:15 pm GMT\, 8:15 pm CET\, 11:45 pm IST \nSwami 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.\nHe 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.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/tuesday-tea-time-series/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231013T180000
DTSTAMP:20260606T041357
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SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Online | $1-$15 Sliding scale \nMonthly on the second Friday | Free follow-up on second Friday\, October 27\, 4:00 – 6:00 pm\nBook now/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nIn these times of great change we will explore a path toward meeting ourselves where we are to give voice to all that matters! As we live with interruptions and chaos\, we can deepen into the roots of our creativity\, encouraging the river of expression to flow. Beginners and seasoned writers are welcome\, as we explore various forms of writing: poetry\, prose\, short stories\, memoir\, among others. Through writing exercises using everyday life\, place\, family\, images\, poetry of others\, while using pranayama\, meditation and the guidance of the Sutras we will build a body of work. Participants are encouraged to go at their own pace.\nTools we will Practice:\n\nThe Art of Paying Attention\nAcceptance\nPlay\nWriting from the Heart\n\nTogether we will combine self-care with our writing and discover what a writing practice means to us and how it may take shape.\nSusan Ford\, C-IAYT\, RYT-500\, began teaching in 2011 and has been an assistant trainer for the Basic Yoga Teacher at IYI since 2012.She specializes in gentle yoga and yoga therapy working with people with disabilities\, cancer\, heart disease\, arthritis\, aging\, bone health\, anxiety\, depression and asthma. Her focus is to help students to meet their bodies where they are by introducing and incorporating Therapeutic Yoga\, Raja Yoga\, Hatha Yoga\, pranayama and meditation.\nSusan has been a writer of poetry\, short stories and plays most of her adult life and has been repeatedly featured in the storytelling events in Northern California. She has led writer groups\, tutored many in writing\, and regularly hosts poetry reading Satsangs at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/new-beginnings-writing-group-27/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T130000
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SUMMARY:Navaratri - Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother - Durga Puja
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nBook now/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nNavaratri is the celebration of the Divine Mother in the form of the three Hindu Goddesses: Durga\, Lakshmi and Saraswati.\nWe’ll celebrate each of the three Goddesses over the 9 days of Navaratri. The celebration culminates with a special service called Vijayadasami. This is a special opportunity to bless your house and all the tools you use in your work. Please join us for this special celebration.\n9-Day Navaratri Schedule / PT:\n\nDurga Puja – Sunday\, OCT 15 • 12:00 – 1:00 pm\nLakshmi Puja – Wednesday\,OCT 18 • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\nSaraswati Puja – Saturday\, OCT 21 • 5:30 – 6:30 pm\nVijaya Dasami: Tuesday\, OCT 24 •12:00 – 1:00 pm | Final celebration\n\n  \nSwami Chidananda is a monastic and a longtime disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda and has managed the finances for Integral Yoga’s ashrams\, institutes\, and teaching centers for decades. He teaches Hatha Yoga and leads study groups on Yoga and Buddhist teachings and philosophy. Swami Chidananda also conducts spiritual pilgrimages to India and Nepal. \n  \n  \nSwami 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.\nHe 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.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/navaratri-durga-puja-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231018T130000
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SUMMARY:Navaratri: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother - Lakshmi Puja
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nBook now/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nNavaratri is the celebration of the Divine Mother in the form of the three Hindu Goddesses: Durga\, Lakshmi and Saraswati.\nWe’ll celebrate each of the three Goddesses over the 9 days\, Navaratri. The celebration culminates with a special service called Vijayadasami. This is a special opportunity to bless your house and all the tools you use in your work. Please join us for this special celebration.\n9-Day Navaratri Schedule / PT:\n\nDurga Puja – Sunday\, OCT 15 • 12:00 – 1:00 pm\nLakshmi Puja – Wednesday\,OCT 18 • 12:00 – 1:00 pm\nSaraswati Puja – Saturday\, OCT 21 • 5:30 – 6:30 pm\nVijaya Dasami: Tuesday\, OCT 24 •12:00 – 1:00 pm | Final celebration\n\nSwami Chidananda is a monastic and a longtime disciple of Sri Swami Satchidananda and has managed the finances for Integral Yoga’s ashrams\, institutes\, and teaching centers for decades. He teaches Hatha Yoga and leads study groups on Yoga and Buddhist teachings and philosophy. Swami Chidananda also conducts spiritual pilgrimages to India and Nepal. \n  \n \nSwami Divyananda Ma\, E-RYT 500\, has had 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.\nSwami 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. \nNow 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. Learn more at sacredindiatours.org.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231024T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T041357
CREATED:20230830T012055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T005542Z
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SUMMARY:Vijaya Dasami: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nBook now/Online\nPlease register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nPlease join us for the final celebration of Vijaya Dasami. After 9 days of Navaratri\, celebrating the Divine Feminine in the forms of the three goddesses: Durga\, Lakshmi\, and Saraswati\, we honor the Divine Mother and her victory over evil. We will discuss and celebrate our own victories and challenges we have overcome on our spiritual path.\nThis is a very auspicious occasion where we bless all the tools we use during the year as well as our surroundings. After discussion\, we’ll celebrate with chanting\, an Indian worship service (puja) and home blessing.\nTo bless your home\, you can prepare one or more of the following: a candle\, incense or sage\, small bowl of clean water\, flowers\, or a bell. Have your house clean and ready to receive a blessing as well as the objects you would like to bless. We will offer guidance in how to do the personal space blessing and practice it together.\nEveryone is welcomed. No experience necessary.\n9-Day Navaratri Schedule / PT:\n\nDurga Puja – Sunday\, OCT 15 • 12:00 – 1:00 pm\nLakshmi Puja – Wednesday\,OCT 18 • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\nSaraswati Puja – Saturday\, OCT 21 • 5:30 – 6:30 pm\nVijaya Dasami: Tuesday\, OCT 24 •12:00 – 1:00 pm | Final celebration\n\nSwami Divyananda Ma\, E-RYT 500\, has had 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.\nSwami 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. \nNow 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. Learn more at sacredindiatours.org. \nSnehan Born\, E-RYT 500\, has over four decades of experience with yoga. He resides at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, where he teaches yoga classes and is a lead teacher trainer. Snehan is certified in all levels of Integral Yoga Hatha and has received additional certifications in Pranayama\, Meditation\, Raja Yoga and Stress Management from Integral Yoga. Chanting mantras and playing the harmonium are part of his regular practice and classes.\nSnehan has lived and traveled extensively within India and practiced with many teachers there. He has taught yoga all over the US as well as in India\, Nepal\, South America\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Mexico\, Japan and Europe.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/navaratri-vijaya-dasami/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231027T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T041357
CREATED:20231016T215053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T184229Z
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SUMMARY:Meditation / Inspiration & Guidance
DESCRIPTION:Free | Donations accepted \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nWe welcome a very special guest and longtime friend of Integral Yoga Swami Maruthachalam. Join us in his powerful\, yet peaceful presence for this Friday’s extended 30-minute meditation session with added guidance and an inspirational talk. There will be time afterward for questions about meditation or any aspect of spiritual life.\nSri Swami Maruthachalam comes to us from Perur\, a town close to Coimbatore India. He is the spiritual head of the Perur Ashram in South India. Swami Marutachalam’s guru\, Sri Santalinga Ramaswamy Adigalar\, was a lifelong friend of Sri Gurudev. Swami Maruthachalam first came to the United States to perform the Mahasamadhi ceremonies for Gurudev and has been back several times\, winning the hearts of all he meets through his pure radiant spirit. To this day\, Swamiji maintains a close relationship with Yogaville. Swami Maruthachalam works tirelessly to spread his love and uplifting teachings all over the globe\, and we are fortunate to be able to share this time with him.
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231028T203000
DTSTAMP:20260606T041357
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Chanting
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person| Free \nBook now/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via confirmation email. \nBook now/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nWe gather once a month to chant the Gayatri Mantra\, the great mantra of Light and Liberation\, to maximize the spiritual benefits of the full moon.\n“oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ\ntat savitur vareṇyaṃ\nbhargo devasya dhīmahi\ndhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt”\n– Rigveda 3.62.1011\nSnehan Born\, E-RYT 500\, has over four decades of experience with yoga. He resides at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, where he teaches yoga classes and is a lead teacher trainer. Snehan is certified in all levels of Integral Yoga Hatha and has received additional certifications in Pranayama\, Meditation\, Raja Yoga and Stress Management from Integral Yoga. Chanting mantras and playing the harmonium are part of his regular practice and classes.\nSnehan has lived and traveled extensively within India and practiced with many teachers there. He has taught yoga all over the US as well as in India\, Nepal\, South America\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Mexico\, Japan and Europe.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/full-moon-chanting-42/
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