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SUMMARY:Intro to Embodiment and Non-conceptual Awareness
DESCRIPTION:Free | Online \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nFree meditation\, talk and brief Q&A to introduce the upcoming 4-week meditation course which will be focused on the development of non-conceptual somatic wisdom (insight based in tranquility and a still mind) through mindfulness and insight practices that will be offered on 4 Tuesdays\, July 9\, 16\, 23 & 30\,  from  5:00-7:00pm \, recordings will be available.\nClick here for more information.\n“Great wisdom lives within the body but is not of it.”\n“By whatever thing the world is bound\, by that\, the bond is unfastened.”\n-Hevajara Tantra\n  \n\nRich Panico is an artist\, yogi and physician known for his humor and clarity in teaching. He has practiced meditation and yoga since 1970 and began teaching mindfulness woven into pottery making classes in the late 70’s.\nRich has taught mindfulness formally\, in medical\, academic and art-related settings for over 20 years. He was a pioneer in the use of mindfulness-based treatment in the adaptation to and treatment of chronic disease. Mindfulness occupied a central therapeutic role in his professional offering as a physician.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/intro-to-embodiment-and-non-conceptual-awareness/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240705T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240705T204500
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SUMMARY:New Moon Hanuman Chalisa
DESCRIPTION:$5-$20 | Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nJoin Snehan for in-person chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa with harmonium.\nThe Hanuman Chalisa is an ancient 40-line poem by Tulsidas extolling the many attributes and supernatural abilities of the Monkey God\, Hanuman.\nSri Hanuman represents the ultimate devotee by his 100% commitment to his Dharmic path of serving Sri Ram\, the Lord Itself.\nChanting the Hanuman Chalisa promises the removal of all pain and suffering. And Sri Hanuman is the Wish-fulfilling Deity…..ask for what you really want!\nWe will chant for 30 minutes or so and then sit in meditation for about 10 minutes more.\n\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. Snehan 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/new-moon-hanuman-chalisa-8/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240706T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240706T183000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240527T222238Z
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SUMMARY:Satsang: Aparigraha and the Art of Decluttering
DESCRIPTION:$5-$20 | Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nWe live in a culture whose motto is “more is better;” and we are encouraged to fulfill our spiritual needs with material things.\nJP Andrews and Swami Ramananda will lead us in exploring how to gain mental clarity through mindful organizing strategies and removing visual clutter to align with our true nature.\n\nExplore the Yoga practice of Aparigraha\nDiscuss intentional steps for transforming our physical space\nLearn to let go with gratitude\nReview guidelines for living in alignment with our true nature\n\nA simple vegetarian meal will be offered following this in-person Satsang with a suggested in-person 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.\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 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. \nJen “JP” Andrews graduated summer of 2022 from the Integral Yoga Basic Teacher Training and continued as a student of Raja Yoga teacher training & Meditation teacher training in 2023. She discovered Hatha Yoga about 20 years ago and committed to deepening her spiritual practices after discovering Integral Yoga Institute SF and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. For the last 4 years she has been coaching clients to find their way to inner peace and joy by organizing and decluttering their space. This process allows her to apply yogic principles in her client sessions as a way to support and help clients reconnect to their True North. \n\nIn celebration of Swami Ramananda’s upcoming 71st birthday\, we have created a Fundraiser-raffle! Tickets are available online now! Raffle entries are $10 each or 12 for $108. The raffle draw will be held on Saturday\, August 3\, 11:00am – 1:00pm at Swami Ramananda’s Birthday Brunch Potluck. \n Raffle Tix \n\nPlease visit the Yogic Wisdom Campaign GoFundMe page to learn more and pledge your support today. No amount is too small to help us reach our goal. Thank you for your support.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-aparigraha/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240709T114500
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Tea Time Series
DESCRIPTION:“Can We Know God? How Yoga Enlightens”\nOnline & In-person | $1-108 sliding scale \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance\, a Zoom link will be provided via email 1 hour prior to the session. You can also join Zoom directly from your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nShare a cup of tea with Swami Ramananda\, one of our most beloved IYI teachers. Swami-ji will be hosting monthly 30-minute “tea break” discussions exploring how to integrate Yoga and meditation in our daily lives. In-person students can join us right after the 9:30 am Yoga class!\nJoin in community and explore 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 • Monthly • Save the dates:\nLive Streamed via Facebook and available to watch later\, at your convenience.\nGlobal times: 11:15 am PT\, 12:15 pm MDT\, 1:15 pm CDT\, 2:15 pm EDT\n7:15 pm GMT\, 8:15 pm CET\, 11:45 pm IST \n\nIn celebration of Swami Ramananda’s upcoming 71st birthday\, we have created a Fundraiser-raffle! Tickets are available online now! Raffle entries are $10 each or 12 for $108. The raffle draw will be held on Saturday\, August 3\, 11:00am – 1:00pm at Swami Ramananda’s Birthday Brunch Potluck. \nPlease visit the Yogic Wisdom Campaign GoFundMe page to learn more and pledge your support today. No amount is too small to help us reach our goal. Thank you for your support. \n Raffle Tix \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/tuesday-tea-time-series-9/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240712T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240712T173000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240530T050751Z
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SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Online | $1-15 sliding scale \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nNext session is Friday\, July 26\, click to enroll. \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\nThe Art of Paying Attention\nAcceptance\nPlay\nWriting from the Heart\nTogether we will combine self-care with our writing and discover what a writing practice means to us and how it may take shape.\n  \n\nSusan Ford\, C-IAYT\, RYT-500\, began teaching in 2011 and has been an assistant trainer for the Basic Yoga Teacher Training at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco (IYISF) 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. Susan has been a writer of poetry\, short stories and plays most of her adult life and has been repeatedly featured in storytelling events in Northern California. She has led writer groups\, tutored many in writing\, and regularly hosts poetry reading Satsangs at IYISF.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/new-beginnings-writing-group-41/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T183000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240521T005004Z
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SUMMARY:The Power of Love for Healing and Spiritual Transformation
DESCRIPTION:Online or in-person at Mukunda Studios\, SF | $2-$108 sliding scale \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nFundraising Event | Spiritual Talk\, Kirtan & Sacred Ceremony hosted by\nMukunda Studio\, 1250 Folsom Street\, SF.\nJoin Swami Ramananda and Mirabai Warkulwiz at the beautiful Mukunda Studio (1250 Folsom Street) for an in-depth exploration of the power of love and compassion to transform our lives and awaken us to the underlying spiritual consciousness we all share.\nSwami Ramananda\, director of the Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco\, will discuss how we can tap into the heart to find meaning and inspiration\, and Mirabai will lead us in call-and-response style chanting\, opening the heart through devotion and surrender. We will end with a guided reflection and ritual to open ourselves to the profound spiritual presence within. Refreshments will be served afterwards to make time for informal conversation.\n4:15-4:30 – Early welcome – decaf chai\n4:30-5:15 – Spiritual talk with Ramananda\n5:10-5:45 – Kirtan with Mirabai\n5:45-6:10 – Sacred Ceremony (Honoring the Light)\n6:10-6:30 – Refreshments\nAll proceeds will go to the The Yogic Wisdom Campaign which was created to support Swami Ramananda’s pursuit of writing\, teaching and sharing his Yogic wisdom with a wider audience! In honor of Ramananda’s 70th year of life\, the goal is to raise $70\,000.\nIn celebration of Swami Ramananda’s upcoming 71st birthday\, we have created a Fundraiser-raffle! Tickets are available online now! Raffle entries are $10 each or 12 for $108. The raffle draw will be held on Saturday\, August 3\, 11:00am – 1:00pm at Swami Ramananda’s Birthday Brunch Potluck. Please visit the Yogic Wisdom Campaign GoFundMe page to learn more and pledge your support today. No amount is too small to help us reach our goal. Thank you for your support.\n Raffle Tix \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 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. \nMirabai Warkulwiz planted her yoga and meditation roots in San Francisco at the Sivananda Center in 1998. Amazed at her healing of a back injury and many other positive life changes\, she became yoga certified through 200-hour teacher training programs both at the Integral Yoga Institute in 2004\, and at the Greenpath Ashtanga Studio in 2005. In July 2008 she completed another 170 hour Intermediate Teacher Training program in Asana and Pranayama through the Integral Yoga Institute in Virginia. She is attuned to Reiki Level 1\, studies Aryuveda\, is a dancer\, and enjoys being in communion with nature. She invites all of her yoga students to transcend physical\, emotional\, and mental blocks to experience more spaciousness\, comfort\, happiness\, clarity\, and inner peace. As a Kirtan musician (Mirabai and Friends Kirtan Band) Mirabai leads Kirtan around the Bay Area\, and enjoys implementing chanting\, sound\, and music into class.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/the-power-of-love/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240714T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240714T163000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240520T235855Z
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SUMMARY:Death Cafe
DESCRIPTION:In-person | $1-$15 or Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nJoin Leslie for a Death Cafe at Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco. At a Death Cafe people\, often strangers\, gather to eat cookies\, drink tea and discuss death.\nWhat is a Death Cafe?\nIt is a group discussion about death with the topics determined by attendees\, with no agenda\, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session. The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’.\nDeath Cafes are always offered:\n– On a not-for-profit basis\, donation based\n– In an accessible\, respectful and confidential space\n– With no intention of leading people to any conclusion\, product or course of action.\nYou can learn more about Death Cafe at deathcafe.com\nLeslie has taken a deep dive into death and dying after losing a long-time student to uterine cancer. She has had a 30-year obsession with Savasana\, which is the last pose done in a yoga class and is translated as “corpse” pose. She is very interested in the intersection of how yoga\, breathwork and intentional savasana can help people become more comfortable with the inevitable end we all must face. Leslie Howard has taught yoga for the last 30 years and has recently completed 60 hours of End Of Life Training and is a hospice volunteer at Kaiser.\n\nLeslie Howard is an Oakland-based yoga teacher\, specializing in all things pelvic. She leads workshops and trainings nationally and has written a book about caring for the female pelvis\, Pelvic Liberation. In 2022\, after losing a long time student\, she took a deep dive into the subject of death. She has 60 hours of Death Doula training\, runs a regular Death Café (a place to come and talk about death) and is volunteering in hospice for Kaiser Oakland. Her teaching is informed by over 3500 hours of yoga study with senior Iyengar yoga teachers. She considers Ramanand Patel her most important influence and mentor. She has designed two very successful studies for UCSF on how to use yoga to alleviate incontinence and pelvic pain. To learn more about Leslie or for some online education opportunities visit: www.lesliehowardyoga.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/death-cafe/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240720T203000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240530T044104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T044104Z
UID:43796-1721505600-1721507400@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Full Moon Chanting
DESCRIPTION:$5-$20 | Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease 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 3.62.10[11]\n\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. Snehan 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-51/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240619T160950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240619T161224Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Spiritual Talk: Celebrating Guru Poornima
DESCRIPTION:Online and in-person | $5-$20 | Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nJoin Swami Ramananda and representatives of many faiths Mercy Mungwadzi\, Amanda Vigil\, Surya Dick\, Gautam Mulchandani and Zubin Goldman in a celebration of Guru Poornima. This annual Hindu holy day offers us an opportunity to show our appreciation and love for our spiritual teachers on the full moon in July.\nWe will honor the guiding principles found in these faiths: Judaism\, Hinduism\, Christianity\, Sufism and African Faiths as well as celebrate guidance and teachings of our founder\, Sri Swami Satchidananda and his teacher Swami Sivananda of Saraswati lineage.\nBy acknowledging each tradition as an equally valid path to the same Spiritual Presence within\, we can learn to see the unity behind all the diversity so that we can live together in peace.\nPeople of all faiths are welcome.\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 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.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/sunday-spiritual-talk-celebrating-guru-poornima/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240726T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240726T173000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240530T051104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240530T051104Z
UID:43800-1722009600-1722015000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Online | $1-15 sliding scale \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \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\nThe Art of Paying Attention\nAcceptance\nPlay\nWriting from the Heart\nTogether we will combine self-care with our writing and discover what a writing practice means to us and how it may take shape.\n  \n\nSusan Ford\, C-IAYT\, RYT-500\, began teaching in 2011 and has been an assistant trainer for the Basic Yoga Teacher Training at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco (IYISF) 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. Susan has been a writer of poetry\, short stories and plays most of her adult life and has been repeatedly featured in storytelling events in Northern California. She has led writer groups\, tutored many in writing\, and regularly hosts poetry reading Satsangs at IYISF.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/new-beginnings-writing-group-42/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T200000
DTSTAMP:20260604T185855
CREATED:20240619T183639Z
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SUMMARY:Community Kirtan
DESCRIPTION:In-person | $5-$20 | Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/In-PersonPlease review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nJoin Snehan Born for an ‘open mic’ community kirtan. We will share and take turns in leading call and response chanting. You are welcome to participate in leading or join in with your voice for responding only. No music experience is necessary.\nKirtan is the Yoga practice of chanting Sanskrit mantras\, sacred sound formulas that create a peaceful and uplifting vibration. Singing these holy mantras together calms the thinking mind\, illuminates the heart and awakens the spiritual consciousness within. Kirtan is a form of Bhakti Yoga\, singing the names of the Divine and a calling out of the soul for support\, protection and guidance.\n\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. Snehan 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/community-kirtan/
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