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SUMMARY:Celebrating Community; Karma Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Free \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin us for a few hours of fun\, food\, and meaningful connection as we explore how to transform our work into spiritual practice. We’ll begin with a brief talk and discussion on the practice of Karma Yoga\, led by Swami Ramananda. This will be followed by an opportunity to support our beautiful building through mindful service—cleaning the Institute’s classrooms\, hallways\, and outdoor areas with awareness and joy.\nWe’ll conclude our time together with an extended deep relaxation and a nourishing meal. During the meal\, we will honor the dedicated Karma Yogis who have generously supported the Institute over the past few years.\n“Work done in the right attitude becomes consecrated; becomes a sacred act. A life consecrated in doing selfless acts will become a divine life.” – Swami Sivananda\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. \nKia Meaux. I have been a dedicated student of yoga since 1989 beginning with my first teacher\, Richard Freeman in Boulder\, CO. I began teaching my alignment-based vinyasa flow classes in 1998 here in San Francisco and then eventually opened my own yoga studio\, Kaya Yoga in 2006. Due to Covid I closed my yoga studio in 2022 and currently only teach yoga online. My interest has moved more towards meditation and the practice of deeply contemplating “What Am I? I am currently a Resident of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco where I have the great fortune to manage the daily organization of the house. \nRaama Das\, C-IAYT\, is a former director of the Integral Yoga® Teachers Association and has been instructing Integral Yoga since 2009. He is a lead trainer for the Integral Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training at Yogaville and co-presenter for the 200 and 500-hour Yoga Alliance programs at Heal Me Institute in Fredericksburg. Raama recently received certification as a Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)\, having studied Yoga programs for specific health conditions\, including\, anxiety\, depression\, cancer\, heart disease\, arthritis\, and addiction. He is also certified as a teacher of Intermediate Hatha\, Raja Yoga\, Meditation\, Stress Management\, Yin Yoga\, and Yoga for our Elders. Raama has studied and served extensively at the Integral Yoga Academy at Yogaville and managed the Integral Yoga Therapy Program. In addition\, he has participated in many months of deep Tantric and classical Yoga sadhana (practice) at the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School in Sweden under the direction of Swami Janakananda. He currently serves as Institute Manager at the Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/celebrating-community-karma-yoga/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T183000
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
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SUMMARY:Satsang: Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:Online\n$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. \nJoin us for an evening of shared poetry that reflects the voice of our souls. We will read and discuss that which awakens inspiration\, delight and peace in the heart. All are welcome to bring a poem or two to share or simply listen and enjoy.\nMystical Poetry and Sacred Songs are powerful expressions of the human experience\, a dynamic meeting of the mind with the Grace of the Divine that crosses the lines of time and specific religious views.\nEveryone is welcome to stay for tea and light snacks afterwards.\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\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 (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. 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 the IYI. \nDiana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, ERYT-500\, YACEP\, has been teaching a variety of classes and workshops since 2001 and since 2017 offers yoga therapy sessions privately and at Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic in San Francisco. She has over 15 years of experience in leading and co-teaching Yoga and Meditation teacher trainings. She has been working in the clinical setting for Kaiser Permanente since 2005 as a yoga teacher\, yoga therapist\, and health educator. Diana’s focus is on the healing aspects of Yoga on the mind as well as the body by applying the physical postures\, practices of breath-control\, mindfulness and meditation. Diana helps her clients to find the ability to move through life with increased ease\, stress resilience\, and intuition. Diana Meltsner works as a programs manager at Integral Yoga Institute\, an urban ashram in San Francisco. dianameltsner.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-poetry-reading-2/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250808T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250808T173000
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
CREATED:20250623T212654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T235105Z
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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. \nMeets twice a month on 2nd and 4th Friday | Ongoing \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• The Art of Paying Attention\n• Acceptance\n• Play\n• Writing 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.\nUpcoming sessions:\nFriday\, August 8 Book now\nFriday\, August 22 Book now \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-66/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T203000
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SUMMARY:Kirtan with Mirabai
DESCRIPTION:In-person | $20 In advance\, use promo code MIRABAI | $25 Day of \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nKirtan\, a call-and-response style chanting\, is part of the path of Bhakti Yoga — the path of opening the heart through devotion and surrender. It is the music of the heart\, and is sung freely from the heart. Using these practices\, breathing and chanting helps to reduce stress and anxiety. Kirtan is a spiritual gathering treasure that nourishes our soul\, heart and spirit.\nNo experience is necessary to participate\, pre-registration is recommended.\n\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/kirtan-with-mirabai-7/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250817T120000
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
CREATED:20250625T185530Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Spiritual Talk: Self-Realization as a Daily Practice
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. \nWe often think of self-realization as the goal of Yoga\, but what does that truly mean to us? It can remain a vague and distant concept\, seemingly disconnected from our daily lives. Join Ramananda for a discussion on how we can free ourselves from the illusion of separation and how our everyday thoughts and actions can become meaningful steps toward realizing our true nature.\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.\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. \nSwami Yatidharmananda is a globally recognised Yogi from India and is the founder of Swami Chidananda Sevashram. The Sevashram is a Socio-Spiritual Organization dedicated to the life and teachings of Gurudev Swami Chidanandaji. He conducts workshops on Relaxation and Meditation\, Sings Kirtans and loves to share inspiring stories of his life transformative journey. He has also developed unique and impactful programs that heal\, empower and transform you to tackle challenges in day to day lives. He dedicated himself to the service of his Guru Swami Chidananda Saraswati and was blessed to be with him 24X7 for many years. He had the rare opportunity and blessing to observe one of the greatest saints that left an indelible imprint on his life. In the year 2000\, he received Sannyasa Diksha. Having received so much unconditionally\, urges him to share this anecdotal wisdom with one and all. In July 2015\, he set out on his own and founded Swami Chidananda Sevashram with the blessings of Gurudev Swami Chidananda ji of Sivananda Ashram. It is a monastery for the modern world where people of all ages and backgrounds can live on the principles and practices of Ayurveda for the body\, Yoga for the mind and Vedanta for the soul. It also brings together revered teachers from around the world for sharing knowledge and wisdom on various wellness based activities. Since 2016 he has traveled extensively each year to US and Europe for conducting workshops on Relaxation & meditation and conducted Kirtans. Since September 2020 Swami Yatidharmananda is serving as the General Secretary of Swami Sivanand Seva Samiti\, and living in the company of Swami Premanandaji and Swami Atmanandaji\, the direct disciples of Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj at the Sivananda Ashram\, Ganeshpur\, Uttarkashi\, Himalayas\, India. https://sivanandsevasamiti.org/about/swami-yatidharmananda
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/sunday-spiritual-talk-self-realization/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250819T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250819T124500
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
CREATED:20250623T210920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T181058Z
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SUMMARY:Sri Swami Satchidananda's Mahasamadhi Puja
DESCRIPTION:Free | Online or in-person \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-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin us for a special service in memory of Sri Swami Satchidananda’s passing\, Mahasamadhi\, a time to come together for blessings and to offer gratitude for guidance and love of our spiritual teacher and a founder of Integral Yoga. A puja (spiritual service) with participatory chanting will be performed. This service will include our noon meditation. \n\nSwami Vimalananda Ma\, RYT500\, is an Integral Yoga sannyasi – monk. She has been involved with Integral Yoga since 1971 and Director of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute from 1992-2011. She specializes in teaching yoga philosophy and spiritual counseling.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/sri-swami-satchidanandas-mahasamadhi-puja-2/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250822T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250822T173000
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
CREATED:20250623T213043Z
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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. \nMeets twice a month on 2nd and 4th Friday | Ongoing \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• The Art of Paying Attention\n• Acceptance\n• Play\n• Writing 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.\nUpcoming sessions:\nFriday\, August 8 Book now\nFriday\, August 22 Book now \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-67/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250823T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250823T203000
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
CREATED:20250623T212127Z
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SUMMARY:Kirtan with Astrud and Friends
DESCRIPTION:In-person\n$25 Day of | $20 In advance\, use promo code MANTRA \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin Astrud and her dear friends for an evening of Kirtan or mantra meditation.\nWe use mantra\, sound and vibration to polish the mirror of the heart and dismantle the illusion of separation. Man means mind and tra means instrument. Mantras are instruments or tools used to redirect our mind to the Source\, Peace and ultimately to the heart.\nThe collective consciousness is healing and fun. We use this time to celebrate being alive\, send prayers to those in need and be in community.\nWe sing in the key of “WE”\, join us!\nNo experience is necessary.\n\nAstrud is a celebrated kirtan wallah and yoga teacher currently living in Los Angeles. She has been sharing the art and practice of kirtan for over two decades and has toured throughout the U.S. and Europe sharing her passion for Mantra Meditation and Bhakti Yoga. Astrud teaches teachers in training the essence of Bhakti and basic harmonium skills. She has been teaching asana infused with Bhakti since 2000. “Astrud’s kirtans immerse the mind in a sea of sacred sound and melt open the heart” -Swami Ramananda. You can find her album Hari Om and other singles on Spotify\, and all other music platforms.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-astrud-and-friends-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250826T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250826T193000
DTSTAMP:20260428T075915
CREATED:20250708T050433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T151749Z
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SUMMARY:Yoga Nidra Meets Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Donation event\nOnline & In-person | Sliding scale $10-108 \nThis workshop will be recorded for later viewing and shared for 2 weeks with all enrolled students. \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-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin Swami Yatidharmananda for a transformative workshop\, Yoga Nidra Meets Meditation\, to heal\, meditate\, grow\, and awaken.\nThis powerful classical Yoga practice will include guided techniques for complete physical\, mental\, and emotional relaxation—a deep state best achieved by turning inward\, away from external distractions.\nThrough each session of Yoga Nidra\, you will begin to release old Samskaras—deep-seated habits and tendencies—allowing space for renewal and transformation. During the practice\, you will set a Sankalpa (a personal resolve)\, planting seeds of meaningful change. This state\, hovering between wakefulness and dreaming\, is one of the most potent for reshaping your inner world and fostering lasting personal growth.\nThe modern teaching of Yoga Nidra was pioneered by Paramahamsa Swami Satyananda Saraswati and further developed by Paramahamsa Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati.\nAll generous donations will support the activities of Sivanand Ashram in Uttarkashi\, India.\nLearn more: https://sivanandsevasamiti.org/\n\nSwami Yatidharmananda is a globally recognised Yogi from India and is the founder of Swami Chidananda Sevashram. The Sevashram is a Socio-Spiritual Organization dedicated to the life and teachings of Gurudev Swami Chidanandaji. He conducts workshops on Relaxation and Meditation\, Sings Kirtans and loves to share inspiring stories of his life transformative journey. He has also developed unique and impactful programs that heal\, empower and transform you to tackle challenges in day to day lives. He dedicated himself to the service of his Guru Swami Chidananda Saraswati and was blessed to be with him 24X7 for many years. He had the rare opportunity and blessing to observe one of the greatest saints that left an indelible imprint on his life. In the year 2000\, he received Sannyasa Diksha. Having received so much unconditionally\, urges him to share this anecdotal wisdom with one and all. In July 2015\, he set out on his own and founded Swami Chidananda Sevashram with the blessings of Gurudev Swami Chidananda ji of Sivananda Ashram. It is a monastery for the modern world where people of all ages and backgrounds can live on the principles and practices of Ayurveda for the body\, Yoga for the mind and Vedanta for the soul. It also brings together revered teachers from around the world for sharing knowledge and wisdom on various wellness based activities. Since 2016 he has traveled extensively each year to US and Europe for conducting workshops on Relaxation & meditation and conducted Kirtans. Since September 2020 Swami Yatidharmananda is serving as the General Secretary of Swami Sivanand Seva Samiti\, and living in the company of Swami Premanandaji and Swami Atmanandaji\, the direct disciples of Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj at the Sivananda Ashram\, Ganeshpur\, Uttarkashi\, Himalayas\, India. sivanandsevasamiti.org
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-nidra-meets-meditation/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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