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SUMMARY:The Hidden Presence of Grace\, part 2 of 2
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | Parts 1 & 2 offered individually \n$40 | $35 Early bird for both sessions\, use promo code GRACE\, exp. 2/25/26\n$25 Individually per session \nBook now/Online Part 2 onlyPlease 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-Person Part 2 onlyWe appreciate advance registration. \nBook now/Online Part 1 & 2 \nBook now/In-Person Part 1 & 2 \nMany of us have\, at one time or another\, felt a benevolent presence quietly supporting and caring for us—even if we cannot fully understand it with the mind. This presence may reveal itself through subtle synchronicities that guide us toward wise choices\, through unexpected help in times of difficulty\, or through mysterious turns of fate that spare us from great mistakes.\nIn this two-part workshop\, Swami Ramananda will lead us through a series of experiential practices to help us open our hearts and align our will with the ever-present flow of grace. Together\, we will explore how to recognize and trust this hidden presence that continually moves through our lives.\nAll are welcome.\nBoth sessions will be recorded and shared with registered participants.\nYou can also register for these workshops individually:\nMarch 4th in-person or online\nMarch 11th in-person or online \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/the-hidden-presence-of-grace-part-2-of-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260313T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260313T173000
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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.\nNext session is 3/27 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-78/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260316T190000
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: From Theory to Practice: Samkhya Philosophy & the Yoga Sutras\, 1 of 3-Parts
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays: March 16\, 23\, 30 | Offered individually\nOnline | $5-20 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. \nSamkhya is a foundational philosophy that’s been shaping India’s spiritual landscape for millennia. We’ll explore how this profound wisdom tradition\, one of the oldest in the world\, is intricately woven into Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Using Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati’s book\, Samkhya Darshan (Yogic Perspective)\, as our compass\, we’ll unpack the core concepts of Purusha (pure consciousness) and Prakriti (primordial matter). Discover how understanding the dynamic interplay of these two—and the three gunas (qualities of nature)—isn’t just an intellectual exercise; it’s a key to seeing the world and your own yoga practice with fresh eyes. This isn’t about just learning history. Together we’ll connect these ancient insights directly to your personal sadhana (spiritual practice)\, helping you see your asana and meditation practice in a new light. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind’s patterns ultimately leading to greater balance\, clarity\, and inner freedom.\nThe Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. To ensure a private space for all attendees\, this will not be recorded.\nSign up for one or more individually: \nBook Monday\, March 16\nBook Monday\, March 23\nBook Monday\, March 30 \n\nKealoha Deluz has been a holistic health practitioner for 30 years\, holds a Master of Divinity\, Ph.D. in Holistic Studies\, and is currently working towards a degree in transpersonal counseling. He has been an Integral Yoga Teacher since 2006 and is a Raja Yoga trainer\, advanced level Hatha Yoga\, meditation and stress management instructor. Kealoha is a licensed massage therapist\, skin care practitioner\, and holistic life coach. Kealoha Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii\, and currently lives and works in San Francisco\, California.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-from-theory-to-practice-1-of-3-parts/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260322T110000
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SUMMARY:Sunday Spiritual Talk:What This Moment Asks of Us: A Spring Equinox Satsang
DESCRIPTION:Online | $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. \nThe Spring Equinox marks a point in the Earth’s cycle when day and night are nearly equal in length—a moment of transition as conditions in nature begin to shift. In this Satsang\, we’ll use the equinox as an opportunity to examine how we respond to shifts unfolding in our world and in our own lives. Grounded in the wisdom of Yoga and compassionate communication\, the gathering will include shared reflection\, contemplative inquiry\, and guided practice. Together\, we’ll explore how yogic principles of nonviolence and truthfulness\, along with the cultivation of a calm\, steady mind\, support us in responding to harm\, conflict\, and upheaval with integrity.\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\nKamala Itzel Hayward was a lawyer for over a decade before becoming a Yoga teacher and Yoga therapist specializing in trauma\, addiction\, and wellness. She is passionate about bringing Yoga and other healing modalities to adults facing chronic stress caused by living under oppression\, such as racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, classism\, ableism\, and more. She is founder of the Integral Yoga Institute’s Scholarship-Based Yoga Teacher Training for Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color. Since founding Attuned Living in 2010\, she has been sharing Yoga with individuals facing housing insecurity and related challenges\, including systemic barriers; structural oppression; social dislocation; physical\, emotional\, and mental health challenges; substance abuse; and addiction. She sits on the Advisory Board for the Trauma Prevention and Recovery Certificate Program at the City College of San Francisco.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/sunday-spiritual-talk-spring-equinox-satsang/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260323T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: From Theory to Practice: Samkhya Philosophy & the Yoga Sutras Part 2 of 3 part
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays\, March 16\, 23\, 30 | Offered individually \nOnline | $5-20 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. \nSamkhya is a foundational philosophy that’s been shaping India’s spiritual landscape for millennia. We’ll explore how this profound wisdom tradition\, one of the oldest in the world\, is intricately woven into Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Using Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati’s book\, Samkhya Darshan (Yogic Perspective)\, as our compass\, we’ll unpack the core concepts of Purusha (pure consciousness) and Prakriti (primordial matter). Discover how understanding the dynamic interplay of these two—and the three gunas (qualities of nature)—isn’t just an intellectual exercise; it’s a key to seeing the world and your own yoga practice with fresh eyes. This isn’t about just learning history. Together we’ll connect these ancient insights directly to your personal sadhana (spiritual practice)\, helping you see your asana and meditation practice in a new light. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind’s patterns ultimately leading to greater balance\, clarity\, and inner freedom.\nThe Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. To ensure a private space for all attendees\, this will not be recorded.\nSign up for one or more individually: \nBook Monday\, March 16\nBook Monday\, March 23\nBook Monday\, March 30 \n\nKealoha Deluz has been a holistic health practitioner for 30 years\, holds a Master of Divinity\, Ph.D. in Holistic Studies\, and is currently working towards a degree in transpersonal counseling. He has been an Integral Yoga Teacher since 2006 and is a Raja Yoga trainer\, advanced level Hatha Yoga\, meditation and stress management instructor. Kealoha is a licensed massage therapist\, skin care practitioner\, and holistic life coach. Kealoha Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii\, and currently lives and works in San Francisco\, California.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-from-theory-to-practice-part-2-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260327T173000
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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.\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-79/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260329T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260329T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260130T193402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260313T153244Z
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SUMMARY:Therapeutic Yoga and Sound Healing
DESCRIPTION:In-person\n$45 | $40 Early bird\, use promo code SOUND\, exp. 3/22 \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nTherapeutic Yoga and Sound Healing are remedies for the challenges of our stressful times\, and blends restorative yoga with guided breathwork and sound healing. Accompanied by the healing sounds of various instruments\, you will be gently guided to relax into postures that allow for deep relaxation and restoration of the entire body including tight muscles\, restricted fascia\, overstimulated nervous systems\, and an overactive or out of balanced mind\, resetting and restoring a natural rhythm to your whole being. The practice creates a calm\, supportive and nurturing environment in which you can relax and let go\, allowing the innate wisdom of your body to naturally restore balance and well-being. Whether you just need to decompress from stress\, recover from injury or if you’re dealing with chronic illness\, this workshop will help your body\, mind and spirit to relax\, rejuvenate\, and heal.\nNo prior yoga experience is necessary. All props are provided.\nPlease register in advance\, space is limited. Thank you!\n\nPJ Church is an RYT-500 and certified yoga therapist who has been a practitioner of yoga\, mindfulness and related modalities for decades. Over the last 12 years\, he has taught an array of studio classes\, workshops and teacher trainings. Modalities that PJ teaches and practices include Hatha\, Raja\, Restorative\, Vinyasa\, Yin\, as well as sound healing. When not teaching\, he enjoys books\, tea\, travel\, music\, and being a grandparent. \nRachel Jennine Goudey is an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist\, Educator and Doctor of Psychology. Specializing in trauma work and embodied practices for nervous system integration\, Rachel helps clients increase their capacity for joy and love in life through somatic movement\, breath work\, sound healing\, self-reflection\, and cultivating healthy life choices. Rachel brings years of mental health experience working with at-risk and underserved populations\, integrating Eastern and Western practices to help clients move past symptom relief into true healing. She has brought holistic yoga programs and professional trainings on yoga for mental health into community mental health centers\, hospitals and schools. Rachel’s aim is to guide individuals into states of peace and trust in their life’s story through the mind and body\, create community\, and bring the teachings and practices of yoga into various settings around the world. Rachel’s classes meet each student where they are at while still challenging them to reach new heights of self-realization\, acceptance\, and strength and flexibility\, both on and off of the mat. She will push you to challenge yourself while also guiding you to listen to your body and intuition\, teaching from a place of authenticity\, passion and playfulness. To learn more about Rachel and her work visit racheljenninewellnessandyoga.com.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/therapeutic-yoga-and-sound-healing-11/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260330T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260330T190000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20250917T230531Z
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: From Theory to Practice: Samkhya Philosophy & the Yoga Sutras 3 of 3 Parts
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays: March 16\, 23\, 30 | Offered individually \nOnline | $5-20 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. \nSamkhya is a foundational philosophy that’s been shaping India’s spiritual landscape for millennia. We’ll explore how this profound wisdom tradition\, one of the oldest in the world\, is intricately woven into Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Using Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati’s book\, Samkhya Darshan (Yogic Perspective)\, as our compass\, we’ll unpack the core concepts of Purusha (pure consciousness) and Prakriti (primordial matter). Discover how understanding the dynamic interplay of these two—and the three gunas (qualities of nature)—isn’t just an intellectual exercise; it’s a key to seeing the world and your own yoga practice with fresh eyes. This isn’t about just learning history. Together we’ll connect these ancient insights directly to your personal sadhana (spiritual practice)\, helping you see your asana and meditation practice in a new light. Gaining a deeper understanding of the mind’s patterns ultimately leading to greater balance\, clarity\, and inner freedom.\nThe Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. To ensure a private space for all attendees\, this will not be recorded.\nSign up for one or more individually: \nBook Monday\, March 16\nBook Monday\, March 23\nBook Monday\, March 30 \n\nKealoha Deluz has been a holistic health practitioner for 30 years\, holds a Master of Divinity\, Ph.D. in Holistic Studies\, and is currently working towards a degree in transpersonal counseling. He has been an Integral Yoga Teacher since 2006 and is a Raja Yoga trainer\, advanced level Hatha Yoga\, meditation and stress management instructor. Kealoha is a licensed massage therapist\, skin care practitioner\, and holistic life coach. Kealoha Born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii\, and currently lives and works in San Francisco\, California.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-from-theory-to-practice-3-of-3-parts/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260404T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
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SUMMARY:Satsang: Interfaith Celebration of Easter and Passover\, The Divine Mystery
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person\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. \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin Swami Vimalananda and Surya Stuart Dick for this interfaith celebration. We will open a discussion on the holy day’s mystical and practical significance in Jewish\, Christian\, and Yogic traditions. There will be time for personal sharing.\nPassover is the Jewish holiday of liberation. It represents freedom from the constructs that bind us. But where does that leave us? We know how the Jewish telling of the holiday plays out\, but those who were uprooted didn’t know what would happen next. Or how to cope.\nStuart will highlight tools from the Jewish teachings as we search for ways to manage profound personal and communal change.\nHe’s alive! He’s alive! Jesus died on the cross but after three days. He was alive and showed himself to many people. Even doubting Thomas saw Jesus’ hand with the nail marks. Jesus rose from the dead!\nThe essence of Easter is that Jesus demonstrated that there is immortality. Only his body died but his essence was alive. What if we are all immortal and only our bodies die and our Self lives forever? Can this really be true?\nPlease join Swami Vimalananda for a short talk and discussion about this incredible event and its implications.\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. This donation-based program will not be recorded.\nPeople of all faiths are welcome.\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. \n  \n  \nSurya Stuart Dick has blended their own Jewish and yoga practices for decades\, finding that each tradition supports and informs the other. They’ve practiced and taught Integral Yoga for over twenty years.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-interfaith-celebration-of-easter-and-passover/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260406T071500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260406T080000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260217T230408Z
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SUMMARY:Reason and Mystery; Two Lenses on the Same Reality\, 7-day meditation course
DESCRIPTION:Online \n$54 | $47 Early bird\, use promo code MEDITATE\, exp. 3/30/26 \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 Diana Meltsner—meditation teacher and teacher trainer—online for seven morning meditations and brief talks\, held daily from Monday\, April 6\, through Sunday\, April 12\, 2026. These sessions will focus on developing meditation that integrates two perspectives: Analysis and Mystery.\nA life lived solely in analysis becomes brittle; a life lived solely in faith becomes ungrounded. But a life that can move fluidly between these modes becomes flexible\, resilient\, and wise. Can our meditation hold both perspectives?\nThe Analytical Mode asks:\n• What is happening right now?\n• What is the process here?\n• What is skillful or unskillful?\nThe Mystical Mode asks:\n• Can I be with this without needing to know?\n• Can I trust the unfolding moment?\n• What if the deepest truths are felt rather than understood?\nKena Upanishad:\n“It is known to the one who does not know it.\nIt is unknown to the one who thinks he knows.”\nWe will explore practices that cultivate both the intellect and the mystical heart:\n• Meditation that develops a narrow focus—grounded in analysis\, discernment\, and clear seeing\n• Open-awareness meditation rooted in faith\, mystery\, and living in the question\nThese practices foster different types of attentiveness. Each expands our perception of reality and reflects the brain’s dual hemispheric functionality\, which supports complex cognition\, balanced behavior\, and true discrimination—viveka.\nMeditation\, talk\, discussion\, and sharing will be included. Some experience with meditation is required.\nDiana’s recent blog on this topic.\nAll sessions will be recorded and shared with participants for later viewing on a daily basis.\n\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. www.dianameltsner.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/reason-and-mystery-7day-meditation/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260410T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260309T193657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T193827Z
UID:47225-1775836800-1775842200@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. \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.\nNext session is 4/24 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-80/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260413T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260217T234629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T193422Z
UID:47075-1776101400-1776105000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Working with Afflictive Emotions on the Yogic Path\, Part 1 of 3
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays\, April 13\, 20 & 27\nOnline | $5-20 sliding scale per session | Offered individually\nfree for active teachers \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 April 20 \nBook April 27 \nBeing a yogi\, yoga teacher or therapist does not give us a golden ticket out of suffering from afflictive emotions like anger\, jealousy\, or fear. Working skillfully with\, and befriending these emotions\, is the work of a lifetime. We will examine one emotion per week and explore what sages and scholars have offered as a way to overcome these detrimental mindstates.\nEach session will include the following:\n\nIntroduction and Centering Practice\nPresentation\nTime for Reflection\, Comments\, Questions\nTools/Strategies/Practices for Daily Life\n\nThis study group is for anyone willing to dig into their practice\, understand how shame can incapacitate us\, and come to a deeper understanding of ourselves as yogis on the path. Together we’ll explore the emotions in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We’ll also share insights about the emotions from Buddhist and neuroscience perspectives.\nThe Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. These sessions will not be recorded.\nOnline | $5-20 sliding scale\n\nVimukti Aslan\, C-IAYT\, YACEP\, an IYI-transplant to Philadelphia\, is happy to be of service through this study group. An Integral yogi since the mid-90s\, she has taught Integral Yoga since 2009 at IYI and since 2011 in Philadelphia jails\, universities\, studios\, and privately. She has taught in many US states as well as Canada\, Egypt\, Israel\, and Colombia. She loves spreading the universal truths of Integral Yoga and helping others find their True Nature. \nJen Meagher\, RYT-200\, is a certified Integral Yoga Meditation and Hatha I teacher and an Accessible Yoga and Chair Yoga teacher through the Accessible Yoga School. Jen has also studied Trauma-Informed Yoga with Soul Haum Yoga in Philadelphia\, Meditation and Neuroscience with Kelly Blaser\, and Raja Yoga Philosophy with Integral Yoga in San Francisco. A student of yoga for over 20 years\, Jen loves to learn and grow in her own practice and strives to make yoga accessible\, joyful\, and healing for all.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-working-with-afflictive-emotions-1-of-3/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260302T220509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T220632Z
UID:47164-1776511800-1776515400@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Satsang: Inspiration for the Spiritual Journey
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 this heartfelt and inspiring session\, where two senior and widely respected Integral Yoga swamis\, Swamis Ramananda and Asokananda\, will reflect on the teachings and practices that have sustained them over the years. They will also share what continues to inspire and renew their dedication to the path today.\nThe spiritual journey is filled with challenges\, and progress can often feel slow or uncertain. Along the way\, we benefit deeply from the support of fellow travelers\, those who have walked this path before us\, who generously share their experience\, and who care enough to walk beside us.\nPlease bring your heartfelt questions. At least half of the session will be dedicated to Q&A. All are welcome. This workshop will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.\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 Asokananda\, a monk since 1973\, is one of Integral Yoga’s foremost teachers\, known for his warmth\, intelligence\, and good humor. His teaching comes out of his own practice and experience\, since he has absorbed the wisdom of his guru\, Sri Swami Satchidananda\, since the age of 19. While he enjoys sharing the practical wisdom of the Yogic philosophy (especially that of the great Indian scripture the Bhagavad Gita)\, he also loves his practice of Hatha Yoga and is one of our primary instructors for Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training. In the past\, he has served as the president of Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville® and Integral Yoga® International; he is currently the President of the New York Integral Yoga Institute.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-inspiration-for-the-spiritual-journey-3/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260420T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260217T235833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T193506Z
UID:47082-1776706200-1776709800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Working with Afflictive Emotions on the Yogic Path\, Part 2 of 3
DESCRIPTION:3 Mondays online | Offered individually April 13\, 20 & 27\nfree for active teachers \n$5-20 sliding scale per session \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 April 13 \nBook April 27 \nBeing a yogi\, yoga teacher or therapist does not give us a golden ticket out of suffering from afflictive emotions like anger\, jealousy\, or fear. Working skillfully with\, and befriending these emotions\, is the work of a lifetime. We will examine one emotion per week and explore what sages and scholars have offered as a way to overcome these detrimental mindstates.\nEach session will include the following:\n\nIntroduction and Centering Practice\nPresentation\nTime for Reflection\, Comments\, Questions\nTools/Strategies/Practices for Daily Life\n\nThis study group is for anyone willing to dig into their practice\, understand how shame can incapacitate us\, and come to a deeper understanding of ourselves as yogis on the path. Together we’ll explore the emotions in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We’ll also share insights about the emotions from Buddhist and neuroscience perspectives.\nThe Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. These sessions will not be recorded.\nOnline | $5-20 sliding scale\n\nVimukti Aslan\, C-IAYT\, YACEP\, an IYI-transplant to Philadelphia\, is happy to be of service through this study group. An Integral yogi since the mid-90s\, she has taught Integral Yoga since 2009 at IYI and since 2011 in Philadelphia jails\, universities\, studios\, and privately. She has taught in many US states as well as Canada\, Egypt\, Israel\, and Colombia. She loves spreading the universal truths of Integral Yoga and helping others find their True Nature. \nJen Meagher\, RYT-200\, is a certified Integral Yoga Meditation and Hatha I teacher and an Accessible Yoga and Chair Yoga teacher through the Accessible Yoga School. Jen has also studied Trauma-Informed Yoga with Soul Haum Yoga in Philadelphia\, Meditation and Neuroscience with Kelly Blaser\, and Raja Yoga Philosophy with Integral Yoga in San Francisco. A student of yoga for over 20 years\, Jen loves to learn and grow in her own practice and strives to make yoga accessible\, joyful\, and healing for all.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-working-with-afflictive-emotions-2-of-3/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260302T222059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T184910Z
UID:47167-1776967200-1776972600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:How Yoga Transformed My Life\, Part 1 of 2
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500 \n2 Thursdays\, April 23 & 30 \nBoth sessions: $45 | $40 Early bird\, use promo code LIFE\, exp. 4/16/26\nIndividual session $25 each \nBook both sessions/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook both session/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nIndividual session(s)\n4/23 – Book Online |  Book In-person\n4/30 –  Book Online | Book In-person \nIn this two-part workshop\, Swami Ramananda—drawing on more than fifty years of dedicated yoga practice—will share five pivotal teachings that profoundly changed his life. Central among them is a liberating insight into self-identity: “I don’t have to buy into the whole story that inhabits my mind and feels like me.”\nThrough guided reflection and clear\, down-to-earth explanation\, Swami Ramananda will show how these teachings can be applied to everyday challenges such as work\, relationships\, and stress. For example\, together\, we will explore how loosening our identification with habitual mental narratives opens the possibility for greater freedom\, presence\, and discernment.\nParticipants will leave with simple\, practical tools to respond more skillfully to daily events and to cultivate clarity\, inner growth\, and a deeper sense of well-being—both on and off the mat.\nThese workshops are available for sign up as a course or individually at $25 – 4/23 & 4/30 and will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.\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/how-yoga-transformed-my-life-part-1-of-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260424T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260309T193940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T184515Z
UID:47231-1777046400-1777051800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Susan Ford\, C-IAYT\, RYT-500 \n$1-15 sliding scale | Meets twice a month on 2nd and 4th Friday | Ongoing \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:\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.\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-81/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260302T223732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185057Z
UID:47175-1777114800-1777122000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Move with Ease: Hatha Yoga for Hip Mobility & Lower Body
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Nathalie Rukmini Ando\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\n$35 | $30 Early bird\, exp. 4/18 \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 a 2-hour Hatha Yoga workshop designed to improve hip mobility and flexibility in the hip joints. Through a series of targeted yoga poses and exercises\, you’ll learn how to safely and mindfully deepen your range of motion\, release tension\, and strengthen hip flexors. This practice is especially beneficial for individuals experiencing stiffness\, as it can lead to improved posture\, spinal stability\, and overall well-being. Perfect for yoga practitioners seeking to deepen their practice\, particularly in forward bends and seated poses.\nIn this interactive workshop\, we’ll explore muscle activation on many of the Yoga Asanas\, covering:\n– Major movements of the pelvis and hip joints\n– Strengthening postures for those movements\n– Balancing and Dynamic poses\n– A couple of Yin Yoga poses \nAll levels are welcome. This workshop will be recorded for later viewing and shared for 2 weeks with all enrolled students.\n\nNathalie Rukmini Ando\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP\, is a Yoga teacher\, trainer\, and graphic designer\, Brazilian of Japanese descent. She lived in Yogaville\, VA\, where she served as a Yoga teacher\, program development director\, leadership team member\, online courses administrator\, DE&I (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) Committee member\, and Anti-Racism Task Force member. She has been practicing Yoga since 2004\, teaching since 2010\, and has been a Yoga teacher trainer since 2022. She is certified in Basic\, Intermediate\, and Advanced Integral Yoga\, Raja Yoga\, Adaptive\, Stress Management\, Yoga of Recovery\, Yin Yoga\, Yoga Nidra\, Basics of Ayurveda\, and Neuroscience & Yoga. As a teacher\, she’s known for her clear instruction and her classes include fun\, level-appropriate challenges. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and is a fine artist specializing in oil-on-canvas\, watercolor\, and botanical illustrations. You can see her artwork at natiando.art.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/move-with-ease-hatha-yoga-for-hip-mobility-lower-body/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260304T190120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185151Z
UID:47179-1777143600-1777149000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Music and Poetry of South Asian Mystics: an exploration of Sufi songs
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON with Anhad Naad Collective \n$25 Day of | $20 In advance\, use promo code SUFI \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin us for exploration of traditional devotional music from the motherland of Yoga.\nAnhad Naad Collective presents:\nMusic and Poetry of South Asian Mystics: an exploration of Sufi songs.\nWe are sharing our own experience with Sufism through singing\, music and poetry. Audience is encouraged to sing along with us\, we will provide lyrics with English translations.\nHistorically\, in South Asia\, Sufism played a huge role in inter-faith syncretism and Sufi shrines (dargahs) have been pivotal to communal harmony.\nDivya Purohit Vyas – vocal\nIrum Aftab – vocal\nVivek Anand – vocal\, harmonium\nRajnish Kamat – vocal\nJun Ishimuro – flute\, digital audio workstation (DAW)\nCraig Reiter- bass and other string instruments\nAbhay Shankar Anand – tabla\, percussions\, sound engineering
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/music-and-poetry-of-south-asian-mystics-3/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260427T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260427T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260218T000431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185339Z
UID:47084-1777311000-1777314600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Working with Afflictive Emotions on the Yogic Path\, Part 3 of 3
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE With Vimukti Aslan and Jen Meagher.\n3-Mondays\, April 13\, 20 & 27\, offered individually. \n$5-20 sliding scale per session \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 April 13 \nBook April 20 \nBeing a yogi\, yoga teacher or therapist does not give us a golden ticket out of suffering from afflictive emotions like anger\, jealousy\, or fear. Working skillfully with\, and befriending these emotions\, is the work of a lifetime. We will examine one emotion per week and explore what sages and scholars have offered as a way to overcome these detrimental mindstates.\nEach session will include the following:\n\nIntroduction and Centering Practic\nPresentation\nTime for Reflection\, Comments\, Questions\nTools/Strategies/Practices for Daily Life\n\nThis study group is for anyone willing to dig into their practice\, understand how shame can incapacitate us\, and come to a deeper understanding of ourselves as yogis on the path. Together we’ll explore the emotions in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We’ll also share insights about the emotions from Buddhist and neuroscience perspectives.\nThe Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions. These sessions will not be recorded.\nOnline | $5-20 sliding scale\n\nVimukti Aslan\, C-IAYT\, YACEP\, an IYI-transplant to Philadelphia\, is happy to be of service through this study group. An Integral yogi since the mid-90s\, she has taught Integral Yoga since 2009 at IYI and since 2011 in Philadelphia jails\, universities\, studios\, and privately. She has taught in many US states as well as Canada\, Egypt\, Israel\, and Colombia. She loves spreading the universal truths of Integral Yoga and helping others find their True Nature. \nJen Meagher\, RYT-200\, is a certified Integral Yoga Meditation and Hatha I teacher and an Accessible Yoga and Chair Yoga teacher through the Accessible Yoga School. Jen has also studied Trauma-Informed Yoga with Soul Haum Yoga in Philadelphia\, Meditation and Neuroscience with Kelly Blaser\, and Raja Yoga Philosophy with Integral Yoga in San Francisco. A student of yoga for over 20 years\, Jen loves to learn and grow in her own practice and strives to make yoga accessible\, joyful\, and healing for all.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-working-with-afflictive-emotions-3-of-3/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260430T193000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260302T222834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185511Z
UID:47170-1777572000-1777577400@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:How Yoga Transformed My Life\, Part 2 of 2
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\n2 Thursdays\, April 23 & 30 \nBoth sessions: $45 | $40 Early bird\, use promo code LIFE\, exp. 4/16/26\nIndividual session(s): $25 each \nBook both sessions/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook both session/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nIndividual session(s)\n4/23 – Book Online |  Book In-person\n4/30 –  Book Online | Book In-person \nIn this two-part workshop\, Swami Ramananda—drawing on more than fifty years of dedicated yoga practice—will share five pivotal teachings that profoundly changed his life. Central among them is a liberating insight into self-identity: “I don’t have to buy into the whole story that inhabits my mind and feels like me.”\nThrough guided reflection and clear\, down-to-earth explanation\, Swami Ramananda will show how these teachings can be applied to everyday challenges such as work\, relationships\, and stress. For example\, together\, we will explore how loosening our identification with habitual mental narratives opens the possibility for greater freedom\, presence\, and discernment.\nParticipants will leave with simple\, practical tools to respond more skillfully to daily events and to cultivate clarity\, inner growth\, and a deeper sense of well-being—both on and off the mat.\nThese workshops are available for sign up as a course or individually at $25 – 4/23 & 4/30\nand will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.\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/how-yoga-transformed-my-life-part-2-of-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260309T194847Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185720Z
UID:47236-1777719600-1777723200@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Inside Patanjali’s Words: Discover the Hidden Heart of Yoga
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Rev. Jaganath Carrera \n$20 | $15 Early bird\, exp. 1/31/26. \nBook now/OnlineWe appreciate advance registration. \nThe Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are a holistic\, multi-faceted approach to spirituality. Every aspect of who we are as human beings is embraced and included in a symphony of principles and practices. The goal? A life of peace\, happiness\, meaning\, and practical wisdom.\nThese vital teachings are presented using sutras – phrases – that can be obscure. But we can illumine the darkest corners of this classic text by taking a closer look at Patanjali’s words.\nWords are matchmakers. They introduce us to most knowledge\, but they have limitations. The challenge is to find language that keeps the spirit of the teaching but clearly conveys that spirit to today’s yoga students and practitioners.\nExpect to be surprised and informed. This workshop will be recorded and available to all enrolled.\n\nReverend Jaganath Carrera has been teaching all facets of Yoga theory and practice at universities\, prisons\, Yoga centers\, and interfaith programs since 1974. He established the Integral Yoga and Yoga Life Ministries\, and co-developed the highly regarded Integral Yoga Meditation and Raja Yoga Teacher Training Certification programs. He is the founder and spiritual head of the Yoga Life Society www.yogalifecenter.org and has authored highly regarded books. • Awaken: Inside Yoga Meditation • Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study and Practice • Inside Patanjali’s Words: Explore the Heart of Yoga.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/inside-patanjalis-words/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260502T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260309T203845Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185854Z
UID:47244-1777743000-1777746600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Satsang: Facing Adversity
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500 & Muktidevi Kristine Demafeliz\, E-RYT 200\, RYT 500\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. \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nAt different moments in life\, we all encounter experiences that feel overwhelming or traumatic. In those times\, we may feel lost\, discouraged\, or unsure how to move forward—especially when facing disability\, chronic illness\, anxiety\, or grief.\nIn this Satsang\, SF IYI teachers\, Muktidevi and Ramananda\, will share how the teachings and practices of Yoga have supported them in meeting adversity with courage and care. Together\, we will explore the importance of self-compassion\, inner steadiness\, and discernment\, and how these qualities help us make wise choices even in difficult circumstances.\nWith guidance and shared reflection\, we can begin to see that life’s challenges—however painful—can become opportunities to deepen our connection to the unchanging source of strength and peace within.\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\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. \nMuktidevi Kristine Demafeliz\, E-RYT 200\, RYT 500\, is a passionate and dedicated yoga practitioner and teacher. Born and raised in San Francisco\, Muktidevi has been embracing the practice of yoga for nearly two decades. Her journey into yoga began with the guidance of her mentor\, Tony Garcia\, through the SFO Airport’s Wellness Program in 2012. Tony encouraged her to pursue yoga teacher training\, which she completed in the Integral Yoga® tradition. She holds certifications in Basic Hatha I\, Intermediate Hatha II\, Accessible Yoga (Gentle)\, and Mindful Resilience Training through the Veterans Yoga Project\, enabling her to teach trauma-informed yoga. Recently\, she graduated from Meditation Teacher Training. Her passion for continuous learning drives her to pursue further training\, such as Yoga For First Responders\, which aligns with her role as the Wellness Program Coordinator for the San Francisco Police Department. Muktidevi mentors and supports teacher trainees and newly certified teachers\, helping them grow and develop on their yogic path. Yoga has profoundly impacted and transformed her life\, and she genuinely believes it is a saving grace for all. Despite living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for 28 years\, Muktidevi continues to utilize the mindfulness practices to navigate through life’s challenges and adversities.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-facing-adversity-2/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260505T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260312T043959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T185943Z
UID:47263-1777996800-1778002200@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Susan Ford\, C-IAYT\, RYT-500\n$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.\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-82/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260309T212659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T190035Z
UID:47250-1778958000-1778963400@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Vivek Anand in a classical vocal concert: The Clay Speaks - Maati Kahey
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON with Vivek Anand \n$25 Day of | $20 In advance \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nVivek Anand in a classical vocal concert:\nThe Clay Speaks – Maati Kahey\nPlease join us for a South Asian Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by our neighbor Vivek Anand\, joined by Nikhil Pandya on Tabla and Ben Kunin on Sarod\, and special guest artist\, Kathak dancer Sonia Mann Qureshi.\nThis trio presented Vivek’s solo concert Union and Transcendence – Jog aur Tyaag at Integral Yoga and the solo concert Now My Boat – Ab Mori Naiyya at Noe Valley Ministry in 2024.\nWe are delighted to host them\, on May 16th\, 2026\, in sharing a brand new concert\, composed just for Integral Yoga Institute\, titled The Clay Speaks – Maati Kahey\, Songs about clay in its many forms and human life. Vivek will be joined by Kathak dancer Sonia Mann Qureshi in a special song\, and they look forward to this exciting collaboration!\nCome and experience musical forms such as khayal\, thumri and ghazal\, and the interaction with dance!\n\nVivek Anand is a vocalist with a focus on emotional and spiritual meaning. He is also a poet\, lyricist and life-long student\, practitioner and champion of South Asian Classical/Hindustani Classical vocal traditions. Vivek has studied and sung for several decades with his guru\, Rita Sahai (vocalist of the Seni Alāuddin Gharānā and Benāres Gharānā\, and accomplished student of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan)\, and with his ustad\, Sukhawat Ali Khan (vocalist of the Shām Chorasi Gharānā\, and son of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan). Through this training he has acquired his emotional and spiritual focus\, a knowledge of rāgas\, composition\, lyric writing\, elaboration\, rhythm\, and language. Vivek is a soloist in the ensembles Vasundhara Choir\, Cali Qawwali and Anhad Naad. His extensive repertoire includes Hindustani classical\, semi-classical\, bhajans\, Sufi songs\, ghazals\, and raga-based collaborations with jazz and world musicians. Instagram @vivek.anand.sf \nNikhil Pandya is a well-known virtuoso tabla player and figure within the Hindustani music community of the Bay Area\, and has been inspiring audiences for over 25 years. Nikhil has a unique ability to relate and communicate with vocalists and other musicians on stage. Nikhil’s training under Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri has given him a strong foundation in the subject of tabla. He has had the privilege of performing with many senior musicians and vocalists\, and has also collaborated with western musicians and other performers of non-classical Indian music\, making him an extraordinarily versatile performer. Instagram @nikhilpandya.ca \nBen Kunin is one of today’s most accomplished sarod players in the Bay Area. He learned his instrument and the tradition of North Indian classical music over more than 25 years of study under the legendary Maestro Ali Akbar Khan at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael\, CA. He also learned tabla from Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri. In 2006\, he began training with Pandit Chitresh Das and the Chandam School of Kathak Dance as an accompanist on the sarod. Ben performs frequently as a soloist and as well as accompanist. Instagram @benkunin \nSonia Mann Qureshi has studied the Lucknow gharana of kathak from the Tarangini School of Kathak Dance in the Bay Area led under Shrimati Anuradha Nag\,a disciple of the legendary Pandit Birju Maharaj of the Lucknow Gharana. In her efforts to encourage the growth of dance and music throughout the Bay Area\, Sonia has taught classes\, conducted presentations and has performed at various events and festivals throughout California. Instagram @soniamqureshi
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/vivek-anand-in-a-classical-vocal-concert/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260517T120000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260312T045432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T190130Z
UID:47268-1779015600-1779019200@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Sunday Spiritual Talk: Inward Bound
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Swami Divyananda Ma\, E-RYT 500 \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. \n“In the heart of every human being is the command to find true happiness\, a call to awaken.” — Gangaji\nCall it grace\, the Higher Mind\, or our “better angels”—there are abundant positive energies around us. But it is up to us to awaken\, harness those energies\, and take up the inner journey.\nAwakening demands that we penetrate\, layer by layer\, through the landscape of our consciousness and separate truth from fiction. We will reference both the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali for guidance and inspiration.\nThis program offers a foretaste of the 4-week course in July\, which will be offered jointly by Swami Divyananda and Swami Ramanandaji;\nNext Steps to Awakening with the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita\, 4-week course\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 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. 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. Learn more at sacredindiatours.org.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/sunday-spiritual-talk-inward-bound/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T173000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260312T044239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T213535Z
UID:47266-1779465600-1779471000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Susan Ford\, C-IAYT\, RYT-500 \n$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. \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-83/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260524T123000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260312T051349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T213607Z
UID:47271-1779618600-1779625800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Yoga Therapy for Posture and Core Health
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, ERYT-500\, YACEP \n$40 | $35 Early bird\, exp. 5/17/26. \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 Diana Meltsner\, a certified yoga therapist\, for an educational workshop exploring the relationship between posture\, core function\, and musculoskeletal health. We will examine how core stability supports balance\, lumbar spine health\, ribcage alignment\, the reduction of shoulder and neck discomfort and more. The workshop will include lecture\, guided practice\, and discussion\, with content adapted to participants’ interests and needs.\nWe will look at the anatomy just briefly and then in movement we will recognize and feel the different parts of our body being in or out of alignment in our posture\, the inner core activation and core’s engagement works together with the rest of the body. This regained awareness can be applied to gentle yoga asana\, advanced asana practice as well as body movement off the mat.\nTopics will include:\n\nthe relationship between alignment\, strength\, flexibility\, and patterns of tightness or weakness\npostural organization with and without effective inner core engagement\ncompensatory movement patterns contributing to chronic pain and injury\nprogressive and gentle methods to retrain the body\, to activate and strengthen the core\nhow much to practice to restore and maintain functional strength\n\nWe will practice a series of awareness-building and gentle strengthening exercises for the core and address common challenges. Practices will be done in a chair\, standing\, and on the floor. All levels are welcome.\nThis workshop will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.\n\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/yoga-therapy-for-posture-and-core-health/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260312T052155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T213635Z
UID:47274-1780167600-1780173000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Kirtan with Ekachakra Prana and The Bhakti Band
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON with Ekachakra Prana & The Bhakti Band \n$20 Day of | $15 In advance \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nCome immerse yourself in the transcendental vibrations of the maha-mantra! Drawing from the rich tradition of Gaudiya Vaisnavism (The Hare Krishnas!)\, a rockstar-turned-monk will take you on a spiritual journey through song. From meditative to ecstatic\, both emotional and highly musical\, your heart\, voice and ears are in for a treat. According to the Vedic wisdom literatures\, singing holy names of God together is the topmost process of self-realization in this age. So let’s get down to it!\n\nEkachakra Prana was a touring musician and yoga teacher searching for God when he met Indradyumna Swami\, who invited him to travel the world in his Kirtan band. Over the next several years he wrote books about his experiences living in bhakti yoga ashrams and traveling to Kirtan festivals around the world. He recently settled in Silicon Valley at the request of his spiritual teacher\, Vaisesika Dasa.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-ekachakra-prana-and-the-bhakti-band-4/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T180000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260410T210000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T213827Z
UID:47325-1780765200-1780768800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Satsang: The Living Path of Yoga
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE with Kalyani Cohen Barr \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. \nWhat does it mean to practice yoga not only in stillness\, but in the sacred unfolding of daily life? In this conversation\, we will explore yoga as a living path — one that meets us in the midst of struggle\, change\, tenderness\, and truth. Drawing from the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita and The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali\, we’ll reflect on how to listen deeply for what is needed in each moment\, and how to respond with presence and acceptance.\nWe will consider the quiet teachings of acceptance\, openness\, mind/body connection\, and beginner’s mind — the humility of meeting each day\, each breath\, and each body anew. Though we may feel familiar with ourselves\, we are always changing. Each time we step onto the mat\, for example\, we arrive as someone slightly different\, with a different body\, a different heart\, a different\nTogether\, we will honor the power of meditation\, the energy of mantra\, the release in pranayama\, and the grace of allowing practice to meet life as it is. This is an invitation to soften into not knowing\, to trust inner guidance\, and to discover how yoga can steady us\, reveal us\, and carry us back to presence. I look forward to sharing my own journey with you.\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\nKalyani Carlee Cohen Barr first found herself at the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) in 2001 and began teaching Hatha Yoga\, Pranayama and meditation in 2005 after receiving her certification with Swami Ramananda at IYI Bacalar\, Mexico. The name Kalyani is a spiritual name given to Carlee by Swami Ramananda which signifies a state of auspiciousness\, recognizing blessings\, and bliss which she brings into her classes. Kalyani has attended numerous workshops and trainings over the years\, including Pranayama with Margabandhu Marturano and Richard Miller of iRest\, Meditation\, Mantra\, Mudras\, Dharma\, Yoga Therapy in Cancer and Chronic Illness (YCAT)\, Yoga for the Special Child (IYINY)\, The Bhagavad Gita with Rev. Jaganath Carrera (for certification)\, and Anusara Yoga. She is now certified in Raja Yoga (IYISF-2022)\, weaving the yoga sutras into her teachings. Kalyani has led classes and small group sessions for musicians of all ages at Interplay Jazz Camp in Vermont\, has co-lead a retreat in Northern India\, has led “Yoga Day” classes for 150 students\, and has appeared on Canadian public television. She co-founded Simply Yoga in South Florida. Kalyani now holds the position of Teacher Coordinator at IYISF. “Yoga is a sacred path to inner peace\, radiant health\, and deep joy. It has touched and transformed me on every level and my greatest joy is sharing this gift with others.” Join Kalyani to reconnect with your breath\, find your balance\, and experience greater energy\, vitality\, and well-being.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-the-living-path-of-yoga/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T203000
DTSTAMP:20260425T075233
CREATED:20260113T061943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T213916Z
UID:46973-1781377200-1781382600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Kirtan with Joanna Manqueros\, John Kadyk and Ramana Erickson
DESCRIPTION:IN-PERSON with Joanna Manqueros\, John Kadyk & Ramana Erickson \n$25 Day of | $20 In advance\, use promo code NADA \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoanna Manqueros on vocals and harmonium. Joanna facilitates kirtan as a medicinal experience\, invoking uplifting concepts\, reaching to a higher power and the beauty of being surrounded by voices. Joanna also hosts Music of the World on KPFA. John Kadyk brings bass clarinet; plays with a sublime addition to the trio. Ramana Erickson learned tabla playing in ashrams as a teen. He brings extensive experience\, and has played for Krishna Das\, and Nina Rao. Bring your voice and join in the fun.\n\nJoanna Manqueros plays harmonium and sings with the kirtan ensemble Rasa Lila. Joanna hosts Music of the World on KPFA. She has studied with Rita Sahai\, Jaipur Uttal and currently with Sukhawat Ali Khan. Joanna teaches Yoga for Trauma recovery and feels Kirtan is a powerful way to heal\, connecting the voice with others.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-joanna-manqueros-john-kadyk-and-ramana-erickso/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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