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SUMMARY:Yoga for the Soul\, Body\, and Mind
DESCRIPTION:In-person | Consecutive Fridays\, 6:30-8:00 pm | Offered individually \n$20 each session | memberships & class passes OK \nBook/In-Person/MAY 9Please register in advance. \nBook individual sessions (Fridays 6:30-8:00 pm): \n\nMAR 28\, Swami Ramananda Book this session this session has passed\nAPR 4 Diana Meltsner & K. Muktidevi Demafeliz this session has passed\nAPR 11 Barbara Dickey & Saraswati Melanie Takahashi Book this session\nAPR 18 Diana Meltsner  Book this session\nAPR 25 Diana Meltsner Book this session\nMAY 2 Diana Meltsner & K. Muktidevi Demafeliz Book this session\nMAY 9 Barbara Dickey & Saraswati Melanie Takahashi Book this session\nMAY 16 Swami Ramananda Book this session\n\nYoga for the soul is a practice that in 90 minute format evenly combines physical poses at a mixed level with extended guided meditation and spiritual awareness explorations through a group discussion on yogic topics. These practices promote physical wellness\, elevate the mind\, foster connection with the soul and inspire life.\nJoin senior IYI teachers Diana Meltsner\, Swami Ramananda\, Saraswati Melanie Takahashi\, K. Muktidevi Demafeliz and Barbara Dickey for individual dates / classes by signing up the same way as for any other hatha yoga class using your memberships or with a $20 class payment.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-for-the-soul-body-and-mind-7/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250510T130000
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SUMMARY:Yoga Therapy Tools for Processing Sadness and Anger
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person\n$49 Early bird\, use promo code TOOLS\, exp. 5/3\n$58 Regular \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. \nOur feelings inform us of how we experience our lives\, how we relate to others and ultimately\, who we are. In turn\, they influence our decision-making process determining how we behave. But what happens when a feeling ceases to be an informant and becomes a slave driver leading the way? Then we are ushered into dysfunction\, trapped in an emotional hamster’s wheel.\nParticipants will learn:\n• General Information about Sadness and Anger\n• 4 Simple Steps for processing feelings\n• Simple yoga exercises that address symptoms and help processing sadness and anger for personal growth\n• Helpful techniques\, thoughtful insights\, and useful tips for staying functional in life!\n\nAntonio Sausys MA\, IGT\, CMT\, C-IAYT\, is a somatic psychologist and yoga therapist specializing in grief counseling and therapy.He studied with Hugo Bilsky and Yoga masters and teachers such as Indra Devi\, Ram Dass\, Swami Shankaradevananda\, Swami Ekananda\, Babashi Singh and Swami Mairtreyananda. He has continued his professional development with training in Integrative Grief Therapy with Lyn Prashant\, Foot Reflexology\, Swedish Therapeutic Massage and Reiki. Antonio presents his work both nationally and internationally at Schools and Universities and leads retreats at Ashrams\, Retreat Centers and Yoga Studios.\, is a member of the World Yoga Council\, the International Association of Yoga Therapists\, a TV Host for YogiViews and the founder and Executive Director of ‘Yoga for Health’ the International Yoga Therapy Conference. He is the author of Yoga for Grief Relief: Simple Practices for Transforming Your Grieving Mind and Bod’ (New Harbinger) and a contributor for Yoga and Science in Pain Care – Treating the Person in Pain (Edited by Shelly Prosko and Neil Person – Jessica Kingsley Publishers\, 2019) and New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond by Robert Niemeyer (Routledge 2019).
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-therapy-tools/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250512T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Recognizing & Overcoming Obstacles\, 1 of 3 parts
DESCRIPTION:Online | $5-15 sliding scale | Free for active IYISF 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. \nEach session offered individually. 3 Mondays 6:00 – 7:00 pm: \n\nMay/12 Part 1 of 3\nMay/19 Part 2 of 3\nMay/26 Part 3 of 3\n\nHave current events contributed to disharmonious thoughts or feelings of anxiety? The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali provide ancient wisdom for current concerns.\nJoin Prajna in a review of the Yoga Sutras\, identifying the obstacles that contribute to feelings of disharmony\, anxiety or fear and focusing on practices that help identify and resolve concerns restoring the inner calm that is our true nature.\nWe will review Sutra 1.30 & 2.3 and will add others as we progress in the 3 sessions on May 12\, 19 and 26th.\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\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path.\nAll are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions.\n\nPrajna Tricia is a San Francisco native who joined Navy Military Medicine in 1980\, served on active duty for 20 years and as a Civil Servant for an additional 15 years. A search for natural complementary and alternative medicine treatments for a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2015\, led to the practice of yoga. The practice was so transformative\, (both physically and mentally) she felt compelled to bring the practice to others. Tricia completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Zenya Yoga in 2023 and teaches at the Beazley Senior Center\, the YMCA and local Yoga Studios in Portsmouth\, Virginia. A retreat to Yogaville in Buckingham\, Virginia in 2023 opened her heart to the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) community. Tricia completed IYISF Raja Yoga Teacher Training in October of 2024 with Swami Ramananda & Swami DIvyananda and received her spiritual name Prajna\, defined as wisdom & knowledge gained through intuitive insight. She completed IYISF Meditation Teacher Training with Swami Ramananda and Diana Meltsner in February 2025.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-recognizing-overcoming-obstacles-1-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250516T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250516T200000
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SUMMARY:Yoga for the Soul\, Body\, and Mind
DESCRIPTION:In-person | Consecutive Fridays\, 6:30-8:00 pm | Offered individually \n$20 each session | memberships & class passes OK \nBook/In-Person/MAY 16Please register in advance. \nBook individual sessions (Fridays 6:30-8:00 pm): \n\nMAR 28\, Swami Ramananda Book this session this session has passed\nAPR 4 Diana Meltsner & K. Muktidevi Demafeliz this session has passed\nAPR 11 Barbara Dickey & Saraswati Melanie Takahashi Book this session\nAPR 18 Diana Meltsner  Book this session\nAPR 25 Diana Meltsner Book this session\nMAY 2 Diana Meltsner & K. Muktidevi Demafeliz Book this session\nMAY 9 Barbara Dickey & Saraswati Melanie Takahashi Book this session\nMAY 16 Swami Ramananda Book this session\n\nYoga for the soul is a practice that in 90 minute format evenly combines physical poses at a mixed level with extended guided meditation and spiritual awareness explorations through a group discussion on yogic topics. These practices promote physical wellness\, elevate the mind\, foster connection with the soul and inspire life.\nJoin senior IYI teachers Diana Meltsner\, Swami Ramananda\, Saraswati Melanie Takahashi\, K. Muktidevi Demafeliz and Barbara Dickey for individual dates / classes by signing up the same way as for any other hatha yoga class using your memberships or with a $20 class payment.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-for-the-soul-body-and-mind-8/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250517T170000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
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SUMMARY:The Last Savasana: Yoga\, Breathwork and Inquiry to Help Prepare You for the Final Exit
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled.\n$62 Early bird\, use promo code LAST\, exp. 5/10\n$72 Regular \nJoin Leslie and Richard for a deep dive into Savasana with a twist. Most of us spend our days trying to extend our lives\, i.e. looking both ways before crossing a street\, putting our seatbelt on and checking expiration dates on our food. Nonetheless\, nothing we do\, not even yoga\, can help us escape life’s inevitable end. Yoga can help prepare us to face our fear of the inevitable\, maybe even embrace it so that we come to appreciate the preciousness of each day we are alive.\n\nFind a renewed appreciation for the beauty of our time on the planet\nIncrease personal agency around end of life decisions\nDelve deep on what really matters to you\nRealize a new perspective on a very old pose and how it can help you\nbe more comfortable with the inevitable\n\nYoga is meant to bring us more awareness and gives us tools to manage the challenges of being human. This workshop is designed to manage the anxiety we all have around dying and to be more comfortable with these types of conversations.\nThere will be a short lecture on the history\, practice\, symbolic message of this often misunderstood pose. Then we will do a series of short practices with a savasana. Each practice will begin with a thought provoking question around your own death\, like what are some of your regrets in life\, or what do you want your legacy to be\, who am I. After each practice\, you will be given time to journal about each question. We’ll conclude with a group discussion and of course a final (FOR THIS WORKSHOP) savasana.\nLeslie and Richard have been talking about the power of savasana for a long time. They got the idea to do a whole book about it and to include some of the teaching of yoga around accepting death. This workshop is a result of many hours of conversation and we hope to pull it all together for a book before we die!\n\nLeslie Howard is an Oakland-based yoga teacher\, specializing in all things pelvic. She leads workshops and trainings nationally and has written a book about caring for the female pelvis\, Pelvic Liberation. In 2022\, after losing a long time student\, she took a deep dive into the subject of death. She has 60 hours of Death Doula training\, runs a regular Death Café (a place to come and talk about death) and is volunteering in hospice for Kaiser Oakland. Her teaching is informed by over 3500 hours of yoga study with senior Iyengar yoga teachers. She considers Ramanand Patel her most important influence and mentor. She has designed two very successful studies for UCSF on how to use yoga to alleviate incontinence and pelvic pain. To learn more about Leslie or for some online education opportunities visit: www.lesliehowardyoga.com \nRichard Rosen\, E-RYT500\, began his practice of yoga in 1980 at the Yoga Room\, in Berkeley\, CA. Two years later he began a two-year teacher training course at the B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute in San Francisco\, from which he graduated in 1983. In 1987\, with his good friend Rodney Yee\, he opened the Piedmont Yoga Studio in Oakland\, CA\, which operated until 2012. Richard has written numerous articles and reviews for national yoga magazines\, and is also the author of five books\, four of them published by Shambhala: The Yoga of Breath (2002)\, Pranayama: Beyond the Fundamentals (2006)\, Original Yoga (2012)\, a book on traditional yoga practice based on the seventeenth century Gheranda Samhita (Gheranda’s Compilation)\, and Yoga FAQ: Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga–from Asanas to Yamas (2017). His fifth book for Shambhala\, Yoga by the Numbers\, is due out in the Spring of 2022. Richard lives in a 115-year-old bungalow in beautiful Berkeley\, CA.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/the-last-savasana-yoga-breathwork-and-inquiry/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T120000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
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SUMMARY:Sunday Spiritual Talk: Aparigraha: Letting Go with Gratitude
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 a session where we honor the art of letting go as a path to gaining clarity and aligning with our true nature.\nTogether\, we will explore what is lost in the relentless pursuit of acquiring and accumulating possessions\, as well as\, the fear of being without or in need. Drawing on Yogic principles\, this talk will contemplate the transformative power of letting go of material belongings\, relationships and behaviors to create internal & external spaciousness and strengthen intuition. Participants will engage in dialogue and reflection.\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\nJen “JP” Andrews graduated summer of 2022 from the Integral Yoga 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and continued as a student of Raja Yoga teacher training & Meditation teacher training in 2023. She discovered Hatha Yoga about 20 years ago and committed to deepening her spiritual practices after discovering Integral Yoga Institute SF and the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. For the last 5 years she has been coaching clients to find their way to inner peace and joy by organizing and decluttering their space. This process allows her to apply yogic principles in her client sessions as a way to support and help clients reconnect to their True North.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/sunday-spiritual-talk-aparigraha-letting-go/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250519T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250328T222827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250509T202129Z
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SUMMARY:Spiritual study: Recognizing & Overcoming Obstacles\, 2 of 3 part
DESCRIPTION:Online | $5-15 sliding scale | Free for active IYISF 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. \nEach session offered individually. 3 Mondays 6:00 – 7:00 pm: \n\nMay/12 Part 1 of 3\nMay/19 Part 2 of 3\nMay/16 Part 3 of 3\n\nHave current events contributed to disharmonious thoughts or feelings of anxiety? The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali provide ancient wisdom for current concerns.\nJoin Prajna in a review of the Yoga Sutras\, identifying the obstacles that contribute to feelings of disharmony\, anxiety or fear and focusing on practices that help identify and resolve concerns restoring the inner calm that is our true nature.\nWe will review Sutra 1.30 & 2.3 and will add others as we progress in the 3 sessions on May 12\, 19 and 26th.\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\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path.\nAll are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions.\n\nPrajna Tricia is a San Francisco native who joined Navy Military Medicine in 1980\, served on active duty for 20 years and as a Civil Servant for an additional 15 years. A search for natural complementary and alternative medicine treatments for a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2015\, led to the practice of yoga. The practice was so transformative\, (both physically and mentally) she felt compelled to bring the practice to others. Tricia completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Zenya Yoga in 2023 and teaches at the Beazley Senior Center\, the YMCA and local Yoga Studios in Portsmouth\, Virginia. A retreat to Yogaville in Buckingham\, Virginia in 2023 opened her heart to the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) community. Tricia completed IYISF Raja Yoga Teacher Training in October of 2024 with Swami Ramananda & Swami DIvyananda and received her spiritual name Prajna\, defined as wisdom & knowledge gained through intuitive insight. She completed IYISF Meditation Teacher Training with Swami Ramananda and Diana Meltsner in February 2025.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-recognizing-overcoming-obstacles-2-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250523T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250523T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250329T081430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250329T081430Z
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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 Fridays. \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-61/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250524T203000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250209T222703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T024928Z
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SUMMARY:Kirtan with Michael Hathaway
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled. \nIn-person | $20 In advance\, use promo code MANTRAS | $25 Day of \nMichael will lead us in chanting traditional Sanskrit mantras set to his original music\, weaving an enchanting soundscape of hypnotic harmonics\, joyful celebration\, and fierce intensity. His unique melodies (often channeled in dreams) reveal a blend of musical influences including jazz\, soul\, folk\, psychedelic rock\, church hymns\, Western classical\, and Indian classical – creating an innovative fusion that honors the tradition while expressing a deeply personal offering. He sings with sweet\, celestial\, heart-felt yearning\, and shares his practice as medicine with others by creating an uplifting communal experience of ecstatic group prayer.\n\nMichael Hathaway discovered his musicality and voice through the practice of devotional chanting. He was introduced to daily chanting at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas in the late 90s. He quickly became immersed in the Bhakti scene – taking every opportunity to sit with his teachers Jai Uttal\, Krishna Das\, Bhagavan Das\, Shyamdas\, and others. Michael can be found leading kirtan at yoga studios\, festivals & conscious gatherings\, and singing with his harmonium for yoga classes in the Los Angeles area. His two albums\, remixes\, and music videos are available on streaming platforms. He’s also a Jivamukti yoga teacher\, Reiki practitioner\, 3rd-degree black belt in Seido Karate\, and a regular practitioner of 5 Rhythms/ecstatic dance. He humbly bows at the feet of Maharaj-ji Neem Karoli Baba\, Ram Dass\, and all of his Teachers\, and wishes to honor them by singing the holy names. michaelhathawaykirtan.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-michael-hathaway-3/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250526T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250526T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250328T223527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T224126Z
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Recognizing & Overcoming Obstacles\, 3 of 3 part
DESCRIPTION:Online | $5-15 sliding scale | Free for active IYISF 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. \nEach session offered individually. 3 Mondays 6:00 – 7:00 pm: \n\nMay/12 Part 1 of  3\nMay/19 Part 2 of 3\nMay/26 Part 3 of 3\n\nHave current events contributed to disharmonious thoughts or feelings of anxiety? The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali provide ancient wisdom for current concerns.\nJoin Prajna in a review of the Yoga Sutras\, identifying the obstacles that contribute to feelings of disharmony\, anxiety or fear and focusing on practices that help identify and resolve concerns restoring the inner calm that is our true nature.\nWe will review Sutra 1.30 & 2.3 and will add others as we progress in the 3 sessions on May 12\, 19 and 26th.\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\, take time to reflect upon them\, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path.\nAll are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions.\n\nPrajna Tricia is a San Francisco native who joined Navy Military Medicine in 1980\, served on active duty for 20 years and as a Civil Servant for an additional 15 years. A search for natural complementary and alternative medicine treatments for a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis in 2015\, led to the practice of yoga. The practice was so transformative\, (both physically and mentally) she felt compelled to bring the practice to others. Tricia completed her 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training with Zenya Yoga in 2023 and teaches at the Beazley Senior Center\, the YMCA and local Yoga Studios in Portsmouth\, Virginia. A retreat to Yogaville in Buckingham\, Virginia in 2023 opened her heart to the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) community. Tricia completed IYISF Raja Yoga Teacher Training in October of 2024 with Swami Ramananda & Swami DIvyananda and received her spiritual name Prajna\, defined as wisdom & knowledge gained through intuitive insight. She completed IYISF Meditation Teacher Training with Swami Ramananda and Diana Meltsner in February 2025.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-recognizing-overcoming-obstacles-3-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250601T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250601T130000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250411T005720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250411T005807Z
UID:45673-1748775600-1748782800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Vagus Nerve Activation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Online or in-person \n$32 Early bird\, use promo code PSNS\, exp. 5/25 | $39 Regular \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 Integral Yoga Therapist Diana Meltsner for a transformative session combining Yoga Asana\, Pranayama\, and vocal vibration to activate the vagus nerve\, also known as cranial nerve X\, and stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system. \nA balanced nervous system is one of the many physiological benefits of Yoga\, especially through the Integral Yoga sequencing. In this workshop\, you will learn a variety of techniques to engage the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS)\, which helps slow the heart and breathing rates\, lower blood pressure\, and promote optimal digestion. This process encourages the body to enter a state of deep relaxation\, fostering recovery and healing. \nSpending more time in a PSNS state promotes overall health\, dismantling stress\, trauma\, and tension patterns in both the body and breath. By regulating the nervous system\, you’ll gain a powerful tool for healing on all levels—physical\, mental\, and emotional. Some anatomy presentations will be included. \nThis workshop will be recorded for later viewing and shared for limited time with all enrolled students. Yoga teachers are eligible for 2 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs) through Yoga Alliance\, upon request. \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/vagus-nerve-activation/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T170000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250328T190108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T190108Z
UID:45376-1749301200-1749315600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Yoga Therapy for Grief Relief; Navigating Loss in Challenging Global Times
DESCRIPTION:ONLINE & In-person\n$54 Early bird\, use promo code GRIEF\, exp. 5/31/25\n$65 Regular \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. \nIn a world full of uncertainty\, grounding techniques are crucial to maintaining balance. This workshop will focus on poses\, breathing exercises\, and meditations that help you connect deeply with the earth\, offering a foundation of strength and stability amidst chaos. You’ll learn to cultivate resilience\, tapping into your inner power as you face the complexities of grief and loss.\nWhether you’re navigating personal loss or grappling with the global challenges that affect us all\, this program offers a compassionate space for self-discovery\, empowerment\, and connection. Join a supportive community and together\, let’s cultivate peace\, clarity\, and resilience.\nThis combination of theoretical lecture and experiential work can help the heart of anyone who is grieving a loss or those working with them.\nThe physical\, mental\, and spiritual release that doing the practice provides truly does help your body pain decrease\, your mental fog lift\, your engagement with life return\, and eventually you begin to “ring the bells that still will ring.”~ Jessica Bell\n\nAntonio Sausys MA\, IGT\, CMT\, C-IAYT is a somatic psychologist and yoga therapist specializing in grief counseling and therapy.He studied with Hugo Bilsky and Yoga masters and teachers such as Indra Devi\, Ram Dass\, Swami Shankaradevananda\, Swami Ekananda\, Babashi Singh and Swami Mairtreyananda. He has continued his professional development with training in Integrative Grief Therapy with Lyn Prashant\, Foot Reflexology\, Swedish Therapeutic Massage and Reiki. Antonio presents his work both nationally and internationally at Schools and Universities and leads retreats at Ashrams\, Retreat Centers and Yoga Studios.\, is a member of the World Yoga Council\, the International Association of Yoga Therapists\, a TV Host for YogiViews and the founder and Executive Director of ‘Yoga for Health’ the International Yoga Therapy Conference. He is the author of Yoga for Grief Relief: Simple Practices for Transforming Your Grieving Mind and Body (New Harbinger) and a contributor for Yoga and Science in Pain Care – Treating the Person in Pain (Edited by Shelly Prosko and Neil Person – Jessica Kingsley Publishers\, 2019) and New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond by Robert Niemeyer (Routledge 2019).
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-therapy-for-grief-relief/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T183000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250423T190544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250519T165251Z
UID:45721-1749317400-1749321000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Satsang: Joy as Resilience\, Joy as Resistance
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. \nIn a world that often equates joy with ease and achievement\, how do we reclaim it as a source of inner strength and collective healing? In this heart-centered talk\, Kamala Itzel Hayward invites us to explore joy not as a performance or escape\, but as a courageous act of presence—rooted in authenticity\, emotional honesty\, and deep connection. Drawing from yogic wisdom\, social insight\, and lived experience\, we’ll reflect on how joy can nourish resilience\, disrupt isolation\, and serve as a powerful force for liberation.\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.\nCheck Kamala’s recent blog article: Reclaiming Joy in a Hurting World\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/satsang-joy/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250608T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250608T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250329T053656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250329T054232Z
UID:45405-1749396600-1749403800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Therapeutic Yoga and Sound Healing
DESCRIPTION:In-person\n$40 Early bird\, use promo code SOUND\, exp. 6/1\n$45 Regular \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 breath-work 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.\nPlease register in advance\, space is limited. Thank you!\n\nPJ Church\, RYT-500\, C-IAYT\, 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 C-IAYT\, Psy.D. As an educator 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-8/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250613T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250613T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250507T180104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T185509Z
UID:45836-1749830400-1749835800@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 \nNext session is on Friday\, 6/27 \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-62/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T203000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250416T221314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T221314Z
UID:45701-1749927600-1749933000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Music and Poetry of South Asian Mystics: an exploration of Sufi songs
DESCRIPTION:Anhad Naad Collective presents:\nMusic and Poetry of South Asian Mystics: an exploration of Sufi songs.\n$20 In advance\, use promo code SUFI | $25 Day of \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin us for exploration of traditional devotional music from the motherland of Yoga.\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.\nSingers:\nDivya Vyas\, Faizan Ali\, Irum M\, Vivek Anand and Ashwini Sriram\nInstruments:\nAbhay Shankar Anand -Tabla • Craig Reiter – bass • Jun Qb Moda Jazz – keyboard \, flute
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/music-and-poetry-of-south-asian-mystics-sufi-songs/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250616T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250507T170019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T170949Z
UID:45817-1750096800-1750100400@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Yoga and Mystical Experiences\, 1 of 3 - parts
DESCRIPTION:Online | $5-15 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. \n3 Mondays\, June 16\, 23\, 30 • 6:00 – 7:00pm | Offered individually\n\n6/16 Book now\n6/23 Book now\n6/30 Book now\n\nMystics from diverse traditions often describe their experiences in remarkably similar ways. In this series\, we will explore the mystical experiences of several great beings\, from ancient times to the present. We will examine how these experiences align with the teachings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and how transcending identification with the body and mind can open the door to realms beyond time and space—realms accessible to all of us.\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.\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/spiritual-study-yoga-and-mystical-experiences-1-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T153000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250407T224101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T172457Z
UID:45617-1750514400-1750519800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Enlighten Up: How to Enjoy the Spiritual Path
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | $10-$30 sliding scale \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nApproaching our spiritual journey with the same achievement-driven mindset that dominates our culture can often lead to frustration and burnout. The relentless chase for happiness may ironically pull us away from the present moment—the very space where our true joy resides.\nJoin us for this enriching workshop\, where we’ll explore together how to engage in both our spiritual practice and daily lives wholeheartedly\, with curiosity and focus\, revealing a profound sense of fulfillment that is free of dependency on results or approval. Learn to experience firsthand how both sitting still and service are potent forms of Yoga\, illuminating our immense capacity to enjoy life.\nAfternoon of Yoga at IYISF in celebration of International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice.\nPacific Times\, all online or in-person: \n2:00-3:30 pm – Enlighten Up: How to Enjoy the Spiritual Path with Swamis Asokananda & Ramananda\n3:45-4:45 pm – Freeing Your Yoga Practice – Mixed Level with Raisa Punkki\n3:45-4:45 pm – Gentle Yoga class with Kayko Watanabe\n5:00-6:00 pm – Light Immersion with Subtle Practices with Diana Meltsner \nAll levels of practice are welcome. All programs are available for individual sign up online or in-person at a sliding scale pricing.\nAll proceeds will help us sustain our mission:\n“The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, founded by Sri Swami Satchidananda\, is a non-profit\, interfaith organization dedicated to serving the community through living and sharing the classical teachings of Yoga\, making the teachings accessible\, and cultivating peace and harmony among all people.”\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. Listen to Swami Asokananda on the Two Old Fogey Yogis podcast on Soundcloud. Phil Goldberg\, author of American Veda\, interviews Swami Asokananda on spiritmatterstalk.com podcast. Listen on SoundCloud.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/enlighten-up/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T164500
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250407T230134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T172628Z
UID:45621-1750520700-1750524300@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Freeing Your Yoga Practice
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | $10-30 sliding scale –Class passes & memberships are accepted. \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 Raisa Punkki as she leads you through a mixed-level hatha yoga practice. ‘Stretch your body\, stretch your mind’ by incorporating different flow variations and breaking patterns of habitual practice. Explore the possibility of taking your hatha practice to the next level by finding the optimal level of strengthening\, stretching and awareness building. The class will include asana\, and some deep relaxation\, pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation.\nPrevious experience with yoga is welcome.\nAfternoon of Yoga at IYISF in celebration of International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice.\nPacific times | online & in-person: \n2:00-3:30 pm – Enlighten Up: How to Enjoy the Spiritual Path with Swamis Asokananda & Ramananda\n3:45-4:45 pm – Freeing Your Yoga Practice – mixed level with Raisa Punkki\n3:45-4:45 pm – Gentle Yoga class with Kayko Watanabe\n5:00-6:00 pm – Light Immersion with Subtle Practices with Diana Meltsner \nAll levels of practice are welcome. All programs are available for individual sign up online or in-person at a sliding scale pricing.\nAll proceeds will help us sustain our mission:\n“The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, founded by Sri Swami Satchidananda\, is a non-profit\, interfaith organization dedicated to serving the community through living and sharing the classical teachings of Yoga\, making the teachings accessible\, and cultivating peace and harmony among all people.”\n\nRaisa Divyajyothi Punkki\, RYT-500\, was introduced to Yoga while studying at the University of Arts\, Finland in 1988. Studying with various schools of yoga and after years of practicing and wandering on the quest of deeper knowledge\, she found her spiritual home at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco in 2019. Raisa has been certified to teach Hatha Yoga from the Beginning to Advanced levels\, Raja Yoga and Stress Management. She is teaching in person and online Hatha classes at the IYI San Francisco. Raisa has over 30 years of experience in teaching movement. She holds an MA in Dance and is a Certified Pilates Teacher with two decades of teaching experience with various age groups and populations. Raisa is also a Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner\, SEP®. She guides the private movement and Somatic Experiencing® sessions in her studio located by the Union Square in downtown San Francisco. She wishes to share the beauty of Integral Hatha Yoga’s healing\, centering and strengthening power with others in their journey. This sharing of wisdom of Yoga happens with kindness\, compassion and passion.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/freeing-your-yoga-practice/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T154500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T164500
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250407T231553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T172733Z
UID:45625-1750520700-1750524300@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Gentle Yoga
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | $10-30 sliding scale –Class passes & memberships are accepted. \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. \nThis class is suitable for beginners\, seniors\, and individuals with injuries\, disabilities\, or illnesses – or anyone seeking a gentler experience. It consists of warm-ups both in a chair and standing\, followed by modified traditional vinyasa with the chair for support. The class concludes with relaxation\, breathing\, and meditation\, promoting holistic benefits for overall well-being.\nEveryone is welcome to attend\, either in-person or online. A sturdy chair and a blanket will be used during the practice.\nAfternoon of Yoga at IYISF in celebration of International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice.\nPacific times | online & in-person: \n2:00-3:30 pm – Enlighten Up: How to Enjoy the Spiritual Path with Swamis Asokananda & Ramananda\n3:45-4:45 pm – Freeing Your Yoga Practice – mixed level with Raisa Punkki\n3:45-4:45 pm – Gentle Yoga class with Kayko Watanabe\n5:00-6:00 pm – Light Immersion with Subtle Practices with Diana Meltsner \nAll levels of practice are welcome. All programs are available for individual sign up online or in-person at a sliding scale pricing.\nAll proceeds will help us sustain our mission:\n“The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, founded by Sri Swami Satchidananda\, is a non-profit\, interfaith organization dedicated to serving the community through living and sharing the classical teachings of Yoga\, making the teachings accessible\, and cultivating peace and harmony among all people.”\n\nKayko Watanabe\, C-IAYT\, has been a part of the Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) community for more than two decades. She completed Basic Teacher Training at IYI and obtained her RYT 200 certification in the spring of 2019\, followed by RYT500 in 2021. Kayko is dedicated to giving back to the community of San Francisco and beyond by teaching yoga as a form of Karma yoga practice\, which is a selfless service. She strives to create a safe and nurturing environment for her students while also making sure they have fun. She strongly believes in the concept of “yoga for all” and is passionate about providing accessible yoga to people with age-related ailments\, limited mobility\, and chronic illnesses. She is a certified yoga therapist and has received training in anatomy & physiology\, psychology & mental health\, as well as Yoga for Arthritis® founded by Dr. Steffany Moonaz\, and Yoga Therapy in Cancer & Chronic Illness (YCat) spearheaded by Jnani Chapman of the Commonweal Cancer Help Program. When not teaching at IYI\, Kayko leads therapeutic yoga classes for local senior centers and community-based public health services while working privately with small groups and individuals. She also offers Hatha classes in the Japanese language\, introducing Integral Yoga to the Japanese community in the Bay Area. You can learn more about Kayko’s offerings at kaykowatanabe.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/gentle-yoga/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T180000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250407T233834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T172208Z
UID:45639-1750525200-1750528800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Light Immersion with Subtle Practices
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | $10-30 sliding scale –Class passes & memberships are accepted. \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 practice of subtle Yoga as we celebrate both the International Day of Yoga and the Summer Solstice. Subtle practices\, like the physical practice of Yoga\, establish a deep connection with the universe. They offer a unique opportunity to open the doors to higher states of consciousness\, inner Light\, and pranic healing.\nThe session will include:\n⋅ Yoga Nidra: A deep relaxation practice to awaken the pranic flow within the body\n⋅ Breathing exercises: Techniques to enhance vitality and energy\n⋅ Guided meditation: Focusing on connecting with the Earth and uncovering our Inner Light\n⋅ Light invocation: Inviting positivity and illumination\n⋅ Extended Gayatri Mantra chanting: A powerful mantra to harmonize body\, mind\, and spirit chanted to enlighten the mind \nThe Summer Solstice serves as a reminder to honor our connection to the natural world and the inevitable cycles of life. It’s a time to celebrate our inner power and brightness.\nAfternoon of Yoga at IYISF in celebration of International Day of Yoga & Summer Solstice.\nPacific times | online & in-person: \n2:00-3:30 pm – Enlighten Up: How to Enjoy the Spiritual Path with Swamis Asokananda & Ramananda\n3:45-4:45 pm – Freeing Your Yoga Practice – mixed level with Raisa Punkki\n3:45-4:45 pm – Gentle Yoga class with Kayko Watanabe\n5:00-6:00 pm – Light Immersion with Subtle Practices with Diana Meltsner \nAll levels of practice are welcome. All programs are available for individual sign up online or in-person at a sliding scale pricing.\nAll proceeds will help us sustain our mission:\n“The Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, founded by Sri Swami Satchidananda\, is a non-profit\, interfaith organization dedicated to serving the community through living and sharing the classical teachings of Yoga\, making the teachings accessible\, and cultivating peace and harmony among all people.”\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/light-immersion-subtle-practices/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T163000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250328T194232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250329T073406Z
UID:45382-1750604400-1750609800@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Death Cafe
DESCRIPTION:In-person | $1-$15 Sliding scale or enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nJoin Leslie for a Death Cafe at Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco. At a Death Cafe people\, often strangers\, gather to eat cookies\, drink tea and discuss death.\nWhat is Death Cafe?\nIt is a group discussion about death with the topics determined by attendees\, with no agenda\, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session. The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’.\nDeath Cafes are always offered:\n\nOn a not for profit basis\, donation based\nIn an accessible\, respectful and confidential space\nWith no intention of leading people to any conclusion\, product or course of action.\n\nYou can learn more about Death Cafe\nLeslie has taken a deep dive into death and dying after losing a long time student to uterine cancer. She has had a 30 year obsession with Savasana which is the last pose done in a yoga class and is translated as “corpse” pose. She is very interested in the intersection of how yoga\, breathwork and intentional savasana can help people become more comfortable with the inevitable end we all must face. Leslie Howard has taught folks yoga for the last 30 years and has recently completed sixty hours of End Of Life Training and is a hospice volunteer at Kaiser.\n\nLeslie Howard is an Oakland-based yoga teacher\, specializing in all things pelvic. She leads workshops and trainings nationally and has written a book about caring for the female pelvis\, Pelvic Liberation. In 2022\, after losing a long time student\, she took a deep dive into the subject of death. She has 60 hours of Death Doula training\, runs a regular Death Café (a place to come and talk about death) and is volunteering in hospice for Kaiser Oakland. Her teaching is informed by over 3500 hours of yoga study with senior Iyengar yoga teachers. She considers Ramanand Patel her most important influence and mentor. She has designed two very successful studies for UCSF on how to use yoga to alleviate incontinence and pelvic pain. To learn more about Leslie or for some online education opportunities visit:lesliehowardyoga.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/death-cafe-3/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250623T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250623T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250507T170659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T171327Z
UID:45824-1750701600-1750705200@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Yoga and Mystical Experiences\, 2 of 3 - part
DESCRIPTION:Online | $5-15 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. \n3 Mondays\, June 16\, 23\, 30 • 6:00 – 7:00pm | Offered individually\n\n6/16 Book now\n6/23 Book now\n6/30 Book now\n\nMystics from diverse traditions often describe their experiences in remarkably similar ways. In this series\, we will explore the mystical experiences of several great beings\, from ancient times to the present. We will examine how these experiences align with the teachings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and how transcending identification with the body and mind can open the door to realms beyond time and space—realms accessible to all of us.\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.\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. \n 
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/spiritual-study-yoga-and-mystical-experiences-2-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250627T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250627T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250507T185817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T222026Z
UID:45839-1751040000-1751045400@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.\nUpcoming sessions:\nFriday\, July 11 Book now\nFriday\, July 25 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-63/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250628T203000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250329T082625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250628T160405Z
UID:45424-1751137200-1751142600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Kirtan with Acharya Mangalananda
DESCRIPTION:CANCELED \nIn-person\n$20 In advance\, use promo code UNION | $25 Day of \nChanting mantras and prayers are elements of the Bhakti Yoga path which leads to union with the Divine Consciousness. Chanting calms the nerves\, purifies the emotions\, heals the body and opens the heart. It elevates and concentrates the mind\, preparing one for silent mantra repetition\, meditation and communion with the Divine. Chanting done with a devotional attitude lifts the emotions toward selfless\, divine love.\n\nAcharya Mangalananda began his spiritual life in 1972 under the guidance of Swami Satchidananda\, a direct disciple of Swami Sivananda. After an inner experience with Anandamayi Ma\, the great woman Saint mentioned in Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”\, with Sw. Satchidananda’s permission\, he went to India to find her. He travelled with her in India during 1973 and ’74\, receiving mantra Initiation from her. He has been since living within her Lineage with some of her great disciples in ashrams in the US and India. In 2001\, he was sent back to India by Ma’s main Swami\, Sw. Bhaskarananda to help start a school in one of her ashrams. He lived in Central India for twelve years\, teaching in this school and also traveling within India extensively. \nFrom 2007 to 2013\, the Ashram sent him yearly to Europe and the US to present kirtan concerts and classes. In 2013\, he returned to the US and lives in the San Francisco area\, where he presents programs and hosts an online worldwide Matri Satsang group. He is an appointed Acharya (Lineage Teacher) of Ma Sharanam Ashram in India. He is the author of the book A Goddess Among Us which has been translated and published into five different languages. He is on the Board of Directors of the Shri Anandamayi Ma Ashram and Temple in Massachusetts and is a guest speaker and musician at Satchidananda Ashram/Yogaville\, as well as at Sivananda Yoga Farm and Sivananda Bahama.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-acharya-mangalananda-4/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250630T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250630T190000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250507T171158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T171305Z
UID:45827-1751306400-1751310000@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Spiritual Study: Yoga and Mystical Experiences\, 3 of 3 - part
DESCRIPTION:Online | $5-15 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. \n3 Mondays\, June 16\, 23\, 30 • 6:00 – 7:00pm | Offered individually\n\n6/16 Book now\n6/23 Book now\n6/30 Book now\n\nMystics from diverse traditions often describe their experiences in remarkably similar ways. In this series\, we will explore the mystical experiences of several great beings\, from ancient times to the present. We will examine how these experiences align with the teachings of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and how transcending identification with the body and mind can open the door to realms beyond time and space—realms accessible to all of us.\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.\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/spiritual-study-yoga-and-mystical-experiences-3-of-3-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250701T193000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250103T022827Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250628T160843Z
UID:44948-1751389200-1751398200@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Raja Yoga II: A Deeper Dive into the Sutras\, 5-week course
DESCRIPTION:July 1 – August 5\, 2025\nTuesdays: 5:00 – 7:30 pm PT – Online\nSundays: 8:30 am – 12 pm PT – Hybrid (Online with In-person option)\nTuition: \n\n$395 Early early bird\, exp. 5/1/25\n$445 Early bird\, exp. 6/1/25\n$495 regular\n\nLearn more/Apply Please register in advance via our Thinkific learning platform. \nRaja Yoga II: A Deeper Dive into the Sutras\, 5-week course aims towards personal transformation and spiritual awakening. This advanced Raja Yoga studies course offers a chance to deepen one’s knowledge of Yoga philosophy and its applications.\nMany who have completed Raja Yoga Teacher Training or have studied Raja Yoga extensively have expressed interest in a deeper dive into the study and practice of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. These timeless teachings have transformed the lives of inestimable spiritual seekers. Each time we approach them with open hearts and quiet minds\, new levels of meaning are exposed and we awaken more fully to the Spiritual Presence we all share.\nYoga Alliance CE hours: 35 (additional 5 for optional teaching participation)\nPrerequisites:\n\nCompletion of Raja Yoga Teacher Training or an alternate extensive study course.\nHaving read through all of the chapters of Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali in one or more translations prior to the course.\nExperience with incorporating the Sutras into daily life.\n\nAll the materials shared online and the recordings of the lectures will be available throughout the course and for 3 months after completion.\n\nSwami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition\, who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life\, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential. He leads beginner\, intermediate and advanced Hatha Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco as well as Meditation and Raja Yoga teacher trainings. He offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S.\, Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda\, has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate\, hospital and medical settings\, and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist and founding board member of the Yoga Alliance\, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. He is a co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) which brings together individuals committed to working for social justice for all beings and for the care and healing of our natural world. His warmth\, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many. \nSwami Divyananda has a wealth of experience teaching Integral Yoga around the world since 1973. She has taught at corporations\, universities\, the Commonwealth Cancer Center\, and for the Dr. Dean Ornish Reversing Heart Disease programs. She has also served as one of Integral Yoga’s Basic Hatha teacher trainers.\nSwami Divyananda Ma took monastic vows in 1975 from the great saint and yogi\, Sri Swami Satchidananda. Over the years she has served as the director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in Los Angeles\, San Francisco\, and as Ashram Manager at Yogaville. She also served for ten years as the director of the Integral Yoga Institute in Coimbatore\, India; this immersion into the South Indian culture has given depth to her understanding and practice of Yoga.\nNow an itinerant monk\, Swami Divyananda is constantly “on the road.” She leads the annual Sacred India Tours to sacred sites in India in addition to international Yoga retreats and trainings.
See more at sacredindiatours.org \nKealoha DeLuz\, M.Div.\, Ph.D.\, is a holistic practitioner\, coach\, and teacher with over 30 years of experience in integrating Eastern and Western modalities and accelerating the mind-body-spirit connection. He believes that mental health is on the rise and that becoming a Raja yoga teacher can help reduce stress levels for the world at large. Kealoha sees this as a duty rather than a passion\, and he believes that the yoga sutra is a treasure map to help all awaken.\nKealoha holds a M.Div. in Theological Studies\, a Ph.D. in Holistic Life Coaching\, and is working on a second degree in Transpersonal Counseling. He is certified as an integral yoga teacher (Levels I\, II\, III)\, Raja Yoga\, Meditation & Pranayama\, Stress Management\, a licensed massage therapist\, a licensed skin care practitioner\, and a holistic life coach & counselor.\nKealoha offers a range of services to his clients\, including coaching and spiritual facilitation\, he also hosts a weekly Sutras study group\, meditation and stress management\, massage therapy and skin care\, and a holistic business philosophy. He has expertise in developing holistic techniques utilizing yoga psychology\, meditation\, and action-based practices. He helps clients discover their authentic vitality and most urgent questions\, supports them as they make exponentially positive changes in their lives\, and achieves and maintains balance through unique processes and journeys.\n<p>Kealoha was born and raised on the Big Island of Hawaii and now resides in San Francisco\, California. He is continuously learning about life and loves all animals\, especially cats. His favorite thing to do is to sit in a coffee house and read a good book. \nSue Evans\, MBA/MHA\, C-IAYT\, E-CYT discovered Yoga in 2000 to help manage work-related stress and found the practice to be healing. She is now an Integral Yoga Certified Instructor at the 500 hour level and is certified to teach Basic\, Intermediate and Advanced Hatha. Certified in Raja yoga she teaches as an Adjunct Lecturer at Wake Forest University; a for credit class\, The Transformative Practice of Yoga\, which is a combination of the 8 limbs of yoga\, focusing on the Yamas and Niyamas and basic Hatha. She is also certified to teach Yoga for Stress Management and teaches the faculty and staff at local high schools and in a variety of corporate environments. After completing the Yoga for Cancer and Chronic Illness training\, Sue began teaching a weekly class at the Cancer Center of Wake Forest University and has been involved with several federally funded research projects at the Medical School. In addition\, Sue is a member of the Integral Yoga Therapy Training Program (800hr) and enjoys her role as student mentor. \nDiana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, YACEP has been teaching Yoga in the Bay Area since 2001. Diana has been a lead teacher trainer for 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2012 and Meditation Teacher Training since 2020. The classes she teaches include various levels of Hatha Yoga\, chair/gentle\, prenatal\, guided mindfulness meditations\, and various Yoga workshops including anatomy and healing with Yoga\, pranayama and meditation workshops. She’s been working as a health educator and Yoga instructor for Kaiser Permanente since 2014. Study of the texts on spirituality\, Yoga\, Vedanta\, lives of saints\, their application to current times has been her interest since her teens and\nDiana is a C-IAYT certified Yoga therapist and served as a mentor for the Integral Yoga Therapy 800-hour certification program. Diana offers individual therapeutic sessions privately and at the SF Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic with focus on physical and mental wellness. Her offerings help people to find a deeper sense of well-being and ability to move through life with increased ease\, intuition\, and stress resilience as well as finding personal and spiritual awakening. www.dianameltsner.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/raja-yoga-ll-5-week-course/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250705T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250705T183000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250507T224817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250521T171440Z
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SUMMARY:Satsang: Guru Purnima
DESCRIPTION:Online or in-person | $5-$20 | Enroll for free\, use promo code FREE. \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nBook now/In-PersonWe appreciate advance registration. \nGuru Purnima is an annual celebration that offers us an opportunity to express gratitude to our spiritual teachers and to recommit ourselves to the teachings they have imparted. We will honor the founder of Integral Yoga\, Sri Swami Satchidananda\, his teacher Sri Swami Sivananda of the Saraswati lineage\, as well as teachers who transmit wisdom from all spiritual traditions.\nAll are invited to join in deepening their connection to the source of grace and guidance\, however they experience it.\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 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. \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/satsang-guru-purnima-4/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250710T124500
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250530T201027Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T201027Z
UID:45975-1752148800-1752151500@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Guru Purnima Puja
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-person | 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. \nThis annual devotional service is a time to come together\, express gratitude\, and receive blessings from our teachers—the founder of Integral Yoga\, Sri Swami Satchidananda; his teacher\, Sri Swami Sivananda of our Saraswati lineage; as well as teachers who transmit the teachings of all spiritual traditions. A puja (spiritual service) with participatory chanting will be performed. This service will include our noon meditation.\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/guru-purnima-puja/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250711T173000
DTSTAMP:20260528T074330
CREATED:20250530T221338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T222141Z
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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:\nFriday\, 7/25 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-64/
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