with IYI Residents
To maximize the spiritual benefits of the full moon, we will gather to chant the Gayatri Mantra, the great mantra of Light and Liberation, during our noon meditation. Please join us.
So often our minds are filled with daily problems and concerns and it is difficult to remember our life’s higher purpose. Participating in Kirtan devotional music provides a way to rise above the pettiness of everyday life. Kirtan, a form of Bhakti Yoga, is the ancient practice of singing the names of the divine...
with Snehan Born
3 sessions: Thursdays, February 13, 20 & 27. Are you new to yoga or haven’t practiced in a very long time? We love beginners of all ages! Join Snehan Born for an introduction to the basic yoga class. Breaking down each posture so you feel comfortable and steady, getting the most benefit from each session.
with Jill Satterfield
The body feels thoughts and emotions before they are cognized by the mind. By becoming more aware of sensations and what they might be signaling, we can attune to what the body is offering more in the moment and less after they have had an opportunity to build. Mindfulness of the body allows for a kind attending to the body, mind and the heart that all coalesce as one, offering a variety of ways to take better care of ourselves and our past with kindness.
with Diana Meltsner & Susan Ford
Mystical poetry and sacred songs are powerful expressions of the human experience, the dynamic meeting of the ego-mind with the Grace of the Divine. That interaction produces a perfect suffering, the labor pains of spiritual growth and the bliss of union with the Infinite. Join us for an evening of sharing words and music that reflect this evolution of the soul, and through our discussions, awaken inspiration and peace in the heart.
with Prajna Lorin Piper
This ongoing group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to explore and refine aspects of our meditation practices - how we sit, why we sit, and how that relates to our lives. The format consists of a group meditation with some direction, a talk on a related subject and a question/answer session with sharing.
with IYI Teachersr
These devotional services are a time to come together for blessings from our spiritual teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda, and to offer gratitude for his guidance and love.
with Antonio Sausys
The fact that grief is a normal reaction to loss doesn’t make it any easier to go through. Even though it is thought to be mostly emotional, grief also presents specific physical and spiritual symptoms. Yoga for Grief Relief is a somatic psychotherapeutic protocol using Yoga techniques to address the physical, mental and spiritual symptoms of grief towards the re-identification process that follows an important loss.
Ananda Rasa (the bliss of Divine rapture) Kirtan is led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist David Estes who is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. David grew up in India and spent several years completely immersed in the practices of kirtan, sanskrit text chanting, meditation, and service as a full-time resident in daily ashram life.
with Dr. Marc Halpern and Dr. Andrea Deerheart
During this two-day program (9:00am-4:00pm both days) Dr. Marc Halpern and Dr. Andrea Deerheart will be your guides as you go on a deep and personal inner journey of discovery, relaxation, and deep healing through the sacred practice of Yoga Nidra. Yoga Nidra is an ancient, classical practice of entering in a deeply relaxed but entirely conscious state of awareness.
with Swami Ramananda
A puja is a sacred ceremony used to invoke the presence of the Divine Consciousness, in order to experience that Divinity within ourselves, and to seek guidance or blessings. The ceremony includes purifying ourselves and opening the heart to receive that Presence, and then honoring it with incense, light, flowers and food offerings.
with Richard Miller
Join Richard Miller for an engaging experiential exploration of our next stage of human development that leads to embodying our Undivided Wholeness whereby we recognize our identity as not just with our body-mind-personality, but also with our essential Being-Presence-Awareness-Essence. Richard will teach six inquiries that enables you to recognize and embody your Essential Wholeness and take it with you into your daily life and relationships.
