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SUMMARY:4-Day Yoga Retreat: Relax\, Reflect and Rejuvenate
DESCRIPTION:This retreat is now full. Om Shanti\nThursday\, June 1st – Sunday\, June 4th with Swami Ramananda\, E-RYT 500\, C-IAYT\, Diana Meltsner\, E-RYT 500\, C-IAYT\, Astrud Castillo\n$635 Single room\n$535 Shared room (per person)\n$535 Single room active IYI Teacher\n$435 Shared room active IYI Teacher (per person) \nCheck-in:  Thursday\, June 1st at 5 pm\, with dinner at 6 pm.\nCheck-out:  Sunday\, June 4th at 12:30 pm after a meal. \nThis in-person 4-day retreat will include various Yoga classes for all levels of practice\, workshops\, meditations\, inspirational evening programs\, healthy vegetarian meals and free time for walks\, resting or reading. We will practice periods of silence including Friday morning and the whole day Saturday. In this spacious silence\, we can strengthen our inner connection to peace and renew our personal commitment to live courageously in the light of awareness.\nWe are blessed once again to use the Commonweal Retreat Center in Bolinas\, known for the natural beauty of the ocean side location which is located on sacred Native American grounds. The practices of Yoga in this beautiful natural setting offer an opportunity to cleanse the body and mind of stimulants and toxins that we ingest through the mouth\, eyes\, and ears and find rejuvenation.\nSwami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco\, C-IAYT\, and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition\, who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life\, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential.\nHe leads beginner\, intermediate and advanced level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco\, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S.\, Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda\, has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate\, hospital and medical settings\, and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist and founding board member of the Yoga Alliance\, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. He is a co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) which brings together individuals committed to working for social justice for all beings and for the care and healing of our natural world. His warmth\, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many. \nDiana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, ERYT-500\, has been teaching 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 worked in the clinical setting for Kaiser Permanente since 2005 as a yoga teacher\, yoga therapist\, and health educator and is teaching mindfulness and meditation to the medical staff.\nHer focus is on the healing aspects of yoga on the mind as well as the body by applying the teachings of Yoga\, practices of breath-control\, mindfulness and meditation. Diana helps her clients to find healing and the ability to move through life with increased ease\, stress resilience\, and intuition.\nDiana Meltsner works as a programs manager and serves on the board of directors at Integral Yoga Institute\, an urban ashram in San Francisco. She is a yoga teacher trainer for the 200-hour and Meditation Teacher trainings.\ndianameltsner.com \nAstrud Castillo has been teaching yoga since 2001 and sharing Kirtan internationally for the last 10 years.She trained in NYC at Laughing Lotus\, currently known as Body and soul Yoga collective and is a senior teacher and teacher trainer. She has studied the basics of yoga therapeutics and Vedic chanting with T.K.V. Desikachar in India. Her teaching has been inspired by her mentor and friend Mark Whitwell over the last 20 years. Astrud’s classes are warm\, welcoming and all inclusive.\nHer love and relationship to Bhakti Yoga\, the yoga of devotion\, is always illuminated in her teaching. There is always chanting in Astrud’s classes\, awareness around the breath and mindful movement.\nAstrud leads annual pilgrimages to India\, teaches Bhakti yoga with teachers in training and currently lives at the IYI in SF.\nHer slow flow class weaves together poses in a creative and mindful way using the breath as the bridge to deepen and explore the balance between effort and surrender and focus the mind.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/4-day-yoga-retreat-june-2023/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230603T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230603T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230526T013909Z
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SUMMARY:Full Moon Chanting
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | Free \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nWe gather once a month to chant the Gayatri Mantra\, the great mantra of Light and Liberation\, to maximize the spiritual benefits of the full moon.\n“oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ\ntat savitur vareṇyaṃ\nbhargo devasya dhīmahi\ndhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt”\n– Rigveda 3.62.1011\nDavid “Dayalan” Clark\, HHP\, CMT\, though originally from Kansas\, is a long-time Californian\, having resided in San Diego for 22 years before relocating to San Francisco in January 2012. David is a certified Yoga Instructor of “Deep Yoga”\, a hatha-style yoga featuring asana\, pranayama & meditation. He studied under Bhava Ram and Laura Plumb at DYSHA\, The Deep Yoga School of Healing Arts in San Diego. David is also a certified Integral Yoga Instructor\, having completed the Basic TT\, Meditation TT and Therapeutic Yoga TT. He currently teaches Mixed-level hatha yoga at the Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco where he is a resident\, and also serves as Head of Reception. “Dayalan” means compassion\, and was received through IYISF in 2013.\nDavid attended IPSB\, The International Professional School of Bodywork in San Diego\, attaining the HHP\, Holistic Health Practitioner certification\, with a specialization in Traditional Thai Massage. He is also a CMT\, CA certified Massage Therapist. His business\, 4d Bliss\, is located in the beautiful Castro neighborhood of San Francisco\, and offers a focus of Traditional Thai Massage\, Deep Tissue & Swedish Massage\, as well as Yoga Therapy. David offers yoga\, meditation and traditional thai massage in retreat settings at different locales throughout California.\nwww.4dbliss.com \n 
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/full-moon-chanting-38/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230605T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230605T203000
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SUMMARY:Kirtan with Astrud Castillo
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled.  We apologize for any inconvenience. Om Shanti\nIn-person  | $20 \n  \nPlease join us for call and response chanting and meditation. As a group we are inspired by the sacred sounds and love to sing in the key of “WE”. We share what is known as KIRTAN\, a call and response of sacred sounds and mantras. It is the relationship to these mantras that illuminates our heart and awakens our consciousness. It is not important that you can sing or that you understand the words. KIRTAN is an experience. It is a practice to release you out of the thinking mind and drop you gently into the heart. MAN means mind and TRA is instrument.\nSo\, it is through these sacred sounds we are able to conduct the instrument of the mind.Together we create this sacred union with healing intentions for the whole of the world.\nNo music experience is necessary!\nAstrud Castillo has been teaching yoga since 2001 and sharing Kirtan internationally for the last 10 years. She trained in NYC at Laughing Lotus\, currently known as Body and soul Yoga collective and is a senior teacher and teacher trainer. She has studied the basics of yoga therapeutics and Vedic chanting with T.K.V. Desikachar in India. Her teaching has been inspired by her mentor and friend Mark Whitwell over the last 20 years. Astrud’s classes are warm\, welcoming and all inclusive.\nHer love and relationship to Bhakti Yoga\, the yoga of devotion\, is always illuminated in her teaching. There is always chanting in Astrud’s classes\, awareness around the breath and mindful movement.\nAstrud leads annual pilgrimages to India and teaches Bhakti yoga with teachers in training..\nHer slow flow class weaves together poses in a creative and mindful way using the breath as the bridge to deepen and explore the balance between effort and surrender and focus the mind.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-astrud-castillo-4/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230609T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230609T180000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230526T015716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230526T015758Z
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SUMMARY:New Beginnings Writing Group
DESCRIPTION:Online | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 | Monthly on the second Friday \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nFree follow-up session on Friday\, June 23\, 4:00 – 6:00 pm (Zoom link be send with the original confirmation email upon registration). Monthly on the fourth Friday \n  \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\n\n\nThe Art of Paying Attention\nAcceptance\nPlay\nWriting from the Heart\n\n\n\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 at IYI since 2012.She specializes in gentle yoga and yoga therapy working with people with disabilities\, cancer\, heart disease\, arthritis\, aging\, bone health\, anxiety\, depression and asthma. Her focus is to help students to meet their bodies where they are by introducing and incorporating Therapeutic Yoga\, Raja Yoga\, Hatha Yoga\, pranayama and meditation.\nSusan has been a writer of poetry\, short stories and plays most of her adult life and has been repeatedly featured in the storytelling events in Northern California. She has led writer groups\, tutored many in writing\, and regularly hosts poetry reading Satsangs at the IYI.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/new-beginnings-writing-group-23/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T123000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
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SUMMARY:Make Your Own Probiotics! The Art of Making Sauerkraut
DESCRIPTION:We apologize\, this event has been cancelled\, and will be reschedule in the near future. Please check out schedule for all upcoming events. Thank you. Om Shanti.\n  \nOnline & In-Person | $15\, $20 \nNot only does sauerkraut provide probiotics and vitamin K2\, it also helps improve digestion and strengthens the immune system. In this one-hour workshop\, we will show you how easy it is to make sauerkraut in the comfort of your own kitchen. We’ll begin with a little demo\, while you follow and participate in your own process. After the workshop\, you’ll have at home a jar of sauerkraut to ferment.\nWhat to have ready:\n\nAn empty 1-quart wide-mouth mason jar (shown in picture)\nApron\nCutting board\nKnife\nLarge mixing bowl\nA pair of latex gloves (if you don’t want to touch the sauerkraut with your bare hands)\nOne cabbage\nA handle of dill\n3″ ginger\n\n BIO: Pearl Bindu Chaozon Bauer\nMy name is Pearl Bindu Bauer\, and I’ve been practicing yoga and meditation for almost 20 years. The literal meaning of yoga is “union” and what I love about yoga is how it helps me find alignment in my body/mind/spirit and physical/emotional connections. While meditating helps me stay calm\, the asana practice on the mat helps me come into my body – so the balance between the two is key for my daily practice. In my classes\, I often incorporate intentional practice – for example\, I do a series on the Yamas and a series on the Niyamas so we meditate on principles of yoga while practicing mantras and asanas on the mat. I am also trained in yoga therapy which finds ways of how the practice of yoga can help with the understanding of common illnesses and conditions so people who are undergoing physical and emotional trauma can live a more easeful existence. While stretching and strengthening the physical body are a big part of the yoga practice\, we also focus on deep relaxation\, breathwork and meditation as practices that are equally important to our well being.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/make-your-own-probiotics/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230411T002125Z
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SUMMARY:Satsang: Yogic Healing - Exploring the Wounds Caused by Those We Love
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nIt is not easy when the ones we love and trust\, hurt us\, intentionally or unintentionally. Let’s discuss how to apply yogic teachings to the wounds created by those we revere and hold dear. This talk will allow us to tap into a profound healing regarding our ancestral lineages whether it be family\, human\, and spiritual. There is always a way to integrate and transform an experience into an authentic vibration of love.\nA simple vegetarian meal will be offered after this in-person Satsang with a suggested donation of $5-10.\nSatsang\, 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 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.\nSaeeda Hafiz is a yoga teacher\, author\, and wellness expert with certifications from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers\, the Natural Gourmet Institute. She is also a graduate of Temple University. As a holistic health educator with the San Francisco Unified School District\, she focuses on sharing her knowledge of physical and mental wellness with diverse groups. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She has appeared on various podcasts\, radio\, and television programs and has been featured in several national and regional publications. Her public speaking engagements have educated the public in yoga\, holistic nutrition\, and healthy living from coast to coast. saeedahafiz.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/satsang-ancestral-healing/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230617T194500
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CREATED:20230411T022148Z
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SUMMARY:New Moon Hanuman Chalisa
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled. Sorry for any inconvenience. \nIn-person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nJoin Snehan for in-person chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa with harmonium. The Hanuman Chalisa is an ancient 40 line poem by Tulsidas extolling the many attributes and supernatural abilities of the Monkey God\, Hanuman.\nSri Hanuman represents the ultimate devotee by his 100% commitment to his Dharmic path of serving Sri Ram\, the Lord Itself. Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa promises the removal of all pain and suffering. And Sri Hanuman is the Wish-fulfilling Deity…..ask for what you really want!\nWe will chant for 30 minutes or so and then sit in meditation for about 10 minutes more.\nSnehan Born\, E-RYT 500\, has over four decades of experience with yoga. He resides at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, where he teaches yoga classes and is a lead teacher trainer. Snehan is certified in all levels of Integral Yoga Hatha and has received additional certifications in Pranayama\, Meditation\, Raja Yoga and Stress Management from Integral Yoga. Chanting mantras and playing the harmonium are part of his regular practice and classes.\nSnehan has lived and traveled extensively within India and practiced with many teachers there. He has taught yoga all over the US as well as in India\, Nepal\, South America\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Mexico\, Japan and Europe.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/new-moon-hanuman-chalisa/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T120000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230505T023019Z
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SUMMARY:Chanting Mantras
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nPlease join us for an extended chanting of mantras as we celebrate the 9th annual International Day of Yoga. The United Nations proclaimed June 21st as International Day* of Yoga in order to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.\nSnehan will share mantras and play the harmonium which are part of his regular practice.\nBut what exactly is a mantra? Mantra is an instrument of the mind—a powerful sound or vibration. The word mantra can be broken down into two parts: “man\,” which means mind\, and “tra\,” which means transport or vehicle. Mantras\, when spoken or chanted\, direct the healing power of Prana (life force energy) and\, in traditional Vedic practices\, can be used to energize and access spiritual states of consciousness. Mantras as a spiritual practice generate a powerful effect when done on a regular basis for several months.\n*International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern\, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems\, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. \n\nCelebrate International Day of Yoga with us!\nALL Day  • June 21st • Open House\nALL classes\, workshops & events are by donation!\nYour support enables us to serve and share the teachings of Yoga with diverse communities. Thank you!\nSchedule: \n7:30 – 8:30 am Hatha Mixed Level ONLINE with Mia Velez\n9:30 – 10:30 am Therapeutic Chair Yoga ONLINE with Diana Meltsner\n9:30 – 11:00 am Community Class IN-PERSON with Laura Perlin\n11:15 am – 12:00 pm Chanting Mantras ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Snehan Born\n12:00 – 12:45 pm Guided Noon Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n12:45 pm Community Lunch IN-PERSON (24-hour advanced sign-up required)\n5:00 – 5:25 pm – Deep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Raama Das\n5:30 – 7:00 pm BIPOC Community Class ONLINE with IYI BIPOC teachers\n5:45 – 6:45 pm Embodied Wisdom: Yoga Teachings and Practice ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n6:30 – 8:00 pm Community Class IN-PERSON with JoAnn Bonifacio\n7:00 – 8:00 pm Summer Solstice Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner \n\nSnehan Born\, E-RYT 500\, has over four decades of experience with yoga. He resides at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco\, where he teaches yoga classes and is a lead teacher trainer. Snehan is certified in all levels of Integral Yoga Hatha and has received additional certifications in Pranayama\, Meditation\, Raja Yoga and Stress Management from Integral Yoga. Chanting mantras and playing the harmonium are part of his regular practice and classes. Snehan has lived and traveled extensively within India and practiced with many teachers there. He has taught yoga all over the US as well as in India\, Nepal\, South America\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Mexico\, Japan and Europe.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/chanting-mantras-with-snehan-born/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T173000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230505T025446Z
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SUMMARY:Deep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nJoin Raama for a classical Yogic practice of Yoga Nidra incorporating Sankalpa at the occasion of celebrating the 9th annual International Day of Yoga. The United Nations proclaimed June 21st as International Day* of Yoga in order to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.\nIn Yoga Nidra\, deep relaxation creates an opportunity for the body to restore and the mind to rest\, releasing energy to flow more freely. While staying aware and awake\, the mind receives clarity and perceives a deep sense of peace that is beyond our everyday mental ruminations and neurosis.\nIt is in this state of open awareness when we can apply Sankalpa (संकल्प) practice. We can use sankalpa as a way to set an intention\, to connect with your heart’s deepest desire and to simply bring healing and other positive effects into our lives. A sincere Sankalpa\, practiced regularly\, is sure to bring positive results.\n*International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern\, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems\, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. \n\nCelebrate International Day of Yoga with us!\nALL Day  • June 21st • Open House\nALL classes\, workshops & events are by donation!\nYour support enables us to serve and share the teachings of Yoga with diverse communities. Thank you!\nSchedule: \n7:30 – 8:30 am Hatha Mixed Level ONLINE with Mia Velez\n9:30 – 10:30 am Therapeutic Chair Yoga ONLINE with Diana Meltsner\n9:30 – 11:00 am Community Class IN-PERSON with Laura Perlin\n11:15 am – 12:00 pm Chanting Mantras ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Snehan Born\n12:00 – 12:45 pm Guided Noon Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n12:45 pm Community Lunch IN-PERSON (24-hour advanced sign-up required)\n5:00 – 5:25 pm – Deep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Raama Das\n5:30 – 7:00 pm BIPOC Community Class ONLINE with IYI BIPOC teachers\n5:45 – 6:45 pm Embodied Wisdom: Yoga Teachings and Practice ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n6:30 – 8:00 pm Community Class IN-PERSON with JoAnn Bonifacio\n7:00 – 8:00 pm Summer Solstice Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner \n\nRaama Das\, C-IAYT\, is a former director of the Integral Yoga® Teachers Association and has been instructing Integral Yoga since 2009. He is a lead trainer for the Integral Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training at Yogaville and co-presenter for the 200 and 500-hour Yoga Alliance programs at Heal Me Institute in Fredericksburg. Raama recently received certification as a Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT)\, having studied Yoga programs for specific health conditions\, including\, anxiety\, depression\, cancer\, heart disease\, arthritis\, and addiction. He is also certified as a teacher of Intermediate Hatha\, Raja Yoga\, Meditation\, Stress Management\, Yin Yoga\, and Yoga for our Elders.\nRaama has studied and served extensively at the Integral Yoga Academy at Yogaville and managed the Integral Yoga Therapy Program. In addition\, he has participated in many months of deep Tantric and classical Yoga sadhana (practice) at the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School in Sweden under the direction of Swami Janakananda. He currently serves as Institute Manager at the Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/deep-restoration-with-raama-das/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T184500
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
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SUMMARY:Embodied Wisdom: Yoga Teachings and Practice
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nPlease join us for this special class as we celebrate the 9th annual International Day of Yoga. The United Nations proclaimed June 21st as International Day* of Yoga in order to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.\nSwami Ramananda will speak about the classical teachings of Yoga\, Yogic philosophy and then incorporate these teachings into a meditative Yoga practice. All levels of practice are welcome.\n*International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern\, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems\, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. \n\nCelebrate International Day of Yoga with us!\nALL Day  • June 21st • Open House\nALL classes\, workshops & events are by donation!\nYour support enables us to serve and share the teachings of Yoga with diverse communities. Thank you!\nSchedule: \n7:30 – 8:30 am Hatha Mixed Level ONLINE with Mia Velez\n9:30 – 10:30 am Therapeutic Chair Yoga ONLINE with Diana Meltsner\n9:30 – 11:00 am Community Class IN-PERSON with Laura Perlin\n11:15 am – 12:00 pm Chanting Mantras ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Snehan Born\n12:00 – 12:45 pm Guided Noon Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n12:45 pm Community Lunch IN-PERSON (24-hour advanced sign-up required)\n5:00 – 5:25 pm – Deep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Raama Das\n5:30 – 7:00 pm BIPOC Community Class ONLINE with IYI BIPOC teachers\n5:45 – 6:45 pm Embodied Wisdom: Yoga Teachings and Practice ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n6:30 – 8:00 pm Community Class IN-PERSON with JoAnn Bonifacio\n7:00 – 8:00 pm Summer Solstice Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner \n\nSwami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, Diana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, Mia Velez and Rashmi Dianne Galliano\, MS\, I-IAYT\, E-RYT500\, RPYTnanda is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco\, C-IAYT\, and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition\, who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life\, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential.\nHe leads beginner\, intermediate and advanced level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco\, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S.\, Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda\, has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate\, hospital and medical settings\, and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist and founding board member of the Yoga Alliance\, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. He is a co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) which brings together individuals committed to working for social justice for all beings and for the care and healing of our natural world. His warmth\, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/embodied-wisdom-swami-ramananda/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230621T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230505T032632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230616T153735Z
UID:40753-1687374000-1687377600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | By donation $0\, $5\, $10\, $15 \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \nPlease join us for an extended evening meditation this evening as we celebrate the 9th annual International Day of  Yoga and Summer Solstice. The United Nations proclaimed June 21st as International Day* of Yoga in order to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.\nMeditation or “dhyana” is part of yoga. Like the physical practice of yoga\, meditation also forms a profound connection with the universe by doing mental practices which bring you to a higher state of consciousness.The Summer Solstice is a reminder to honor our connection to the natural world and changes in life. It is a time to celebrate inner power and brightness. This meditation will include\n\nbreathing\nchanting\nguided meditation instruction with the focus on connecting to our Earth and the Inner Light\nsitting in silence\nArati\, a sacred ritual in which Light is offered to the Divine and we then receive the blessings of the Light.\n\nAll levels of meditation practice are welcome. Online practitioners are encouraged to have a candle available for this ritual.\n*International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern\, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems\, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity. \n\nCelebrate International Day of Yoga with us!\nALL Day  • June 21st • Open House\nALL classes\, workshops & events are by donation!\nYour support enables us to serve and share the teachings of Yoga with diverse communities. Thank you!\nSchedule: \n7:30 – 8:30 am Hatha Mixed Level ONLINE with Mia Velez\n9:30 – 10:30 am Therapeutic Chair Yoga ONLINE with Diana Meltsner\n9:30 – 11:00 am Community Class IN-PERSON with Laura Perlin\n11:15 am – 12:00 pm Chanting Mantras ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Snehan Born\n12:00 – 12:45 pm Guided Noon Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n12:45 pm Community Lunch IN-PERSON (24-hour advanced sign-up required)\n5:00 – 5:25 pm – Deep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Raama Das\n5:30 – 7:00 pm BIPOC Community Class ONLINE with IYI BIPOC teachers\n5:45 – 6:45 pm Embodied Wisdom: Yoga Teachings and Practice ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda\n6:30 – 8:00 pm Community Class IN-PERSON with JoAnn Bonifacio\n7:00 – 8:00 pm Summer Solstice Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner \n\nDiana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, ERYT-500\, YACEP\, has been teaching 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 worked in the clinical setting for Kaiser Permanente since 2005 as a yoga teacher\, yoga therapist\, and health educator and is teaching mindfulness and meditation to the medical staff.\nHer focus is on the healing aspects of yoga on the mind as well as the body by applying the teachings of Yoga\, practices of breath-control\, mindfulness and meditation. Diana helps her clients to find healing and the ability to move through life with increased ease\, stress resilience\, and intuition.\nDiana Meltsner works as a programs manager and serves on the board of directors at Integral Yoga Institute\, an urban ashram in San Francisco. She is a yoga teacher trainer for the 200-hour and Meditation Teacher trainings. www.dianameltsner.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/summer-solstice-diana-meltsner/
CATEGORIES:By Donation,Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230624T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230624T163000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230330T232318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T233626Z
UID:40603-1687600800-1687624200@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Living Your Essential Nature: The Integration of Meditation into Daily Life\, 1-Day Meditation and iRest Yoga Nidra Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | $90  or $75 early bird exp. 6/17/2023 \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. https://integralyogasf.org/attending-in-person \nThis daylong retreat will guide you through a simple yet elegant nondual approach to meditation as both a practice and a way of living life. It is designed to help you experience how all movements of your body\, mind\, and daily life can be pointers that continually reveal your underlying Essential Nature as dynamically ever-present\, beautiful\, still\, and the essence of indestructible happiness\, peace\, and well-being\, which often goes unrealized because of its simplicity. Living your Essential Nature enables you to experience yourself and everything as interconnected\, not-separate\, and always whole.\nDuring this daylong retreat we will engage periods of meditation\, BodySensing and BreathSensing Yoga\, iRest Yoga Nidra\, and periods of self-inquiry into the freedom to be who we truly are. This is an opportunity to nourish coming home to your deepest Essence and authentic aliveness where you can open the door to the unexpected—to delight\, wonder\, astonishment\, and awe. The day celebrates meditation not as an achievement\, but as your ever-present Essence in which you can experience your true home in the Mystery we call life.\nWe have 1 hour for lunch – please bring your food (only vegetarian food in the ashram\, no eggs or meat). We will share this time together. Hot water for tea and selection of teas will be available. We do not provide a way to heat up or refrigerate your food\, the kitchen will be closed.\nSchedule:\n10:30 – 12:00 pm\n1:00 – 2:00 pm lunch break\n1:00 – 4:00 pm\n  \nRichard C. Miller\, PhD is a clinical psychologist\, author\, researcher\, yogic scholar\, and spiritual teacher who has devoted his life to integrating western psychology and neuroscience with the ancient nondual wisdom teachings of Yoga\, Tantra\, Advaita\, Taoism\,and Buddhism. Richard is the founder of iRest Institute\, co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists\, and founding past president of the Institute for Spirituality\nand Psychology. \nAuthor of iRest Meditation: Restorative Practices for Health\, Healing and Well Being\, Yoga Nidra\, The iRest Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing\, and The iRest Program for Healing PTSD\, Richard serves as a research consultant studying the nondual somatic-based meditation protocol he’s developed–iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation–researching its efficacy on health\, healing\, and well-being with diverse populations that include veterans\, women rescued from human trafficking\, youth\, the homeless\, and the incarcerated with issues such as sleep\, PTSD\, pain and chemical dependency\, as well as research on iRest’s efficacy for enhancing resiliency and well-being. Grounded in 35+ research studies\, the US Army Surgeon General and the Defense Centers of Excellence have recognized iRest as a Complimentary Program for healing chronic pain and PTSD and restoring resiliency and well-being. Richard leads international trainings and meditation retreats on the integration of enlightened living into daily life. www.iRest.org.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/living-your-essential-nature/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230624T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230506T012722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230624T040344Z
UID:40766-1687633200-1687638600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:Kirtan with Mirabai
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled and will be rescheduled soon. We apologize for any inconvenience. \nPlease check our website for updates or sign up for our newsletter for upcoming events and announcements. Thank you. \nIn-Person | $15\, $20 \nJoin Mirabai for our in-person kirtan offering\, a call-and-response style chanting. Kirtan is part of the path of Bhakti Yoga — the path of opening the heart through devotion and surrender. It is the music of the heart\, and is sung freely from the heart. Using these practices\, breathing and chanting helps to reduce stress and anxiety. Kirtan is a spiritual gathering treasure that nourishes our soul\, heart and spirit.\nNo experience is necessary to participate\, pre-registration required.\nMirabai Warkulwiz planted her yoga and meditation roots in San Francisco at the Sivananda Center in 1998. Amazed at her healing of a back injury and many other positive life changes\, she became yoga certified through 200-hour teacher training programs both at the Integral Yoga Institute in 2004\, and at the Greenpath Ashtanga Studio in 2005. In July 2008 she completed another 170 hour Intermediate Teacher Training program in Asana and Pranayama through the Integral Yoga Institute in Virginia. She is attuned to Reiki Level 1\, studies Aryuveda\, is a dancer\, and enjoys being in communion with nature. She invites all of her yoga students to transcend physical\, emotional\, and mental blocks to experience more spaciousness\, comfort\, happiness\, clarity\, and inner peace. As a Kirtan musician (Mirabai and Friends Kirtan Band) Mirabai leads Kirtan around the Bay Area\, and enjoys implementing chanting\, sound\, and music into class. mirabaiandfriends.com
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/kirtan-with-mirabai-5/
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230628T193000
DTSTAMP:20260529T232505
CREATED:20230410T211506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T215417Z
UID:40635-1687975200-1687980600@integralyogasf.org
SUMMARY:How We Change\, Why We Don’t – Yoga for Transformation\, 2-part
DESCRIPTION:Online & In-Person | $35 for both \nEnroll/Online Please register in advance\, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email. \nEnroll/In-person Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. \n  \nEven when we are clear about changes we want to make in our lives\, we often find it difficult to break out of well-established habits or we fall back into them when times are tough. Our conscious intentions may conflict with the old feelings and beliefs that are still embedded in our subconscious mind.\nPart I\, June 14 now on June 28\, 2023\nWe will explore how to look deeply with compassion to unearth the roots of unhealthy patterns\, understand our hidden needs and fears\, and begin to make comprehensive lifestyle changes without stress or backlash. Then the changes we wish to make can be broken down into steps\, and can be taken free from past conditioning\, allowing us to feel the vastness\, depth\, and sacred nature of the Spirit within and around us.\nPart II\, June 28 now July 5\, 2023\nWe will follow-up on the reflections and intentions we set in part 1. Then we will explore a comprehensive approach to change using all the practices and teachings of Yoga to address the different levels of being. We will learn how Yoga practice gradually restructures the subconscious mind\, freeing us to experience the natural contentment and joy that is our birthright.\nSwami Ramananda\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, Diana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, E-RYT 500\, Mia Velez and Rashmi Dianne Galliano\, MS\, I-IAYT\, E-RYT500\, RPYTnanda is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco\, C-IAYT\, and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition\, who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life\, and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential.\nHe leads beginner\, intermediate and advanced level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco\, and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S.\, Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed the Stress Management Teacher Training program with Swami Vidyananda\, has trained many teachers to bring Yoga into corporate\, hospital and medical settings\, and has taught mind/body wellness programs in many locations. He is a certified Yoga therapist and founding board member of the Yoga Alliance\, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals. He is a co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) which brings together individuals committed to working for social justice for all beings and for the care and healing of our natural world. His warmth\, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many.
URL:https://integralyogasf.org/event/yoga-for-transformation-2-part/
CATEGORIES:Events,Featured
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