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SUMMARY:21 - day Meditation Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, January 5 – Sunday\, January 25\, 2026 \n$108 | $74 Early bird use promo code CHALLENGE\, exp. 12/30/26 \nBook now/OnlinePlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nJoin meditation teachers Diana Meltsner and Claire Schneeberger for a 21-day daily morning meditation challenge. Swami Ramananda will join the final week of sessions.\nWhether you’re looking to develop\, deepen\, or jumpstart your meditation practice\, this 3-week challenge offers a structured and supportive environment to explore the benefits of daily meditation. Practicing consistently can help reduce stress and deepen self-awareness. It becomes a mini-retreat where we connect with the inner calm\, feeling wholeness and contentment of simply being. Meditation also cultivates positive mental states that can inspire compassionate action in everyday life.\nWhat to Expect:\n• Introduction to different meditation techniques\n• Integral Yoga-style pranayama\n• Guided instruction in each session\, with a gradual shift toward silent practice\n• Rotating daily topics\, such as:\n⟡ Why People Meditate\n⟡ Techniques & Objects of Meditation\n⟡ Working with Distracting Thoughts\n⟡ Affirmations\, Chants & Prayers\n⟡ Emotional Regulation\n⟡ Obstacles\, Insights & Wisdom\n⟡ Teachings from Traditional Texts\n• Community sharing and Q&A sessions at the end of each week\nKeeping a weekly sadhana chart to track the practice is optional. Daily attendance is recommended but not required. All sessions will be recorded and shared with registered participants.\nFinancial aid available – contact diana@integralyogasf.org\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 \nClaire Schneeberger. I am an educator leading workshops\, classes\, and healing circles related to meditation\, mindfulness\, compassion\, and well-being. I facilitate a regular mindfulness meditation circle for WomenCARE\, a center serving women with cancer in Central California\, and have teaching certifications in meditation from the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute and in applied compassion from Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism (CCARE). I am passionate about building communities and connections focused on compassion\, empowerment\, and well-being. \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.
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SUMMARY:Cultivating Presence; Eastern and Western Pathways to Inner Freedom\, 1 of 3-parts
DESCRIPTION:Online\, 3 Thursdays – offered individually  JAN 29\, FEB 5 & FEB 12.\nBook individual session(s) for $25 each.\nBook all 3 sessions | $65  regular | Early bird discount $57\, use promo code FREEDOM exp. 1/22.\nBook now session #1/Online \nBook all 3 session/Online \nPlease register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session\, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard. \nAcross time and cultures\, wisdom traditions have pointed to the same realization: much of human suffering arises from identification with thought. The Yoga Sutras state that “Yoga is experienced in that mind which has ceased to identify itself with its vacillating waves of perception” (1:2 – M. Stiles translation)\, pointing to the way mental activity distorts reality and creates a false sense of disconnection. Modern teachers such as Eckhart Tolle echo this understanding\, highlighting how attachment to thought forms gives rise to the illusion of a separate self. Likewise\, contemporary psychology and emotional intelligence research show that our interpretations—and our awareness of them—deeply shape how we feel\, relate\, and respond to life.\nIn this three-part experiential workshop series\, Dylan Burditt\, a licensed psychotherapist and yoga teacher\, and Diana Meltsner\, a certified yoga therapist and meditation trainer\, invite you to explore the nature of thought through both Eastern and Western lenses\, integrating mindfulness and self-awareness\, psychotherapeutic theories and modalities\, and emotional intelligence. Through teaching\, guided meditation\, discussion\, and reflection\, we will explore theories of thinking alongside how to witness and navigate the mind rather than be ruled by it. Participants will discover practical tools to recognize thought-driven emotional patterns\, respond with greater clarity and compassion\, and experience the freedom that arises when awareness is no longer trapped in the trance of thought.\nIndividual Session Overviews:\n1. Jan 29 The Nature of Thought and the Roots of Suffering — How mental activity shapes perception\, emotion\, and pain.\n2. Feb 5 Witnessing the Mind — Awareness practices from yoga\, mindfulness\, and modern psychology.\n3. Feb 12 Living Beyond the Trance — Integrating presence and emotional intelligence into daily life\nYou have the option to sign up for them individually or for all 3.\nIdeal for: Anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the mind and emotions\, mindfulness practitioners\, yoga students and teachers\, therapists\, coaches\, and those interested in bridging spirituality\, psychology\, and emotional well-being.\nSessions will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.\n\nDiana Meltsner\, C-IAYT\, ERYT-500\, YACEP\, has been teaching a variety of classes and workshops since 2001 and since 2017 offers yoga therapy sessions privately and at Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic in San Francisco. She has over 15 years of experience in leading and co-teaching Yoga and Meditation teacher trainings. She has been working in the clinical setting for Kaiser Permanente since 2005 as a yoga teacher\, yoga therapist\, and health educator. Diana’s focus is on the healing aspects of Yoga on the mind as well as the body by applying the physical postures\, practices of breath-control\, mindfulness and meditation. Diana helps her clients to find the ability to move through life with increased ease\, stress resilience\, and intuition. Diana Meltsner works as a programs manager at Integral Yoga Institute\, an urban ashram in San Francisco. dianameltsner.com \nDylan Burditt has his RYT-500 from the Integral Yoga Institute\, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)\, and currently resides in and serves the community of Mammoth Lakes\, CA through yoga teachings and working professionally as a psychotherapist. In his personal life\, he enjoys spending time with his partner and dog\, being in nature\, buzzing through cities\, cooking and eating delicious plant-based food\, traveling\, experiencing music\, being quiet\, and connecting to body\, mind\, soul\, and higher power. You can learn more about him and his offerings at dylanburditt.com.
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