by Snehan Born
During these unprecedented times, IYI Is offering online classes to help our community practice from the safety of our homes using online platforms such as Zoom and Facebook Live. Online technology allows us to stay connected, practice, meditate, learn and get through this together as a community of yogis. You can find a list of upcoming yoga classes, meditation practices and events at https://integralyogasf.org/online-classes-events.
I am finding that teaching classes online is such a beautiful offering, especially given the circumstances of our present times. Instructing in this way is different from teaching a class with participants in the room, but can still feel like a group experience for all of us, united in Yoga. When you join my class, I would like to encourage you to imagine you are practicing together with others as if you were in a traditional class. In fact, you are practicing with others, just from a distance. I will be teaching 60-minute Hatha Yoga mixed level classes on Tuesday evenings, 5:30-6:30pm and Sunday mornings, 8:30-9:30am.
These online classes are being very much appreciated as a balm for the soul, as evidenced by the number of people from around the world who’ve started joining our classes. I feel so blessed to be able to serve in this way and still offer Yoga instruction to our beloved sangha.
Stressful times like these call for our increased efforts to practice loving care towards ourselves and each other. May we cultivate ever-greater compassion in our hearts for all of us who are being affected and send forth our healing thoughts and prayers.
If you are new to taking online classes using Zoom, you may want to visit this “Joining a Zoom Meeting” web page. This Web page includes instructions for installing the software on different devices including laptops, tablets and mobile phones. I encourage you to download and test the Zoom platform at least 30 minutes before a class begins. In this way, you can ensure that your audio and video work well before the class starts.
Snehan Born has four decades of experience with yoga and has been teaching since 2000. Snehan resides and teaches at Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco and teaches at Mission Blue Center in Brisbane. He has also led Beginner and intermediate level teacher trainings at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, Virginia and The Integral Yoga Institute, NYC. 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.
Snehan has lived and traveled extensively within India over 9 trips and has taught and practiced with many yogis there. He has taught yoga all over the US as well as in India, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan and Europe.