In-person Yoga workshop

Yoga Therapy for Posture and Core Health
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Yoga Therapy for Posture and Core Health

Yoga Therapy for Posture and Core Health

ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner, C-IAYT, ERYT-500, YACEP

$40 | $35 Early bird, exp. 5/17/26.

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

Book now/In-Person

We appreciate advance registration.

Join Diana Meltsner, a certified yoga therapist, for an educational workshop exploring the relationship between posture, core function, and musculoskeletal health. We will examine how core stability supports balance, lumbar spine health, ribcage alignment, the reduction of shoulder and neck discomfort and more. The workshop will include lecture, guided practice, and discussion, with content adapted to participants’ interests and needs.

We will look at the anatomy just briefly and then in movement we will recognize and feel the different parts of our body being in or out of alignment in our posture, the inner core activation and core’s engagement works together with the rest of the body. This regained awareness can be applied to gentle yoga asana, advanced asana practice as well as body movement off the mat.

Topics will include:

the relationship between alignment, strength, flexibility, and patterns of tightness or weakness
postural organization with and without effective inner core engagement
compensatory movement patterns contributing to chronic pain and injury
progressive and gentle methods to retrain the body, to activate and strengthen the core
how much to practice to restore and maintain functional strength

We will practice a series of awareness-building and gentle strengthening exercises for the core and address common challenges. Practices will be done in a chair, standing, and on the floor. All levels are welcome.

This workshop will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.

Diana 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

Sevika Ford2026-04-22T14:36:07-07:00March 11th, 2026|Tags: Core Yoga, Diana Meltsner, In-person Yoga workshop, online yoga workshop, Yoga Therapy workshop|

How Yoga Transformed My Life, Part 2 of 2
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How Yoga Transformed My Life, Part 2 of 2

How Yoga Transformed My Life, Part 2 of 2

ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
2 Thursdays, April 23 & 30

Both sessions: $45 | $40 Early bird, use promo code LIFE, exp. 4/16/26
Individual session(s): $25 each

Book both sessions/Online

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

Book both session/In-Person

We appreciate advance registration.

Individual session(s)

4/23 – Book Online | Book In-person
4/30 – Book Online | Book In-person

In this two-part workshop, Swami Ramananda—drawing on more than fifty years of dedicated yoga practice—will share five pivotal teachings that profoundly changed his life. Central among them is a liberating insight into self-identity: “I don’t have to buy into the whole story that inhabits my mind and feels like me.”

Through guided reflection and clear, down-to-earth explanation, Swami Ramananda will show how these teachings can be applied to everyday challenges such as work, relationships, and stress. For example, together, we will explore how loosening our identification with habitual mental narratives opens the possibility for greater freedom, presence, and discernment.

Participants will leave with simple, practical tools to respond more skillfully to daily events and to cultivate clarity, inner growth, and a deeper sense of well-being—both on and off the mat.

These workshops are available for sign up as a course or individually at $25 – 4/23 & 4/30
and will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.

Swami 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.
He 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.

Sevika Ford2026-04-22T11:55:11-07:00March 2nd, 2026|Tags: In-person Yoga workshop, online yoga workshops, Swami Ramananda|

How Yoga Transformed My Life, Part 1 of 2
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How Yoga Transformed My Life, Part 1 of 2

How Yoga Transformed My Life, Part 1 of 2

ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500

2 Thursdays, April 23 & 30

Both sessions: $45 | $40 Early bird, use promo code LIFE, exp. 4/16/26
Individual session $25 each

Book both sessions/Online

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

Book both session/In-Person

We appreciate advance registration.

Individual session(s)

4/23 – Book Online | Book In-person
4/30 – Book Online | Book In-person

In this two-part workshop, Swami Ramananda—drawing on more than fifty years of dedicated yoga practice—will share five pivotal teachings that profoundly changed his life. Central among them is a liberating insight into self-identity: “I don’t have to buy into the whole story that inhabits my mind and feels like me.”

Through guided reflection and clear, down-to-earth explanation, Swami Ramananda will show how these teachings can be applied to everyday challenges such as work, relationships, and stress. For example, together, we will explore how loosening our identification with habitual mental narratives opens the possibility for greater freedom, presence, and discernment.

Participants will leave with simple, practical tools to respond more skillfully to daily events and to cultivate clarity, inner growth, and a deeper sense of well-being—both on and off the mat.

These workshops are available for sign up as a course or individually at $25 – 4/23 & 4/30 and will be recorded and available to all enrolled students for two weeks.

Swami 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.
He 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.

Sevika Ford2026-04-22T11:49:10-07:00March 2nd, 2026|Tags: In-person Yoga workshop, online yoga workshop, Swami Ramananda, Yogic path|

The Integrated Neck: Anatomy, Yoga Therapy & Nervous System Support
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The Integrated Neck: Anatomy, Yoga Therapy & Nervous System Support

The Integrated Neck: Anatomy, Yoga Therapy & Nervous System Support

Online & In-person
$35 | $27 Early bird, use promo code NECK, exp. 3/1/26

Book now/Online

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

Book now/In-Person

We appreciate advance registration.

Structural Yoga Therapy • Functional Anatomy • Safe Mobility & Strength • Vagus Nerve Regulation • Energetic Aspects

If your neck is tight, tired, or always “on,” you’re not alone. Contemporary life places enormous strain on the cervical spine—and most stretching routines simply aren’t enough to create lasting change. This workshop offers a deeper, safer, and more holistic approach.

You’ll learn how the neck, shoulders, and upper back work together; how to stretch safely without overstressing delicate cervical structures; how to strengthen the right muscles for lasting relief; and how to feel and find the right alignment. We’ll also touch on simple, science-informed ways to support the Vagus nerve and calm the whole system. Subtle anatomy of the throat and its energetic flow will also be addressed.

Expect a blend of clear education, guided practice, and practical tools you can apply immediately. Space for Q&A, clarification, and personal adaptation will be included.

We will do both chair and mat practice, use a block, bolster or a couple firm bed pillows and look at how to support neck with neck rolls, blankets and pillows.

This workshop will be recorded and shared with enrolled participants for 2 weeks.

Diana 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

Sevika Ford2026-01-12T22:15:40-08:00January 12th, 2026|Tags: Diana Meltsner, In-person Yoga workshop, online yoga workshop, Yoga for the neck|