Full Moon Chanting

Free

Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

We 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.

“oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt”
– Rigveda 3.62.10[11]

Snehan 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.

Full Moon Chanting

Free

Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

We 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.

“oṃ bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tat savitur vareṇyaṃ
bhargo devasya dhīmahi
dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt”
– Rigveda 3.62.10[11]

Snehan 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.

Intro to the Chakras, 2-part Workshop

$40 for both sessions | Online & In-Person

Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

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Saturday, February 4
11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Saturday, February 11
11:00 am – 12:30 pm


Enhance your Hatha practice using the 7 chakra system. Learn the key aspects of each chakra and how to identify energetic imbalances through Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, and journaling to find your way back to balance. This is an interactive workshop, so come prepared with questions as we practice and discuss how we can use the chakra system in everyday life.

About Mia

Mia Velez entered the Integral Yoga Sangha in 2016 through the kitchen by helping to cook Thursday community lunches and silent retreat meals. In 2018 she certified as an Integral Yoga teacher to learn more of the IYI approach and be part of the lineage. Mia is a disciple of the Moy Yat Ving Tsun Kung Fu lineage and is highly influenced by her martial arts training. After completing her first 200 hour teacher training in 2008, she began to see undeniable parallel in Yoga and Kung Fu. When she began teaching Kung Fu in 2014, she incorporated Yoga insight and principles in her classes. Her goal in teaching is to connect with the students and to facilitate a safe space for exploration and self inquiry. Yoga and Kung Fu is integrated into her daily life as a mother, a preschool teacher, and an advocate for gender, race and class equality through multiple non-profits groups.

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Kirtan with wah!

$20 | In-person

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Wah! performs Sanskrit mantra using Ableton Live. Loops, beats, samples, live vocals and harmonium create upbeat music for yoga and celebration. Her albums High Energy 1 and High Energy 2 showcase her work creating electronic mantra. Bring your jubilant Self!

Wah! has performed at festivals worldwide, including Bhaktifest, Ecstatic Chant, Floyd Yoga Jam, and Yoga Journal Conference.

You can expect:

  • Loops and beats
  • Sanskrit mantra and English lyrics
  • A few words of inspiration
  • Live singing by Wah!
  • Upbeat, danceable electronic music

 

Many people know Wah! through her music. Her music is used worldwide for yoga, meditation and relaxation. She was featured on iTunes in 2011 with a compilation titled ”Greatest Yoga Music Ever.” In 2012 she started performing her multi-media relaxation event (“Healing Concert”) at planetariums, theatres, expos, conferences and universities throughout the country, including UC Boulder’s Fiske Planetarium, Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, Loyola Marymount University, and NJ State Museum in Trenton. Ladies Home Journal says she has a “natural gift of music to help people with healing.” wahmusic.com

 

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