Integral Yoga San Francisco

New Beginnings Writing Group

ONLINE | By donation $0, $5, $10, $15 | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

Meets monthly on the second Fridays | Free follow up – Friday, May 27 ⋅ 4:00 – 6:00pm, monthly on the fourth Fridays.

In 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.

Tools we will Practice
The Art of Paying Attention
Acceptance
Play
Writing from the Heart

Together we will combine self-care with our writing and discover what a writing practice means to us and how it may take shape.

Susan Ford, C-IAYT, RYT-500, began practicing yoga when she was 18 years old. Her first yoga teacher training was Accessible Yoga through Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) and began teaching in 2011. Susan has been an assistant trainer for the Basic Yoga Teacher at IYI since 2012. She specializes in Gentle Yoga and working with people with disabilities, heart disease, arthritis, anxiety, depression and asthma. Her focus is to help students to meet their bodies where they are by introducing and incorporating Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama and meditation. Susan has been certified in Yoga for Arthritis, Therapeutic Yoga, Raja Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training.

Transforming Anger and Fear -Yoga’s Practical Wisdom
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Transforming Anger and Fear -Yoga’s Practical Wisdom

Transforming Anger and Fear -Yoga’s Practical Wisdom

Enroll/ONLINE

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

Enroll/IN-PERSON

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

ONLINE & IN-PERSON | $35 for both Thursdays – May 5 & 12

We all encounter challenging situations that trigger strong emotions like fear or anger, which undermine our ability to act with clarity and care. In this 2-part workshop, we’ll explore how to recognize and relate to these powerful emotions, how to look deeply and understand their root causes, and how to receive the messages these emotions bring. We’ll discuss the steps needed to support our efforts to be present and compassionate with these deep-seated feelings, so that we can respond to them skillfully and use them as opportunities to guide our personal and spiritual growth.

The first session will focus on how anger originates, how it affects us, and how its energy can be released and expressed in appropriate ways.

The second session will explore the roots of fear, and how to bring awareness, healing and transformation to the psychic knots that bind our energy and weaken our ability to experience compassion and joy.

Swami Ramananda is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco 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 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.

Sevika Ford2022-04-18T10:32:46-07:00April 11th, 2022|Tags: Integral Yoga online workshop, Integral Yoga San Francisco, online yoga workshop, Raja Yoga, Swami Ramananda|

4-day Yoga Vacation and Retreat: Community, Contentment, Compassion
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4-day Yoga Vacation and Retreat: Community, Contentment, Compassion

4-day Yoga Vacation and Retreat: Community, Contentment, Compassion

This retreat is now full.

If you would like to be put on a waitlist please email Snehan Born at snehan@integralyogasf.org

In-person | Please register in advance & review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Friday- Monday, May 27 – 30 at the Commonweal Retreat Center in Bolinas, CA

Arrival and check-in is Friday, May 27th at 5 pm, with dinner at 6 pm. Check-out and departure is Monday, May 30th at 12:30 pm.

$595 Single room
$495 Shared room (price per person)
$495 Active IYI Teacher single room
$395 Active IYI Teacher shared room (price per person)

Join us in retreating from the uncertainties and isolation of pandemic life and tumultuous world events into the safe haven of our Yoga retreat. The timeless wisdom and practices of Integral Yoga and the power of silence will support us in reconnecting with each other and the natural sense of contentment and compassion that is our deepest nature.

Let Mukunda, Mirabai and Swami Ramananda guide us inward, using a more flexible format to allow for pandemic precautions and distancing as needed. We 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.

Together, let’s listen for the music of the heart, walk and breathe in the arms of mother nature, enjoy delicious vegetarian meals, and rest in the Peace, that is our True Nature.

Marc Mukunda Morozumi, ERYT 500, CMT, Lead IYI Teacher Trainer, began practicing Ashtanga yoga in 2001 while a full-time modern dancer with Joe Goode Performance Group in SF, CA. Due to injury, Mukunda retired from his 12 year dance career in 2004 and entered the events industry from 2004-2016. A 2-month personal trip to India in 2007 paved the way for landing in Yogaville in 2009 for his first teacher training with Swami Divyananda and staff. One month after returning from graduation, Mukunda began teaching a Saturday morning class at the SF IYI which he maintained for over 10 years. Mukunda has co-led Integral Yoga retreats since 2011 and has staffed or co-led Basic Teacher Trainings since 2013. He has opened and managed small group yoga studios in SF since 2017 and in early 2020, he opened and then reformed a yoga center post COVID-19: Mukunda Studio.

Mirabai 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.

Swami Ramananda is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco 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 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.

Sevika Ford2022-05-27T11:00:17-07:00April 6th, 2022|Tags: Integral Yoga San Francisco, Swami Ramananda, Yoga retreat|

New Beginnings Writing Group

This workshop was originally listed on Friday April 8th, but has been moved to Friday, April 1st.

Enroll

Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.
By donation $0, $5, $10, $15 sliding scale, pay what you can.
Meets monthly, on second Fridays.

In 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. Tools we will Practice:

The Art of Paying Attention
Acceptance
Play
Writing from the Heart

Together we will combine self-care with our writing and discover what a writing practice means to us and how it may take shape.

Free follow up – Friday, January 25, 2022 ⋅ 4:00 – 6:00pm. Monthly on the fourth Friday.

Susan Ford, C-IAYT, RYT-500, began practicing yoga when she was 18 years old. Her first yoga teacher training was Accessible Yoga through Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) and began teaching in 2011. Susan has been an assistant trainer for the Basic Yoga Teacher at IYI since 2012. She specializes in Gentle Yoga and working with people with disabilities, heart disease, arthritis, anxiety, depression and asthma. Her focus is to help students to meet their bodies where they are by introducing and incorporating Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama and meditation. Susan has been certified in Yoga for Arthritis, Therapeutic Yoga, Raja Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training.

Sevika Ford2022-03-28T17:45:45-07:00March 7th, 2022|Tags: creative writing workshop online, Integral Yoga San Francisco, online writing workshop, Susan Ford, writing from the heart, Yoga and writing workshop, yoga workshop|