New Beginnings Writing Group

By donation $0, $5, $10, $15  | Meets monthly on the second Fridays

Free follow up session – November 25 ⋅ 4:00-6:00pm, monthly on the fourth Fridays.

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

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.

Seasonal and Sattvic: The Holiday Meal

IN-PERSON | $45.00

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Sattvic foods balance and nourish us as the seasons change. The holidays of late fall and winter are times to celebrate around the table with friends and family. This is a time to enjoy our favorite winter dishes, both traditional and new.

In this workshop we’ll spend a few hours together in the IYI kitchen, preparing a balanced and nourishing winter feast. We’ll prepare a complete holiday meal, including dessert, and then we’ll sit down and enjoy it together.

All of the dishes will be vegan, though some can be easily adapted if you’d like to use dairy. We’ll send you home with recipes so that you can recreate them all yourself.

No experience is necessary.

Prajna has cooked professionally for many years in restaurants, cafes and retreat centers. She currently lives, practices and cooks at IYI in San Francisco.

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The Yogic Approach to Various Conditions

We apologize, this workshop has been cancelled.

ONLINE | $35

We invite you to join well-known yogi and holistic health practitioner Margabandhu of New Jersey in exploring ways to improve and strengthen our health.

This pandemic seems to be affiliated with many lingering as well as novel health and stress-related symptoms, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, insomnia, constipation, loss of smell and taste, joint pain, spasms, swelling, etc. For over 50 years Margabandhu has seen people’s varied conditions improve using the benefits of yoga, diet, and herbs. In this workshop, Margabandhu will address students’ personal concerns as well as the overall benefits of combining these modalities for improving one’s health.

Margabandhu has served as Director of the New Jersey IYI, at the request of Sri Swami Satchidananda, for over 50 years, beginning when classes first began and a food co-op opened in Garfield, NJ. Margabandhu is a Senior Certified Integral Yoga Instructor, proficient in all aspects of Yoga, having learned directly from Gurudev in the early years. Professionally, Margabandhu has a BA in Education and is a Certified Massage Therapist, specializing in Acupressure and Reflexology, and a Master Herbalist, having studied with many experts over the years including: Viktoras Kulvinskas, Smoky Santillo and Dr. Ralph Alan Dale.

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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, October 28 ⋅ 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.

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