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Open House for 2-part 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

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

Join Diana Meltsner, Mia Velez and Swami Ramananda online to learn more about our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training program that we are offering in a new 2-part format. Modules 1 & 2, offered individually, combined they comprise our 200-Hour Yoga TT program.

Module 1: Yoga Immersion Program, provides a strong foundation for personal and spiritual development. It will offer well-rounded, in-depth yoga studies and an authentic experience of living Yoga whether you aim to become a teacher or not. Students can choose to register for this module alone if they are not interested in becoming teachers.

Module 2:  Yoga Teaching Essentials, provides further understanding of Hatha Yoga and a thorough training in developing the skills necessary to become a confident, knowledgeable Yoga instructor. This module has a newly expanded curriculum in anatomy, teaching methodology and professional development. Certified teachers are welcome to join to refresh or deepen the teaching skills.

Meet the trainers and learn more about the curriculum. There will be time to ask any questions you may have. Receive a discounted rate when you sign up for one or both modules at the event!

The program’s trainers are Swami Ramananda, Diana Meltsner and Mia Velez.

Visit 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training to learn more about the program or click to apply to Module 1, Module 2 or both.

Join us for Open House #2 on  Tuesday, APR 2 from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PT, ONLINE with Swami Ramananda, Diana Meltsner & Mia Velez

Diana Meltsner, C-IAYT, ERYT-500, YACEP, has been teaching 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 worked in the clinical setting for Kaiser Permanente since 2005 as a yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and health educator and is teaching mindfulness and meditation to the medical staff. Her focus is on the healing aspects of yoga on the mind as well as the body by applying the teachings of Yoga, practices of breath-control, mindfulness and meditation. Diana helps her clients to find healing and the ability to move through life with increased ease, stress resilience, and intuition. Diana Meltsner works as a programs manager and serves on the board of directors at Integral Yoga Institute, an urban ashram in San Francisco. She is a yoga teacher trainer for the 200-hour and Meditation Teacher trainings. www.dianameltsner.com

Mia Velez, E-RYT 500, entered the Integral Yoga Sangha in 2016 through the kitchen by helping to cook Thursday community lunches and silent retreat meals. In 2018 she was 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 parallels 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 are integrated into her daily life as a mother, a preschool teacher, and an advocate for gender, race, and class equality through multiple non-profit groups.

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.

2024-02-16T12:44:08-08:00January 10th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Open House #2 for 200-Hour Teacher Training

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

Join Mia Velez and Snehan Born and learn more about our 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program. We’ve been leading training here in San Francisco for over forty years. Our training will lead you on a time-tested journey to greater self- knowledge, with the support of a vibrant and well-respected spiritual community.
Students will receive ongoing weekly mentoring during the training, and we offer mentorship and ongoing training to our graduates.
Our instructors have extensive experience leading the Teacher Training program. They will take this opportunity to tell you more about the curriculum and answer any questions you may have.

Teacher Training schedule (PDT)
• August 31, 2021 – December 14, 2021 (no classes 9/5, 11/25&28)
• Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-8:30 pm
• Sunday 9:00 am–12:30 pm, 1:30–4:30 pm

Sign up for the Fall Basic Teacher Training on the day of an event for a discounted rate, save $150! You will receive a promo code at the event.
Click here  for more detailed information about this 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training.

 

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.

 

Snehan Born has four decades of experience with yoga and has been teaching Integral Yoga since 2000. Snehan resides at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, where he serves as assistant to Swami Ramananda, teaches yoga classes and is a lead teacher trainer. He has also led trainings at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, Virginia, The Integral Yoga Institute in New York City and privately in Hawaii where Snehan co-created the Metamorphous Yoga Studio. 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 and “Life of a Yogi” certification from Sri Dharma Mittra. In 1997 Snehan studied with Deepak Chopra in Goa, India and again in 2001 in Agra, India where he was asked to teach an Integral Yoga class to about 250 participants. Also, in 2001 he received “Conscious Eating”, a live foods certification from Dr. Gabriel Cousens at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona.
Snehan has lived and traveled extensively within India (over 9 trips) 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.

2021-07-20T14:01:09-07:00June 18th, 2021|Tags: , |

Open House #1 for 200-Hour Teacher Training

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

Join Mia Velez and Snehan Born and learn more about our 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training program. We’ve been leading training here in San Francisco for over forty years. Our training will lead you on a time-tested journey to greater self- knowledge, with the support of a vibrant and well-respected spiritual community.
Students will receive ongoing weekly mentoring during the training, and we offer mentorship and ongoing training to our graduates.
Our instructors have extensive experience leading the Teacher Training program. They will take this opportunity to tell you more about the curriculum and answer any questions you may have.

Training schedule (PDT):
• August 31, 2021 – December 14, 2021 (no classes 9/5, 11/25&28)
• Tuesday, Thursday 5:30-8:30 pm
• Sunday 9:00 am–12:30 pm, 1:30–4:30 pm

Sign up for the Fall Basic Teacher Training on the day of an event for our early bird one discounted rate of $300 off! You will receive a promo code at the event.

For full full schedule and program details for this training please visit 200-hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training.

If you miss this Open House, mark your calendar for Open House #2 Tuesday, August 17th – 5:30-7pm

 

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.

 

Snehan Born has four decades of experience with yoga and has been teaching Integral Yoga since 2000. Snehan resides at the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco, where he serves as assistant to Swami Ramananda, teaches yoga classes and is a lead teacher trainer. He has also led trainings at Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, Virginia, The Integral Yoga Institute in New York City and privately in Hawaii where Snehan co-created the Metamorphous Yoga Studio. 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 and “Life of a Yogi” certification from Sri Dharma Mittra. In 1997 Snehan studied with Deepak Chopra in Goa, India and again in 2001 in Agra, India where he was asked to teach an Integral Yoga class to about 250 participants. Also, in 2001 he received “Conscious Eating”, a live foods certification from Dr. Gabriel Cousens at the Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center in Arizona.
Snehan has lived and traveled extensively within India (over 9 trips) 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.

2021-07-31T11:13:21-07:00June 18th, 2021|Tags: , |

Patchwork Yoga Fundraiser

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

$18, $36, $54, $108 sliding scale

Support our first scholarship based BIPOC 200-Hour Basic Yoga Teacher Training  by attending this hour long patchwork class.

Join Rev. Kamala Itzel Hayward, Mukunda Marc Morozumi and Mia Velez as they weave their styles of teaching into an hour long Integral style Yoga class. As we do our part in creating diverse spaces in wellness, we acknowledge that one of the barriers to dismantling systemic racism is a financial one.
Proceeds go to providing scholarships to aspiring BIPOC Yoga teachers. Please join us.

If you are unable to attend and would like to contribute, please visit our GoFundMe fundraising page.

 

Rev. Kamala Itzel Hayward, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is a compassionate and fierce advocate for love. After serving as a public policy lawyer for 13 years, Itzel left her legal career and founded Attuned Living, a mindfulness and wellness organization that helps individuals heal the sense of separation they feel from others—or even from themselves. Her unique work—based on the teachings of yoga, mindfulness, and compassionate communication—ranges from promoting social justice work within organizations and communities to guiding individuals on their search for personal and professional fulfillment. Today, she holds retreats, classes, trainings, and private one-on-one sessions online, over the phone, and in person with people from all over the world. Her mission is to gently remind you of your individual wholeness and your interconnectedness with others and all of life. Learn more at www.attunedliving.com.

 

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.

 

Mukunda Marc Morozumi, E-RYT 500, CMT #73144, Lead Yoga 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 Yoga – Activation and Well-being Center in SOMA, SF, CA.

2021-04-26T14:40:14-07:00April 26th, 2021|Tags: , , |
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