Integral yoga

Kriya Yoga: Patanjali’s Three-Limbed Path for Working With Suffering

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Suggested donation $15 – $25

We are living in a time fraught with suffering. The very act of breathing seems to expose us to serious illness. Many people have lost their jobs and loved ones. We do not know what the future holds, we do not control our fate, and we are isolated for protection.

We know that it is the time for yoga in the deepest sense of the word. How can we use this situation to deepen our practice, to transform ourselves by gaining yogic wisdom and to develop a compassionate state of consciousness so that we may help our fellow beings?

In this workshop we will look at the general philosophy of suffering as expressed in the Yoga Sutras and the practice of Kriya Yoga. These are simple, yet powerful practices through which our difficulties become our teacher and we open to powerful and positive transformation. Through the alchemical power of adversity we can become more resilient and peaceful.

Gary Kissiah was introduced to Eastern philosophy in college when he discovered the writings of Alan Watts which led to Zen. He found yoga in 2000 and has been studying and practicing yoga since that time. Gary has a Certificate of Yoga Philosophy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has studied yoga at Esalen Institute, Big Sur California; Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, India; and Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Virginia. He has led spiritual trips to Nepal, India and Tibet.
Gary is the author of “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali-Illuminated” which uses images to illuminate the inner meaning of the Yoga Sutras.
Gary is also a lawyer and teaches workshops on yoga philosophy, ethics and law for teacher training programs. Gary has been a frequent speaker for Yoga Alliance and has been on the Board of Directors of the Integral Yoga Institute-San Francisco.

Sevika Ford2020-04-22T00:23:46-07:00April 16th, 2020|Tags: Integral yoga, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, yoga workshop|

Deepening into Meditation

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“You begin with ambition of some kind. Then, at a certain stage, meditation becomes instinctive. Then you cannot not meditate – it happens to you.”-Chogyam Trumpa
This ongoing group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to explore and refine aspects of our meditation practices – how we sit, why we sit, and how that relates to our lives. The format consists of a group meditation with some direction, a talk on a related subject and a question/answer session with sharing.

Prajna took her first yoga class in 1970 in southern California. Later that year she came through the doors of the Berkeley IYI, and since that time she has loved Integral Yoga.
Over the years she has maintained an active involvement in movement, healing, and meditation. She has practiced yoga, tai chi, and various dance forms; co-authored two best selling books on Holistic Health; lived and danced flamenco in southern Spain; and since 2000, has taught Rosen Movement. In 2010, she completed her IYI Teacher Training at Yogaville, and began teaching yoga. She brings to her teaching four decades of meditation practice, the last twenty eight in the Buddhist tradition.

Attuning to the wisdom of the body/mind and opening to the present are the foundations of both Prajna’s teaching and personal practice.

She is currently the kitchen manager for SF IYI and IYI retreats. Before heading the IYI kitchen she cooked for many years in retreats centers, cafes and restaurants..

Sevika Ford2020-04-22T00:33:26-07:00April 16th, 2020|Tags: Buddhism, Integral yoga, meditation, meditation workshop, yoga philosophy|

Guru Puja
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Guru Puja

Guru Puja

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In the first 30 min we will share about Swami Satchidananda and discuss his teachings, at noon Swami Divyananda will lead the puja, and at 12:30pm the meditation will conclude the program.

These devotional services are a time to come together for blessings from our spiritual teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda, and to offer gratitude for his guidance and love. A puja (spiritual service) with participatory chanting will be performed. A short video of Sri Swami Satchidananda or talk may also be offered. This service will include our noon meditation.

Swami Divyananda is one of Integral Yoga is senior monastics and foremost teachers. Over the years she has served as the director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Coimbatore, India and as the Ashram Manager of Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville in Virginia. In addition to teaching at these centers, she has taught Yoga and meditation on special retreats, in corporations and universities, at the Commonwealth Cancer Center and for the Dr. Dean Ornish Heart Disease Programs. For many years she was one of the primary Basic Hatha Yoga teacher trainers at Integral Yoga’s International Headquarters in Yogaville, VA. Swami Divyananda served for eleven years at the Integral Yoga Institute in Coimbatore, South India and led tours throughout South India during that time.

Also join Swami Divyananda Ma for:

Guru Puja
Wed, April 22 @ 11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Satsang: Cleaning your Closets
Sat, May 2 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Full Moon Chanting
Wed, May 6 @ 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Integral Yoga Kirtan
Sat, May 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Saints Facing Adversity
Sat, May 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Hatha Mixed Level Yoga classes

Sevika Ford2020-04-22T00:27:59-07:00April 13th, 2020|Tags: Guru Puja, Integral yoga, Swami Divyananda Ma|

Satsang: Finding The Gifts In Crisis

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The present global conditions have interrupted our patterned and habitual ways of living. They’ve forced us all to slow down. And they’ve brought our interconnectedness into sharp relief.
Let’s come together to explore how we can use this time to deepen our practice, realign with the Divine, and play our part in humanity’s transformation. We’ll also share practices that help to relieve stress, anxiety, and overwhelm and increase gratitude, presence, and peace.

Rev. Kamala Itzel Hayward is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT), a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), and an Integral Yoga Minister committed to serving and honoring the innate dignity and goodness of every person through the teachings of yoga and meditation. She currently serves individuals in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District who are facing poverty, substance abuse and addiction, and mental and physical health challenges. And she is working with Dr. Dean Ornish to bring yoga and meditation to heart patients in hospitals across the country.
Rev. Kamala is also a certified coach, sharing powerful and transformative interpersonal skills to individuals and groups with a special emphasis on couples and families. She is the creator of the Relationship Transformation System, a step-by-step program for creating happy and healthy relationships.
Visit www.attunedliving.com to learn more.

Sevika Ford2020-04-16T15:31:04-07:00March 31st, 2020|Tags: Integral yoga, Satsang, yoga philosophy|