Navaratri: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother – Kirtan and Saraswati Puja
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Navaratri is the celebration of the Divine Mother in the form of the three Hindu Goddesses: Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati.
We’ll celebrate the three Goddesses over the 9 days, Navaratri culminating with a special service called Vijayadaśamī. This is a special opportunity to bless your house and all the tools you use in your work. Please join us for this special celebration.
All Navaratri & Vijay Dasami celebrations:
Navaratri – Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother – Durga Puja with Swami Ramananda
Thursday, October 3 | 12:00 – 1:00pm
Navaratri Kirtan with Michael Hathaway and Friends
Sat. October 5 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm PDT
Navaratri: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother – Lakshmi Puja with Swami Ramananda
Monday, October 7 | 12:00 – 1:00pm
Navaratri: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother – Kirtan and Saraswati Puja with Swami Ramananda and Snehan Born
Thursday, October 10 | 12:00 – 1:00pm
Satsang – Vijayadaśamī: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother with Swami Ramananda
Saturday, October 12 | 5:30 – 6:30pm
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.
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.
