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Pranayama, Mudras and Bandhas for the Immune System

We are sorry, this event has been CANCELLED.

 

$20 Early bird, expires 9/18

$25

As the fall is starting, we invite you to join well-known yogi and holistic health practitioner Margabandhu of New Jersey in exploring the importance of the immune system and practices that improve and strengthen our immunity to viruses.

We have had many concerns over our health this past year and a half, as we should! Whether you contracted COVID or not, did or did not take the vaccine, Pranayama/Special Breathing Practice can make a huge difference to your health. Building prana, directing prana, clearing energy blockages are a few of the “behind-the-scenes” work of a full Pranayama practice. Margabandhu will explain the benefits of these practices, some of which may be new to you, as well as lead us in a complete Pranayama Practice.

Good health is our birthright. We have to be actively involved in returning our health to its optimal vital possibility. Your decisions about vaccination and treatment choices are personal, valid, and to be respected. There will be time for questions. All are welcome.

Margabandhu Martarano, E-RYT 500, has served as director of the New Jersey Integral Yoga® Institute for 50 years. Margabandhu is a senior certified Integral Yoga instructor, proficient in all aspects of Yoga. He has a B.A. in education, is a master herbalist, and is certified in therapeutic acupressure massage and reflexology. Margabandhu is also the director of the Well Being Center in Verona, NJ, a holistic center specializing in all aspects of health and healing. He is the co-creator of the Yoga for Autism teacher training.

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Inspiration for the Spiritual Journey

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$18 | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

Join Swamis Ramananda and Asokananda for inspiration and encouragement on the spiritual journey. In this online workshop, they will share the teachings and practices that have most impacted their lives and guided them towards spiritual equilibrium.
The spiritual path is beset with challenges and pitfalls, and progress is slow. Almost all of us will greatly benefit from having friends who have traveled this road, who can share their experience, and who care enough to want to support us. These two senior and respected Integral Yoga swamis will discuss what has sustained them for many years and what is inspiring to them at this time.

Half of the session will be dedicated to Q&A. Please bring your heartfelt questions. All are welcome.

Testimonials:
“Swami Asokananda is so knowledgeable and willing to share with honesty. It’s always a pleasure to hear him speak.” — Devi Peterson

“Studying with Asokananda, experiencing and listening to his guidance and insights is so refreshing to my soul. I loved what he offered to solidify our understanding of experience.” — Sevika Douglass

“Swami Ramananda has deep personal knowledge of the topics and uses his personal experience and compassion to share these valuable teachings in a genuine and compelling way.” — Anne Tedesco

“Ramananda has such a wealth of information…I love learning from him, and I gathered so much. Thank you Ramanandaji. Such a gift to spend time with you, even virtually. Your presence is so powerful.” — Rashmi Galliano

Swami Asokananda initiated into monkhood in 1973 by Sri Swami Satchidananda, is the President of Integral Yoga Institute of New York, and one of Integral Yoga’s foremost teachers. He is the primary instructor for the Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Trainings taught around the world. He is currently writing a translation and commentary of the great Indian scripture, the Bhagavad Gita.

 

 

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.

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Mastering the Game of Life, Raja Yoga 2-part series

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$45  for both sessions

Saturday, December 11, 2021 ⋅ 11:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday, December 12, 2021 ⋅ 11:00am – 1:00pm

Raja Yoga: There’s a Reason It’s Known as the Royal Yoga. Is life a rat race or a bowl of cherries? Everyone would like to live peaceful, meaningful, and happy lives. How can this be achieved in a world filled with so much uncertainty and change?

Raja Yoga, rooted in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, offers a two-pronged path:

  • Know the rules of life: avoiding pitfalls and finding the open roads to travel.
  • Cultivate a mindset that naturally allows peace, harmony, and meaning to flourish.

Straightforward and practical, Raja Yoga offers a deep understanding of the nature of the mind and life, providing step-by-step guidance on finding inner peace. Learn how to still the mind and rise above life’s clamor and confusion. Experience the clarity and unshakable joy of your Innermost Self, and then how to retain this joy under any circumstance.

These classes are appropriate for both experienced students and those new to Yoga.

Raja Yoga, the science of joy, teaches how to discover the joy and fun in living life.

Reverend Jaganath Carrera has been teaching all facets of Yoga theory and practice at universities, prisons, Yoga centers, and interfaith programs since 1974. He established the Integral Yoga and Yoga Life Ministries, and co-developed the highly regarded Integral Yoga Meditation and Raja Yoga Teacher Training Certification programs.

He is the founder and spiritual head of the Yoga Life Society and has authored the highly regarded books.

Awaken: Inside Yoga Meditation

Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study and Practice

Inside Patanjali’s Words: Explore the Heart of Yoga

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Strengthen Your Container with Heartful Meditation

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Please register in advance. When you register via the link above, you help Yogaville support Integral Yoga San Francisco as an affiliate. Thank you!

DATE & TIME DETAILS:
Live sessions with Karla
Saturday, Jun. 26
10 am–12 pm and 3–5 pm ET

Sunday, Jun. 27
10 am–12 pm and 3–5 pm ET

The ultimate goal of Yoga is the realization of our True Selves—that part of us that is always whole, peaceful, and ever-connected with the All. The many struggles and sufferings of life, including grief and loss, contribute greatly to our forgetting the Truth of who we are. Meditation is one of the tools of Yoga that can help us find a place of peace and equanimity—especially in times of pain, grief, heartbreak, and loss.
Many of us struggle with meditation and feel that we can’t quiet our minds or find a peaceful place. This is particularly true when we are in pain. This program will help you understand the nature of the mind and why you don’t have to struggle.
In this retreat you will:

  • Learn the theory and practice of meditation and how it applies to the state of loss and grief
  • Understand current science about why meditation is so helpful
  • Learn and practice multiple types of supported and guided meditation including mantra, witnessing, visualization, mindfulness, focused attention, metta (loving kindness), restful awareness, and tratak (gazing)
  • Practice gentle movement and pranayama (breath practices) to support your meditation practice
  • Experience and practice guided Yoga Nidra for deep relaxation and healing on all levels of being
  • Learn ways to establish and begin to feel confident in your own personal practice
  • Have the opportunity to practice daily with Karla and the retreat sangha for a week after the program

Meditation can help us learn to manage and move through the most difficult times of life and can become an anchor in the midst of a chaotic world. Join Karla for two days of connection and compassion to learn about and practice this ancient tool that has proven again and again to support humankind through pain and suffering.
This program is for both beginners and experienced meditators and will focus on how meditation is specifically helpful in grief and loss.
Live sessions with Karla on Saturday and Sunday at 10 am–12 pm and 3–5 pm EDT.

You will also have the additional opportunity to continue to practice with Karla daily for the week following the workshop to create a foundation and become more secure in your own steady practice. Bonus Sessions in Eastern Time on June 28–July 1 at 5–5:30 pm (15 min of guidance + 15 min of meditation) and July 2 at 5–6 pm (includes extra time for Q&A).

You will have access to the video recordings for 8 weeks, until August 22.
In addition, you will have access to the Ashram’s Live Hatha Yoga classes at 5 pm ET, recorded Ashram meditations, and inspiring talks with Sri Swami Satchidananda. You will also have access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities
Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 8 contact hours. You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.

Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.

Testimonials
“Karla Helbert is a compassionate and highly knowledgeable expert on grief and loss.  Her expertise in the practice of Yoga is meaningful to me because I feel that as a Yoga instructor and someone who has practiced yoga for many years, this is a platform that makes the most sense for me to try and process my grief. The tools, rituals and practices she presents are exceptionally meaningful and I’m hopeful that over time they will assist me in being able to feel whole again. My time spent with Karla Helbert in her Yoga retreat was a weekend spent in deep reflection and focus on my son, and any time I have doing that is a gift.” — Beth Ann Nohmy-Johnson

“Karla is very knowledgeable on the topic of Yoga… in relation to grief and trauma. She led the participants in activities and shared information that helped me at the time and will continue to be valuable to me and my family as we live with a traumatic loss of an immediate family member.” — Amy Griffin

“With deeply grounded wisdom, Karla Helbert simultaneously affirms the unmitigated pain of losing someone we love and offers trustworthy tools to help us navigate the wilderness of loss. By engaging the ancient systems of Yoga, we are guided to embrace our grief as the sacred state it is and allow ourselves to connect with the Love that “yokes” us together for all of time.” — Mirabai Starr, author of Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss and Transformation (SoundsTrue)
Presenter

Karla Helbert, LPC, E-RYT 500, YACEP, C-IAYT is a licensed professional counselor (LPC), Compassionate Bereavement Care® provider, Yoga therapist, and certified Integral Yoga teacher. Her life was irrevocably changed when her son died of a brain tumor in 2006. Karla’s award-winning book, Yoga for Grief and Loss, is endorsed by Integral Yoga® leaders and teachers as well as other experts in the fields of both Yoga and loss. The book examines how the paths of Yoga can support us in trauma and grief. Relying on ritual, meditation, creative expression, and the teachings of Yoga, Karla honors the pain and the joy which coexist in all of life.…
Learn more about Karla Helbert, LPC, E-RYT 500, YACEP, C-IAYT

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