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The Roots of Suffering and the Way to Freedom: A Four Week In-depth Study

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$15 individual session or
$45 for all four | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

On 4 consecutive Tuesdays ⋅  5:30-6:30
Part 1: January 12
Part 2: January 19
Part 3: January 26
Part 4: February 2

 

The root causes of our suffering are usually hidden from view in the subconscious ways we understand ourselves and relate to the world. But suffering can compel us to seek a deeper understanding of life and our true nature.
Learn to transform trying times into stepping-stones to profound experiences of connection, contentment, and spiritual freedom. Deepen and refine your understanding of suffering and how it can enhance your spiritual maturity. This course is devoted to self-transformation through introspection, meditation, and the study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, both the commentary of Sri Swami Satchidananda, and of Rev Jaganath Carrera.

 

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.

 

2020-11-06T12:52:43-08:00November 6th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Therapeutic Core Strengthening

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$20 | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

Yoga Therapy Clinic presents:

Join Diana Meltsner, a certified yoga therapist and learn to understand the importance of core strength as support for balance, lower back function, joint stability and more.

We will look at the anatomy just briefly and then in movement we will recognize and feel the different parts of the core and how they can engage in movement and interplay with the rest of the body. We will explore what happens when we use or don’t use the core, and how to re-educate the body to start using these muscles to create stability .

We will practice in a gentle way series of strengthening practices for your core. It will be done in a chair, standing and on the floor.

All levels of practitioners are welcome.

 

Diana Meltsner, C-IAYT and e-RYT500, has been teaching yoga in the Bay Area since 2001. The classes she teaches include chair/gentle, various levels of Hatha yoga, prenatal, guided mindfulness meditations and yoga and meditation workshops. Diana has been a lead teacher trainer for 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2012. She is C-IAYT certified yoga therapist and offers individual therapeutic sessions with focus on physical and mental wellness. Her offerings help people to find a deeper sense of well-being and ability to move through life with increased ease, intuition, and stress resilience. www.dianameltsner.com

 

2020-11-17T13:35:05-08:00October 10th, 2020|Tags: , , , |

Hatha Yoga Series – Moving Inside, Outside and Beyond Our Hatha Practice

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$15 early bird, exp. 10/28  |  $25 regular price  |  Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

Part 3 – Practicing Yoga for the Internal and Universal Body

This 3 part series meets on the first Wednesday of the month.

Our egos can get a kick out of our asana practice, especially when focused on physical accomplishments. If consumed by external motivation, we may miss some of the more profound effects and nuanced gifts of this moving meditation. This last part of the 3-part series will round out the conversation of “Moving Inside, Outside and Beyond Our Hatha Practice” by shifting emphasis to the benefits from the seen to the unseen. We’ll look deep within at basic anatomy and how the postures impact our organs and internal body, and even deeper within at the spiritual side that moves toward self-realization offered by a steady, committed, and unbroken hatha practice. When our reason to get on our mats goes beyond even our own benefits, a lasting and sustainable motivation may help us onward and inspire us to be of service to others. Can the universe hear one body practicing?! Set up at home and be prepared for a mixture of lecture, workshop and asana practice.

 

Marc Mukunda Morozumi, ERYT 200, CMT 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. To learn more, visit yogamukunda.com.

 

Part 1 & 2 of the series:

Hatha Yoga Series Part 1 – Building a Doable & Daily Asana Practice
Wed. September 2 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm PDT  This event has passed.

 

Hatha Yoga Series Part 2 – What Happens on the Mat Doesn’t Stay on the Mat!
Wed. October 7 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm PDT

2020-10-26T16:09:08-07:00August 11th, 2020|Tags: , |

Hatha Yoga Series – Moving Inside, Outside and Beyond Our Hatha Practice

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$15 Early bird expires 9/30 | $25 Regular

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

Part 2 – What Happens on the Mat Doesn’t Stay on the Mat!

This 3-part series meets on the first Wednesday of the month. 

Hoping to catch your attention, this workshop aims to inspire you to maintain a hatha practice that you can boldly add into our daily schedule! No need to keep your practice all to yourself. 🙂 Our yoga mats can be a sacred space where we build deep awareness and a very significant relationship with our own mind, body and spirit – that is ours to honor always. These experiences can be life-changing and can also be the research space for understanding the movements and challenges of everyday life. Many Integral Yoga swamis suggest that the real practice of yoga happens during the other 23 hours of the day when we’re NOT on our mat! Making personal note of what is actually occurring on the mat, we can begin to make connections in everyday life and have a better chance at efficiently returning to our peace. Set up at home and be prepared for a mixture of lecture, workshop and asana practice.

 

Marc Mukunda Morozumi, ERYT 200, CMT 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. To learn more visit yogamukunda.com.

 

Parts 1 and 3 of the series”

Hatha Yoga Series Part 1 – Building a Doable & Daily Asana Practice
Wed. September 2 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm PDT This event has passed.

 

Hatha Yoga Series Part 3 –Practicing Yoga for the Internal and Universal Body
Wed. November 4 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm PDT

2020-09-21T12:31:44-07:00August 11th, 2020|Tags: , |
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