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Surfing the Sea of Change: Yoga for Stress Management Part I of II

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Price $15, $25

Stress is an inevitable aspect of human life that can help us build new strengths or cause great suffering. Chronic stress triggers health problems that range from minor headaches to heart disease, and studies show that two-thirds of visits to primary care physicians are stress-related. While we cannot avoid difficult events, we can learn to respond skillfully to life’s challenges and maintain our equilibrium.
In this first of two parts, we’ll explore how the teachings of Yoga can help us understand the root cause of our reactions to stress, and how we can use the practices of Yoga to relieve stress and heal the residual effects from the past. By developing greater awareness of our physical, emotional and mental condition, we can learn how to create a balanced and easeful inner landscape and maintain optimum health.

Surfing the Sea of Change: Yoga for Stress Management Part II is on Wednesday, September 9, 5:30 – 7 pm PT.

 

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.

2020-08-07T15:37:29-07:00July 30th, 2020|Tags: , |

Race & Equity in Yoga: Disruption As a Practice

Race & Equity in Yoga: Disruption As a Practice Facilitated by Kelley Palmer

$125-250 sliding scale | Enrollment opens August 10th

Tuesdays and Thursdays: August 18
, 20, 25 & 27
  |  All 4 sessions are 9:00am-12:00pm PST (12pm-3pm EST)

Find detailed schedule below.

Enrollment is OPEN!

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When you register via our registration link you help Accessible Yoga support Integral Yoga San Francisco as an affiliate. Thank you!

About the Course:

This course, Race & Equity in Yoga: Disruption As a Practice, is not simply an intellectual conversation about racism that leaves you even more confused about what to do.

It’s not a list of resources and books to read that leave you even more confused about your lane and how to stay in it.

Get clear on your role in dismantling white supremacy and activate your yoga practice for social justice. Start working toward the future you believe in with practical tools for self-study, dealing with uncomfortable conversations, and finding your focus. An interactive, live, 12-hour training to help yoga teachers understand the mechanisms and impacts of systemic racism, work towards sustainable solutions, and take responsibility for dismantling white supremacy in yoga.

We’ve created a space where you can come as you are, have the space to make mistakes, and learn and grow with other folks on this path. You can shift and expand your perspective. You can step into your power and create change. You can lean fully into a more equitable future in and out of wellness spaces.

The murder of George Floyd during the global COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the largest civil rights movement in America’s history. The movement for Black lives has become front-and-center news. Widespread demonstrations, protests, and uprisings are causing our state and local governments to take a hard look at the role policing and prisons play in our society and the ways that resources are hoarded and unequally distributed among our citizens.

It is clear. A shift is necessary. But let’s be real: this isn’t a new problem. And since the dynamics of society are always replicated in our institutions, every industry from fashion to wellness is reckoning with its issues around race, equity, and social justice.

And since the dynamics of our institutions show up in our relationships, maybe you are finding yourself here, just one person, a yoga teacher, knowing you need to be part of this shift toward a more equitable world, but unsure of how to move forward.

 

Kelley Palmer is a writer, wellness advocate and community organizer committed to using the tools and philosophies of yoga to cultivate liberation, joy and peace for herself and others. Her connection to the living practice of yoga, a path of mindful wellness and self realization fuels her work, impacts her life and propels her to want to share it with others through her writing, events and guest teaching opportunities. She remains focused on making this healing practice accessible to all, connecting to communities that are normally excluded or ignored in mainstream wellness circles.

Being a mother of two liberated souls has created a point of focus that brings these tools to the way she is mothering them and also calling her to share this with all parents. Through in person and online offerings, Kelley centers her work on making these connections with authentic and sustainable tool building. Her writing, offerings and more about her can be found at www.peacefilledmama.com.

 

Schedule details:

Tuesday, August 18
, 9:00am-12:00pm PST (12pm-3pm EST)
Community Creation
We will focus on building a collaborative community including:
• Introductions of the facilitator and participants
• Building community agreements
• Seated Movement
• Guided Meditation
• Tools to lean into discomfort
• Guided Writing Exercises

Thursday, August 20, 
9:00am-12:00pm PST (12pm-3pm EST)
Systems of Oppression Within Yoga Communities
We will focus on deepening our understanding of systems of oppression including:
• Building understanding of key terms
• Examining how this manifests on our work/communities
• Examining our personal histories on this system
• Group discussions of our collective experience
• Identifying our privilege and access
• Seated Movement
• Guided meditation
• Self Study Invitations
Tuesday, August 25, 9:00am-12:00pm PST (12pm-3pm EST)
Understanding Our Responsibility
We will focus on understanding our responsibility to shift culture including:
• Examining strategies for dismantling systems of oppression
• Identifying our individual practices to lean into activism
• Deepening our individual connections to liberation practices
• Investigating our part on upholding systems of oppression
• Questioning our held beliefs and practices
• Guided Meditation
• Self Study Questions
• Group Discussion
Thursday, August 27
, 9:00am-12:00pm PST (12pm-3pm EST)
Sustainable Solutions
We will focus on cultivating sustainable tools to move us forward including:
• Setting individual and collective intentions
• Cultivating tools to continue our self study
• Creating language shifts for our spaces and lives
• Resource sharing
• Question and Answer for final review
• Guided Meditation
• Seated Movement
• Self Study Reflection
• Group Discussion

2020-08-21T15:43:32-07:00July 27th, 2020|Tags: , |

Mental Health, Brain Science, and Yoga

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Online via Yogaville and when you register via the link above, you help Yogaville support Integral Yoga San Francisco as an affiliate. Thank you!

Registration closes at 5 pm on Aug 11. Please reserve your spot before then.

DATE & TIME DETAILS:
Live Sessions with Amy and Mala:
Wed, Thu, Fri: 8 –10am & 1–3pm PST (11am–1pm & 4–6 pm EST)

Sat, Sun: 8–11am & 1–3pm PST (11am–2pm & 4–6 pm EST)

Mon, Tues: 8–10am & 1–3pm PST (11am–1pm & 4–6 pm EST)

LIVE EVENT:
The main program sessions are live and all sessions are in EDT. The live sessions will be recorded and posted to the Online Programs access page if you are unable to join us live for that session. Recordings are usually posted within one day.

TUITION
$320.00 to $395.00 – Program Price
Sliding Scale / Pay what you can afford between $320.00 and $395.00

During this online workshop, learn about integrating Yoga and mental health through research, theory, and practice sessions. Research has shown that mindfulness, meditation, and Yoga practices have the ability to positively impact mental and emotional health. Yoga, neuroscience, and mindfulness powerfully influence resiliency, emotional health, and healing related to anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, and mood states.
Explore concepts of well-being and health through the lens of brain science, neuropsychology, and Yoga practices. Learn how chronic stress and trauma influence behavior and mood states as well as the influence of the vagus nerve and vagal toning on healing.

The workshop will include:
• A review of polyvagal theory, stress, and Yoga
• How yogic practices influence our neurobiology, brain, and hormones
• Research on Yoga practices and healing
• The importance of the vagus nerve and vagal toning.
• Neuro-therapies for healing by both practitioners and for self-healing
• Practices that rewire the brain and positively impact mood states
• Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) and how trauma affects mental health and physical health outcomes

This program welcomes the general public, mental health professionals, Yoga teachers, Yoga therapists, and healthcare workers.
Live sessions at 11 am–1 pm and 4–6 pm each weekday, and Saturday and Sunday at 11 am–2 pm and 4–6 pm (EDT).
You will also have access to recorded Hatha Yoga classes and access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.

CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) Opportunities
• Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 30 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 IYapplications@yogaville.org.
• International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): Approved Professional Development (APD) course eligible for IAYT continuing education credits. (It is the students’ responsibility to request a certificate of completion and submit all required documents, hours, syllabus, etc. on the IAYT website.)

TESTIMONIALS

“Understanding the neuroscience of Yoga shifts it from foreign to familiar. I enjoy visualizing my brain circuits being altered and benefitted through meditation and Yoga practices.” — Hank Wall
“This class offers an excellent introduction to the research that supports the healing power of yoga and meditation practices. Dr. Cunningham does a wonderful job of guiding experiential practices to deepen the understanding of how this happens through practice. — Kelly Sills
I think this program is very helpful for those struggling with anxiety, mild-depression, and emotional blues.” — Lisa Rados
“This was the best thing I could have done for myself. I learned and grew so much. Mala’s depth of knowledge is profound and Yogaville and its staff are amazing. Great content. Great environment.” — Katie Kirkley

PRESENTERS

Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., C-IAYT
Amy is the Founder and Director of Optimal State Programs, which provides both Yoga and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. She is a Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino for 20+ years. Amy’s degrees include a B.A. and M.A. in Health Promotion and a Ph.D. in Education and Psychology. Amy has traveled to India many times and was certified to teach Yoga and Yoga Therapy in the Tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. Before that, she was certified by several other internationally recognized Yoga and Yoga Therapy Training Programs. She currently serves as President for the International Association of Yoga Therapists…
Learn more about Amy Wheeler, Ph.D., C-IAYT

M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT
Mala Cunningham is a Counseling Psychologist and Certified Yoga Therapist in Charlottesville, VA. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing where she teaches courses in Foundations of Medical Yoga for Health Professionals. Dr. Cunningham is also the president of Positive Health Solutions and is the founder and director of Hospital Bed Yoga and the Cardiac Medical Yoga Teacher Training Program. She is also the co-director of Medical Yoga at the University of Virginia and is involved in several Yoga-based initiatives, including a research study exploring the impact of Medical Yoga on lupus patients. She…
Learn more about M. Mala Cunningham, Ph.D., C-IAYT

2020-08-17T10:11:28-07:00July 16th, 2020|Tags: |

Recovering From COVID-19 and Other Illnesses: The Path to Healing

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$25, $35 | Please register in advance, a zoom link will be provided via confirmation email.

Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic presents:

Recovering From COVID-19 and Other Illnesses: The Path to Healing with Susan Ford

In these turbulent times, we will explore a path of healing as not linear, but one of surrender, letting go, and finding new ways of approaching life. As we learn to listen to the various rhythms and messages of the body, we can begin to meet our body where it is—allowing ourselves to rest, eat well, sleep better, strengthen our immune system, and continue to build our prana (vital energy), all at a slower pace. Gentle yoga can bring more fluidity to our body through simple stretching and strengthening along with lessening stress and pain.

In this workshop we will share and practice. We will explore our breath and body with a gentle accessible chair yoga that can be adapted for the bed. We will include a yoga therapy approach to asana, deep relaxation, guided meditation, chanting. There will be a writing practice (for your own use) as a way to find a gentle, creative, and wise approach to healing while deepening our understanding of recovering from COVID-19 and living with acute and chronic illnesses and injuries.

We will begin to weave together the beginning of a home practice of self-care and explore what healing means to each of us.

Open to All! No yoga or writing experience needed. Caregivers are welcome

Susan will be offering a 6 week series beginning mid September. Details coming soon.
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Susan Ford, C-IAYT, RYT-500, began practicing yoga when she was 18 years old. Her first yoga teacher training was Accessible Yoga through Integral Yoga Institute (IYI) and began teaching in 2011. Susan has been an assistant trainer for the Basic Yoga Teacher at IYI since 2012. She specializes in Gentle Yoga and working with people with disabilities, heart disease, arthritis, anxiety, depression and asthma. Her focus is to help students to meet their bodies where they are by introducing and incorporating Raja Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama and meditation. Susan has been certified in Yoga for Arthritis, Therapeutic Yoga, Raja Yoga and Meditation Teacher Training.

2020-08-15T12:43:01-07:00July 6th, 2020|Tags: , |
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