Suggested donation $15-25
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Join Astrud Castillo for a practical application of Bhakti Yoga – the yoga of devotion. We will discuss how to keep the heart illuminated in challenging times, keep the faith and the importance of connection.
There will be chanting and discussion.
By donation
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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.
About
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.
by Dawn Summers
Oh no! Suddenly my left knee got really wonky when I was going up and down stairs. I could hardly bend it and put weight on it without pain, so that was a call to action!
Yoga had been a foundation for me since 1985 when I decided to learn more and became an Integral Yoga Teacher, so I decided to see if I could resolve it with the right yoga practice. I am also trained as a yoga therapist by Gary Kraftsow, founder of the American Viniyoga Institute, so here was an essential and compelling crisis. But it was more than that: it was also an opportunity as well as a necessity to apply my knowledge in practice.
So, after some svadhyaya (self-examination of my hips, legs and knees) and some study of old notes from my therapy training and other resources, I created a practice.
Fortunately, my knee issue resolved within a month and I learned a lot about biomechanics and tracking lines which involve the hips, legs and feet. I am quite relieved to move away from this dangerous knee issue and recover full function; especially now so I can happily take my long walks when swimming pools are closed and I have no other alternate source of major exercise besides perambulation.
Call me a Happy Yogini with Bees Knees!
You, too, can have happier knees from participation in the online workshop for knees on May 30 from 1-3pm. You will explore your own hip/leg/knee relationship with a targeted practice specific to supporting the knees, plus an understanding of why these postures are useful. Yoga teachers can also receive two Yoga Alliance CE hours.
Dawn Summers has been teaching yoga since 1985 and is a certified Yoga Therapist in the Viniyoga tradition. She has also trained yoga teachers and yoga therapists.
Dawn has considerable experience working therapeutically with individual students to develop an appropriate yoga practice. She also has trained yoga and aerobics instructors, and is most grateful to her teachers – Swami Satchidananda (1985 IYI certification) and Swami Asokananda (Advanced IYI Certification); Gary Kraftsow (certified 1992, 2000), T.K.V. Desikachar (1994, Chennai India). She has assisted with training yoga teachers at Yogaville and was Teacher Training Coordinator for American Viniyoga Institute (AVI). She has also been a Senior Faculty training yoga therapists with AVI. She teaches in San Francisco and Pacifica.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
Please register in advance, a Zoom link will be provided via a confirmation email.
$20 per session
We all encounter challenging situations that expose our conflicting feelings and unresolved emotions. When our buttons get pushed and our hearts disagree with our heads, we may feel stuck and struggle to act with clarity and skill. The teachings and practices of Yoga offer us tools to bring awareness, healing and transformation to the psychic knots that bind our energy and undermine well-being.
In this two part workshop, we’ll explore how to recognize and relate to unresolved emotions, how to look deeply and understand their root causes, and how to receive the messages they bring. We can all learn to respond to these challenging experiences with compassion and use them as opportunities to guide our personal growth.
Resolving Inner Conflict and Painful Emotions: Yoga’s Practical Wisdom part 2 with Swami Ramananda
Wednesday, May 27 ⋅ 6:30 – 8:00pm
$20 per individual session
