ONLINE & IN-PERSON | $35 for both Thursdays –  May 5 & 12 

We all encounter challenging situations that trigger strong emotions like fear or anger, which undermine our ability to act with clarity and care. In this 2-part workshop, we’ll explore how to recognize and relate to these powerful emotions, how to look deeply and understand their root causes, and how to receive the messages these emotions bring. We’ll discuss the steps needed to support our efforts to be present and compassionate with these deep-seated feelings, so that we can respond to them skillfully and use them as opportunities to guide our personal and spiritual growth.

The first session will focus on how anger originates, how it affects us, and how its energy can be released and expressed in appropriate ways.

The second session will explore the roots of fear, and how to bring awareness, healing and transformation to the psychic knots that bind our energy and weaken our ability to experience compassion and joy.

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.