Satsang: Easter

By donation $0, $5, $10, $15, sliding scale, pay what you can | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

Satsang, a special time for us to come together as a community.

On this evening, we will contemplate the spiritual presence and resurrection of Jesus as Swami Vimalananda clarifies how the same truths are found in the teachings of Yoga. We will make time for discussion and personal sharings and Swami Ramananda will offer a meditative worship ritual called puja.

In Sanskrit, Sat means truth and Sangha means community. Satsang offers an opportunity to come together to share spiritual teachings. The philosophy of Integral Yoga is explored, often, through an informal discussion. Although spiritual paths may diverge, the act of sharing spiritual teachings with others is inspiring and creates a solid foundation for continued practice.

People of all faiths are welcome.

Swami Vimalananda Ma, RYT500, is an Integral Yoga sannyasi – monk. She has been involved with Integral Yoga since 1971 and Director of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute from 1992-2011. She specializes in teaching yoga philosophy and spiritual counseling.

 

 

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.

2021-02-22T15:13:42-08:00February 22nd, 2021|Tags: , , , , |

Satsang: Hard Knocks

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Does anyone get out of this world unscathed? I doubt it.
Are we alone and naked in this world?
It feels sometimes like we are beaten down, we are beaten up and we are rolled over, sometimes completely flattened.
What kind of life is this? Is there such a thing as mercy? Is there a God? If there is, is it a vengeful or compassionate God?
How can we make the transition from feeling done in to one of peace and contentment? Is there a blueprint?
Yes, there is. This Satsang will discuss the ways from darkness to the light.

Satsang, a special time for us to come together as a community. In Sanskrit, sat means truth and sangha means community. Satsang offers an opportunity to share spiritual teachings and explore the philosophy of Integral Yoga through informal discussion.

Although spiritual paths may diverge, the act of sharing spiritual teachings with others is inspiring and creates a solid foundation for continued practice. People of all faiths are welcome. May be attended on a drop-in basis with no preregistration.

The topics for discussion at Satsang change each week and include a wide array of diverse and interesting subjects and issues ranging from personal healing to global transformation.

 

Swami Vimalananda Ma, RYT500, is an Integral Yoga sannyasi – monk. She has been involved with Integral Yoga since 1971 and Director of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute from 1992-2011. She specializes in teaching yoga philosophy and spiritual counseling.

2021-01-04T17:47:32-08:00December 23rd, 2020|Tags: , , |

Sri Swami Satchidananda’s Jayanthi

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Join us for this special event honoring the birthday of our spiritual teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda. There will be a short talk about Sri Swamiji and a puja (spiritual service) with chanting, performed in gratitude for the blessings of his teachings and guidance. A short video of Sri Swami Satchidananda will also be offered. This service will include our noon meditation.

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.

Swami Vimalananda, RYT500, is an Integral Yoga sannyasi – monk. She has been involved with Integral Yoga since 1971 and Director of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute from 1992-2011. She specializes in teaching yoga philosophy and spiritual counseling.

 

 

Swami Divyananda Ma is one of Integral Yoga’s senior monastics and foremost teachers. Over the years she served as director at the Integral Yoga Institutes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Coimbatore, India and as the Ashram Manager in Yogaville. Presently she teaches and conducts trainings in the US and around the world, and leads an annual tour to the sacred temples and ashrams of India.

2020-11-27T13:20:34-08:00November 4th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

Satsang: Relationship with God

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New date (this was previously scheduled on September 5th)

Part 3 of We are Never Alone, Yoga and Relationships series

It’s a set-up! The only permanent, constant and completely loving relationship is with God. Every other relationship has ups and downs and limitations. To always feel loved, free from limitations, and unbound by the world’s agenda is an intimate relationship with the divine. What is keeping us from this relationship?How do we realize this intimate relationship and live in it, free and enveloped in love?

 

Swami Vimalananda, RYT500, is an Integral Yoga sannyasi – monk. She has been involved with Integral Yoga since 1971 and Director of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute from 1992-2011. She specializes in teaching yoga philosophy and spiritual counseling.

2020-09-21T12:18:36-07:00September 14th, 2020|Tags: , , |
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