Moving Energy: Hatha, Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath

In-person

$35 In advance, use promo code ENERGY | $40 Day of

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Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Enjoy a transformative 2-hour workshop, where you’ll delve into the art of dissolving blockages in the flow of energy, rebooting your nervous system and harnessing your innate self-healing abilities.

Our bodies are densely packed fields of energy, influenced by the ebb and flow of life’s daily challenges, regardless of their magnitude. These challenges can disrupt the natural flow of energy, both physical and energetic, triggering a complex physiological response to stress that often leads to congestion and blockages. Yet, within us lies the capacity to restore equilibrium.

Through the profound ancient practices of Pranayama, Asana, and Yoga Nidra accompanied by live, healing instrumental sounds, we create an optimal environment to nurture our innate state of equanimity, promote energy flow, self-healing, and expand consciousness. Yoga Nidra, rooted in ancient wisdom, facilitates the body’s innate ability to rejuvenate, repair, and restore itself on both cellular and energetic levels. This practice also serves as a conduit for connecting with our personal intentions or Sankalpa (in Sanskrit). Immersing ourselves in soothing sounds interrupts the stress cycle in a gentle, non-invasive manner, while recalibrating our vibrational frequency.

Medical studies continue to reveal to us the benefits of these complementary practices. Benefits include: reducing heart rate, blood pressure, symptoms of stress, anxiety, depression, PTS, PMS, chronic pain and symptoms of Type 2 Diabetes, and can greatly improve quality of sleep.

Let your experience be your guide to receiving the profound effects on the path towards optimal health.

No experience necessary.

During the session, we’ll be sitting, moving and then lying on our backs for approximately 40-50 minutes. For those who may have difficulty getting to the floor, folding chairs will be provided.


Heather Sevika Ford, C-IAYT became a certified Yoga teacher in 2008 and earned her accreditation as a Yoga Therapist in 2017. Deeply rooted in in classical-lineage-based yoga, accessibility and stress management, her background, experience and training enables her to work effectively and safely with diverse clients with unique goals and conditions. With a collaborative approach, she guides individuals toward experiencing the essence of Yoga; a contemplative, mindful practice intended to eliminate obstacles and foster inner peace. Working collaboratively she supports and empowers students to explore and embrace the transformative power of Yoga. By cultivating a renewed connection between the mind and body one can attain skills that extend beyond a given session transforming our relationship with the internal and external.

Sessions include mindful movement and postures to enhance strength and flexibility, along with subtle practices such as Yoga Nidra, Pranayama, and meditation. Additionally, Heather often integrates Reiki, sound healing, and aromatherapy to facilitate resetting the nervous system. She has worked with individuals experiencing addiction recovery, chronic pain, PTSD, stress, anxiety, depression, arthritis, stroke, cancer, pre and post-operative care, limited physical mobility, nerve damage, obesity, post-polio syndrome, knee and hip replacements.

Heather teaches privately and leads workshops at Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco, Stanford University and Alta Mira Recovery Center. Learn more at sevikayoga.com

Sound Bath–Yoga Nidra

In-person | $35 Day of, $25 in advance – use promo code ENERGY, exp. 2/3.

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Treat yourself to these complementary healing practices. In this workshop you will receive a brief introduction to the origin and practice of Yoga Nidra and be guided through centering, pranayama and gentle movement. We will spend 40-50 minutes deeply relaxing into a guided Yoga Nidra practice accompanied by live, healing instrumental sounds creating ideal conditions to recalibrate the nervous system, support self-healing and connect us with personal intention or Sankalpa (in Sanskrit).

Our bodies are densely packed fields of energy. The day-to-day challenges of life, no matter how large or small, create stress hormones in the body that can depress the immune system. Bathing in sound can break the stress-cycle in a safe, relaxing and non-invasive way, while recalibrating our own vibrational frequency. The practice of Yoga Nidra supports the body in doing what it is wired to do)rejuvenate, repair, and restore our bodies on both cellular and energetic levels. Some of the benefits of Yoga Nidra and sound bath include lowered heart rate and blood pressure, relaxed brain wave patterns, reduced respiratory rates, a boost of natural opiates in the physical body and improved sleep. Experience these profound practices for rebooting your nervous system, realizing optimal health and expanded consciousness.

Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes. We will be lying down on our backs for approximately 40-50 minutes. If coming to the floor is not available to you, props and folding chairs will be available.
No experience is necessary.


Heather Sevika Ford, C-IAYT, MFA Design, became a certified Yoga teacher in 2008 and a certified Yoga Therapist in 2017. Her classical yoga training and approach to teaching guides individuals towards experiencing the essence of Yoga; a contemplative, mindful practice intended to remove obstacles and restore peace. Accessibly and collaboratively she supports her clients towards optimal health and wellness through mindful movement and postures, subtle practices such as Yoga Nidra, Pranayama and meditation, as well as Reiki, sound vibration and aromatherapy. These practices are intended to strengthen the body, increase flexibility, optimize the immune and soothe the nervous systems. Her training and experience enables her to work safely and mindfully with a range of clients with a variety of conditions including addiction recovery, chronic pain, anxiety, depression, stroke, pre and post-op, arthritis, cancer, post-polio syndrome, PTS, asthma, emphysema, nerve damage, joint replacements, and those experiencing limited physical mobility. She offers individual Yoga Therapy and teaches classes and workshops for Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco, Stanford University and Alta Mira Recovery Center. Learn more at sevikayoga.com.


 

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Deep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa

Online & In-Person | By donation $0, $5, $10, $15

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

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Join Raama for a classical Yogic practice of Yoga Nidra incorporating Sankalpa at the occasion of celebrating the 9th annual International Day of Yoga. The United Nations proclaimed June 21st as International Day* of Yoga in order to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.

In Yoga Nidra, deep relaxation creates an opportunity for the body to restore and the mind to rest, releasing energy to flow more freely. While staying aware and awake, the mind receives clarity and perceives a deep sense of peace that is beyond our everyday mental ruminations and neurosis.

It is in this state of open awareness when we can apply Sankalpa (संकल्प) practice. We can use sankalpa as a way to set an intention, to connect with your heart’s deepest desire and to simply bring healing and other positive effects into our lives. A sincere Sankalpa, practiced regularly, is sure to bring positive results.

*International days are occasions to educate the general public on issues of concern, to mobilize political will and resources to address global problems, and to celebrate and reinforce achievements of humanity.


Celebrate International Day of Yoga with us!

ALL Day  • June 21st • Open House

ALL classes, workshops & events are by donation!

Your support enables us to serve and share the teachings of Yoga with diverse communities. Thank you!

Schedule:

7:30 – 8:30 am Hatha Mixed Level ONLINE with Mia Velez
9:30 – 10:30 am Therapeutic Chair Yoga ONLINE with Diana Meltsner
9:30 – 11:00 am Community Class IN-PERSON with Laura Perlin
11:15 am – 12:00 pm Chanting Mantras ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Snehan Born
12:00 – 12:45 pm Guided Noon Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda
12:45 pm Community Lunch IN-PERSON (24-hour advanced sign-up required)
5:00 – 5:25 pmDeep Restoration with Yoga Nidra and Sankalpa ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Raama Das
5:30 – 7:00 pm BIPOC Community Class ONLINE with IYI BIPOC teachers
5:45 – 6:45 pm Embodied Wisdom: Yoga Teachings and Practice ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Swami Ramananda
6:30 – 8:00 pm Community Class IN-PERSON with JoAnn Bonifacio
7:00 – 8:00 pm Summer Solstice Meditation ONLINE & IN-PERSON with Diana Meltsner


Raama Das, C-IAYT, is a former director of the Integral Yoga® Teachers Association and has been instructing Integral Yoga since 2009. He is a lead trainer for the Integral Yoga 200-hour Teacher Training at Yogaville and co-presenter for the 200 and 500-hour Yoga Alliance programs at Heal Me Institute in Fredericksburg. Raama recently received certification as a Yoga Therapist through the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT), having studied Yoga programs for specific health conditions, including, anxiety, depression, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and addiction. He is also certified as a teacher of Intermediate Hatha, Raja Yoga, Meditation, Stress Management, Yin Yoga, and Yoga for our Elders.
Raama has studied and served extensively at the Integral Yoga Academy at Yogaville and managed the Integral Yoga Therapy Program. In addition, he has participated in many months of deep Tantric and classical Yoga sadhana (practice) at the Scandinavian Yoga and Meditation School in Sweden under the direction of Swami Janakananda. He currently serves as Institute Manager at the Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco.

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Living Your Essential Nature: The Integration of Meditation into Daily Life, 1-Day Meditation and iRest Yoga Nidra Workshop

Online & In-Person | $90  or $75 early bird exp. 6/17/2023

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

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines. https://integralyogasf.org/attending-in-person

This daylong retreat will guide you through a simple yet elegant nondual approach to meditation as both a practice and a way of living life. It is designed to help you experience how all movements of your body, mind, and daily life can be pointers that continually reveal your underlying Essential Nature as dynamically ever-present, beautiful, still, and the essence of indestructible happiness, peace, and well-being, which often goes unrealized because of its simplicity. Living your Essential Nature enables you to experience yourself and everything as interconnected, not-separate, and always whole.

During this daylong retreat we will engage periods of meditation, BodySensing and BreathSensing Yoga, iRest Yoga Nidra, and periods of self-inquiry into the freedom to be who we truly are. This is an opportunity to nourish coming home to your deepest Essence and authentic aliveness where you can open the door to the unexpected—to delight, wonder, astonishment, and awe. The day celebrates meditation not as an achievement, but as your ever-present Essence in which you can experience your true home in the Mystery we call life.

We have 1 hour for lunch – please bring your food (only vegetarian food in the ashram, no eggs or meat). We will share this time together. Hot water for tea and selection of teas will be available. We do not provide a way to heat up or refrigerate your food, the kitchen will be closed.

Schedule:
10:30 – 12:00 pm
1:00 – 2:00 pm lunch break
1:00 – 4:00 pm

 

Richard C. Miller, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, yogic scholar, and spiritual teacher who has devoted his life to integrating western psychology and neuroscience with the ancient nondual wisdom teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Advaita, Taoism,and Buddhism. Richard is the founder of iRest Institute, co-founder of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, and founding past president of the Institute for Spirituality
and Psychology.

Author of iRest Meditation: Restorative Practices for Health, Healing and Well Being, Yoga Nidra, The iRest Meditative Practice for Deep Relaxation and Healing, and The iRest Program for Healing PTSD, Richard serves as a research consultant studying the nondual somatic-based meditation protocol he’s developed–iRest Yoga Nidra Meditation–researching its efficacy on health, healing, and well-being with diverse populations that include veterans, women rescued from human trafficking, youth, the homeless, and the incarcerated with issues such as sleep, PTSD, pain and chemical dependency, as well as research on iRest’s efficacy for enhancing resiliency and well-being. Grounded in 35+ research studies, the US Army Surgeon General and the Defense Centers of Excellence have recognized iRest as a Complimentary Program for healing chronic pain and PTSD and restoring resiliency and well-being. Richard leads international trainings and meditation retreats on the integration of enlightened living into daily life. www.iRest.org.

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