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Spiritual Study: Our First and Foremost Duty
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Spiritual Study: Our First and Foremost Duty

Spiritual Study: Our First and Foremost Duty

Online| $5-15 sliding scale | Free for active IYISF teachers

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Swami Satchidananda states that we have a “first and foremost duty.” He writes, “We should analyze all our motives and try to cultivate selfless thoughts.”

How do we see our thoughts clearly?
Why is this our foremost duty?

Join us for a short talk and discussion. This session will not be recorded.

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.

Sevika Ford2025-11-03T12:53:37-08:00November 3rd, 2025|Tags: Self-inquiry, selfless service, Spiritual discussion, Swami Vimalananda, yoga philosophy, Yoga Sutras of Patanjali|

Spiritual Study: Resist or Surrender
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Spiritual Study: Resist or Surrender

Spiritual Study: Resist or Surrender

Online | $5-15 sliding scale | Free for active IYISF teachers

Book now/Online

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

How do we interact with our world, maintain our inner peace, and still be responsible citizens?
So many changes are happening so quickly—many of which raise questions. These shifts impact us financially, environmentally, and emotionally. What will their long-term effects be?

Do we resist or surrender?
How do we live in the world, yet not be of it?
What is the Yogic perspective?

Join us for a short talk and discussion. This session will not be recorded.

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.

Sevika Ford2025-11-03T11:27:42-08:00November 3rd, 2025|Tags: Conscious living, Inner peace, Spiritual discussion, Swami Vidyananda, yoga philosophy, Yogic perspective|

Spiritual Study: Living Into the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life, 4-Part
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Spiritual Study: Living Into the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life, 4-Part

Spiritual Study: Living Into the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life, 4-Part

Online | $5-15 sliding scale | 4 Mondays, offered individually

Book now/Online

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

The Yoga Sutras offer practical guidance on how to live from a place of peace, joy, love, and light.
They can shift our perception of the world around us, making our interactions—with those we love, those we encounter, and even with ourselves—more easeful and compassionate.
Let’s explore what it means to become our best Self in the world—together.
Join Jyothi Kimberly Schick and Dharmini Debra Fischgrund for this four-part series as we dive into key sutras and learn how to surf the waves of daily life with wisdom and grace.

The Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts, take time to reflect upon them, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions.

4 Mondays – Book individually:

Jyothi Kimberley Schick, RYT-500. Yoga is my life, and my lifestyle. I am a 20+ year practitioner, 15+ of that as an instructor, with 1000+ hours of yoga-related training, and an RYT-500 from the Integral Yoga Institute. My style of teaching is holistic and meditative in nature, with breath as the entry point. I create a sacred container for students to go deep in their practice, find their center, and access peace within.

Dharmini Debra Fischgrund’s bio coming soon.

Sevika Ford2025-09-03T22:05:48-07:00September 3rd, 2025|Tags: Dharmini Debra Fischgrund, Jyothi Kimberley Schick, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, true Self, yoga philosophy, Yoga Spiritual Studies|

Spiritual Study: Living Into the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life, 4-Part
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Spiritual Study: Living Into the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life, 4-Part

Spiritual Study: Living Into the Yoga Sutras in Daily Life, 4-Part

Online | $5-15 sliding scale | 4 Mondays, offered individually

Book now/Online

Please register in advance; a Zoom link will be emailed 1 hour before the session, or join Zoom directly via your Momence dashboard.

The Yoga Sutras offer practical guidance on how to live from a place of peace, joy, love, and light.
They can shift our perception of the world around us, making our interactions—with those we love, those we encounter, and even with ourselves—more easeful and compassionate.
Let’s explore what it means to become our best Self in the world—together.
Join Jyothi Kimberly Schick and Dharmini Debra Fischgrund for this four-part series as we dive into key sutras and learn how to surf the waves of daily life with wisdom and grace.

The Yoga Spiritual Study series is an offering in which participants learn and discuss how the teachings of Yoga apply to our daily lives. We read passages from scriptures of Yoga and other ancient and contemporary spiritual texts, take time to reflect upon them, and share with each other how these words and practices support us on the spiritual path. All are welcome to join any one or all of the sessions.

4 Mondays – Book individually:

Jyothi Kimberley Schick, RYT-500. Yoga is my life, and my lifestyle. I am a 20+ year practitioner, 15+ of that as an instructor, with 1000+ hours of yoga-related training, and an RYT-500 from the Integral Yoga Institute. My style of teaching is holistic and meditative in nature, with breath as the entry point. I create a sacred container for students to go deep in their practice, find their center, and access peace within.

Dharmini Debra Fischgrund’s bio coming soon.

Sevika Ford2025-09-03T22:05:08-07:00September 3rd, 2025|Tags: Dharmini Debra Fischgrund, Jyothi Kimberley Schick, The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, true Self, yoga philosophy, Yoga Spiritual Studies|

In the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Swami Satchidananda states that we have a “first and foremost duty.” He writes, “We should analyze all our motives and try to cultivate selfless thoughts.”

How do we see our thoughts clearly? Why is this our foremost duty?

Join us for a short talk and discussion. This session will not be recorded.

How do we interact with our world, maintain our inner peace, and still be responsible citizens? So many changes are happening so quickly—many of which raise questions. These shifts impact us financially, environmentally, and emotionally. What will their long-term effects be?

Do we resist or surrender? How do we live in the world, yet not be of it? What is the Yogic perspective?

Join us for a short talk and discussion. This session will not be recorded.

4 Mondays – Book individually:

4 Mondays – Book individually:

How do we see our thoughts clearly?
Why is this our foremost duty?

How do we interact with our world, maintain our inner peace, and still be responsible citizens?
So many changes are happening so quickly—many of which raise questions. These shifts impact us financially, environmentally, and emotionally. What will their long-term effects be?

Do we resist or surrender?
How do we live in the world, yet not be of it?
What is the Yogic perspective?