The Roots of Suffering and the Way to Freedom: A Four Week In-depth Study

$15 individual session or
$45 for all four (save $15) | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email.

On 4 consecutive Tuesdays ⋅  5:30-6:30

Part 1: January 12
Part 2: January 19
Part 3: January 26
Part 4: February 2

 

The root causes of our suffering are usually hidden from view in the subconscious ways we understand ourselves and relate to the world. But suffering can compel us to seek a deeper understanding of life and our true nature.
Learn to transform trying times into stepping-stones to profound experiences of connection, contentment, and spiritual freedom. Deepen and refine your understanding of suffering and how it can enhance your spiritual maturity. This course is devoted to self-transformation through introspection, meditation, and the study of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, both the commentary of Sri Swami Satchidananda, and of Rev Jaganath Carrera.

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.

2021-01-13T14:06:08-08:00November 6th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Kriya Yoga: Patanjali’s Three-Limbed Path for Working With Suffering

Please register in advance, a Zoom link will be provided via a confirmation email.
Suggested donation $15 – $25

We are living in a time fraught with suffering. The very act of breathing seems to expose us to serious illness. Many people have lost their jobs and loved ones. We do not know what the future holds, we do not control our fate, and we are isolated for protection.

We know that it is the time for yoga in the deepest sense of the word. How can we use this situation to deepen our practice, to transform ourselves by gaining yogic wisdom and to develop a compassionate state of consciousness so that we may help our fellow beings?

In this workshop we will look at the general philosophy of suffering as expressed in the Yoga Sutras and the practice of Kriya Yoga. These are simple, yet powerful practices through which our difficulties become our teacher and we open to powerful and positive transformation. Through the alchemical power of adversity we can become more resilient and peaceful.

Gary Kissiah was introduced to Eastern philosophy in college when he discovered the writings of Alan Watts which led to Zen. He found yoga in 2000 and has been studying and practicing yoga since that time. Gary has a Certificate of Yoga Philosophy from the California Institute of Integral Studies. He has studied yoga at Esalen Institute, Big Sur California; Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, India; and Satchidananda Ashram-Yogaville, Virginia. He has led spiritual trips to Nepal, India and Tibet.
Gary is the author of “The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali-Illuminated” which uses images to illuminate the inner meaning of the Yoga Sutras.
Gary is also a lawyer and teaches workshops on yoga philosophy, ethics and law for teacher training programs. Gary has been a frequent speaker for Yoga Alliance and has been on the Board of Directors of the Integral Yoga Institute-San Francisco.

2020-04-22T00:23:46-07:00April 16th, 2020|Tags: , , |
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