Practicing Freedom: Hatha Yoga Series Part 1 of 3

$20 each individual workshop | ONLINE & IN-PERSON

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

Please review our In-person Safety Guidelines.

Even when we are dedicated to our Yoga practice, we may approach the practice with the same unconscious beliefs and habitual thought patterns that are a source of suffering for us. We may find ourselves trying to look good, comparing ourselves to others or to some image we have, or judging our practice by some unintentional standards. In this 3 part series, we will practice freedom by guiding our attention in various ways to cultivate a non-reactive awareness, an open heart and a sense of connection to a higher power. Ultimately, we can free ourselves from past impressions and will no longer be compelled by old beliefs and fears, enabling us to approach life with a sense of deep belonging, contentment and wonder.

August 3 – This session will focus on cultivating a heightened awareness to engage attention fully in the present, stilling the movements in the mind and creating a neutral relationship with the bodymind instrument.

August 10 – This session will focus on opening the heart, honoring the Spirit within and allowing ourselves to connect to and be guided by a higher intelligence.

August 17 – This session will focus on feeling our connection to each other and the web of life, and understanding our practice as a means to bring healing to ourselves and others.

 

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.

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Moon Salutation Workshop

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

ONLINE | $20

At this New Moon, we will open our being to the sideways flow of the moon salutation asana series and open the doors to allow the voice of intuition and creativity to come forth and manifest. This feminine flow, the creative process comes from stillness “darkness of the night”, the empty canvas, the empty page.
We will dive into exploration of our bodies, let our patterns come to the surface and will allow space for expression and sharing.

Prior experience with yoga and meditation is helpful.

Diana Meltsner, C-IAYT and e-RYT 500, has been teaching yoga in the Bay Area since 2001. Diana has been a lead teacher trainer for 200-hour Integral Yoga Teacher Trainings since 2012. The classes she teaches include chair/gentle, various levels of Hatha yoga, prenatal, guided mindfulness meditations, and various yoga, pranayama and meditation workshops. She’s been working as a health educator and yoga instructor for Kaiser Permanente since 2014.
She is C-IAYT certified yoga therapist and San Francisco center manager for the Integral Yoga Therapy 800-hour certification program. Diana offers individual therapeutic sessions with focus on physical and mental wellness. Her offerings help people to find a deeper sense of well-being and ability to move through life with increased ease, intuition, and stress resilience.
www.dianameltsner.com

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Intro to Grief, Growth and Community

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

Please join Whitney Wilkerson, Master of Divinity candidate,  for this introductory session to learn about the upcoming spiritual support group she will be leading for 4 weeks this month. The focus of the group work will be on finding compassion centered approaches to life’s challenges.

How do we navigate the transitions of our lives?

Change, adversity, and loss, calls for time in a community where listening is encouraged, sharing is welcomed, and responding to our hearts with compassion is imperative. Whether you are experiencing loss, are at a crossroad, or sense that a container of support might help you navigate what is arising in your life this weekly gathering offers a supportive framework to help you face the challenges of life.

Learn more about or enroll in Whitney’s Grief, Growth and Community, 4-week series, starting on Thursday, January 13, 2022 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm PST (4 consecutive Thursdays).

As a teacher, trainer, and facilitator Whitney’s work with individuals and organizations is based on an integrated model to help implement health related change, growth, and advancement in mental, physical and spiritual capacities. Her approach of working with the mind is firmly rooted in Gestalt methodology, positive psychology, contemplative neuroscience, and the science of self compassion. She has coached members of the US Army in combat-readiness (mindfulness) to directly address issues of change fatigue and resiliency during deployment and currently serves as a Coach Training Assistant and Mentor in Duke University’s Integrative Health Coach Training program. She is a frequent lecturer and seminar presenter on topics including resiliency, mindful communication, & leading for optimism and innovation for clients including BlueCrossBlueShield and Kenan-Flagler Business School.
As a yoga teacher, continuing education provider and trainer (including as co-director and faculty of the Balance Through Movement Lead With Compassion yoga teacher training hosted by The University of North Carolina’s Program on Integrative Medicine) her work with the body is trauma-informed, non-dogmatic and supports students to become their own self-care expert through the cultivation of a sustainable yoga practice.
Whitney is a Master of Divinity candidate at Naropa University where she focuses on providing guidance and support for spiritually diverse populations though research backed compassionate care practices.
whitneywilkerson.com

2021-11-05T19:36:37-07:00November 4th, 2021|Tags: |

Yoga for Lower Back Pain – Online

ONLINE via Yogaville | When you register via the link above, you help Yogaville support Integral Yoga San Francisco as an affiliate. Thank you!

$700.00 | Please register by 5 pm, Nov. 5 | Financial Aid is available.

DATE & TIME Live sessions with Dr. Fishman:

Fridays: Nov. 5 & 7
4 – 6 pm PDT (7–9 pm EDT)

Saturdays: Nov. 6 & 13
6:30–8:30 am & 11:30–1:30 pm PDT (9:30–11:30 am & 2:30–4:30 pm EDT)

Sundays: Nov 7 & 14
6:30–8:30 am & 11:30–1:30 pm PDT (9:30–11:30 am & 2:30–4:30 pm EDT)

In this (2 weekends) online workshop, Dr. Fishman will explain seven basic causes of low back pain and teach you how to identify the proper one, relieve the pain it produces, and how to avoid the causes of pain in the first place.
This course is designed to help participants with their own back pain, aid them in understanding and alleviating back pain in others, and guide them in using Yoga to relieve and prevent future back pain. This straightforward approach uses anatomy, but requires no previous study. Because the course is online, you will learn to teach the important poses by virtually teaching your classmates.

Back pain can bewilder even seasoned therapists. This is partially because back pain and sciatica are symptoms, and effective treatment requires finding the cause.
Dr. Fishman has seen more than 20,000 patients with back pain and written five books and a large number of academic papers about Yoga for back pain.
Live sessions with Dr. Fishman and assistant Liz Larson on Fridays at 7–9 pm, and Saturdays and Sundays at 9:30–11:30 am and 2:30–4:30 pm ET.

You will have access to the video recordings for 8 weeks after the program ends, until January 9, 2022.
In addition, you will have access to the Ashram’s Live Hatha Yoga classes at 5 pm ET, recorded Ashram meditations, and inspiring talks with Sri Swami Satchidananda. You will also have access to an online social community to connect and communicate with other participants about this course.
Dr. Fishman’s assistant, Liz Larson, RYT 200, is a precise and intuitive teacher who has worked with Dr. Fishman for 5 years.

Continuing Education (CE) Opportunities:
Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 20 contact hours. You can input your contact hours using your YA login information.

Integral Yoga Teachers Association (IYTA) can provide you a CE certificate with your program’s total contact hours for a $10 fee (free for IYTA members.) For more information, email ce@iyta.org.
International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT): Approved Professional Development (APD) course eligible for IAYT continuing education credits. (It is the students’ responsibility to request a certificate of completion and submit all required documents, hours, syllabus, etc. on the IAYT website.)

Testimonials
“I feel so much more informed about what Yoga poses help for the different causes of lower back pain. — Carol Murray
The program was excellent and extensive—totally loaded with good info!” — Past Participant

“This was another one of Dr. Fishman fantastic educational trainings! I would attend more trainings/workshops with Dr. Fishman. He genuinely enjoys helping people and explains what he is teaching from both a medical perspective and a yogic perspective. Most importantly he imparts kindness and great wisdom, always in such a cheerful way. We leave with many golden nuggets. Thank you Dr. Fishman and Yogaville for a great learning experience!” — Mona Flynn

“I truly enjoyed the material given by slides, examples of Yoga, and volunteer demo. The speaker was awesome and knowledgeable. I’ve learned so much from Dr. Fishman. He’s inspired me to learn more and learn how I can heal my own body with Yoga. I’m so grateful for my growth and progress.” — Dionne Daly Presenter

Loren M. Fishman, M.D., B.Phil. (Oxon.) is Medical Director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City, author of ten books and more than 90 academic articles, and a world-recognized pioneer in the use of Yoga in medical conditions and the treatment of lower back pain and piriformis syndrome. He spent three years in India before going to medical school and has used Yoga to reverse the deficits of rotator cuff syndrome, straighten the scoliotic spine, actually strengthen osteoporotic bones, and aid in medical conditions as diverse as insomnia, obesity, and restless leg syndrome. Other non-surgical interventions relieve plantar fasciitis, arrest the development of bunions, and retard the progress of arthritis and multiple sclerosis.

In addition to his private practice, Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, he is Associate Editor of Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation, on the staff at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, and a past president of the New York Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Fishman has an advanced degree in Philosophy from Oxford University.

He has conducted clinical trials on the efficacy of physical therapy and two types of botulinum neurotoxin and has also been a specialist in electrodiagnosis of entrapment syndromes, radiculopathies and sciatica for over 25 years. In addition, he has worked with artificial intelligence and machine learning to predict the trajectory and end-points of inpatient recovery in order to properly gauge hospital length of stay and reduce readmissions.

See more at sciatica.org

2021-11-05T19:31:50-07:00August 27th, 2021|Tags: , |
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