Deepening into Meditation

By donation $0, $5 or $10

Please register in advance, a zoom link will be provided via confirmation email.

“You begin with ambition of some kind. Then, at a certain stage, meditation becomes instinctive. Then you cannot not meditate – it happens to you.”- Chogyam Trumpa

This ongoing group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month to explore and refine aspects of our meditation practices – how we sit, why we sit, and how that relates to our lives. The format consists of a group meditation with some direction, a talk on a related subject and a question/answer session with sharing.

 

Prajna took her first yoga class in 1970 in southern California. Later that year she came through the doors of the Berkeley IYI, and since that time she has loved Integral Yoga.

Over the years she has maintained an active involvement in movement, healing, and meditation. She has practiced yoga, tai chi, and various dance forms; co-authored two best selling books on Holistic Health; lived and danced flamenco in southern Spain; and since 2000, has taught Rosen Movement. In 2010, she completed her IYI Teacher Training at Yogaville, and began teaching yoga. She brings to her teaching four decades of meditation practice, the last twenty eight in the Buddhist tradition.

Attuning to the wisdom of the body/mind and opening to the present are the foundations of both Prajna’s teaching and personal practice.

She is currently the kitchen manager for SF IYI and IYI retreats. Before heading the IYI kitchen she cooked for many years in retreats centers, cafes and restaurants.

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Kirtan with Prajna Vieira and the Mukti Kirtan Ensemble

Sliding scale $10 or $20

Please register in advance, a zoom link will be provided via confirmation email.

 

Come feel the joy, sing the Names, and dance with us!

“Mukti” is the acclaimed kirtan ensemble fronted by vocalist Prajna Vieira, guitarist Donald Fontowitz and tabla player Ramana Erickson. Their spicy blend of tabla rhythms, Indian slide guitar, harmonium, and vocals create a rich foundation for both traditional Indian and modern original kirtans.

Prajna Vieira – lead vocals, harmonium
Donald Fontowitz – Indian Slide Guitars
Ramana Erickson – tablas Greg Barnett – bass
Lisa Chorny, Julie Simonsen, Samantha Vieira – response vocals

2020-06-17T17:03:11-07:00June 12th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Guru Puja

By donation $0, $5 or $10

These devotional services are a time to come together for blessings from our spiritual teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda, and to offer gratitude for his guidance and love. A puja (spiritual service) with participatory chanting will be performed. A short video of Sri Swami Satchidananda or talk may also be offered. This service will include our noon meditation.

Guru Puja is held on the 22nd of each month.

 

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.

2020-06-26T13:05:06-07:00June 12th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Community Gathering – Staying In Touch with the Source

Meets every Wednesday. Sign up via our online class schedule.  A Zoom link will be provided via a confirmation email.

This group offers an opportunity to remind ourselves who we truly are and to keep focused on what is important.
The format will include a short meditation, an opportunity for a personal check-in and the reading with discussion of ‘To Know Yourself, the Essential Teachings of Swami Satchidananda.
If possible please bring the book to the group.

 

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.

2020-05-31T16:49:31-07:00May 28th, 2020|Tags: , |
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