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Sri Swami Satchidananda’s Jayanthi

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Join us for this special event honoring the birthday of our spiritual teacher, Sri Swami Satchidananda. There will be a short talk about Sri Swamiji and a puja (spiritual service) with chanting, performed in gratitude for the blessings of his teachings and guidance. A short video of Sri Swami Satchidananda will also be offered. This service will include our noon meditation.

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.

Swami Vimalananda, 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.

 

 

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.

2020-11-27T13:20:34-08:00November 4th, 2020|Tags: , , , , |

Satsang: How Guru and Grace Guide Our Lives

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Sri Swami Satchidananda’s Jayanthi, or birthday, is approaching on December 22. We will all reflect on our personal experience, whether with Sri Gurudev or with another teacher who has inspired us, and share how this guidance and Sadhana have been foundational in our lives.

Rishi Schwieg first met Sri Swami Satchidananda in 1970. Sri Swami Satchidananda’s thought, action and presence has been a guiding principle in Rishi’s life ever since then. Rishi says, “It is in serving that we learn to live, it is in giving that we receive the greatest gift. Let us sit together and talk about Yoga. As we discard illusions of who we are, we become a fuller version of our true selves. A small step furthers.”

 

 

 

Vijay David Hassin was the Founding Director of the Integral Yoga Institute of San Francisco and the first Yogaville West community. He was one of a core group of students of Sri Swami Satchidananda when Sri Gurudev came to New York City and established the first Integral Yoga Institute. He is the author of Modern Yoga Handbook. Vijay is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and currently works for a Telehealth Company, as well as having a private practice. Vijay maintains contact with his gurubais and continues to actively work for the continued promotion and dissemination of Sri Gurudev’s teachings.

 

 

Ishwara Cowan was among the 1st San Francisco IYI students/ initiates. As a co-founder/officer of the IYI of California, Inc., he assisted in establishing the 1st Yogaville. He also served IYI as consultant/instructor/lecturer. A PhD from UC Berkeley, he was Professor at Cal State & U Virginia. 1st founding member: Yogaville West, Santa Barbara, “Ish” often hosted & served as driver/ companion of Swami Satchidananda. He is author of Calm Lake: Satchidananda, available on Amazon.

2020-12-15T15:39:13-08:00November 4th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Satsang: Building all-inclusive relationships

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Chinnamasta will share her thoughts, how to weave uplifting relationships in your life. During these challenging times we need, more than ever, loyalty to Sangha. We need to reach out to support, especially those who are vulnerable, less fortunate, and forgotten. The yamas and niyamas are being reevaluated on a global level and as yogi’s we have the moral obligation to abide by these ethics. To move from separation to appreciation and respect for diversity. How do you put that in practice in your everyday life?

You could ask ourselves if the way you relate to another leads to a deeper understanding of yourself and the other. Does your attitude lead to connection and a desire on both ends to be together. Does the connection create communion?

 

Chinnamasta Stiles
The essence of Chinnamasta is her heart-felt and loving presence attained during many years of deep study and practice with gifted Master Teachers in Europe, India and the U.S. While sitting next to these teachers, she received abundant blessings that led to the healing of her Self, blessings she now shares with others. Chinnamasta’s true gift is that she has the capacity to assess the root cause of a disease due to physical, emotional, mental or karmic imbalances and understand how these lead to health issues and deep suffering. With a loving and understanding attitude she helps students become proactive on their spiritual healing path, which leads to a deeply rooted connection to the Yoni Mudra (the Inner Source), resulting in long-term restored vitality and well being.

 

2020-12-21T11:33:38-08:00November 4th, 2020|Tags: , , |

Ayurvedic Remedies and Yoga Practices to Improve Immunity

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$20 early bird, exp. 11/28
$25

Integral Yoga Therapy Clinic presents:

Join Ausra, Integral Yoga Clinic therapist, for this 90-minute workshop where she will share Ayurvedic remedies and yoga practices to boost and maintain a strong immune system.
You will learn how to stay healthy using simple recipes and self-care daily routines.
We are going to explore specific yoga poses, breathing, and relaxation techniques to keep you healthy during the most vulnerable times of cold and flu season and episodes of heightened stress.

Ausra Duverge, C-IAYT, RYT-500, is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Certified Yoga Therapist. She uses Yoga techniques and practices: movement, breathing, relaxation, meditation, yoga philosophy, and Ayurvedic nutrition and lifestyle recommendations to help safely manage existing health conditions, restore balance and vitality, and to prevent disease.
Ausra offers yoga classes for cancer survivors, adaptive yoga, and workplace stress management. She works with clients one-on-one, virtually and in-person, with a variety of health conditions: heart disease, dementia, spinal injuries and misalignment.

2020-11-04T13:36:49-08:00November 4th, 2020|Tags: , |
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