Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco

Integral Yoga Therapy 800-HR Certification Program Classical Yoga Adapted for Contemporary Times Enhance Your CareerBecome a Certified Integral Yoga Therapist. Empower those you serve with lasting, positive change and optimal health.... Three Primary Locations in the US (and now virtually): Satchidananda Ashram, Yogaville, VA Integral Yoga Institute San Francisco, CA Integral Yoga Institute New York, NY Work at your own pace with the flexibility of our IAYT-approved modular program comprised of 9 core modules; one IY elective; and 150 hours of practicum, documenting, and mentoring led by an internationally-renowned teaching staff, dedicated sannyasins, and pioneers in the Yoga Therapy field. Integral Yoga (IY) embraces a holistic, client-centered approach that considers the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, energetic, and physical aspects of the Self. Using practices from all six of IY’s branchesHatha, Raja, Karma, Jnana, Bhakti, and Japa YogaIYTh guides each person to find ease, peace, and usefulness, even when parts of the mind-body are failing. As practitioners unravel stress and tension, a peaceful and ever-present center is revealed. For more information email: [email protected] Enroll Today! www.IntegralYoga.org/Therapy

Join Satsang with these two beloved #swamis as they share their #spiritualjourney with us this Saturday morning, October 31 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm PDT By donation | Please register in advance, a Zoom link & passcode will be provided via confirmation email: https://bit.ly/3opYSGp Bring your deep, heartfelt questions; Swami Ramananda & Swami Divyananada Ma will both share a message & take questions.... Swami Ramananda is the Executive Director of #IntegralYogaInstituteSanFrancisco & a greatly respected senior swami integrating the timeless teachings & 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 to advanced teacher training programs globally & trains teachers to bring Yoga into corporate, hospital & medical settings. A certified Yoga therapist, his is a founding board member of the Yoga Alliance & co-founder of The Spiritual Action Initiative (SAI) working for social justice for all beings & our natural world. His warmth, wisdom and sense of humor have endeared him to many. Swami Divyananda Ma has a wealth of experience teaching Integral Yoga around the world since 1973. She has taught at corporations, universities, the Commonwealth Cancer Center, and for the Dr. Dean Ornish Reversing Heart Disease programs. She has also served as one of Integral Yoga’s Basic Hatha teacher trainers. Swami Divyananda Ma took monastic vows in 1975 from the great saint and yogi, Sri Swami Satchidananda. Over the years she has served as the director of the Integral Yoga Institutes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, & as Ashram Manager at Yogaville. She also served for ten years as the director of the Integral Yoga Institute in Coimbatore, India; this immersion into the South Indian culture has given depth to her understanding and practice of Yoga. She leads the annual Sacred India Tours to sacred sites in India & leads trainings internationally. See more at sacredindiatours.org

Yoga2Sleep: Relax and Fall Asleep Naturally with Pamela Stokes Eggleston this Sat. & Sun., October 31 - November 1 (Please register by 2 pm PDT on Oct. 30): https://bit.ly/3dtxMJt In this online workshop, release stress, tension, and overwhelm with Yoga2Sleep, a Yoga therapy workshop designed to support a better quality of sleep. This workshop includes personal assessment, pranayama (breathing exercises), meditation, Restorative Yoga, Yin Yoga, intention, and mindset. Yoga2Sl...eep uses scientific research, in combination with ancient, traditional yogic practices to help you achieve better sleep for the best life. Sleep is an integral function of the parasympathetic (rest and digest) part of the nervous system. When we don’t get enough sleep, our bodies, brains, and emotions suffer. There is good evidence that cognitive and/or physiological excitement, associated with sustained sympathetic activation, is one of the underlying causes of insomnia. A large body of evidence-based research supports Yoga therapy protocols that holistically address insomnia and sleeplessness. The multi-layered approach of Yoga therapy uses scientific research, in combination with ancient, traditional yogic practices. And you will have access to the video recordings for 8 weeks after the program ends, until December 27. Visit integralyogasf.org events calendar for more details! -Continuing Education (CE) -Yoga Alliance (YA): Approximately 6 contact hours #Yoga2Sleep #PamelaStokesEggleston #onlineyogaworkshop #sleep #Yogatherapy #integralyoga

Join Nina Rao for a beautiful Kirtan, a powerful practice of Bhakti Yoga. Sat. October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PDT Register in advance, a Zoom link will be sent via a confirmation email: https://bit.ly/2SVftmS Nina Rao learned traditional chants (bhajans) from her grandfather in a village in south India when she nine years old. The chants quietly stayed with her until she rediscovered chanting with Krishna Das in New York in 1996. Her childhood was spent living in and moving b...etween many countries around the world and when she settled in New York her working life began in the banking world, switched to organizing and leading photographic wildlife safaris in Africa and India, and now for many years, is Krishna Das' business manager and assistant. Nina singing at Bhaktifest in 2013 Nina tours with Krishna Das, playing cymbals and singing with him, and was honored in 2013 to accompany him at the Grammy Awards webcast performance. In 2007, she recorded the track 'Nina Chalisa' on Krishna Das' CD "Flow of Grace - Chanting the Hanuman Chalisa". In January 2013, she released her debut album, "Antarayaami - Knower of All Hearts". The double CD includes devotional kirtan, bhajan, and a variety of Hanuman Chalisa melodies including a duet with Krishna Das. Nina regularly leads kirtan, chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa, and sings for yoga classes in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY and beyond. #kirtan #ninarao #bhaktiyoga #mantra See more

-Excerpted from "Lockdown" by Br. Richard Hendrick All over the world people are waking up to a new reality To how big we really are. To how little control we really have.... To what really matters. To Love. So we pray and we remember that Yes there is fear. But there does not have to be hate. Yes there is isolation. But there does not have to be loneliness.

Join Dr. Andrea Deerheart for Graceful Transitions 3-day workshop November 13 15, Friday 6:30pm 9:00pm PST Saturday & Sunday 9:00am 12:00pm & 1:00pm 5:30pm PST This amazing workshop is designed for anyone who is living with a life-threatening illness, terminal illness, their caregivers, friends and family or anyone interested in developing a more harmonious relationship with dying and death. This workshop will include:... Learning how to Bridge the Gap between life and death Experiential process exercises and discussion The Practice of Yoga Nidra: Graceful Transitions Individual and Small Group Work Dr. Andrea Deerheart is the passionate founder of the HeartWay, a non-profit foundation dedicated to Embracing life and Honoring Death. Using wisdom gathered from decades of guiding the living and dying; physically, emotionally, and spiritually, Deerheart has provided care and healing on the journey conscious living and dying for more than 20 years. With a doctorate in Depth Psychology, her primary work focuses on issues relating to aging, cultural mythology , death and dying, as well as grief and loss. Deerheart is also a RYT 500 yoga teacher and a certified classical Yoga Nidra Instructor. She is also the author / narrator of the recording, Yoga Nidra: Graceful Transitions. Learn more & register on our website: http://ow.ly/gNjF50C0lpc

Join our monthly IYI discussion group, led by Sarani Fedman, on Sun. October 25 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm PDT, to explore the roots of racism and the changes we need to see in ourselves and society. The discussion will be guided by the books White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo and Mindful of Race by Ruth King. We will use these books and other resources to spark discussion and deep looking at ourselves and our culture. White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo is available in ebook and audio...book (free on youtube) and from your libraries. Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email: https://bit.ly/2IAc6zX Send any questions to [email protected] #antiracism #BLM #blacklivesmatter #mindfulofrace #whitefragility #integralyogasf

Tomorrow! Navaratri: Celebration Honoring the Divine Mother Lakshmi Puja with Swami Divyananda Ma & Astrud Castillo Tuesday, October 20 12:00 12:45pm By donation | Please register in advance, a Zoom link and passcode will be provided via confirmation email: https://bit.ly/354D3TQ... Navaratri is the celebration of the Divine Mother in the form of the three Hindu Goddesses: Durga, Lakshmi and Saraswati. We’ll celebrate each of the three Goddesses over the 9 days, Navaratri. The celebration culminates with a special service on the 10th day, which is called Vijayadasami. This is a special opportunity to bless your house and all the tools you use in your work. Please join us for this special celebration. This includes our noon meditation/kirtan This celebration continues with Saraswati Puja with Swami Divyananda Friday, October 23 12:00 12:45pm And the final celebration: Vijayadasami with Swami Ramananda, Astrud Castillo & Diana Meltsner Monday, October 26 12:00 1:00pm

Sri Swami Satchidananda himself did not belong to any one faith, group, or country. Dedicated to the principle that Truth is One, Paths are Many, he went wherever he was asked to serve. He would bring together people of all backgrounds and beliefs for the purpose of learning respect for all the different paths and realizing their common spirit and the universality of their goal. He dreamed of a place where all could come together to individually realize the one Truth behind... all the names and forms. The LOTUS (Light of Truth Universal Shrine) is such a place. Opened in July 1986, the Shrine inspired and designed by Sri Swamiji is located in the United States at Satchidananda Ashram Yogaville in Virginia. It is dedicated to the light of all faiths and to world peace and it stands as a beautiful example of the universal teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda. Sri Swamiji left his body on August 18, 2002. #sriswamisatchidananda #integralyogainstitute #truthisonepathsaremany #peace

Actions to correct Social Injustices -Swami Ramananda At every opportunity, we must speak out against injustice when we see, hear, or witness it and be a presence of peace in moments of conflict. Even when we cannot help directly, we can offer support to those who are fighting against racism and violence. We must make our voices heard to those seeking election, so that policies that support social justice are enacted at every level of government.