Adults and little people gathered together in a playful Yoga session. All ages welcomed!

Madhuri Flynn, a dedicated yogini, found and fell in love with Yoga on her arrival in San Francisco from London. She has been teaching Integral Yoga since '97. At the Integral Yoga Institute, she has served as Head of Teachers and as a trainer for Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Children's Yoga Teacher Trainings, and she continues to serve on the Board of Directors. Her passion is sharing the deeper teachings of yoga, which offer the precious treasure of true freedom and liberation.

First Sunday of the month.

This is a PlayShop for Teachers and Experienced Students. This class will focus on how to go deep into inquiry and understanding with a pose, and from this, how to grow. We will explore how a pose uniquely fits a body, or a body a pose; how to see this, consider it, convey these ideas to our students, and evolve with them. Our tools will include voice/language, demonstration, and touch. We will address serving in both ends of the continuum of rigor toward safe, gentle care and toward intensity and challenge, in ways which empower our students, and ourselves, as skillful practitioners. This workshop offers 2.5 CEU hours through the Yoga Alliance.

Kristie Dahlia Home is a joyful practitioner of the healing arts of Yoga, Thai Yoga massage, and Reiki. She has been teaching for 16 years and her love for unique and authentic service has led to adventures from rolling on the floor sharing Yoga with children to teaching massage to the blind.

Since we tend to know ourselves as physical bodies, many students of Yoga practice for physical reasons. But the masters of Yoga designed the science of Hatha Yoga primarily as a path into more subtle levels of being and ultimately to an experience of the true self. As with the last two classes in the course, this class will combine lecture and Hatha practice, encouraging you to discover:
o the place of Hatha Yoga in the overall framework of Yoga
o how to use the Yoga postures and breathing practices to connect with the deeper dimensions of your nature
o practical ways to derive more satisfaction and enjoyment from your practice
o how your practice can cultivate the awareness and stillness you need to recognize the spirit within yourself and within the world

Swami Ramananda served as the President of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City and is a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition. He has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years. Through his affinity for and devoted study of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the teachings of yoga into daily life, and coping with stress, depression, and anger. He leads yoga teacher training programs and offers a variety of workshops in many locations. He is a founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals and he is currently the President of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute.

Join Purusha for a Hatha Level II/III experience focusing on moving into more advanced asanas. The emphasis will be on longer holds and new variations. All experienced students welcome.

First Friday of the month.

Experience the joy of combining two ancient practices: Yoga and knitting. "Knit one OM, Knit two OM, Knit three OM!" Practitioners cultivate an inner state of peace while creating something beautiful.

Every first Friday of the month we meet to knit and work on other projects together.

Join us for a practical journey into facing life challenges. What is Karma? What is our responsibility when facing karma? When should we attempt to change it? Where does acceptance come in? What is grace and what makes grace available to us? This will be both lecture and discussion, so bring your questions.

Swami Suddhananda is a long time devotee and monastic. Born with physical challenges, she began meditating and practicing Hatha at age 16. Trained in psychology, she has a grasp of both western and eastern systems of addressing life challenges, as well as personal experience.

Chanting mantras and prayers are elements of the Bhakti Yoga path which leads to union with the Divine Counsciousness. Chanting calms the nerves, purifies the emotions, heals the body and opens the heart. It elevates and concentrates the mind, preparing one for silent mantra repetition, meditation and communion with the Divine. Chanting done with a devotional attitude lifts the emotions toward selfless, divine love.

Throughout the ages, individuals have sought to realize the spirit within through music and sound vibration. And many of the world faiths and traditions incorporate this spiritual practice. Generations of ancient and modern yogis also have developed this uplifting practice, calling it Kirtan and using the Sanskrit language.

This is an Open Kirtan, where All are welcome to lead chants and join in the choir (or just listen!) Come join us for a joyful experience. Feel free to bring a chant or musical instrument to share!

JOIN ASTRUD and FRIENDS who are Ana Grillo, Steve Bamm, Peter Schuster and Ty Towry and Astrud Castillo.
As a group we are inspired by the sacred sounds and love to sing in the key of "WE". We share what is know as KIRTAN a call and response of sacred sounds and mantras. It is the relationship to these mantras that illuminates our heart and awakens our consciousness. It is not important that you can sing or that you understand the words. KIRTAN is an experience. It is a practice to release you out of the thinking mind and drop you gently into the heart. MAN means mind and TRA is instrument. So it is through these sacred sounds we are able to conduct the instrument of the mind. Please join us as we join you and together we create this sacred union with healing intentions for the whole of the world.

Hari Bol...

This workshop will be a presentation and discussion about the path of yoga that speaks of Ahimsa (non-violence) and how we can apply this principle into everyday life. Ahimsa stands as the overriding precept in the Ashtanga yoga system as noted in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. It offers valuable teachings toward living a more peaceful, creative and liberated life. Mukunda will highlight points from Raja yoga that can guide us to create healthy and sustainable habits which in turn, help strengthen and support all of our relationships to this life. Part of this presentation will include mention of a plant-based diet and how that can trigger a path of Ahimsa in all areas of our lives.

Marc Mukunda Morozumi began his yoga training in 2001 as a student of ashtanga yoga while still dancing with Joe Goode Performance Group in SF. After a spiritual journey to India in 2007 along with life's bittersweet unfolding by way of injury and heartbreak, he found Integral Yoga as a natural home. Since 2009, Mukunda has deepened his practice with teacher trainings through Integral Yoga and maintains a steady Hatha I/II class on Saturday mornings at the SF IYI. He has recently been a staff member on IYI silent retreats and will be sharing more teachings in workshops in the coming months. You can learn more about him at http://www.yogamukunda.com/.

This new class combines Hatha Yoga, meditation and sharing. The class will start with 1 hour of basic Hatha Yoga, leading into 1/2 hour of meditation which will be partly guided. At the end will be the opportunity to speak about the practice, to share experiences and knowledge, obstacles or problems, to ask question or to just get to know our fellow Yogis and Yoginis.

Marc Mukunda Morozumi began his yoga training in 2001 as a student of ashtanga yoga while still dancing with Joe Goode Performance Group in SF. After a spiritual journey to India in 2007 along with life's bittersweet unfolding by way of injury and heartbreak, he found Integral Yoga as a natural home. Since 2009, Mukunda has deepened his practice with teacher trainings through Integral Yoga and maintains a steady Hatha I/II class on Saturday mornings at the SF IYI. He has recently been a staff member on IYI silent retreats and will be sharing more teachings in workshops in the coming months. You can learn more about him at http://www.yogamukunda.com/.

Our culture associates success with financial wealth. But, the yoga teachings offer a different perspective–valuing spiritual connection, peace, and happiness. Can we change our own perspective and consider what success really means? Is there any achievement greater than having peace in our daily lives?

Swami Ramananda served as the President of the Integral Yoga Institute in New York City and is a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition. He has been practicing Yoga for over 30 years. Through his affinity for and devoted study of The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the teachings of yoga into daily life, and coping with stress, depression, and anger. He leads yoga teacher training programs and offers a variety of workshops in many locations. He is a founding board member of the Yoga Alliance, a national registry that supports and promotes yoga teachers as professionals and he is currently the President of the San Francisco Integral Yoga Institute.

Rishi Schwieg first met Sri Swami Satchidananda in 1970. Sri Swami Satchidananda's thought, action and presence has been a guiding principal 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."

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.

Join us for a very special Kirtan with Ananda Rasa. Chanting mantras and prayers are elements of the Bhakti Yoga path which leads to union with the Divine Consciousness. Kirtan quiets the mind and opens the heart.

Ananda Rasa (the bliss of Divine rapture, the nectar of bliss) Kirtan is led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist David Estes who is currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area. David grew up in India, has studied music since childhood and spent several years completely immersed in the practices of kirtan, swadhyaya chanting and meditation as a resident in daily ashram life. Ananda Rasa Kirtan is rooted in traditional sanskrit chants sung to original melody compositions in light classical Indian ragas. Additional musical influences include Qawwali and reggae. The power, energy and vibration of the kirtan is experienced through chanting in call and response with the audience.

Some of our senior community members from back in the 60s and 70s lived and interacted closely with Sri Swami Satchidananda during the years when Yoga was newly introduced in the West. Join us for an inspiring evening of stories, lessons and teachings from those early years when Sri Swamiji taught the Yoga classes and trained the teachers himself.

Come chant the Hanuman chalisa with us or just listen. This famous poem to Lord Hanuman is forty verses in praise of the monkey who symbolizes strength, courage, and devotion. Lyrics provided. Jaaya Hanuman!

Some movies can give us answers to our unanswered questions, others can touch our hearts. Spiritual Movie Night is an opportunity to showcase these and other soul-touching movies in community.

Movie makers are our modern-day storytellers. As the group sits together to watch these stories unfold, we join in the experience together, creating a sense of oneness and connectedness with others, even if we have not yet met. After the movie, we will have the opportunity to expand our horizons by sharing with each other any perspectives or insights that have arisen.

Come cozy up around the popcorn bowl and enjoy a movie with us! We look forward to seeing you there!

The practice of Yin Yoga directs the stimulation deeper than the superficial or muscular tissues. Yin Yoga targets the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, bones, and even the joints of the body that normally are not exercised very much in the more active, Yang, styles of yoga.

Yin Yoga is offered the last Saturday of every month.

The Integral Yoga Institute's Basic Teacher Training program, which has been training teachers and changing lives since 1981. Come to this open house and learn why people are saying:

"Yoga at the Integral Yoga Institute is what Yoga is supposed to be like. Forget about attitude, judgement and shame and see what compassion and spiritual yoga is really about. I liked it so much I'm going to donate the difference between what I paid [on Groupon] and what they normally charge for my 10 classes. Highly recommend." ~Laura

We are now enrolling for our Fall Teacher Training! The Teacher Training staff includes Swami Ramananda, Diana Meltsner, Reverend Jivana Heyman, and Mukunda Morozumi. To learn more about the upcoming Fall program, visit the Basic Yoga Teacher Training page for more information.

Diana Meltsner has been teaching Integral Yoga style Hatha classes in the Bay Area since 2001. She has focused on the full spectrum of students and environments from children at schools to seniors in medical clinics. She also teaches prenatal and postnatal classes in yoga studios. Her classes encourage mindfulness and lead towards experiencing inner peace and self discovery. She has been staffing the IYI yoga teacher trainings since 2003.

Marc Mukunda Morozumi began his yoga training in 2001 as a student of ashtanga yoga while still dancing with Joe Goode Performance Group in SF. After a spiritual journey to India in 2007 along with life's bittersweet unfolding by way of injury and heartbreak, he found Integral Yoga as a natural home. Since 2009, Mukunda has deepened his practice with teacher trainings through Integral Yoga and maintains a steady Hatha I/II class on Saturday mornings at the SF IYI. He has recently been a staff member on IYI silent retreats and will be sharing more teachings in workshops in the coming months. You can learn more about him at http://www.yogamukunda.com/.

An introductory workshop for women of all ages (2-1/2 hrs). It may be surprising to learn that one-third of women ages 30-70 have experienced bladder control problems at some point. Contrary to popular belief, pelvic floor strengthening is not the only means of prevention. Using yoga, we will learn how to balance the nervous system, tone muscles responsible for supporting the bladder, and understand key lifestyle changes that can prevent problems now and as we get older. Includes yoga, new beginners welcome.

Leslie Daley MFA, RYT500, OTR/L is an occupational therapist and New York based IYI teacher trained in hatha yoga, restorative yoga and yoga-based stress management. She works with both children and adults, specializing in manual therapy, stress management and individualized treatment plans that support bladder health. You can contact Leslie with any issues or questions at leslie.daley@gmail.com.