{"id":7558,"date":"2019-08-29T07:13:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T14:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/?page_id=7558"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:19:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T19:19:53","slug":"sebastopol-classes-retreats-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/locations\/north-america\/sebastopol-2\/sebastopol-classes-retreats-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Classes &amp; Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.6 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1667\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/locations\/north-america\/sebastopol-2\/sebastopol-welcome\/\">Welcome<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-7558\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/locations\/north-america\/sebastopol-2\/sebastopol-classes-retreats-2\/\">Classes &amp; Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/locations\/north-america\/sebastopol-2\/sebastopol-contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Ongoing Classes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7556&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]<strong>Jivana Yoga<\/strong> is based in the ancient traditions of India. It offers practical lifestyle and yogic knowledge to help support the way towards true inner happiness.<\/p>\n<p>Sadvidya Foundation offers western students an opportunity to study various ancient Indian sciences including Yoga, Ayurveda, cooking, and meditation. Sad-Vidya is a wing of knowledge, imparted by the great Indian sages, that carries a sincere student to the ultimate goal of Realization. You are invited to come and develop an authentic yoga practice and deepen your understanding of what it means to live a yogic lifestyle in today\u2019s world.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In depth <a href=\"http:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/in-depth-yoga-study\/\">Jivana Yoga Program<\/a> information[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<strong>Jivana Yoga<\/strong> is appropriate for all levels of practitioners. Classes consist of Asana (postures), Pranayama (breath work) and Meditation and Relaxation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7555 size-header\" src=\"http:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-250x375.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-250x375.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-683x1024.jpeg 683w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-585x878.jpeg 585w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-380x570.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-250x375@2x.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-200x300@2x.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-683x1024@2x.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-585x878@2x.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fullsizeoutput_1ffe-380x570@2x.jpeg 760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Live Online Classes<\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">with Kristin Laak<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mondays: 8:30 \u2013 10:00am PDT<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"kristin@sadvidyafoundation.org\">Register<\/a>, Join from around the world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Thursdays: 9:00 &#8211; 10:30am PDT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"kristin@sadvidyafoundation.org\">Register<\/a>, Join from around the world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturdays: <\/strong><a href=\"info@sdavidyafoundation.org\">Introduction to Jivana Yoga Course<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Jivana Workshops <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Practice, Talk and Yogic\/\u0100yurveda Cooking) are held every four months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open to all <b>Introduction to Meditation and \u0100yurvedic Cooking Workshops<\/b> are held every six months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Please contact <a href=\"mailto:kristin@sadvidyafoundation.org\">Kristin Laak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Upcoming Workshop&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Yoga &amp; Meditation Day Retreat<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sadvidya Foundation &#8211; Sebastopol, CA<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Join us for a nourishing half day retreat focused on understanding the relationship between lifestyle and happiness. We will experience the benefits of Yoga as it supports our inner wellbeing, while enjoying a traditional South Indian community lunch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registration:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:kristin@sadvidyafoundation.org\">kristin@sadvidyafoundation.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">707.861.1009<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7592&#8243; img_size=&#8221;half&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">9:00 &#8211; 10:30 Asana, Pr\u0101n\u0101y\u0101ma, Meditation<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10:30 &#8211; 11:00 Tea &amp; Fruit Served<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11:00 &#8211; 12:00 Yoga Philosophy Talk &amp; Discussion<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12:00 &#8211; 1:00 Ayurvedic Cooking Instruction<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1:00 Communal Lunch Served<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Life should lead us to an unsurpassed experience of inner-happiness, naturally available to all human beings.\u00a0 For this experience to unfold and reappear within us, the right condition of body and mind is required.\u00a0 A simple and practical approach to realign and balance our human system is through an ideal lifestyle, synchronized and attuned to the core principals of nature. This workshop offers a taste both in practice and theory of this ideal lifestyle which supports our ability to live happily through the enrichment offered by the natural experience of inner joy and happiness.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Please join Kristin Laak &amp; Dr. Gillian Lerner for a refreshing and nourishing experience to support the inner journey.<\/p>\n<p>Appropriate for all levels. This workshop is a wonderful opportunity to gain insight and practical tools to support a new, or established meditation practice.<\/p>\n<p>Offered on a donation basis, recommended donation $95 (no one turned away).[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3424 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-150x150@2x.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-300x300@2x.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-380x380@2x.jpg 760w, https:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Kristin-in-India-2015-375x375@2x.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kristin<\/strong> <strong>Laak<\/strong> has dedicated the last 37 years to the practice and study of Yoga. She is devoted to the work of Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois, her teacher since 1994. Kristin is a board member of Sadvidya Foundation, and its US director of the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/study-in-portugal\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jivana Yoga Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Through her heartfelt commitment towards truly understanding human nature and many years of personal practice, Kristin is known for helping others to realize their own authentic connection to a healthy lifestyle and Yoga.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7594 \" src=\"http:\/\/sadvidyafoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/gillian-171x211-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Gillian Lerner<\/strong>\u200b\u200b \u200b\u200bis a clinical psychologist and longtime student of yoga and meditation, working in private practice and teaching workshops focused on yogic lifestyle, ayurvedic cooking and wellbeing. She has been travelling to India for\u200b \u200bover 20 years, and has been studying Ayurveda and Yoga philosophy with Dr. Shankaranarayana Jois since 1999.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_text_separator title=&#8221;Ongoing Classes&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7556&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; qode_css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text]Jivana Yoga is based in the ancient traditions of India. It offers practical lifestyle and yogic knowledge to help support the way towards true inner happiness. Sadvidya Foundation offers western students an opportunity to study various ancient Indian sciences including Yoga, Ayurveda, cooking, and meditation. 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