Soulflow Oakland & SoulFlow Pinole

Bridging the Gap: From Yoga Philosophy to Asana
with Sumati Shakthi Ganeshan

May 18 (Saturday)
at 2:00 pm

Class length
180 minutes

Location
405 14th st, Oakland, CA

19
spots left

Have you been desiring to shore up your understanding of the foundational yogic teachings? Do you desire to immerse in a held community atmosphere while both doing yoga poses and diving into the deep, ancient foundational texts? Shakthi Ganeshan will be your guide, allowing you to access such texts as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Sutras and beyond in this foray into the self-discovery. 

 

The ancient yogic texts offer each of us an inspiring way to walk our paths in this world. We will see where these teachings offer insights in to facing challenges that life brings our way. Students will emerge inspired, refreshed, and informed about some major works in the yogic lineage.

 

Includes:

*90 minute Yoga Asana Practice 

*Teachings and interactive Exercises Acquainting you with Yogic Texts 

*Engagement in Interactive Discussion and Journaling to help you to digest what you are learning 

*20 minute Guided Meditation allowing you to integrate the teachings 



Bio:

Sumati Shakthi Ganeshan, MD, MPH, doctor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, trained at Baylor College of Medicine. She also has a Masters of Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health. She has been exploring health and the body since she was a child. She learned Indian Classical dance, Bharatha Natyam from the age of 9. Her father and brother both were carnatic Indian music vocalists. Shakthi experienced a childhood of ancestral Indian temple culture, Indian classical music training, including bhajans and vedic chants. She began her studies of yoga in 1997. After years serving her patients in the fields of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, she turned her life to the study, practice and teaching of yoga. She has studied in both the Astanga and Iyengar traditions, and has been teaching since 2001. Shakthi has studied with Rodney Yee, Shiva Rea, Sarah Powers, and more recently with Timothy Lynch. She has delivered thousands of hours of yoga classes, trainings, immersions, and retreats. Shakthi is a dharma teacher in the Vipassana tradition, having completed Spirit Rock/IMS's multi-year Community Dharma Leader program. She has studied Buddhist philosophy with Jack Kornfield, Guy Armstrong, Joseph Goldstein, James Baraz, Gil Fronsdale, Andrea Fella, Pamela Weiss, Kate Munding. She is co-founder of Assayasangha.org. She has studied clinical Ayurveda, including pulse and tongue diagnosis with Dr. Sarita Shrestha, and continues her studies with Dr. Robert Svoboda. She is a trained Interplay Leader (levels 1 and 2) - a healing modality combining singing, storytelling and dance in the form of classes and workshops. She is absolutely humbled by what she does not know, loves relating with students, and adores learning.


 

Scholarships available. Please use the code partialscholarship or fullscholarship at check out. Please review these guidelines before using scholarship funds:


We offer tiered, class-equitable, pay-what-supports-you pricing.

 

We believe that pricing can and should be a joyful act of service that creates stronger communities. Our model is inspired by the Green Bottle Model from Worts + Cunning.

 

We also want to help create a conscious, intentional and value-aligned culture of payment.

 

Please read the following criteria and determine which price is appropriate for you:

 

Highest price: You have access to financial security, own property, or have personal savings; if you are able to pay for "wants" and spend little time worrying about securing necessities in your life; if you have economic privilege and power in our community, this price is for you.

 

Middle price: You may be paying off debt or working to build savings, but you also have access to steady income. You do NOT struggle to meet basic needs such as food, shelter, medical care, child care, etc.

 

You might have to cut back on some discretionary spending in your life (such as going out to dinner, buying coffee, buying a new outfit, or going on vacation), but the sacrifice is short-term, and will not harm you in the long term.

 

Lowest price: You have access to basic needs such as food, housing, and childcare, though sometimes it may feel difficult. You are able to save money/month each week to be able to pay for these sessions.

 

Reflecting honestly about your financial situation and paying at a level you can afford helps us to grow a healthy and sustainable community. It also respects the work of a Black-led organization & predominantly Black, Brown, & LGTBTQ workers.

 

Because only you know your financial situation, we leave the choice of what to pay entirely up to you. We trust that you know your finances best and know what is appropriate. The guidelines are there as just that--a structure to help you see where you fit.

 

Early bird price extended until 5/11

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