YOGA WISDOM
​Classes + workshops to deepen  understanding of ourselves and our lives.

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​“Yesterday I was clever,
so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise,
so I am changing myself.”
~ Rumi


Yoga is a method to help us live life more skillfully, to experience life more profoundly.  Mountain Yoga is committed to presenting programs that provide insight into yogic thought and  history to deepen your experience on the mat — and life!
 
SOUL SUNDAYS
​C H A N T I N G + M E D I T A T I O N
​W I T H   A N N  D Y E R  C E R V A N T E S

​Currently on hiatus
Soul Sundays are a monthly class to nourish the soul.  A time and place to gather, raise our voices in song,  engage in meditation, share stories, hear wisdom and connect to community. Each session centers on a fundamental yogic principle for bringing calm and direction to our everyday lives. No belief system required. Everyone welcome. No experience necessary. ​ Leave feelig better than you came, guaranteed.
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Ann Dyer Cervantes has taught the yogic sound practices of mantra, kirtan and naada yoga since 1995. She is Yoga Alliance certified E-RYT 500, has enjoyed a career as a professional vocalist four decades, and has studied classical Indian music and philosophy since 1999.  Her work in yogic sound is called upon in both yoga and contemporary performing arts circles. Ann is the Director of Mountain Yoga in Oakland CA.  Visit: www.anndyer.org
P A S T   P R O G R A M S


THE YOGA OF
​FORCEFUL EFFORT:
T  H  E   H  I  S  T  O  R  Y    O F     H  A  T  H  A     Y  O  G  A  
​W I T H   R I C H A R D   R O S E N
POSTPONED!     new date tba  
$55 early /$65 after
Includes 7 day access to workshop recording

READ INTERVIEW  WITH RICHARD ROSEN  


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​Did you know that yoga wasn't always a physical practice?  Spend an illuminating afternoon with yoga teacher/scholar Richard Rosen, author of "Original Yoga," discovering how the physical practice of yoga was born and evolved over millennia into the global yoga you practice today.  Learn what has been lost over time and original teachings still relevant to our lives today.  Experience how deeper understanding can bring greater inspiration, insight and results to your personal practice on the mat. 

In one afternoon we will cover 800 years of the dramatic and colorful story or hatha yoga history,  from its inception thru its decline to its resurgence as the global yoga it has become today.    

 
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF
2000 YEARS OF TRADITIONAL YOGA 
W I T H   R I C H A R D   R O S E N
​MAY 22, 2020 | 2-4PM PST VIA ZOOM
 What IS Yoga? ​ In a mere two-hours, scholar-practitioner-teacher Richard Rosen offers a concise and entertaining answer to the question that has been asked for over 2,400 years. The history of yoga is fascinating, full of dramatic twists and turns, complex characters, and  a passionate thread that runs throughout.  Richard tells the story of yoga through the lens of its six major traditional schools, offering fascinating insights and important clarifications along the way:

  • Wisdom (jnana)
  • Devotion (bhakti)
  • Selfless action (karma)
  • Sacred Sound (mantra yoga)
  • Classical Yoga (Patanjali Yoga Sutra)
  • Hatha Yoga (the source of our modern practice)​

Enjoy an enlightening afternoon in satsang (good company), and leave with a practical understanding of yoga that will bring depth and meaning to your practice.
RICHARD ROSEN teaches yoga in the East Bay, nationally, and internationally. He’s been studying yoga since 1980. His most recent book is Yoga FAQ (Shambhala 2017), his next book, Yoga by the Numbers, is scheduled to be published in Spring, 2022.