Events, Workshops, and Trainings
Restorative Heaven with Jo Lewzey
Allow yourself to rest in hibernation mode, turning inward and rejuvenating your body, mind, and heart with this slow and luxurious practice.
New Year's Eve Kirtan with Jai Uttal and Friends
Join Jai Uttal and friends in welcoming the New Year at Padma with an evening of ecstatic kirtan, prayer and song!
This is the first time in two decades that Jai has been here in the Bay Area over New Years Eve. Let’s celebrate together as a community and inspire and awaken in each other a great wave of hope, love and joy to spread to all beings.
Together, let’s unite our hearts and voices in celebration and invocation of the Divine.
Tantra: The Beloved Can Only Be Everything - Winter Satsang with RamDev Dale Borglum
Tantra is not about renunciation or even gradually transforming obstacles through compassion but seeing the entire world as divine, as a manifestation of the Mother. Yoga teaches suppression with awareness, gradually eliminating obstacles through control. Tantra is the releasing of all goals and attainments - letting go of all attachments through love. Tantra teaches that every cell that exists is filled with pure awareness. Indulgence with awareness.
Introduction to the Eight Limbs of Yoga
Join Lesley Desaulniers and Annabelle Scott for an inspiring introduction to the Eight Limbs of Yoga. Learn how the eight limbs apply to your everyday life and deepen your yoga practice with an introductory awareness and understanding of yoga philosophy.
Protecting the Joints with Heather Lilleston
Learn how to have a life long practice of vinyasa, without over working the joints due to hyper flexibility or misalignment.
After years of practice, the body develops unconscious habits of movement. This workshop will rewind the tape a bit and break down what to use and how to move more safely and sustainably through vinyasa transitions.
Kirtan with Mangalananda and Friends
Mangalananda is a direct disciple of the great woman Saint, Anandamayi Ma, mentioned in Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi". He is an appointed Acharya (Lineage Teacher) of her ashram in India. Since 2007, he has toured Europe and the US, presenting kirtan and classes. With his six-piece kirtan band of fabulous musicians, he will present an evening of spirited, call-and-response chanting of sacred, healing mantras, put to beautiful music in the Indian Tradition. Come and chant and experience the bliss!
2026 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training with Lesley Desaulniers
This powerful and transformative 200-hour program is designed for students of yoga who want to deepen their practice as well as for those students who wish to become teachers themselves. Students will walk away from this training with a transformative understanding of class sequencing, hands-on assists, yoga philosophy, and more.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Shalom Mayberg
Relax and heal with Shalom's transformative monthly sound baths.
Winter Residency with Alison Smith Starr
Join us in welcoming Alison Smith Starr back to Padma Studio for a powerful weekend of learning, growth, and exploration this December!
Chakra Tuning Sound Bath with The Sound Sorcery
The Sound Sorcery invites you to the new and beautiful Padma Studio in San Anselmo for a gentle sound immersion experience with sound healers Kelly Finn and Drew Burch. Guests lay down to absorb the gentle frequencies of singing bowls, chimes, and ocean drum, among a fleet of specialized instruments. Sound baths are a form of restorative yoga, an opportunity to re-tune the body to the pure frequencies of the major chakras. Drift off and awaken among the stars.
Psoas Delight with Jo Lewzey
The Psoas Muscle is always a favorite to focus on. It's the deepest muscle in the body, holds the key to more freedom, and provides a deep release of the stuck energy that accumulates over time.
Yoga for Bad People with Heather Lilleston
A solid vinyasa style practice similar to what you may find on a Yoga For Bad People retreat. Class will include led meditation, snippets of cardio in and amongst a solid sequence, mad attention to alignment, spiritual philosophy to center the thoughts, enough yin to tie it all together, and a playlist you’ll want to follow after, supporting the entirety of the practice.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Shalom Mayberg
Relax and heal with Shalom's transformative monthly sound baths.
Baby & Me Yoga Series with Nicole Kelley
Join us for a welcoming, joyful, and community-building 60 min Baby + Me yoga class for new moms and their little ones (2 months - 2 years). We will flow through sequences of restorative and refreshing yoga asana practice (safe and comfortable for postpartum bodies), breathwork and short guided meditations with our littles.
Restorative Yoga with Stephanie Crawford
Embrace the seasonal shift with a deeply nourishing restorative yoga practice. As we welcome the start of autumn with equal hours of light and dark, this is a perfect opportunity to align with nature’s wisdom and create more balance in our own lives.
Pelvic Floor: The True Core with Jo Lewzey
Access and engage the three layers of muscle of the pelvic floor and slowly apply it to our postures in this spacious afternoon workshop with Jo Lewzey.
Fall Foundations Series with Lesley Desaulniers
Join Lesley Desaulniers for a transformational series that provides an alignment-focused understanding of standing postures, forward folds, backbends, and more. This series is open to all levels: new students will learn the fundamentals of the practice, while experienced students can refine and advance their skills.
Prayer Concert with Jai Uttal and Amir Paiss
Please join these two lifelong friends for a one-of-a-kind evening of songs, chants, and prayers.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Shalom Mayberg
Relax and heal with Shalom's transformative monthly sound baths.
Autumn Equinox Restorative Yoga with Stephanie Crawford
Embrace the seasonal shift with a deeply nourishing restorative yoga practice. As we welcome the start of autumn with equal hours of light and dark, this is a perfect opportunity to align with nature’s wisdom and create more balance in our own lives.
Pratyahara: Going Inward with Jo Lewzey
Explore Pratyahara or sense withdrawal, one of the eight limbs of yoga, in this three-hour workshop with senior teacher, Jo Lewzey.
Compassion and Equanimity with Sharon Salzberg
Join Sharon Salzberg (who will appear virtually) for Padma's Mindfulness Meditation Series. Whether you’re a beginner, a dabbler, or a skilled meditator seeking the company of others, join our renowned and beloved teacher for this 75-minute workshop. Our program includes an opening talk, a 20-minute seated meditation, and a closing discussion. Meditation cushions and chairs will be provided for those who would like to join in person.
Mayan Cacao Ceremony and Shamanic Healing
Dive into a world of ancient healing and inner exploration with our upcoming Traditional Cacao Ceremony, infused with Reiki, Meditation, and Shamanic Healing.
The Core and the Cleansing with Hy Long Nguyen and Peter Bartesch
In this dynamic and healing workshop at Padma Studio, Hy Long and Peter will move you deep into your core and then release you into a sound healing journey that will take you beyond the body and the mind.
Padma Studio Residency: The Vayus with Alison Smith Starr
Join us in welcoming Alison Smith Starr back to Padma Studio for a powerful weekend of learning, growth, and exploration this August.
Crystal Bowl Sound Bath with Shalom Mayberg
Using crystal bowls, bells, and voice, Shalom literally gets the whole room vibrating and harmonizing.
Kirtan with Jai Uttal and Friends
“These ancient chants,” says Jai “contain a transformative power and healing energy. By singing these prayers we join a stream of consciousness and devotion that has been flowing for centuries.”
Ananda Rasa Kirtan with David Estes and Band
Ananda Rasa Kirtan led by David Estes is rooted in traditional Sanskrit chants sung to original raga melody compositions and explores the mystical and ecstatic moods of Bhakti in call-and-response chanting with the audience.
Mantra Bliss Concert with Prema Love & Ben Leinbach
Join Prema Love & Ben Leinbach for a night of Mantra Bliss. These two are powerhouse musicians and when they play together it’s transcendent. Don’t miss this!
Benefit Kirtan and Film Screening with Aditi Sethi & Dale Borglum
Join us for Kirtan with Aditi Sethi, Jay Brown, and Mark Gangadhar Gerhard followed by a special screening of The Last Ecstatic Days, a director's talk, and a Q&A after the kirtan with Aditi and Ram Dev Dale Borglum.
MDRNYGA with Annie Parr
MDRNYGA is a dynamic vinyasa class bridging movement meditations with artistic flows and sequencing. The class derives inspiration from Pilates, vinyasa, and Bartinieff floor fundamentals to open up the spine, find stability, and explore your most efficient way to transition.
Happy Hip Opening with Jo Lewzey
Come and join in this fun and informative practice where we will discover how to safely and effectively open the hips.
The Rainbow Within: A Kundalini & Live Violin Experience
Explore your own potential of liberation and spaciousness in this unique experience led by Rebecca Blondell and accompanied by Dan Cetlin.
Mantra Love & Lullaby with Jai Uttal (Solo & Acoustic)
Join Jai Uttal for an hour of deep sonic restorative mantra & lullaby. We will chant along with Jai one long and meditative mantra and then rest, while Jai sings us a lullaby.
Tending Within – A Yoga Practice for Healing with Erika Trice
These spacious, seasonal afternoon workshops with Erika are a favorite among our students at Padma. Explore somatic movement, gentle asana, Yin poses, and restorative yoga to settle the nervous system and tend to your heart.
The Heart of the Matter: The Beloved Can Only Be Everything - Workshop with RamDev Dale Borglum
In-person workshop with RamDev Dale Borglum.