The Jewish Yoga Network was delighted to sponsor a yoga panel in Los Angeles featuring some of our Los Angeles-based teachers. Ida Unger reports from the Kalsman Week of Jewish Wisdom and Healing April 22 & April 26. http://jewishwisdomandwellness.org/about/ During the JYN sponsored panel for the Kalman Institute’s Week of Jewish Wisdom and Healing, four...
Sarede Switzer, a guru in “kosher” yoga, runs a successful yoga and fitness studio in Crown Heights, NY with a mostly religious, female client base. “The majority of my clientele are Jewish religious women who don’t feel so comfortable going to a regular yoga studio, where it’s a mixed class or a religious element like...
Orthodox yoga teacher Avraham Kohlberg leads a yoga class in the city of Beit Shemesh, Israel on April 5. Sending out a big Shalom to Avraham… As seen on
Swadesh Sharma, a Yoga master from India who will be in Israel for the first time, and Shelley Diamond, a Yogi from Tel Aviv, will guide this three-day retreat in Israel’s Negev Desert to help participants gain mental clarity, physical purification and spiritual uplifting to enter into the Spring season. Shelley and Swadesh will teach...
Thanks to the work of Ida Unger, the Jewish Yoga Network is thrilled to co-sponsor an event in Beverly Hills. Is Yoga Kosher? Why These Jews Stand on Their Heads Hosted by Jewish Yoga Network Place: Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, 8844 Burton Way, Beverly Hills, CA, 90211 Date: Monday, April 22, 2013 Time: Dinner...
Don’t miss this weekly Jewish Meditation Class in Jerusalem at The Shalev Center for Jewish Personal Growth. Cultivating awareness and introspection is the foundation for any kind of personal growth work, especially yoga. This is a unique weekly opportunity to quite down and re-connect with yourself and with G-d. Class is facilitated by Rabbi Hillel...
Torah Yoga author Diane Bloomfield is visiting NYC for a one-off Masterclass! This is not-to-be-missed for the yogish folk in the Big Apple – check it out… The great 19th-century hassidic Rebbe known as the Sfat Emet teaches that ‘the Torah is engraved in the body of a person, only it is hidden.’ Through the...
We’re thrilled to share the news of a forthcoming Torah Yoga retreat led by Diane Bloomfield. If you don’t already own a copy of Diane’s book, then buy one! No Jewish Yogish bookshelf is complete without one. Here’s the link to the retreat, with some more information below- http://isabellafreedman.org/torahyoga All-inclusive 5-night stay presented in partnership...
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‘Tis the season to get silent! There’s a Jewish meditation retreat in Israel run by the Shalev centre – a charming couple – with an opportunity for people to get still, centered and grounded. Forget your greasy doughnuts and latkes – this is going to be a healthy Chanukah in the hills of the Galilee....
Kinneret Dubowitz is holding down the fort with the world’s only – as far as we know it – yoga teacher training for observant Jewish women. Get in touch at www.kinneretyogatraining.com and please send in your write-ups – we’d love to hear how it goes!
Santa Monica is proud to host an exciting Womens’ Retreat hosted by Jewish spiritual teacher Shira Teleshevsky. http://www.womensspiritcenter.org/index.html. The staycation is not to be missed…but if you do miss it for any reason, then make sure you catch some of their other fabulous classes in the autumn and beyond! _________________________ Ever went on a vacation...