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JYN panel in Los Angeles
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...
Popular ‘Kosher’ Yoga and Fitness Studio in Crown Heights
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...
Beit Shemesh Asana
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
Jewish Yoga Network event in Beverly Hills!
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...
Jewish Meditation Class in Jerusalem
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 Masterclass in Manhattan
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...
Torah Yoga Retreat, Feb 2013
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...
We won an award!
We are thrilled to receive our first web award! The folks at Snippetfact have given us an award for the information that is on Jewishyoganetwork.org – and the way that we strive to provide quality writing that will inform and enlighten readers. Thank you for being part of our community, and please continue to contribute...
Jewish meditation retreat
‘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....
Teacher Training for Observant Women
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!
50 Shades of YogaJews
It’s true – the yoga studio you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. Check out the story in Haaretz! In the heart of Israel, a Hasidic couple is teaching yoga to the darker shades of the Jewish community and bringing out the light with every asana. Click here to read more.
Spiritual Staycation in Santa Monica
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...
