EVENTS

 

Please email me if you have an upcoming or ongoing Jewish Yoga event you would like listed here.

Below is the listing of upcoming RETREATS, and CLASSES and SEMINARS listed by region  offered by teachers in the United States and Canada

 

PACIFIC

Los Angeles , California

MY BODY, MY TEMPLE: Yoga for the Jewish Soul with Ida Unger
Sunday mornings 10-11:30 AM
American Jewish University (formally the University of Judaism)
Wizen Center for Continuing Education
Begins January 25. It will be a six session course, but I hope will evolve
into being the place to do Jewish yoga. Register by calling 310 440-1246 or
on-line at wcce.ajula.edu.

NATIONAL EVENTS AND CONFERENCES with Ida Unger

Ida is delighted to be teaching in several parts of the country this year and
hopes to see many of you.

The ALEPH KALLAH is scheduled to be in OHIO this year, first week of July.
Ida will submit a proposal and hopefully be teaching there as she has for the
past five gatherings.

Ida is delighted to return to Elat Chayyim for a week long retreat beginning
July 20. www.elatchayyim.org

Gentle Jewish Yoga

Jewish symbolism, song, prayer and meditation combined with adaptive Hatha yoga so gentle, even movement-restricted folks  stay comfortable. Teacher, Avivah Winocur Erlick, is a rabbinical student at the transdenomenational Academy for Jewish Religion-California in Los Angeles, and is certified through the translineage A Gentle Way ( http://www.agentleway.com ) See Web site for dates.

Email: Info@GentleJewishYoga.com

Web: www.GentleJewishYoga.com

Thursday Evening Meditation Circle
Cultivating Noble Boredom
Aristotle differentiated between noble boredom, sitting without waiting for action to begin, and base boredom, where one is waiting for something to happen. Join us to study and sit together as we learn to deepen our relationships to our selves and each other in silence and in Torah talk as we strengthen each other along our contemplative path.
Time: Thursday evening 7:30 P.M.- 8:30 P.M. Group Meditation may include chanting and teaching followed by a forty-minute sitting session.
Location: Wilshire Blvd Temple, Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus, 11661 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles,CA 90064, in the Main Library, Third floor. (elevator accessible)
Directions: On the corner of Olympic Blvd and Barrington Avenue.
Entrance is on Barrington Ave. Ample parking in lot.
Please arrive a few minutes early to settle in before the meditation begins.
If you are new to Jewish meditation and would like to meet with a teacher, contact marilyn@metivta.org.

Santa Monica, Ca

Nefesh Bliss
NefeshBliss is yoga, dance, meditation & pilates rooted in Torah. NefeshBliss
was created & trademarked by Rebecca Rosen.
The aim of NefeshBliss is to empower others to find sustainable joy,
strength, radiance & wellness through Dance, Fitness, Pilates, Yoga,
Feldenkreis, Cardio Circuits, Meditation, and Intention
Setting/Kavavah. NefeshBliss trains & certifies teachers, hosts
workshops, special events, and develops wellness & empowerment
curriculum, books & DVDs. Rebecca has taught a diverse population of
students ages 2-92 in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Colorado, Chicago,
Michigan & Israel. Rebecca shares her love of movement with
under-served populations & donates classes to Yoga For Incarcerated
Youth, Sharon Stone's Charity - Planet Hope, as well as other
community organizations in Los Angeles.
www.nefeshbliss.com
Rebecca Rosen Bio:
Rebecca Rosen was dancing before she could walk. Ten years ago,
Rebecca turned to Yoga on a break from Dance. She quickly became a
dedicated Yogi. Her practice reconnected her fine tuned physical self
with her underserved emotional/spiritual self in a process driven
mirror free environment. Meditation & Yoga ignited her burning
desires, and defined her sacred bliss. Thanks to this synergy of
physical strength & cereberal/spiritual energy, Rebecca began more
gracefully & joyfully leaping through life and as a result created
Nefesh Bliss.

Patagonia , Arizona

Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center is a consummate Yoga and Judaism
center offering classes and retreats worldwide. Easy -to-read listing of their events are at http://www.treeoflife.nu/calendar.html
and http://www.treeoflife.nu/tourcalendar.html

Events include: "Conscious Eating," "Spirit of Gratitude Thanks Giving," or the
New Years Silent Meditation Retreat.  All events include Kabbalat Shabbat, Havdallah, Daily Sunset Meditation, Daily Yoga Asana Class and weekly Yogic Chanting.

They also include booksignings by Rebbe Gabriel Cousens, M.D., author of
Spiritual Nutrition and more books that deepen and integrate both the Jewish
and Yogic paths.
Contact: Michael Bedar
Tel: 866-394-2520, x.209 fax: 415-598-2409

Email: michael@treeoflife.nu

Web: http://www.treeoflife.nu

 Santa Fe , New Mexico

RIMA MILLER. Director of Yoga Moves.

Web: Yoga Moves

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Evanston , IL

Yoga Minyan

Herman Crown Room at Beth Emet The Free Synagogue

1224 Dempster, Evanston , Il  

 

For further information, please call or e-mail Mayta Spitz at 847-869-4230   ext. 306 or London-admin@bethemet.org

For more information, contact Temple Beth Emet the Free Synagogue , 1224

Dempster, Evanston , Il   60202847.869-4230  fax 847.869-7830

 

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Wendy Beller Madway teaches on some Sundays at 10:00 am (when Hebrew School is in session and there is parent activity at that time) at Temple Sinai , 363 Penfield Road , Rochester , NY 14625 (585) 381-6890. This class is a drop-in mixed level class.  This is a very informal setting where people bring a mat, towel, or use the floor when taking their yoga seat. The range of student experience is from raw beginner to years of Yoga practice.

Wendy teaches at the Jewish Community Center of Rochester . The classes
include Mixed Level, Beginner Level, Senior/Gentle, and Chair Yoga . ALL classes tend to be mixed due to people who chose a class based on their schedule.
email Wendy: Wendy Madway or phone: 585 258-9101

Forest Hills, N.Y.

R' Rene David Alkalay
Kabbalat Shabbat, Vegan Pot-Luck
First Friday of every month. 7:00 - 9:00 PM.
A kabbalistic inaugaration of Shabbat:
Begins with the Mincha liturgy; then a yoga session based on the Hebrew letters (Ophanim), followed by meditation on the Yod-Ke.  We continue with Ma'ariv liturgy, followed by an vegan pot-luck oneg with chanting and a discussion of the weekly parsha.

Vegan pot-luck: you must bring a vegan dish that can be shared by 4 people.
All faiths welcome. "My house shall be a house for all people."

Facilitated by R' Rene David Alkalay

Free for members;   A contribution from non-members is appreciated.
(No money will be accepted on Shabbat. If you would like to make a contribution, you may do so before or after Shabbat. )

 

Global Peace Meditation, Vegan Pot-Luck
Second Sunday of each month, 9:00 - 11:00 PM
An interfaith event: chanting, music, story-telling, meditating for peace, a talk on a topic from scripture, and sharing a vegan pot-luck.

Vegan pot-luck: you must bring a vegan dish that can be shared by 4 people. All faiths welcome.
"My house shall be a house for all people."

Facilitated by R' Rene David Alkalay

Free for members. A contribution from non-members is appreciated.

 

 
Washington , DC   and Northern Virginia

Shalom Yoga offers a series of yoga, relaxation and meditation classes
and workshops designed to create and cultivate a sense of Shalom--Peace.
All Shalom Yoga programs begin with the belief that we each possess a tranquil and complete inner self that is our true self and our true connection to the divine. As we move through our lives we often lose our awareness of this Shalom, this complete and harmonious center, and become distracted by the stressors and challenges of everyday life.

Using the tools of yoga practice and the teaching of Judaism, Shalom Yoga programs help to peel away the layers that separate us from our inner world of tranquility and contentment. Moving the body encourages us to experience ourselves and the world in a new and fulfilling way as we release physical tension and develop strength and balance. Incorporating the concept of shalom into class content students are encouraged to be at peace with themselves, to honor and nurture their bodies and spirit by moving gently and mindfully

Weekly  Shalom Yoga  class at the JCCNV  in Fairfax VA. To register visit:    http://www.jccnv.org/programList.asp?txtprogramid=799 .  

ROSH CHODESH GROUP

JCCNV, Fairfax VA

Rosh Chodesh, the Head of the Month, is traditionally a holiday celebrated by women, to welcome the fi rst sliver of the crescent moon signalling the beginning of each Hebrew month. For info:

http://www.jccnv.org/programList.asp?txtprogramid=1183

Contact Larissa at info@shalomyoga.net or at 703.622.3802 for a Jewishly infused relaxation, yoga or meditation program for your group, Shabbaton or retreat.

 

                                                                                 

YOGA PHILOSOPHY

WITH GEORG FEUERSTEIN

Traditional Yoga Studies (TYS) is offering two distance-learning courses on Yoga, designed and tutored by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., who is well known for his contributions to the East-West dialogue. His over 30 books include The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga, The Yoga Tradition, Holy Madness, The Deeper Dimension of Yoga, and Yoga Morality (forthcoming) .

Each diploma course includes a comprehensive typeset manual (printed on recycled paper), which comprises readings, questions for reflection, practical exercises, suggested reading, questionnaires, and numerous illustrations. The courses have attracted many students from around the world, some of whose testimonials can, along with more information about the courses, be found online at www.traditionalyogastudies.com/

Each course has a number of homework assignments but can also be taken without this option. Homework is submitted by email for tutorial feedback.

800-Hour Course on the Philosophy, History
and Literature of Yoga

Although challenging, this course offers the most comprehensive intro-duction to Yoga available today. It is based on Georg Feuerstein's 500-page work The Yoga Tradition (2d edition, Hohm Press). It comes with a 1,000-page typeset and illustrated manual, which took well over 3,000 hours to create. The curriculum can be inspected online. A limited number of scholarships are available for this course.

 

250-Hour Course on Patanjali's Classical Yoga

The Yoga-Sutra offers the most coherent philosophical framework of Yoga and is studied by thousands of sincere students worldwide. This course, which comes with a 387-page typeset and illustrated manual, makes Patanjali's philosophy readily accessible and also shows how it can be applied on a day-to-day basis. See our online information by visiting TRADITIONAL YOGA STUDIES online.