The Jewish Yogi with Emily Herzfeld

Emily Herzfeld
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Exploring Jewish thought, beliefs, and practice with yoga philosophy, values, and practice

  1. 01/09/2022

    Rabbi Tara Feldman and Sharon Epstein, authors of Into A Jewish Year With Yoga, A Workbook and Guided Journey for Body, Mind, and Soul, visit with the Jewish yogi

    Shalom and welcome to The Jewish Yogi Podcast.  In this episode I speak with Rabbi Tara Feldman and Sharon Epstein, of Lev Shalom Yoga and the authors of Into A Jewish Year With Yoga, A Workbook and Guided Journey for Body, Mind, and Soul. Rabbi Tara Feldman was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 2001.  She has served as co-senior rabbi of Temple Beth-el of Great Neck, New Yori, associate rabbi at Temple Israel in Memphis, Tennessee, rabbi educator at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn, New York, and as a fellow at Hebrew University’s Melton Senior Educators program in Jerusalem. Sharon Epstein has an MS in Dance Movement Therapy.  She started practicing yoga while in high school.  She completed her 200-hour training at the Yoga Polarity Center of Long Island and her 500-hour teacher training at Laughing Lotus in New York City.  Sharon holds the credentials E-RYT-500 and YACEP from Yoga Alliance. After sharing their Jewish and yoga journeys, they discuss their work together and the journey of creating their book.  This includes trying to “bring Judaism alive for those who might have chosen the yoga studio – to make it warm and welcoming to share and to bring the tradition more alive”.  They speak of the integration vs. compartmentalization of yoga and Judaism and how to use the power of a yoga practice to inspire and strengthen one’s Jewish identity and practice.  Jewish prayer as mantra was mentioned, as well as leaders in the field of Jewish themed yoga and meditation. Please reach out to them at: levshalemyoga@gmail.com https://www.levshalemyoga.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/341938916810696 You can find their book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Into-Jewish-Holiday-Year-Yoga/dp/B09KN2KN87/ref=sr_1_2?crid=225DY5D80YJLK&keywords=into+a+jewish+holiday+year+with+yoga&qid=1640646160&sprefix=into+a+%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-2 You can sign up for their online Tu B’shvat program on Saturday, January 15th 2022 4:30 - 5:15, at this link: https://tbegn.wufoo.com/forms/qqp9se1jkpcou/

  2. 10/17/2021

    A nosh about Parshat Vayera, mindfulness, and Yishuv Hada'at

    Shalom, Welcome to the Jewish Yogi podcast with Emily Herzfeld. This week's nosh of an episode focuses on Parshat Vayeira and the story of Avraham and the Akeidah, when Avraham brings his son as a sacrifice.  A significant response in the story helps us to learn the value of mindfulness.  Yoga can help us with this. #parshatvayeira #thejewishyogi #modahjewishyoga #mindfulness #meditation #pranayama  #yishuvhadaat #savasana #beherenow #hineni #Avraham

  3. 10/10/2021

    Deb Glassman visits with The Jewish Yogi

    Shalom, This week’s episode of The Jewish yogi welcomes Deb Glassman,  the creator of Shabbhakti a yoga practice that weaves the physical practice of yoga, and meditation with Jewish traditions encouraging us to create new ways to connect with G-d, each other, and most profoundly ourselves. Deb shares her perspectives of yoga and Judaism and how she came to create Sabbhakti.  She likes to think of Shabbhakti as a yoga youth group for adults.  She stresses the importance of being present and mindful -- particularly about our perceptions. Her website is: https://www.shabbhakti.com/ And she can be reached directly at: Shabbhakti@shabbhakti.com #shabbhakti #debglassman #thejewishyogi #modahjewishyoga #jewishyoga #jewishyogagirl #prayerinmotion #perception #yogagyouthgroupforadults

  4. 10/03/2021

    A nosh about Noach and Pranayama

    Shalom! This week's nosh of an episode focuses on Parshat Noach and Pranayama. In this portion of the Torah we get a glimpse of how God used breath/spirit to impact the world, inspiring us to develop our breath through pranayama. Feel free to reach out on Instagram @thejewishyogi or through email at thejewishyogi@gmail.com #thejewishyogi #jewishyoga #jewishyogagirl #modahjewishyoga #Torah #yoga #Noach #Noah #Pranayama #Ruach #Nishma

  5. 09/27/2021

    A nosh about Berasheet and Santosha

    Shalom, This week's nosh of an episode focuses on Parshat Berasheet and Santosha, contentment. God and his creation of the world is an inspiration and various aspects of yoga are explored in terms of tools to help us in our work towards our contentment. Feel free to reach out on Instagram @thejewishyogi or through email at thejewishyogi@gmail.com #thejewishyogi #jewishyoga #jewishyogagirl #modahjewishyoga #Torah #yoga #berasheet #santosha #meditation #pranayama #mudra #jnanamudra #gyanmudra #pirkeiavot #bridgepose #niyama

  6. 09/23/2021

    A nosh about Simchat Torah and Mandalas?

    This week's nosh of an episode focuses on Simchat Torah, mandalas, and circles.  Hakafot (walking/dancing in circles), mandalas, and “Iggulim” (Kabbalistic circles) are compared and discussed. Chag sameach and shalom! Feel free to reach out on Instagram @thejewishyogi or through email at thejewishyogi@gmail.com #thejewishyogi #jewishyoga #jewishyogagirl #modahjewishyoga #simchattorah #hakafot #mandala #meditation #connectionwiththedivine #iggulim

  7. 09/13/2021

    Haris Lender and Evan Cohn visit with the Jewish Yogo

    Shalom, This week’s episode of The Jewish yogi welcomes Harris Lender and Evan Cohn, the couple that created and run the wonderful course "Yoga Yeladim", the only Jewish Kids Yoga program in the country! It is the ultimate fusion of Jewish learning, body awareness and spiritual understanding all rolled up into a Yoga mat. It provides teachers tools to incorporate Yoga and meditation with a Jewish curriculum.  Yoga Yeladim is a program that branched out of Kidding around yoga, an incredible comprehensive children’s yoga teacher training that is through the Satchiananda lineage. These are 2 great training programs that I highly recommend. Kidding Around Yoga was founded in 2009 by Haris “Harini” Lender (AKA Momma KAY). Haris is a certified Integral Yoga teacher at the 500 level. She has also been certified in Prenatal, Raja, Children’s, and Stress Management. She spent 11 years running Camp Yogaville and for the last 9 years at her own summer sleepover yoga camp in Florida. Haris is extremely grateful to her teacher Swami Satchidananda, and to all of the Swamis, friends, and teachers at Yogaville that have helped guide her over the years. She is also thankful for her parents who gave her the insanely creative ability to write songs and invent lots of fun activities for the kids, and her husband Evan… AKA POPPA KAY, who is right there by her side helping her with ALL THINGS KAY! Haris and Evan discuss creating the business and making a program that is authentic yoga while being kosher for Jewish children.  Haris also shares about her father, Murray Lender (yes of Lender's Bagels"), and visiting Yogaville for a weekend of The Swami, The Rabbi, ad the Bagel Baker. Enjoy Emily Please explore these two possibilities at these websites.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Please feel free to like, follow, and share.  Please feel free to reach out at thejewishyogi@gmail.com or @thejewishyoge on Instagram.   https://kiddingaroundyoga.com/online-yoga-yeladim/ https://learn.kiddingaroundyoga.com/ #thejewishyoga #modahjewishyoga #yogagal #kiddingaroundyoga #yogayeladim Enjoy, Emily

  8. 08/31/2021

    A nosh about Rosh Hashana and Sankalpas (setting intentions)

    Shalom! This week's nosh of an episode focuses on Rosh Hashana and Sankalpas, the yogic idea of setting an intention for bettering yourself, the world and the coming year. Sharing some insight into Sankalpas and its connection to the Jewish idea of repentance, this episode also explores a little bit about another way Rosh Hashana can be understood and how this can be useful with the help of twists, inversions, meditation, and the Sankalpa mudra. Shana tova everyone and have a wonderful new year! Feel free to reach out on Instagram @thejewishyogi or through email at thejewishyogi@gmail.com #thejewishyogi #jewishyoga #jewishyogagirl #modahjewishyoga #roshhashana #roshhashanah #sankalpa #meditation #sankalpamudra #twists #inversions #teshuva #resolution #intention

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