The Jewish Yogi with Emily Herzfeld Emily Herzfeld

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/

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

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

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

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

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