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

<p>Shalom and welcome to The Jewish Yogi Podcast. &nbsp;In this episode I speak with Rabbi Tara Feldman and Sharon Epstein, of Lev Shalom Yoga and the authors of <u>Into A Jewish Year With Yoga, A Workbook and Guided Journey for Body, Mind, and Soul</u>.</p> <p>Rabbi Tara Feldman was ordained by Hebrew Union College in 2001. &nbsp;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.</p> <p>Sharon Epstein has an MS in Dance Movement Therapy. &nbsp;She started practicing yoga while in high school. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;Sharon holds the credentials E-RYT-500 and YACEP from Yoga Alliance.</p> <p>After sharing their Jewish and yoga journeys, they discuss their work together and the journey of creating their book. &nbsp;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”. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;Jewish prayer as mantra was mentioned, as well as leaders in the field of Jewish themed yoga and meditation.</p> <p><strong>Please reach out to them at:</strong></p> <p><a href="mailto:levshalemyoga@gmail.com"><u>levshalemyoga@gmail.com</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.levshalemyoga.com/"><u>https://www.levshalemyoga.com/</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/341938916810696"><u>https://www.facebook.com/groups/341938916810696</u></a></p> <p><strong>You can find their book on Amazon at:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Into-Jewish-Holiday-Year-Yo